When PJ and Tara Head first opened Koop’s BBQ Kitchen in Galveston, in 2018, they tried to do too much. In addition to barbecue, they offered fried chicken, shrimp, and catfish; burgers; and po’boys. They soon realized barbecue needed to be their focus, though they were mostly using it as a filling for tacos, burritos, and sandwiches. Handing a loaded tray of sliced, smoked meats from their food truck window seemed awkward. Moving their operation into a renovated burger shop seemed like the answer, but dining rooms were shut down by COVID a week after their opening in 2020. They finally found their forever home in a building PJ had barely noticed along Broadway, the main thoroughfare on his native island.“I drove past this building…
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