Originally Posted by
txbimmerfan
...to me, some of the best BBQ in Austin (prior to Franklin's opening) is on your right on Hwy 290 (just past the Y in Oak Hill) as you drive towards Salt Lick...a small place called Donn's Texas BBQ and is behind a large big box store and is easy to miss...
My favorite place when I'm out near the Y. Going to make a trek out to Opie's a little farther out on 71 soon, however.
...Iron Works used to be fine (maybe it still is) but I have not been there in years...Austin has become too bloody hot in recent years to make me want to try Iron Works again except in the "coldest" months (oxymoron??)
Iron Works is an acceptable place still; not the best, but certainly not the worst either. They don't have AC, so yeah, it can get uncomfortable during late spring - late fall unless you are lucky enough to find seating near one of the huge circulating fans.
Black's in Lockhart is still very good but as far as Kreuz's goes, I ate there with a small group once and not one of us has ever returned...except for Black's...
I agree completely. When I'm in Lockhart, it's always Black's for me.
Finally,County Line is pretty decent BBQ (great bread and sauteed mushrooms), but pricey and I use that place to take visiting friends as the lake location has great ambiance...the hill location is also tasty but trying to get back onto Bee Cave Rd can sometimes be like a near death experience
Cheers,
Not that big a fan of this place. So many others are so much better, so I only go when someone from out of town insists upon it.
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