Drew Bent spent his early twenties on the road. Three hundred shows a year, songs he wrote back then still getting released today. Alex Carballo came up the same way: a musician long before he ever ran a kitchen. Two guys who found their way to the same fire from the same place.
A banger is two things at once. The food on the grill and the track that goes off. Put them together and you've got the whole restaurant in one word: food that hits like your favorite song.
Our icon is a BANG. Flavor going off on the first bite. The bass dropping. Fat sparking on live coals. Inside it: the B for Bangers, and the shape of a star — the big bang — because every plate is the headliner.
Award-winning pitmaster Drew Bent brings Southwestern BBQ and live music to downtown Escondido — a fast-casual food and music venue opening in early 2027.
