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>>> NEED
>>> NEED SOME DINNER INSPIRATION TONIGHT?
INSPIRATION TONIGHT? CHECK OUT THESE DELICIOUS
LOOKING INSTAGRAM'S FROM THE
TURKEY LEG HUT.
IT'S ONE OF HOUSTON'S MOST
POPULAR SPOTS FOR SOUTHERN
COMFORT FOODS.
COMFORT FOODS. THOSE COME FROM THE MIND OF A
FORMER UH BEST BALLPLAYER.
HERE'S THE STORY BEHIND THE
HOME OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS
STUFFED TURKEY LEG.
>> NICE TO MEET YOU ALL.
>> Reporter: WHAT MAKES A
RESTAURANT STANDS OUT DEPENDS
ON TWO FACTORS.
IN THE CASE OF THE TURKEY LEG
HUT, THE PEOPLE AND FOOD ARE
CLEAR POSITIVES.
CLEAR POSITIVES. >> WE HAVE A LOT TO BE PROUD
OF.
OF.
OF. THANK
OF. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT.
>> 16 YEARS AGO SHE FOCUSED HER
ATTENTION ON BASKETBALL YOU.
>> I LOVE MY TEAMMATES.
I LOVE THE CITY.
>> THE HOUSTON COUGAR, THAT IS
HER IN THE FRONT ROW ON THE
RIGHT.
RIGHT.
RIGHT. >>
RIGHT. >> WHAT KIND BASKETBALL PLAYER
WERE YOU?
WERE YOU?
WERE YOU? >> TURNS OUT A VERSATILE
CHARACTER TRAIT GIVEN THE
AMOUNT OF SUCCESS SHE HAS HAD
DURING HER POST-PLAYING DAYS.
>> HOW DO YOU TRANSITION FROM
BASKETBALL TO MAKING SOME OF
THE MOST FAMOUS TURKEY LEGS ON
THE PLANET?
THE PLANET? THIS IS CRAZY.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
TURKEY LEGS IS SOMETHING I'M
PASSIONATE ABOUT.
PASSIONATE ABOUT. >> THEY'VE STARTED THIS
CULINARY VENTURE IN 2015.
THERE SET UP IS A LITTLE
SMALLER 610.
SMALLER 610. >> WE WERE SHOVELING PEOPLE IN,
AND WE HAD A BARBECUE PIT ON
THE FIELD.
THE FIELD. THAT'S WHAT WE SOLD.
HERE WE ARE.
>> STILL MAKING SOME OF THE
MOST UNIQUE DISHES YOU WILL
EVER SEE.
EVER SEE.
EVER SEE. >> WHY DID YOU PICK THIS
PARTICULAR CUISINE?
PARTICULAR CUISINE? >> I DON'T THINK WE PICKED IT.
IT SHOWS US.
>> SO IMPRESSIVE THEY COME FROM
ALL OVER TO TASTE.
>> MY FRIEND AND I ACTUALLY
CAME FROM ATLANTA THIS MORNING
AND DECIDED TO COME HERE, AND
IT WAS THE BEST THING WE COULD
HAVE EVER DID.
>> VACATION RICE IS FANTASTIC.
IT'S GOT THE CRAWFISH MAC &
CHEESE AND THE TURKEY LEG.
IT FALLS OFF THE BONE.
>> I'M GOING TO TRY TO PICK IT
UP SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
THAT IS WHY NO KNIVES ARE
NEEDED IN HERE.
>> YOURS TRULY WITH REVIEWS
THAT WERE VERY DIFFERENT.
>> RIDICULOUS.
>> RIDICULOUS. >> SO GOOD.
>> THIS IS THE OCCASION
CRAWFISH MAC & CHEESE STUFFED
TURKEY LEG.
TURKEY LEG. >> THAT'S ONE SENTENCE.
>> THE JERK CHICKEN TACO.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH I HAVE
TO WORK OUT AFTER I EAT ALL
THIS FOOD.
THIS FOOD. >> NOW YOU WONDER WHY I CAN'T
EAT IT EVERY DAY.
>> THIS FOOD JOURNEY JUST
GETTING STARTED, STILL WAITING
FOR ONE SPECIAL CUSTOMER.
>> I THINK WHEN BEYONCCCOMES.
>> IS THAT YOUR INVITATION?
LOOK AT THE CAMERA.
>> BEYONCC, NEXT TIME YOU ARE
IN TOWN, NEXT TIME YOU COME
HOME, MAKE SURE YOU COME TO THE
TURKEY LEG HUT.
>> AN OPEN INVITATION SHE HOPES
OTHERS TAKE YOU UP ON.
>> I WAS FULL FOR TWO OR THREE
DAYS AFTER EATING ALL THAT
FOOD.
FOOD.
FOOD. IF
FOOD. IF YOU NOTICED, I DON'T KNOW IF
YOU DID, THERE'S NO SALT AND
PEPPER SHAKERS.
PEPPER SHAKERS. IT'S NOT NEEDED.
EVERYTHING IS SEASONED, AND
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. GREAT.
GREAT.
GREAT. HER FAMILY IS GREAT.
I WANT TO THANK HER FOR LETTING
US COME BY.
>> YOU MENTIONED SHE WAS AN
AGGRESSIVE BEST BALLPLAYER.
WAS SHE HIGHLY RECRUITED?
>> SHE GOT OVER 90 SCHOLAR --
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS.
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS. I CAN'T TALK.
I'M STILL HUNGRY.
SHE ENDED UP.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON.
HOUSTON. >> SO SHE WAS A FOUR OR FIVE
STAR RECRUIT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
>> ALL-AMERICAN.
>> ALL-AMERICAN. >> NOW SHE'S GETTING FIVE-STAR
REVIEWS IN THESE OTHER PLACES.
>> THE LINE IS OUT THE DOOR ON