	{"id":97605,"date":"2024-05-24T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/?p=97605"},"modified":"2024-05-22T15:35:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T05:35:09","slug":"armstrong-bbq-runs-hot-over-launch-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/geelongtimes\/news\/armstrong-bbq-runs-hot-over-launch-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Armstrong BBQ runs hot over launch weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE flavours of Texas are now on offer in Armstrong Creek, with Armstrong Barbecue holding its first sittings over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Following a soft launch for special guests on Thursday last week, the restaurant bar now occupying the former hangar on the corner of Unity Drive and the Surf Coast Highway officially opened for customers for the following three days.<\/p>\n<p>The new business welcomed more than 800 people through its doors in its first week &#8211; fully booking out its 200 seats on Saturday &#8211; and cooked more than 300kg of brisket.<\/p>\n<p>Amstrong Barbecue co-owner Tim Jordan said he was overwhelmed by the support from the local community and the &#8220;faithful followers of what we&#8217;ve been doing, a little barbecue project, over the years&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/05\/IMG_4092_64025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Armstrong Creek business is now open for lunch and dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Finally being able to open what I would say is our dream location, our dream project that we&#8217;ve been planning and hoping to bring to life over the past few years, having the doors open was a real dream come true for us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To have so many well-wishers and people from the community come forward and show support was very heartwarming, we really appreciate everything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know as with anything launching something, there&#8217;s always things to learn, there&#8217;s always feedback, there&#8217;s things that can always and will always be better, but as I was saying to a lot of people, our commitment is that it can only get better from here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said Armstrong Barbecue would be adding large-screen TVs to show sports and completing its outdoor area, and soon offering take-away meats so people can eat Texas barbecue at home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;d like to be of service to the community as a place to meet up, catch up, have a few drinks, watch some sport or just hang out with family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong Barbecue is open for dinner from Thursdays to Saturdays, and for lunch from Fridays to Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE flavours of Texas are now on offer in Armstrong Creek, with Armstrong Barbecue holding its first sittings over the weekend. 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