Taste It or Toss It? This Pan Dulce BBQ Sandwich

This past weekend, I was doing a live remote over at Ralph's Records and my friends from Jimenez Tortilleria y Taqueria were already setting up to sell tacos and...these things.

It was listed as a 'Concha' and customers could choose the kind of meat that they wanted on it. Mark from Jimenez hooked me up with a bite of some of the most delicious brisket I've ever eaten, so that's what I picked.

Mark's guy cut the concha in half, and slapped a TON of this moist, peppery brisket on one side then asked me if I wanted it 'decked out'. 'SURE!', I said. (I'll literally try ANYTHING once, and so should you!) He then added what looked like homemade spicy pickles and pickled purple onion on top and slathered it in some GREAT barbeque sauce.

He warned me that it was a pretty messy sandwich to eat, but it was delicious. He said, 'ENJOY!" then then sat it down in front of me. Before I picked it up, I took the picture you see below...

That was NOT the reaction I got!

Here's the post I put up:

Jimenez Tortilleria y Taqueria is currently selling these in the parking lot at Ralph’s Records. Go get one and then slap your mama!

I also posted the following on my personal page and to Reddit:

THAT is a concha pastry with the best brisket I’ve ever had in my life with pickled onion and sweet spicy pickles. I nearly passed out when I took a bite 

Half the people were either 100% on board and loved the idea OR they thought it was a crime against nature and I should be sued for even eating it. Here's some of the responses I received from Facebook:

Without a doubt, they have some of the best bbq in town-Wes

 

looks like I need 3 of those lol-Tyler

 

That looks so freaking good-Zach

 

Not gonna lie, I’m a little scared of that. haha-Tiffani

 

Bro I’ve been wanting to do a doughnut BLT at the shop but I can’t bring myself to have to make the doughnuts lol. The sweet/savory Sammy combo like this is my favorite! I’m gonna have to go grab me one soon!-Gerald Corporate Executive Chef at The Co-Op Public House

Reddit is where I got torn to shreds a few times, but people generally liked the idea:

Hipster and influencers are quickly ruining bbq-JeepRumbler

 

Looks good to me, not exactly sure what Conchas are but a brief google and it doesn't look any more crazy than the Luther with donuts as buns.-Pushbrown

 

Nope. Haha I love some Pan but this is too far. From a culinary standpoint I don’t think it works. From a Mexican standpoint…..it’s just wrong. Haha-richard--

 

I’m not a big fan of concha — I get its appeal, but it’s just not my thing (I’m just a white dude that lived in Texas for a long time, then moved away). That said, if I had a friend that said “you gotta come check out this concha brisket sandwich,” I’d be all in! Not something I’d go for on my own, but definitely something I’d probably enjoy with company! Thank you for sharing!-XTanuki

 

That brisket better be the most succulent in the entire state. I've never had a concha that wasn't so dry it was like eating beach sand.-baconkun325

 

I’m coming down for a Texas Tech football game this fall, hopefully I can try this!-Jamesatwork16

 

What is this savagery? A bolillo would have worked better, IMO.-throwitallaway

By the way, the sandwich isn't on their regular menu as far as I can tell. Maybe he just does these for special occasions...

What do YOU think? Would you try it or is it a little too adventurous for your taste?

Vote below!