BBQ Rec's - Austin, Tx

Really?

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Is this a frequent thread topic here?

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About every other week....google "Austin BBQ Tigerdroppings" and you'll find 5 6 or 7 threads.

Franklins- long arse wait
La Barbecue- Former Franklin Pitmaster and arguably as good as Franklins ( Moved to new location on Ceasra Chavez)
A few other really good places.

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Thanks Zappas. Sorry all. I should've searched.

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I like being an a-hole. It suits me.

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I like being an a-hole. It suits me.

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Same here. This is a strange role reversal for me.


Thanks SUB

I like Mueller's in Taylor.

Stubb's was another place I used to go to a lot.

Though the Austin of today doesn't feel like my Austin growing up.

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Though the Austin of today doesn't feel like my Austin growing up.

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We like to say Austin gets more like Dallas everyday and Dallas gets more like Austin.

If you are venturing out to Lockhart go 20 minutes further to Luling City Market. I've had La BBQ, Mueller's and Black's and I like LCM the best. I haven't waited in the line at Franklin's.

ETA I've had Salt Lick too and it and the atmosphere was great.

I like mickelwaiths

Need to try styles switch

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I like mickelwaiths

Need to try styles switch

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Both are good. Stiles switch stays open all day and its an indoor sit down place. Best place to get bbq after lunch time when everybody else is sold out.

Here's my ranking

Louie Meuller Taylor
Luling city market
La BBQ
Anyplace in lockhart except Smittys (just personal preference)

Salt Lick in driftwood for Texas atmosphere

Mueller meat company- used to be my favorite but I'm off his band wagon. Dude is a dickhead and his food is to inconsistent, sometimes like eating a ball of pepper and other times brisket is nothing but fat. It's because he does not care about his customers and uses the cheapest meat he can find.

Franklins on the other hand loves his customers and uses the absolute best meat that can be found and it makes all the difference. Only reason I put him on the bottom is the long arse line. His bbq is best in town if you dont mind the wait.

Edit- I'll slinging some pretty damn good ribs out of my backyard this weekend in Round Rock.

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We like to say Austin gets more like Dallas everyday and Dallas gets more like Austin.

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The concept of "Austin" and its various cool hangouts/events started to get commercialized and heavily corporatized in the 90's.... not to mention it's turned into L.A. east.

I lived in Travis Heights on the cheap in the late 80's & early 90's. Check out the price/sq. foot there now.

And Dallas, well, it hasn't changed much. Dallas' identity has always been plastic new money douchebaggery. It's just bigger and even shinier now, especially in the expansive breeding pens of the exurbs.