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Barbecue Texas

The Salt Lick BBQ: Overcoming Mother’s Day Mob for ‘Cue

The Salt Lick BBQ has become a Lurie family tradition. My father first ate at the now-legendary Hill Country barbecue establishment while attending grad school at UT in the late ’60s. My father, brother...
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Barbecue Texas

Crosstown BBQ: Smoked Meats and Twisted Taxidermy in Elgin [CLOSED]

Located off Highway 290, across town from Elgin’s other barbecue big guns, this relatively small particle board and metal building has plenty of character. According to pitman Traco Fowler, Carroll Grady and Laron Morgan...
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Restaurant Sign Texas

Southside Market: Sausage and “Beef Made Easy” in Elgin

My father, brother and I meet one weekend a year in Austin, and on Saturdays, we have the most time to explore. This year, we targeted Elgin, a barbecue-haven known for their spicy beef...
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Barbecue Texas

Louie Mueller Barbecue: Taking Brisket Express to Taylor

At 7:30 AM, I caught American Airlines Flight 1182 from LAX to Austin, or as I like to call it, the Brisket Express. My father and I met at the baggage claim and quickly...
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Barbecue South Carolina

Sweatman’s: Making Pilgrimage for Whole Hog in Holly Hill

A wooden pig sign announces diners’ arrival at Sweatman’s, a destination BBQ pork buffet that’s run on Fridays and Saturdays in Holly Hill since 1977. Sweatman’s takes their guest experience so seriously that they...
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Restaurant North Carolina

Keaton’s: Chasing Barbecued Fried Chicken in North Carolina

Keaton’s has been located on the same desolate stretch of Woodleaf Road since 1953. Just when you think you must have overshot it, you’re almost there. Burette Walker Keaton, better known as B.W., founded...
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