Food critic Keith Lee gets shock surprise when he returns to his favorite BBQ spot to uncover major scandal

A nutrient professional has inadvertently discovered nan unfortunate backmost communicative down 2 popular Texas barbecue restaurants aft reviewing their food. 

Keith Lee, who has much than 16 cardinal followers connected TikTok, is celebrated for his takeout reviews, often conducting them while still basking successful his car. 

Lee, who besides relies connected suggestions from his followers, ordered from Hutchins BBQ successful January of this twelvemonth - a edifice that has stood since 1978 pinch locations successful McKinney and Frisco, pinch lines retired nan door.

Last week, Lee decided to salary nan venue a return visit, truthful he thought. 

Lee thought he was visiting a abstracted outpost but it turned retired he was visiting a caller location group up only past twelvemonth by different members of nan aforesaid family aft a spectacular falling retired complete description plans. 

In his follow-up, Lee visited The Original Roy Hutchins Barbecue Restaurant, which, confusingly, besides declares that it was founded successful 1978 but successful existent truth opened successful 2023.

Lee could beryllium forgiven for reasoning nan 2 restaurants were tally by nan aforesaid owners, nevertheless warring family members person near nan 2 businesses successful nonstop title pinch 1 another. 

The nutrient conflict began successful 2023 erstwhile 1 broadside of nan Hutchins family had pushed to grow their celebrated barbecue chain. 

When 1 broadside of nan family resisted expanding, they decided to group up their ain type of nan barbecue edifice successful nan hopes of utilizing nan family sanction and cashing successful connected its wide appeal. 

Roy and Wes Hutchins, owners of The Original Roy Hutchins Barbeque, usage reddish oak to fume their meat. 

Tim and Trey Hutchins, who ain nan 2 different Hutchins BBQ locations usage station oak. 

Lee had nary thought that he was successful truth trying retired a different barbecue edifice for nan first time. 

Upon reviewing his scores, it turns retired that he had really awarded nan 2nd location amended scores than connected his original sojourn - though wide he had successful truth helped some businesses retired pinch glowing reviews.

'I deliberation nan location mightiness make a quality excessively because it tastes a small different than I remember, but still good,' Lee moreover suggested. 

TikTok followers were speedy to constituent retired nan correction Lee had made, nary uncertainty educating immoderate viewers successful nan process who whitethorn besides person believed some venues were tally by nan aforesaid owner.

One reviewer connected Facebook pointed retired nan absurdity of nan 2 restaurants similarities and that a bad acquisition astatine 1 location could negatively impact nan other.

'It's excessively confusing and purposely alludes to nan truth that it's nan 'original' erstwhile it's not,' Luke Purvis wrote connected a review. 

'It minimizes 'Roy' and adds 'Since 1978' which is technically existent but this edifice marque successful peculiar has only been unfastened since 2023. Even Hutchins themselves conscionable went done a rebranding and possibly 'Since 1978' is an statement betwixt nan family. 

'I get that it's simply a disagreement astir franchising but almost each 'casual' personification I cognize thinks they're nan aforesaid but they're not. They're some awesome successful their ain measurement but 1 misstep from either broadside tin ruin nan marque for either side.'