Dining spots in Austin

[Jeff Lebowski]

Nobody wants to engage me about fancy barbecue. Fine, you bunch a pork pulling yokels. I already knew 3D hates fusion.

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[SeattleUte]

I can't bring up your link. It gives me a malware/security threat warning.

just google Lambert's Austin. I loved that place.

[Jeff Lebowski]

just google Lambert's Austin. I loved that place.

Check out these comments from the reviews:

Make no mistake, this is barbecue meant for city slickers--you know, so they can go back home to Toledo Seattle and tell everyone how they visited Austin and had real Texas barbecue.

Came here on my first night in Austin; I had high expectations for Texas 'cue. In retrospect, I should have just sacked up and waited for Franklin's.

[Drunk Tank]

Nobody wants to engage me about fancy barbecue. Fine, you bunch a pork pulling yokels. I already knew 3D hates fusion.

SU, the BBQ that us pork pullin yokels make at home is so exquisite that if you had an inckling of what you are missing you would be crushed and debilitated under an intolerable weight of despair and regret. We dont need no stinkin fancy bbq.

[Jeff Lebowski]

Check out these comments from the reviews:

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I f***ing swear Lambert's is so busy it seems they have now hatched a plan to drive customers away. They have to. Everyone from New York/LA/Chicago just has to come and suck on this slow cooked titty. The food is fine and often delicious but who the christ wants to be in this place unless you are willing to scream across the table at your friends and bring a high powered flashlight to read the menu. I kept thinking Ashton Kutcher was gonna jump out of my beef rib. F**k.

This was posted by a woman:

I went to lamberts on a mission to devour no less than half a cow. I dreamed of shoveling piles and piles of BBQ into my face ALL day. I would normally go to franklins but they were sold out....

Anyways, my food arrives and it was...pretty? The flavors were good but the portions were ridiculous for the price.

This would be a cute date spot though. Service was great and the ambiance was very cozy.

[SeattleUte]

These are so funny I have to share a few more:



This was posted by a woman:

Laugh all you like. But this is the real Austin so far as I can tell. No wonder BYU was not invited to the B12.

[Babs]

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Super overrated. It's where law firms take out-of-town guests to impress them with how much they can spend on brisket.

[Jeff Lebowski]

One of the secrets is at 1:40 in the video. Butcher paper. He wraps the briskets in butcher paper instead of foil. Using butcher paper has the same effect as foil, but allows the brisket to breath in the smoker. It allows smoke to still reach the meat, still holds in the fat and juices and allows some steam to escape the meat so it doesnt affect the bark like foil does. Once the brisket is where he wants it, he pulls it off the smoker and holds it at 195-200° until ready to serve. Salt, pepper, oak, & butcher paper. He cooks it old school like some of the Texas BBQ legends such as Blacks, Kreuz's and Muellers.


What he makes is great tasting Texas brisket, as it should be. Not competition brisket. His brisket would not do well in a KCBS sanctioned competition.

DT, I seem to recall you posting somewhere that you were going to give this a try. How did it turn out?

[Drunk Tank]

DT, I seem to recall you posting somewhere that you were going to give this a try. How did it turn out?

Tried it a while back. While I didn't get the results I was looking for, the taste was fantastic! I am going to try it again soon.

[Clark Addison]

I am going to be spending a couple of nights in Austin in a couple of weeks. I have never been there. It looks like I will have pre-planned dinners, likely at the hotel, both nights, but I am planning skipping at least one of these. So if you just had one dinner to eat in Austin, where would it be? Salt Lick? County Line? Rudy's? Stubbs?

I will be staying downtown (I think) at the Intercontinental Stephen F Austin Hotel (at Congress and 7th), and since I will be at the hotel most of the time, I doubt I will have a car.

[Jeff Lebowski]

I am going to be spending a couple of nights in Austin in a couple of weeks. I have never been there. It looks like I will have pre-planned dinners, likely at the hotel, both nights, but I am planning skipping at least one of these. So if you just had one dinner to eat in Austin, where would it be? Salt Lick? County Line? Rudy's? Stubbs?

I will be staying downtown (I think) at the Intercontinental Stephen F Austin Hotel (at Congress and 7th), and since I will be at the hotel most of the time, I doubt I will have a car.

Since Franklin's is only open for lunch, the obvious choice would be the Salt Lick (and make sure you get the brisket!). However, both restaurants require a 30-60 minute drive. My next choice would be the County Line or Rudy's. You could do either with a taxi. Stubbs has great live music, but the bbq sucks by Austin standards (IMO).

[Uncle Ted]

Since Franklin's is only open for lunch, the obvious choice would be the Salt Lick (and make sure you get the brisket!). However, both restaurants require a 30-60 minute drive. My next choice would be the County Line or Rudy's. You could do either with a taxi. Stubbs has great live music, but the bbq sucks by Austin standards (IMO).

You can get Salt Lick BBQ at the airport both at AUS and now DFW, BTW. Yeah, it would be a little be of a drive from downtown, however.

[Jeff Lebowski]

You can get Salt Lick BBQ at the airport both at AUS and now DFW, BTW. Yeah, it would be a little be of a drive from downtown, however.

The Salt Lick BBQ at the airport in Austin isn't anything like the original restaurants. And it is inside the terminal. Grab a bite on your flight out of town, but it isn't going to be anywhere near as good as the real thing.

They serve tacos at the airport and I swear they are made from leftover brisket. Not bad, but nothing special.