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Hi, how are you? - Hello, how are you doing?
- Good. - Welcome to Rasco's.
- Nice to meet you. Jassmin. - Jassmin, pleasure to have you.
- Thank you, thank you. So tell me, what do you recommend if I were...
Oh, good lord, the brisket sandwiches are good. The tacos are one of the favorites.
- Sweet, sweet. - All the sides, I get compliments on it, so...
- All right, all right. Let's see, I'll let you set up whatever you recommend.
I am a brisket type of girl though, so... - Brisket tacos?
- Yep, so we can do... - Would you like cilantro and onion on those?
- Yeah, let's go ahead and do that. Add those toppings.
Sweet.
So what made you say barbecue? - What made me do barbecue?
What made you want to go into the business? - There's Mexican food restaurants
everywhere in Las Cruces.
Very few barbecue that survive. I've been blessed.
- There you go. That's sweet, that's sweet.
And how have you perfected your barbecue style to where you have people come back?
- Well, we're gonna start our 8th year in September. We started in a little
gas station. - Wow.
- My smoker was out by the highway. - Here in Cruces?
- Yeah it was out on highway 70. - Oh sweet.
- And, you know, just tweaking stuff and making it better
and I finally feel comfortable with the product I have.
- There you go. Well, can't wait to try it. Alright, so let's go ahead and get that
going. I'm ready. Side-wise, what are your best sides?
- I've got... The fried mac and cheese is good.
- All right. - And then I have corn on the cob,
I have potato salad, and the baked beans are really good.
I get compliments on all of them. - All of them? All right.
I'll let you surprise me on those too because I'm a side person.
- You like slaw? - Yeah, coleslaw?
- The slaw's good. - Oh there we go. We'll try the coleslaw.
- And I'll get you some beans. Is that okay? - Alright, yep, that works for me.
- Perfect, would you care for a drink? - Lemonade. Something fresh.
- Lemonade? - Yes, it's hot outside, so, cool me off.
- Okay, give me a second I'll get it to you. - Sweet, can't wait.
- Would you care for a saucer for your tacos? - Sure, on the side please.
- Alright, you bet. - Thank you.
- You bet. - Alright, can't wait to try.
- Here ya go, miss. - Thank you.
- You bet. - Nice and fresh.
- Can I get you anything else? - Um, I think this is good to start off with.
- Okie dokie. - Yeah. Would you mind sitting and talking
a little bit about the history of this place? - Absolutely.
- Sweet. Let's talk, let's talk.
Alright, so let's first start off with, is it Rasco's or Rasco's? How do you...
- Rasco's. That's what they used to call my father. That's the real Rasco right there.
- Oh wow, that's sweet. So a family business? Yes ma'am.
- Okay, and you said earlier, what year you guys got started in?
- '09 to '11 is when we opened up. - Oh wow. Wow.
- Yes ma'am. - Alright, how long did it take for your dad,
right? Or grandfather?
- He never got to sit down in my restaurant. - No? Aw.
- He passed when I was about 3 months open. - Sorry to hear that. Okay.
- But other than that, he heard about it. - Good.
- He's eaten my food - Yeah? Well that's neat, that's neat.
I see you guys do a lot of catering. - We do a lot of catering...
- So, you guys enjoy that aspect of it? - We do a lot of La Clinica de Familia.
A lot of doctors. - Oh cool.
I got Citizens Bank account. You know, for the most part, it's all good.
- Now, what would you say your favorite part of working here is?
- Smoking. - Smoking?
- I love smoking my meats. - Nice, that's neat.
- And my fresh salsas. - There you go.
- Everything's made fresh every morning, so - Oh, there you go. That's sweet.
-There's nothing frozen but the ice and I don't buy that.
- Nice, nice. - I don't make that.
- Well, I can definitely taste the freshness in that.
- Thank you. - I'm ready to taste this taco,
so let's see how this goes.
That's some juicy... - What'd you think?
- Nice and juicy. - It is, it's a good taco.
- It's a good flavor. - It's a crowd favorite.
I got a Taco Tuesday special where you can get any of the 5 tacos for a dollar.
- I really enjoy that the meat is so tender and soft.
- Ah, I appreciate you. - I like that. Nice and good.
- That smoked for a few hours, yes ma'am. - Yeah? That's good.
- About 12 to 14. - Nice.
And what is the customer favorite that you've picked up on?
They do a lot of brisket sandwiches, brisket tortas, brisket tacos.
Brisket is probably my best seller. - Your best seller?
- Yes ma'am. - I like it.
- The ribs. The ribs are phenomenal. - Tell me about the ribs. Yeah?
- A lot of people come in and get, you can get a rack, a half rack,
you can get a rib plate. It's one of the crowd favorites as well.
It's basically, all our recipes come from the family. The brisket, my wife is the one that
got me into that. - Wow.
- We did a lot of fundraisers to help my son play baseball, and that's where we got
she got her brisket recipe from and good lord it's it's gone good.
- Oh yeah. - We don't do much advertisement.
It's a lot of word-of-mouth, a lot of Facebook. - Awesome, yeah.
The cilantro, like the perfect combo with your brisket.
- Well thank you. - Yep, I enjoy that.
What made you say this spot right here in Las Cruces?
- Well I was going to close on Highway 70. The owner sold the gas station so
things were going down and my tickets were getting lower and lower everyday,
so I was gonna close down. My wife didn't let me.
- Good. - And I know about this place.
It was abandoned. - Wow.
- So, I came in here and I laid the tile, the lights, the paint...
- So you started it from scratch? - Yes ma'am.
- That's sweet. How long did it take you for you to build this place up?
- About 3 months, I'd say. - Nice, not to bad.
- And then I was selling. - Not too bad.
- I was blessed. A lot of hard work. - Hey, but that's what you get out of it.
Some good food, and good customers. - Yes ma'am, thank you.
- Yeah no problem. So tell me, you get a lot of people that come
from out of state to visit and try your stuff out? - Oh yes, I get a lot of US Marshals
from across the street. - All right, cool.
A lot of them are from Kansas City and they really enjoy the food.
- Yeah? - And you know Kansas City is the
capital of barbecue. - So that's neat.
That is neat, yeah. - So you know there's guys that call their brothers,
"Hey, I found some good barbecue..." - And they bring them over?
- "in New Mexico" so... - Yeah? What's the best
experience that you've had working here? - The best experience?
- Yeah, have you had anybody...? - Yeah, I just had Clint Eastwood's crew
come in and eat. - Nice. How was that?
- They're filming "The Mule" here. - Okay.
- And then a lot of Aggie greats. Basketball players.
- Cool. Mr. "Slab" Jones, Mr. Notie Pate.
- Wow - They all come in. And then a lot of
friends of mine that pass through town stop by, say hello, try my food.
- That's awesome, that's awesome.
Try to get a picture of them in front of Rosco's menu.
- There you go. And then you can display that. Neat.
A lot of friends have heard about it on Facebook. - Okay, yeah.
So Taco Tuesday is pretty crazy. - Nice, how much are your Taco Tuesday...
Do you price them? - You get 1 taco for 1 dollar.
- Not bad. - You got 5 to choose from.
- There you go, sweet. If you could add anything else to your menu, would you?
It's a lot to work with right now. There's a couple of options I've been looking at.
For the most part, this is pretty much satisfying. - Awesome. That's awesome.
- Yeah, I need desserts. I need a peach cobbler.
But my kitchen's so small, I gotta work with what I have.
- What you got? There you go. - Yes ma'am.
- That's cool. You have a good selection right now so can't complain.
I really like the coleslaw. Is there... - It's a crowd favorite.
There's a sweetness in there that I can kind of taste.
- A little bit of this. A little bit of that. - Yeah, I can definitely taste that.
- I can't tell you. - I know, that's a secret recipe.
That's what makes you famous, huh? - Actually most of the recipes are involved
from our family. - Nice.
- My wife's aunt did that, my wife's grandma did another thing, and
- Oh wow. So since it's a family business, do you have kids that work here with you
all the time? - I have a daughter that works here.
Samantha, that's her when she was little. - Oh how neat. That is so sweet.
Other than that, you know, my daughter works here, my son works here
during the Saturdays. - That's awesome.
From all the years that passed by, it's always family that's in the business?
-Yes, you know we do little outings and festivals every now and then.
- Okay, yeah. - When it's worth the money.
We've got a tequila taco festival - Oh nice.
- this weekend so Saturday I'll be closing early to go down there.
- Cool deal. - And all I'm selling is tacos.
Is tacos? Nice.
So when it comes to catering, is there... How does that work with you guys?
Do you guys get good... - It works out good.
- Yeah? - We can set up and serve,
- Okay, sweet. - Or you can pick up your food.
- Okay. - I also run a smoke service.
If you bring me your brisket, I'll rub it and marinate it,
smoke it, trim it, slice it from my counter to your table. Let's eat.
- That's awesome. That's really good to know.
So a lot of people do that. - Yeah, that's good to know.
- It is. I've gone to a lot of family parties so I know
who I'll be giving a call soon. - There you go.
- That's sweet, yeah. 100 percent recommend these brisket tacos.
- Thank you. - Yeah.
So on Saturdays with the market right up the street, do you guys
get a lot of traffic on Saturdays? - We get quite a bit on Saturdays.
Basically my dinners are a little bit better than the day crew.
It's hot in Las Cruces so a lot of people don't get out.
- Yeah, that's true.
What's your busiest day that you would say? - I'm going to say Taco Tuesdays and
Fridays. Payday. - Okay, cool. That's true.
- We have a daily special that we do everyday. - Okay.
- You know, that's comfortable for the budget. You know, about $6.99 on Fridays
you get a free soda with any combo meal. - Okay, cool.
So, you know, if you don't like onions, you know, we cater to your needs.
You know, "I just want cilantro on a taco," - Yeah.
- "I don't onions on my sandwich," you know, so if you build it, I'll burn it.
- There you go, that's sweet. So you said Friday, you get your free soda
with your meal? - Your combo.
- Or your combo. - It's a 1-meat, 2-meat, or a 3-meat meal
with 2 sides or a rib plate. - Okay.
And what are your other weekly specials? - I have a burger and french fries on Wednesday.
- Okay. - Tacos are on Tuesday,
on Thursday, you get a medium sandwich with a small side for $6.99.
- Not bad.
- You can give you their brisket or pulled pork, and on Saturdays, I have a sausage
dog that has sauteed onions and jalapenos with a dash of mustard and a
dash of barbecue sauce. It's a good mix. - You're gonna break the pocket.
- You're gonna break my bank account. That's what's gonna happen with these specials.
Well, I enjoy it. So I can't really have that much bread, so it's always tacos...
I also sell it by the pound. Like a lot of people are on a low-carb diet.
- Yeah. - I have a salad menu.
I have chicken, brisket, taco salad. - That's awesome.
- And a lot of people just buy it by the pound or the half pound.
- Yeah - And they'll sit here and eat that.
- That's awesome. - No bread. They'll get their sides.
- Quite a bit of variety. - Yes.
- You get to cater to different people. That's awesome.
Well, regardless if you like meat or not, you gotta try this, 'cause it's good.
It's good stuff.
I like that the beans have that spice in it. But it's not...
- A sweet and spicy. - Yeah, but it's not too spicy.
Yup, it's like that perfect, it's nice and subtle. Not too crazy.
As well as the coleslaw, that's really good. - Well good. I'm glad you're enjoying it.
- Thank you for sitting with me and having this conversation.
I've enjoyed getting to know the history of this awesome place, of this good food,
and I hope that more people have the courage to come in here and try it
'cause it's awesome. - Big shout out to my family because
without their help, there would be no Rasco's.
- Well, I'm glad you have that good family 'cause you guys done something.
- Thank you very much. - Thank you.
- God bless you. - Thank you. Nice meeting you.
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