Originally Posted by
VivoPerLei
Just had lunch with somebody from Austin the other day and he swore the best in Austin wasn't Franklin's or Salt Lick, it was...and I can't remember, dang it. It'll come to me
You can perhaps be reminded by paging back through this
rather delicious thread.
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Franklin is truly great though pricy; Salt Lick quite
good, but I'd put these with them - one might be
the place you're forgetting:
Freedmen's - a fashionable whiskey bar near the University,
but the food makes up for the setting. Prices high.
Black's - meat trucked in daily from Lockhart in climate-
controlled vehicles. When I ate there, it appeared to be
a good facsimile of the real thing.
Ironworks - I really liked it; I may be in a minority on
this, but I thought the quality of the beef made up for
whatever quirks the place displays.
Micklethwait's Craft Meats - this is a trailer not far
from Franklin. I loved the brisket, even though it was
cold out and we had to eat it in the car.
Terry Black's - run by Kent Black's renegade nephews and
named after his brother, this also causes fierce disputation
among aficionados. I thought it almost as good as the real
thing, and the service, something people complain about,
seemed perfectly fine to me.
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John Mueller is well regarded, but I had a bad experience
there, to wit - I asked for a pound of extra moist, and
the guy taking the order cut me a sample, and it was,
well, almost moist enough, so I said that, and when my
meat came out, it turned out to be way not moist enough.
Luckily the sauce (more like salsa with beef in it)
made up for that - it was good enough to drink, and I did.
Places I've not been but that get stellar notices -
LeAnn Mueller's La Barbecue; we were cowed by the long
line and reported 2 hr wait;
Brown's, which was closed for ice the day we went.