just back from Austin

My partner Karen and I had a few days in Austin, Texas this week. I had taken
a list from this NG of BBQ places along. Didn't get to hit them all, but I
was able to form some impressions:

Austin:
We went to a place called "Iron Works" on Cesar Chavez and Red River. I
ordered half a rack of baby back ribs, beans, and something else. What
showed up was 5 ribs which looked wonderful but proved to have very
little flavor somehow. I was disappointed, maybe 4 of 10.

I also tried the original Threadgills on N. Lamar and was amazed that
someone on this NG had recommended it as a BBQ place - it isn't! I had
some OK chicken fried steak there, though.

Lockhart:
we got there on a Sunday, Kreuz Market was closed (it's pronounced "kruts",
rhyming with "nuts" by the locals) and I was disappointed. Place is *huge*.
I stopped by Black's (the sign says "OPEN 8 DAYS A WEEK") and it looked
great. I got a sausage sandwich to go, fabulous. 10 out of 10.

Driftwood:
we hit the Salt Lick hungry as hell. I ordered the combo all-you-can-eat
platter, sauce on the side, with pickles & onions. The sausage was OK,
maybe 7 of 10. The ribs were pork spareribs, not baby backs, and were
also just OK, maybe 7 of 10. The brisket, however, was killer. Suc U Lent.
Their BBQ sauce was also wonderful. Brisket & sauce 10 of 10. Pretty good
ambiance. Their coleslaw was killer, 10. I didn't like their potato salad
and found their beans tasteless.

That's it on the report. Karen's crew got taken to Stubbs after I left, on
Red River up at 8th downtown Austin. She had the fried green tomato pie,
said it was killer.

Doesn't matter to me anymore that Verizon dumped newsgroups - I switched to
free.teranews.com which works although it makes you log in a lot.

Grant Erwin
Kirkland, Washington

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Brian

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Grant Erwin <[Only registered users can see links. ]> wrote:


You're supposed to order beef (ribs and brisket) at Iron Works. You
go to Artz for pork.

A bunch of us here have met at Iron Works a few times.



Not me. I would have spoken up had I seen somebody here give out
that advice.

-sw

"Sqwertz" <swertz@cluemail.compost> wrote in message

Experimenting when traveling is risky. I play it safe and get good ribs at
Applebee's. Consistent and good ribs every time.

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

OK, that *has* to be tongue-in-cheek! I went all the way to Texas with Karen
just to eat some "real" BBQ and here you're telling me to go to Applebee's!
What a hoot!

Grant
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Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

That's true if you get them at Applebee's or Chili's

Glad you made it to Lockhart, but Black's (IMHO) is third out of the 3 BBQ
places there. Smitty's is the favorite of the locals I know, with Kreuz and
Lockhart BBQ close behind. I've been to all 3, and Smitty's is by far my
favorite....
And as far as Applebee's and
Chili's.........................eeeewwwwwwww!



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On 4 Oct 2008 01:48:25 GMT, "Default User" <[Only registered users can see links. ]>
wrote:


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--

"Every single religion that has a monotheistic god
winds up persecuting someone else."
-Philip Pullman

-denny-
(not as curmudgeonly as I useta be)

On Sat, 4 Oct 2008 14:42:36 -0400, "Edwin Pawlowski" <[Only registered users can see links. ]>
wrote:


Ed, someone's gonna come in here, see that you've been around this ng
for awhile and then believe this. D'you want that on your conscience?

--

"Every single religion that has a monotheistic god
winds up persecuting someone else."
-Philip Pullman

-denny-
(not as curmudgeonly as I useta be)

"Denny Wheeler" <[Only registered users can see links. ].INVALID> wrote in message

But this is the internet so it must be true. You read it here
--

About a month ago we had lunch at Chilis. I was tempted to order ribs, but
then came to my senses.
Ed
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