Masshole: a term of endearment—no, pride—when talking about the residents of Massachusetts. It was born from blue-collar grit, forged in Fenway and baptized in drawn butter and shell-cracked knuckles. Being a Masshole isn’t so bad, especially when it comes with a lobster roll in hand.
In Texas, lobster rolls are not the local religion. We’re more known for our brisket, tacos and finding solace in our favorite Tex-Mex spot. But, tucked into the folds of San Antonio and now Corpus Christi, something strange is happening. Something good. Something buttery.
Masshole Lobster Truck is rolling through with East Coast attitude and flavor, changing the tides one griddled bun at a time. You’ll find New England wrapped in a toasted split-top, served with a side of Texas hospitality.
Adam Bylicki, the original Masshole and founder of the food truck, is a former Army paratrooper who missed the lobster rolls of his Massachusetts childhood. During the pandemic, he fired up a food trailer in San Antonio with a menu full of lobster rolls and sandwiches inspired by the East Coast. It is the kind of food truck that does not beg for your attention, but rightfully earns it through every roll; not long ago it won best food truck in San Antonio.
Now, the local outpost is run by Tim and Justin Boone, brothers who were looking to not just open any business, but bring something unique to the Coastal Bend. And it wasn’t merely the rolls that sold them; it was Bylicki. “Justin saw an ad on Facebook,” Tim shared. “We drove to San Antonio, tried the food and met Adam. That was it.”
Now, the Masshole Lobster Truck is making fans in Corpus Christi. Locals are trying lobster—some for the first time—and walking away hooked. First-timers are steered toward the classics: The Maine, chilled and kissed with mayo, or The Connecticut, warm and glossed in melted butter.
And this is just the beginning. “We’ve been blessed and cannot imagine a better start to this venture,” said Tim.
The duo recently launched a Lobster Mac & Cheese that’s criminally good, with more menu heat on the horizon. Because when the food’s this good, it doesn’t matter where you’re from. You might just become a Masshole yourself.
