TX BBQ Tour

DocLww · Posted: Fri Jul 30 10 11:23 am Post subject: TX BBQ Tour

So, the family and I leave on Saturday headed to New Braunfels, Tx. The family is going for Schlitterbahn, the water park in NB, but I am going for the Q. Of course, I am going to Kreuz Market, and a buddy of mine from Austin is going to take us to what he considers the best Q in Austin. Anybody out there have any recommendations for the I-10 corridor into TX, and anything in Austin, New Braunfels or San Antonio?
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tnbarbq · Posted: Fri Jul 30 10 8:28 pm Post subject:

I saw a que place called The Salt Lick near SA featured on Food Network. I understand it's fantastic.
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bama6977 · Posted: Sun Aug 01 10 9:35 am Post subject:

Cooper's Old Time Pit Bar-B-Que, Llano, Texas. You better be hungry. Brisket fantastic, ribs great, smoked turkey. coopersbbq.com.

Little place in Hearn TX, Toadie's also great. Right at RR tracks.

Rudie's in Austin was bit to commercial for me and was not good compared to Cooper's and Toadie's, but creamed corn worth a try.

Red's in Killen, nope over cooked and was mush.

Never got to Cyclone TX, but was told fantastic place there.

Next trip will continue to eat my way across Texas. Very Happy

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bubbachuck · Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Winter Haven, FL

Salt Lick was cool just to expierence pecan pie was good. My brother and I hit a few places in Taylor, Elign, Lockhart, Austin, Luling. I think we hit like 9 places and the top 3 in my opinion are. 3) Taylor Cafe, in Taylor 2) Southside Market in Elign 1)Black's in Lockhart. We mostly sampled brisket and sausage. It was fun and I am ready to do it again. Next time I would like to spend at least a week, we did this in 2 days. I was stuffed. Then going across 10 heading back to FL we hit up a couple boudin places in LA. What a trip
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Wow, You did that in 2 days? Did you eat BBQ for breakfast lunch and dinner? Taylor to Luling isn't a short trip.

bubbachuck · Joined: 26 Apr 2008 Posts: 21 Location: Winter Haven, FL

Yeah it was fun, we left Dallas early on a Tuesday morning and then we were heading east to FL Wednesday night. The only problem we had was most of those towns were only like 20 mins apart from each other. We usually got brisket and sausage and then some sides and had a cooler with ice for the leftovers. Then Black's opened at 10 am and we were there at about 10:15. It was fun.
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sailtravis · Newbie Joined: 31 Mar 2007 Posts: 27

Nobody has mentioned City Market in Luling, Tx. Just east of San Antone off of I-10. Luling is only a short drive and south of Lockhart. You sir are headed for BBQ nirvana. Have fun.

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sailtravis · Newbie Joined: 31 Mar 2007 Posts: 27

Luling does have a semi-unique smell. Most Texans would say it smells like money!

What is being referred to is that wonderful hydrocarbon odor coming from the oil wells pumping in town.

Believe me, it in no way effects the taste of that good que. No, wait a minute... the lines at noon are already too long at City Market. Yes, it smells terrible, it will turn you off your que Very Happy

Looks like I'm moving to the front of the line!

No seriously, all joking aside. It is one of the highly respected Central Texas BBQ legends.

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thooks · Posted: Fri Aug 06 10 9:46 pm Post subject:

Maybe some of you will know where I am talking about-

Back in 2001, I was held capture in San Marcos doing some software training. One day for lunch I said "I want some BBQ". The doooood that was our host said "Ok, follow me" and we loaded up the truck and headed out.

We were 'downtown' at a building at Texas State. I want to say that we drove for 15 minutes or so, didn't cross I-35, so we must have went west or northwest out of town. We ended up 'out in the middle of nowhere'. Seriously. We rolled up on a plain, white block building, nothing else around.

This was my first "hole in the wall, Texas BBQ joint" experience, so I was not real sure about this place. I guess you Texans would call it "a market".

Knowing what I know now, this place is legit. Picnic tables, your "plate" is butcher paper. We ended up leaving without eating because everybody was kinda uncomfortable. Imagine a group of more or less city folk, computer nerds (not me), rolling into this place.

Anyway...any one got any idea what this place is called?

mgwerks · Posted: Sat Aug 07 10 12:53 am Post subject:

Cooper's in Llano - top of your list. Without question.

Franklin's BBQ, 3421 N IH 35 in Austin - best in the city, get there by or before 11:00 am

New Braunfels - There is a Cooper's there also, but I have not been there, heard it isn't quite as good as the Llano location. Granzin's is pretty decent. The other places in NB are poor - Oma's, NB Smokehouse, etc.

P.S. - If you're willing to bring me a few cases of Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale from Alabama, I'll pick it up and gladly reimburse you! Seriously good stuff!
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texaggie2007 · Newbie Joined: 05 May 2010 Posts: 40 Location: Minot ND

Coopers and Snows are the top 2 in the State IMO

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voodoo · Posted: Sun Sep 19 10 10:15 pm Post subject:

The Salt lick sux..