Robin Wong oral history interview and transcript

This recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Asian Americans native to or living in Houston. ; Robin Wong is one of the three ‘Blood Brothers’ of the famous Blood Bros. BBQ, located at 5425 Bellaire Blvd, Bellaire. The restaurant was established in 2013, and opens from Tuesday to Sunday only, from 11am until when food runs out (or 3pm) . The Asian fusion BBQ introduces innovative menu items that focuses on stronger and more exotic tastes in addition to the already flavorful Texan tastes. It ranges from brisket fried rice, Thai green curry boudin, to pork belly burnt end banh-mi sandwich… the menu is a cultural and culinary scene of “East meets West”. Robin manages the kitchen, marketing and PR; Robin’s brother Terry, who manages the front of restaurant, is also being interviewed by HAAA separately on March 7th; their non-blood related ‘brother’, Quy Hoang, who is Vietnamese Chinese, is the pit master of the BBQ. Their culturally diverse and fresh restaurant has gained publicity from the New York Times, Houston Chronicle, Bon apetit, Smithsonian Magazine, among others.