Swamp Meat txla

03/05/2019

01/28/2019

Kevin McElveen began cooking as soon as he could reach his mother’s stove.

“I’ve been barbecuing for a long time,” he said. “I can’t remember when I got started.”

McElveen, 40, opened Smokeaholicks BBQ in Victoria about a year ago and added a full Cajun side to his business about four months ago, forming Smokeaholicks BBQ and Bayou Cajun Meat Market.

Swamp Meat Cajun Market closed in August after opening a few months earlier. Swamp Meat’s previous owner, Mark Trahan, 49, now works for McElveen, who bought Trahan’s Cajun family recipes.

“I knew there was not a full Cajun meat market here other than you can go to a seafood place,” McElveen said. “True boudin – there is none of that here in Victoria. When (Trahan) established that (here), I wanted to keep that market going. I approached him to see if he wanted to sell his recipes.”

McElveen sells the Trahan four-generation boudin recipe. Boudin is a stuffing made with pork butt, pork liver, rice and spices.

“(Trahan) basically taught me. I’m the only one that knows his recipes in and out other than himself,” McElveen said. “Him and I are the ones that cook all the big entrees.”

McElveen’s business startred as a food truck and then, about four months ago, moved to a permanent location at 2020 Houston Highway, where customers can have a place to eat inside. He still cooks all his food from the food truck. He has a meat market in the building he leases.

McElveen said there is a large demand for Cajun food in Victoria.

“I don’t know of any other barbecue restaurant doing the Cajun side of it (here).” he said.

The business offers catering and will sell food from the food truck at events.

McElveen does more than cook; he has also owned K&M Towing and Repo for six years.

“It’s rough handling both businesses ... (but the key to it is to) wake up every day with a smile on your face knowing you can support your family,” he said. “You can (sustain) a successful business, and you can give back to the community.”

Trahan loves that he is still able to continue his dream of cooking and providing his family’s recipes to the Victoria market by working for McElveen, he said.

“I love this for Victoria,” he said. “We (work hard) for them to (have this Cajun food) here. It’s great. I think it’s perfect with the barbecue and the Cajun. It’s kind of like we’re a Texas, Louisiana meat kind of (business).”

11/14/2018

🐊SWAMP MEAT🐊
2020 Houston Hwy
Open 11am-5pm

*Serving Lunch From 11am-1pm*

👇Lunch Specials Today👇
*Each SPECIAL comes with a side and a drink for $9.50* Entree only is $7.50

• Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
• Cajun Pasta

Boudin Balls
•Regular
•Cheddar
•Pepper Jack
•Cream Cheese Jalapeño

*** CRACKLINS AVAILABLE !!!***

11/13/2018

🐊SWAMP MEAT🐊
2020 Houston Hwy
Open 11am-5pm

Come on in and dine in.

*Serving Lunch From 11am-1pm*

👇Lunch Specials Today👇
*Each SPECIAL comes with a side and a drink for $9.50* Entree only is $7.50

•Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
• Swamp Meat Etouffee


⭐️BOUDIN BALLS⭐️

•Regular- $5.00
•Cheddar- $5.50
•Pepper Jack-$5.50
•Cream Cheese jalapeño-$6.00

*** NO CRACKLINS AVAILABLE !!!***

11/09/2018

Boudreaux and Trosclair were a couple of drinking buddies who worked as aircraft mechanics at de Bayou Teche , Louisiana , International Airport .
One day the airport was fogged in and they were stuck in the hangar with nothing to do.

Boudreaux say, 'Man, I wish we had something to drink!'

Trosclair say, 'Me too. Y' know, I've heard you can drink de jet fuel and get a buzz.

So dey pour demselves a couple of glasses of high octane gas and get completely smashed.

De next morning Boudreaux wake himsef up and is surprise at how good he feel.

In fact he feel GREAT! NO hangover! NO bad side effects.
Nuttin!

Then de phone ring. It's Trosclair.
Trosclair say, 'Hey, how you are this morning?'

Boudreaux say, 'Man, I feel great, how bout you?'

Trosclair say, 'I feel great, too. You don't got a hangover?'

Boudreaux say, 'No dat jet fuel is great stuff -- no hangover, nuttin
We ought to do dis more often..'

Trosclair say, ' Yeah, well dey's just one ting.'

'What's that?'

'Have you farted yet?'

'No.'

'Well, DON'T - cause I'm in Shreveport !'

11/09/2018

🐊SWAMP MEAT🐊
2020 Houston Hwy
Open 11am-5pm

*Serving Lunch From 11am-1pm*

👇Lunch Specials Today👇
*Each SPECIAL comes with a side and a drink for $9.50* Entree only is $7.50

• Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
• Cajun Pasta

*** NO CRACKLINS AVAILABLE !!!***

11/08/2018

Alright crossroads, the wait is over. Starting tomorrow the food you love will be at 2020 Houston Hwy. Smokeaholicks bbq
Sorry for any cracklins addictions that we made you suffer. Crossroads, this is truly “where Texas and Louisiana meat” we will have that delicious BBQ and Cajun food in one place. Best of all, a place to sit and enjoy your food.
Come by and check us out.

11/05/2018

We are still available for any catering, big or small. Call today 361-827-6793

10/31/2018

Hello our valued crossroad neighbors, friends and customers.. I never wanted to post our final goodbye but it’s here and happening!!
I got an ugly post from someone that we do owe money to and I feel it’s necessary for me to give you Swamp meat side...take it as you will but these are the facts!
When a business opens they expect the community wants it and will support. Victoria has done just that!!
We had many contractors that took us for all they could and did NOT Do the jobs correctly.
We were made to pay fines even though we had no clue what permits were even required. That was our mistake in not being more knowledgeable!!! We partnered with the wrong people trusting their knowledge and believing that we would have added resources and help us be successful..that did not happen!
We accept our failure and yes we owe Victoria Electric money still as well as Skips the remainder of our balance!! We have reached out to both of them to work with us however, a few wanted more that we could actually provide!! Not Skips!!!
When a vendor requires “ work with you payments” that hinders paying the everyday bills to stay alive it’s impossible.
Please understand these few that have balances with swamp meat began with were very high and we worked diligently to pay it!!
We do not owe Many!! We owe very few however, it’s pay that or get supplies somedays and we could not keep up!!
We appreciate Skips for helping us and have reached out to get that resolved even though it seems we paid for some items a few times over!!
We had to meet many city requirements ( which we did but they were costly due to the initial contractor doing everything wrong and costing us more) the City Of Victoria did their job..we just did not have the means to fix all that was wrong initially.
I used my personal check to fund most things sacrificing all we had....our home...credit and now vehicles!! That’s ok. We signed up for it!
My husband hasn’t taken a check since we opened in the hopes that we get debt paid off and can just provide cajun food to the crossroads!
It has been hard and we are so sorry we could not make it happen but we have NEVER neglected to try and repay any debts!!
We weren’t trying to be millionaires matter of fact all of us held other jobs while doing swamp meat as well!
These are the facts!! The ones we trusted to help us fell through Did not!!! That’s that!!
Our friends and family have helped all they can or will ask anymore and the one person that has helped and been hindered so much has been Torin Bales trying to give us a chance and causing him more hardship than anyone!! Jc Zepplin lent us a stuffer and grinder that has literally kept us going and we have yet to afford another one!
We were told by a former partner he would provide that yet could not. We could not afford these things after just opening and could not even make sausage or smoke it. There have been more set backs than we could handle or anticipate.
We opened in May.... not years ago and never wanting to put anyone else in a bind!! Not ever!!
We have decided to just “stop the bleeding” and give in. Thank you Bobby Medina and family for trying to come in and help keep us up but it was just too late for us at this point!
I only ask that the crossroads forgive our failure and never listen to anyone that wished ill on us after only a few hundred dollar balances that started in the high thousands balances.

Best wishes to all And Thank you for the opportunity!!

10/31/2018

FOR SALE
5lbs of Boudin for $30