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Stubb's Bar-B-Q - Austin

Posted on 4/25/22 at 9:53 am
Posted by GentleJackJones
Member since Mar 2019
5239 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 9:53 am
I'm a big fan of the Stubb's sauces, in particular the Moppin' sauce and the Original.

How's the actual restaurant and bbq though? Obviously, Franklin, Black's, Micklethwait and la Barbecue get a lot of the recognition. Salt Lick also gets a lot of notoriety. I know Stubb's is supposedly a great place to catch a concert. The food pretty good too?
Posted by Emteein
Baton Rouge
Member since Jun 2011
4005 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 10:03 am to
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Salt Lick also gets a lot of notoriety


is probably the most overrated of all overrated BBQs. I will die on this hill.

sorry for hijacking the thread. I don't know why I'm so triggered.
Posted by offshoreangler
713, Texas
Member since Jun 2008
22579 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 10:07 am to
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The food pretty good too?


frick no.
Posted by SUB
Silver Tier TD Premium
Member since Jan 2009
26275 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 10:21 am to
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How's the actual restaurant and bbq though?


It's well below average for Barbecue, if eating at the one on Red River where the concert venue is.

They used to have a few more locations, and one out near Bee Cave that was actually not bad, but I think all of those have closed.

But their sauce isn't bad. I've never had the Moppin' Sauce.
Posted by Winston Cup
Dallas Cowboys Fan
Member since May 2016
66984 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 10:37 am to
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Stubb's is supposedly a great place to catch a concert

yes
quote:

The food pretty good too?

no
Posted by PerplenGold
TX
Member since Nov 2021
2310 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 11:02 am to
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They used to have a few more locations, and one out near Bee Cave that was actually not bad, but I think all of those have closed.


McCormick bought Stubb's sauces around 5 years ago and as part of the deal they closed all but the main Red River restaurant.

Last year C3 Presents bought the venue & restaurant. I haven't been back to see if it's any better. Hard to be any worse.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
111616 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 11:02 am to
I ate there about 16-17 years ago and thought it was good.

Has it slipped, or have a lot of other places just surpassed it?

Or was I simply mistaken then, and it was shite at that time as well?
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
43517 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 11:05 am to
Neither the sauces or the restaurant has any real connection to the original, it's all branding. The original Stubbs in Austin only lasted 3 years, closing in '89. Investors opened it back up after Stubbs death in the late 90's. As of today, the Sauce arm, owned by McCormick, sued the restaurant over the Stubbs name and they were going to have to change the name. Live Nation bought the restaurant and music venue and I guess had enough high dollar lawyers to fight McCormick and kept the Stubbs name.
Posted by Rize
Spring Texas
Member since Sep 2011
19785 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 12:45 pm to
I think I saw COC and Danzig there years ago.
Posted by msap9020
Great White North
Member since Feb 2015
2194 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 1:27 pm to
Not crazy about the mopping or bbq sauce but love the pork and chicken marinades.
Posted by Ed Osteen
Member since Oct 2007
59337 posts
Posted on 4/25/22 at 1:37 pm to
Years ago I got thrown through the doors head first by some bouncers for climbing the tree and refusing to come down during a string cheese concert. Didn’t get to eat any food on my way out though
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