Restaurants of Note, Guides and BBQ
Guides:
38 Essential Restaurants in AustiN - eater.cOM (July 2021)
2017 Best restaurants in Austin from Austin 360 (oct. 19, 2017)
2018 Best restaurants in Austin From austin 360 (Oct. 20, 2018)
2019 Best Restaurants in Austin from Austin 360 (Oct. 21, 2019)
Texas Monthly Dining Guide
(Austin, but configure as you want)
the top 50 best BBQ Joints in Texas by texas monthly
10 best restaurants in all of Austin by Money Inc.
50 Awesome Restaurants in Austin
Speakeasies and secret bars
Top 25 New BBQ Joints in Texas (posted 4/22/2019)
Food trucks to try now!
Where to sip cocktails poolside in Austin
The faces and places of Texas BBQ
Gallery House favorite BBQ:
Note:
RUBY’S BBQ, 512 West 29th, closed permanently on February 17, 2018. Several search engines still will tell you it is open, which is incorrect.
Snow’s BBQ
516 Main St, Lexington, TX 78947 (directions on Google Maps here)
979-773-4640
Open Saturday ONLY: 8 am until sold out
More information in the Texas Monthly
I have been here at least a dozen times. Yes, it is about 50 miles away. Yes, it is the only place I have had BBQ for breakfast. It takes about 50-60 minutes to get there. If you get there later than 7:30 am there could be a wait a lot longer than 30 minutes. I arrived once at 9:30 am and they were sold out of ribs. I usually try to be there by 7:45 and then hopefully in the door by 8:30 am or so. I have been to a lot of BBQ places in Texas, many, many are great, none are better than Tootsie’s hand crafted meats. Get the jalapeno sausage, the ribs, a touch of brisket, but the pork shoulder and chicken is awfully good too. I have mastered the pork shoulder and chicken cooking but I have a way to go on catching up to their ribs and brisket. If you drove here from within Texas, I would pick up some to go and put it in the freezer until you leave Austin. I’ll give you some freezer packs to help you get it home. You won’t regret it. Enjoy.
Franklin Barbecue
900 E. 11th, Austin, TX 78702
512-653-1187
Mondays Closed, Tuesday - Sunday 11 am until sold out
Prepare to wait in line, a long time.
Black’s BBQ
3110 Guadalupe Street,
Austin, TX 78705
512-524-0801
Sunday - Thursday 11 am - 9 pm
Friday - Saturday 11 am - 10 pm
Note: this is a 10 minute walk from the apartment