{"id":240665,"date":"2026-04-08T17:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240665\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:40:08","slug":"mclovin-actor-spotted-at-popular-north-texas-bbq-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/240665\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;McLovin&#8217; actor spotted at popular North Texas BBQ spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A piece of comedy lore from your childhood apparently has a soft spot for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/food\/article\/reese-bros-bbq-floores-country-store-22187480.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Texas barbecue<\/a>. Yes, the actor, whose character became a household name in the mid 2000s, made his way to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysanantonio.com\/food\/article\/hurtado-bbq-richardson-landman-21082567.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">North Texas for barbecue<\/a> while touring with a homegrown musician.<\/p>\n<p>Christopher Mintz-Plasse has been acting for 20 years, garnering recognition for his roles in Kick-Ass and the How to Train Your Dragon franchise, but he will forever be remembered for his debut role as Fogell in SuperBad. In the Michael Cera and Jonah Hill-led comedy, Mintz-Plasse&#8217;s character <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vqQmTyOHTsw\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">attempts to buy liquor with a fake ID<\/a> that only has the one name &#8220;McLovin.&#8221; Ever since, Mintz-Plasse has been colloquially known as &#8220;McLovin&#8221; whenever he&#8217;s spotted across the country, including a recent visit to a major Texas barbecue joint.<\/p>\n<p>Mintz-Plasse was spotted this weekend at Hurtado Barbecue in Dallas, one of four smokehouses from pitmaster Brandon Hurtado, who recently gained notoriety for feeding the cast of Landman. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1BfMYH7EZv\/\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Hurtado shared pictures of Mintz-Plasse&#8217;s visit<\/a> on Monday, April 6, with the caption &#8220;When McLovin pays a visit to your restaurant\u2026of course on my day off!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Facebook post has received nearly 500 likes as of Wednesday, April 8, with dozens responding to the celeb sighting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s like the most popular name in the world. read a book&#8230;,&#8221; Kevin Alexander Smith replied. While Donald Huddy added, &#8220;Texas loves McLovin.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ben Brady added praise to Hurtado Barbecue, saying, &#8220;It would be awesome if Hurtado becomes the new celebrity stop instead of Joe Ts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the majority of comments noted that Hurtado&#8217;s post totally disregarded the presence of indie singer Ben Kweller, for whom Mintz-Plasse plays bass guitar in his band. Kweller, a North Texas native from Greenville, is in the middle of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWOwLmRjUsW\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">U.S. and Canada tour<\/a>, performing in Dallas on Tuesday, April 7, and in Austin on Wednesday. So, keep your eyes peeled if Mintz-Plasse, Kweller and company make another pit stop for Texas barbecue during their visit to the Lone Star State.<\/p>\n<p>MySA has reached out to Hurtado Barbecue for comment on Mintz-Plasse&#8217;s visit.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A piece of comedy lore from your childhood apparently has a soft spot for Texas barbecue. 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