NEW LIFE BBQ
Texas-Style & Tex-Mex
BBQ in the Inland Empire
Since 2019
Texas Style & Tex Mex
Our Style
There are two kinds of Texas barbecue.
Brisket, pork ribs, beef sausage, pork belly. Real hardwood, live fire, and the time it takes. On a plate, that's barbecue the way you expect it.
Or get it Tex-Mex Style.
Taco, burrito, bowl, sandwich. Same meat off the same fire, with green chili salsa and Mexican crema.
What ties the two together is the rub. Garlic, onion, paprika, and chili powder on top of the salt and pepper. Those are the spices Noah's mom cooked with, so the Mexican flavor is already in the meat before it ever gets wrapped in a tortilla.
Pitmaster Noah Farias's mother is from Brownsville, Texas. His father is from Colima, Mexico. This isn't a style we picked up. It's our family's food.
Texas-style Barbeque or Tex-Mex, it starts the same way.
Salt and pepper is where every barbecue rub starts. Salt pulls the flavor out and tenderizes. Pepper gives it the kick. Smoke does the rest.
We don't stop there. Garlic powder for depth. Onion powder underneath it. Paprika for color and a low, sweet warmth. Chili powder to bring the heat forward.
Six spices instead of two. That's the whole difference, and it's why a brisket taco here tastes like one thing instead of two ideas stapled together.
Plate it or Mexify it.
Four ways to get it: taco, burrito, bowl, sandwich.
Flour tortillas, not corn, the way Texas does it.
Then green chili salsa, Mexican crema, and barbecue sauce over the top.
People tell us that combination shouldn't work.
One customer said it straight to Noah:
"I didn't think it was going to, but for some reason that flavor works."
Catering for 40 to 300
We cater across the Inland Empire out of a live fire trailer based in Jurupa Valley. Traditional Texas-style barbecue and Tex-Mex, cooked over real wood, brought to offices, warehouses, backyards and halls.
If you're feeding a company, start with corporate catering in Riverside. That's where we get into shift meals, warehouse floor lunches, and what it takes to feed a room that's on a clock.
For everything else, weddings, graduations, church events and family parties, BBQ catering across the Inland Empire has the full menu and how a booking works.
We start at 40 guests. Send us your date and your headcount and you'll have a real quote back inside 24 hours.
Location & Hours
What's Smoking Today?
Our menu changes daily based on what's on the smoker and what's running low. For today's plates, specials, and sold-out alerts, head to our Instagram Stories — that's where the real menu lives.
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Customer Reviews
Absolutely.One of the best barbecue places I have ever eaten, the ribs were juicy and tender.The brisket was absolutely to die for! 
Every item we ordered was delicious! The owners were extremely friendly and take pride in their business. 10/10 Highly recommend! Best bqq I've ever had super flavorful very good serving sizes. Have had bqq in Texas but this is way better. Very easy to order as well as very nice cashier. Very quick to get our food. Very easy to find there truck with no noise around very nice area parked under the shade. I usually don't like Mac and cheese but theirs is really good very good serving in the bowl meal. The cornbread is amazing very good flavor and texture. The pork belly just melts in your mouth from how soft as well as the ribs such a good size rib. Very big peace of brisket very good with the fat and charr on it. Never had street corn like theirs but very good in its own way. A must try if you can. Wanted to take pictures but so excited to try it so sorry for no pictures 
Very friendly owners. Great service, Great BBQ & Sides. First time visit and definitely be going back.! O ya fantastic desserts too.!! 
I am very picky about barbecue and I've been trying to find a place closer to me. This place has been recommended on all platforms. I went today for the first time all I'm gonna say damn is it good? I got a brisket plate for my sister and I got the pork ribs. You can literally taste a hint of the smoke in the meat. It is amazing. I cannot believe this place And I wish I would've found them sooner. This is the best you want some good barbecue. You're not too far from this area you got to go here the corn cornbread is amazing. It's a dessert in itself. I got a new place to go and they do take credit cards and Apple Pay. Just an FYI. 
