Originally Posted by
lancebanyon
Where are these places? I'm going to be all over the place in July; maybe I'll be nearby at one point.
They are all 1-3 hours away from Austin, Houston, San Antonio, and Dallas.
The cities are: Lockhart, Luling, Llano, Taylor, Lexington
It's quite contentious what the best places are but few people would disagree City Market of Luling is at the very top. I also like Louie Mueller's of Taylor. Snow's in Lexington is a recent fad. Franklin Barbecue (in Austin!!!) is the newest fad.
others:
Cooper's (llano)
Smitty's (lockhart)
Blacks (lockhart)
Kreutz (lockhart)
Taylor Cafe (taylor)
Salt Lick (austin hill country)
check the open times because some of these places have very limited opening hours, and/or they run out of food EARLY.
as a backup, the Rudys BBQ chain is very very reliable and easily accessible
stay away from anything in the actual city of houston and dallas