A Serial Barbecue Entrepreneur Took a Break. Now He’s Back and Better Than Ever.

South Barbecue, in San Antonio, shut down last January to prepare for a move to a new location. The hiatus lasted ten months before owner Andrew Samia reopened the joint in a converted service station in the Monte Vista neighborhood. From the outside, it seemed that either poor planning or a series of unexpected delays had forced the extended pause, but Samia said it was neither—he just needed a break. “It was literally miserable going to work every day,” he explained. Seven years of making meager profits from a cramped kitchen and pit room with no air-conditioning had taken a toll on Samia’s health. “It was a physically stressful and demanding barbecue operation,” he said.It’s not like Samia had no other responsibilities during his time…

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