I added in our own newsgroup, since barbecue is something we sure enjoy here in the Triangle as well. We just returned from Austin, and I think that Luby's had some mighty good ribs and sausage. Their brisket was OK for brisket, but that just isn't something I enjoyed. The pulled pork was as good as we have here in the Triangle. County Line is also considered a sacred place in Austin and San Antonio, but I've found the food quality tends to vary. Their sausage is tops, and a good beef rib is a great "vacation" from pork ribs. Their pulled pork is fine. We also ate at Chuys, but it is more of a TexMex place than barbecue joint. Luby's is pure barbecue- and good. Having been born and raised in central MO, I also appreciate the KC-style of ribs. Bryants is good, but KC Masterpiece isn't bad, either. The place up on N. Oak is great. If you ever get down to Marshall MO, there is an unnamed joint off Arrow Street (behind the bank) in a converted house. The place is owned and operated by the descendents of Ocey Bruner- and the ribs there are some of the best in the world. -- Tom Gauldin, Raleigh NC ftp://ftp.mindspring.com/pub/users/scoundrl/gauldin.htm Here's to the land of the Longleaf Pine, The Summerland, where the sun doth shine. Where the weak grow strong, and the strong grow great, Here's to Downhome, the Old North State. Steve W. wrote: > Hi, > > We're from KC but live on the road full time, now in Corpus for the winter. > We are laid back casual. > Used to have a competitive BBQ team ,Hawgn Sauce, (took a award in American > Royal a few years back they spell us Hawg'n Sauce) and love trying local Q. > In Corpus we have liked Miller's, not Bill Millers, tried Cotton's, not > impressed. In KC we love Bryants. > > We do art glass as our thing- kiln fused and lampwork beads, and jewelry. > Love to see others work, usually like funky art galleries. > > Check out our web page which is a journal of our Big Bus Adventure. We > retired at 46 and hit the road and don't think we'll settle down for awhile. > Love Corpus. > > Susan > Albert N. wrote: > > Steve W. wrote in > > message news:836egd$ist$[email removed]... > > > We're traveling through Austin and want ideas of best BBQ and brew pub. > > > Also any other fav places to see and eat. > > > > From what part of the country are you coming? What sorts of foods do you > > enjoy? Are you looking for a relaxed, comfortable environment, something > > for a family, or something upscale? More info will help us make better > > recommendations. > > > > That being said, I recommend the Salt Lick for BBQ; it's about 15 minutes > > outside of town in Driftwood. Always listed amongst the best BBQ places > > in the state, although some folks believe that their quality has dropped > > off lately (I don't agree.) Other places to try that are closer to town > > include Sam's on E. 12th, the Iron Works on E. Ceasar Chavez, and for a > > more upscale atmosphere either of the County Line locations. > > > > I'm not a beerophile, so I'll leave the brewpub suggestions to others. > > > > On my "must see" list for folks visiting Austin would be The Oasis (the > > food isn't outstanding, but the view is spectacular), Chuy's on Barton > > Springs (New Mex-Mex and a great dose of Austin Funky in one spot), for > > a down home Tex-Mex breakfast, Cisco's on E. 6th. > > > > One guide to the restaurants around Austin can be found at > > > > http://austin.citysearch.com > > > > -- > > Albert Nurick > > > > > > > > >
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Tom G. wrote: > We just returned from Austin, and I think that Luby's had some mighty > good ribs and sausage. Their brisket was OK for brisket, but that > just isn't something I enjoyed. The pulled pork was as good as we > have here in the Triangle. Whoa! Luby's is the cafeteria with non-spiced food. The one with the Luanne Platter, which Luanne from King of the Hill is named after. IIRC you mean Rudy's by your posts here after you visited Austin. > County Line is also considered a sacred place in Austin and San > Antonio, but I've found the food quality tends to vary. Their sausage > is tops, and a good beef rib is a great "vacation" from pork ribs. > Their pulled pork is fine. Sacred by who? Most people I know bash it for the upscale atmosphere. Way too much $$$ for BBQ that is mediocre at best. And it's not the traditional style Texas BBQ service style eat-on-butcher-paper joint. It's sit down and be waited on service. The Texas BBQ purists don't like that kind of joint. My favorites around Austin: 1) Cooper's in Llano, the King of Texas BBQ!!! 2) Louie Mueller's in Taylor for the jalapeno sausage 3) Krutez in Lockhart, no sides/sauce pushes them to third 4) Ruby's (not Rudy's)
Tom G. wrote: > We just returned from Austin, and I think that Luby's had some mighty > good ribs and sausage. Their brisket was OK for brisket, but that > just isn't something I enjoyed. The pulled pork was as good as we > have here in the Triangle. Whoa! Luby's is the cafeteria with non-spiced food. The one with the Luanne Platter, which Luanne from King of the Hill is named after. IIRC you mean Rudy's by your posts here after you visited Austin. > County Line is also considered a sacred place in Austin and San > Antonio, but I've found the food quality tends to vary. Their sausage > is tops, and a good beef rib is a great "vacation" from pork ribs. > Their pulled pork is fine. Sacred by who? Most people I know bash it for the upscale atmosphere. Way too much $$$ for BBQ that is mediocre at best. And it's not the traditional style Texas BBQ service style eat-on-butcher-paper joint. It's sit down and be waited on service. The Texas BBQ purists don't like that kind of joint. My favorites around Austin: 1) Cooper's in Llano, the King of Texas BBQ!!! 2) Louie Mueller's in Taylor for the jalapeno sausage 3) Krutez in Lockhart, no sides/sauce pushes them to third 4) Ruby's (not Rudy's)
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Organization: Road Runner - Texas
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Dave, Dave, Dave....
On Thursday I had a Pork Chop and Hot Link at Kruez and I'm just now
coming down from the high :-) Thank goodness I had the foresight to get 6 hot links to go.... they are safely tucked away in my freezer for a future BBQ emergency.
IMHO Kruez should be #1, but if you charted the four you mentioned, they would all cluster at about the same point on the chart.
Jeff
Dave C. wrote:
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> My favorites around Austin:
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> 1) Cooper's in Llano, the King of Texas BBQ!!!
> 2) Louie Mueller's in Taylor for the jalapeno sausage
> 3) Krutez in Lockhart, no sides/sauce pushes them to third
> 4) Ruby's (not Rudy's)
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> Dave Clark [email removed]Steve W. wrote: > We're traveling through Austin and want ideas of best BBQ and brew pub. > Also any other fav places to see and eat. > > Thanks > > Susan RUDY'S on 183N for BBQ
NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 13:28:39 MST Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1999 20:28:39 GMT Xref: pale-rider.INS.CWRU.Edu austin.food:6541 Always on the lookout for good spring rolls made and served fresh. Got a nice surprise via this ng when I heard that Triumph Coffeehouse on Spicewood Springs served Vietnamese food. (Who knew?) Anyway, their spring rolls were great! One per order, but that's OK because they are large and satisfying. Peanut sauce could have used more zip, however. Anyway, any other suggestions on where to go for my favorite Vietnamese appetizer?