About Uncle Ervin's

Ervin Herzik, Jr. left rice farming and created H&B Smoked Sausage in 1985. The first smokehouse was built behind his home in El Campo, Texas. H&B's unique flavors and superior product quality developed a loyal following that required the business to expand. Jr.'s Texas Best Smokehouse, a smokehouse facility and retail store, opened in Wharton, Texas. The new location allowed Junior's to offer a wider product range, including jerky, smoked sausage, dried sausage, and summer sausage. These products quickly became a regional success. We are proud of our smoked meats heritage and authentic Texas approach to making jerky the right way. We hope you find the Uncle Ervin's brand as enjoyable as we do. Welcome to the family. Read their story