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    Brown's Bar-B-Que

    4.7 (486 reviews)
    Closed • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Brisket, green beans, and baked beans
    Joshua E.

    I enjoyed the bbq. Corner bar has a Sunday special where you get a free plate if you open a $15 tab. You get your choice of meat and 2 sides. The brisket, beans were tasty. Well seasoned. I'd recommend Browns.

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    Richard A.

    The many times that I have been in the area, I have never noticed Brown's BBQ but now they definitely have my attention. My lite afternoon snack was the 3-meat plate, Moist Beef Brisket, Pork Rib, and Sausage with sides of Cabbage and Green Beans. The brisket had a beautiful smoke ring and the bark was perfect. The pork rib had a nice rub where no barbecue sauce was needed. Last but not least, the sausage casing had a nice snap to it and the filling was coarse, the way I like it. The braised cabbage was well seasoned to my satisfaction. Although Brown's BBQ shares the same address with the Corner Bar, they are separate businesses however, if one orders to eat-in, the delectable delights can be savored outside at the picnic tables or inside of the Corner Bar where beverages with authority are served, for digestive purposes. Withour a doubt, I definitely will be back.

    Eats & Atmosphere!
    Stephanie K.

    Here's the real deal - exceptional BBQ without the wait, serving up "authentic, slow-smoked BBQ" since 2011. As a late-blooming Texan, I'm not always craving brisket, but this jalapeño cheddar sausage is FIRE! Also a Brown's original: Candied Pork Belly Bites - AKA MEAT CANDY. If you choose to go the traditional (brisket) route, their options for Carolina (mustard-based) and hearty BBQ are both flavorful and delicious. Mac 'n Cheesey has BACON to bring flavors full circle. Servings from the 1/4 lb up to Corporate Gatherings, Weddings, and Parties. Enough to keep you coming back, time and again!

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    Heather S.

    Absolutely amazing food! We had the "small" brisket and sausage sandwich and first of all it was huge and the taste was OUT of this world!! Also had Mac n cheese and the cabbage and cannot say enough about how tasty they both were! Cannot wait until we are in Austin next so we can have it again!

    Bris Brisket, 1 lb. Turkey, 1 lb. Chicken, 1 lb.
    Amy G.

    Good bbq, friendly service! My husband and I are eating a lot of bbq while we're both doing a keto diet. This week we tried Brown's bbq. My husband had tried it before a long time ago, and he says I did too, but I'm pretty sure I had food from the truck next to it, Kiin Di, while he had bbq. We got our standard order, brisket, turkey, and chicken by the pound, quarter pound each. My favorite was the chicken, because it was juicy, and texture is major for me. My husband thought the brisket was his favorite. We both thought the turkey was ok, but a little dry. Fortunately, some of the turkey pieces I got to in the end were a little juicier, so that redeemed it. We considered going back to order a bit more, but couldn't decide on what. Once we decided on sausage, we discovered it was sold out, so that was our sign to stick with our first order. We ate on the bar patio even though it was really hot and humid. We could have taken the food inside, but we felt awkward doing that since we weren't drinking. We were both hungry, and it hit the spot, but it has not disrupted my ranking of favorite bbq spots any.

    Dexter V.

    We just happened to have found this place in route to an appointment. We were hungry and had 15 mins to eat. It actually turned out to be one of the better brisket places I've been to. I'd recommend the brisket and the sausage

    Christopher T.

    Went here when they just open for a quick bite before heading to the airport. Simply delicious and juicy and the meats are just simple tasty and tender and clever thing you could think of. It's a food truck parks right infront of the bar so you ordered, get your foods and go inside and get drinks and enjoys the foods. The service is great & friendly and turnaround is quick too. The vibe is just simple great and easy going plus the bar is more of a garage type & simple with great music. Love it.

    Brisket Sandwich Turkey Sandwich Pulled Pork, 1 lb. Beans Slaw
    Anna H.

    Listen, don't write off food truck barbecue!!! We got here after a long drive into Austin, desperate to eat barbecue but not eager to stand in long lines to eat it. After having over an hour in the car to sift through reviews, we settled on Brown's. It's nestled in the parking lot of the Corner Bar. Lots of outside seating on picnic tables (in the shade.) Brisket was tender (not fatty! Thank god!!!) and coleslaw was SO good. The pulled pork and turkey were also amazing. The sides of onions, pickles and jalapeño along with slices of bread were great. Also full bottles of soda. Barbecue was served on trays with paper. The lady serving us was friendly. Also DO NOT SLEEP ON THE BANANA PUDDING. Soooo good. What a find!!

    John G.

    We loved this place! We took our order to go, one pound of brisket; it was very tasty and smokey. We also had the potato salad, beens and mac and cheese. I'd say my favorite sides were the mac and cheese followed by the beens. Service was great, very nice, fun people and answered all of our question helping us with our order.

    Brisket/ sausage sandwich, pulled pork wrap, mac and cheese, beans
    Bridgette M.

    Awesome food, fast service, and great location. BBQ is some of the best we've had and the workers are so nice. Will be back

    Brisket, Corn and Mac & Cheese
    Stephanie M.

    Love Love LOVE Brown's BBQ! Best BBQ deal in Austin if you ask me... complete a $15 tab at Corner Bar and you get a free plate of BBQ on Sundays until they sell out. Yessss please! The brisket is super tender, corn packed with flavor and the Mac & Cheese nice and cheesy. Go get ya some!

    Michi L.

    Brown's was on a list of top places to try in Austin for BBQ. So of course, we had to try it. Brown's BBQ is a food truck outside of Corner Bar. So you can order your food and get a drink inside. But we decided to order to go. They were so friendly and helpful. We got the brisket and pork ribs with sides of Mac and cheese and beans. The brisket was very juicy and tender. The pork ribs were tender and very flavorful. We definitely understood why they were on a list of top BBQ places to try. It did not disappoint!

    Ribs, beans, potato salad and banana pudding.

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    I don't think so... when there's a game day it's pretty busy and they also have specials on sundays with the bar next to it that can get crowded.

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    4.4(6.4k reviews)
    2.0 mi•Downtown
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    Don't sleep on Moonshine Grill! We've been here a number of times and recently returned for dinner…read moreafter an event at the Fairmont Hotel. We somehow snagged nearby street parking and a table for two with no wait despite it being a busy Saturday evening after a UT football game. Make a reservation if you have a large party or are on a tighter schedule. It's a bit loud for those seated in the lobby/entrance area, but totes a vibe. For food, we ordered the blackened catfish, brisket burnt ends quesadillas, and harvest bowl to share. Everything was delicious and served quickly, even with the aforementioned dinner rush. 10/10 would order the same items again. I was so appreciative of the server splitting the entree over two plates without us asking. Did I mention the complimentary popcorn and cornbread? Twas a FEAST. I'm already thinking about the next time we're going back! If not for Moonshine, definitely for the speakeasy downstairs.

    We were in Austin for a conference so I did some research and stumbled upon Moonshine Grill. I made…read morea reservation a week in advance. We arrived and in a few minutes we were seated at a table and immediately given water in mason jars and asked for our drink order. I opted just got an Arnold Palmer but the drink menu had some cute cocktails and mocktails, as well as a nice selection of beer and wine. Instead of bread, our server brought us a basket of seasoned popcorn. The popcorn had almost like a Cajun flair, but it wasn't spicy. It reminded me of the Ground Round chain from when I was a little girl. We decided to try the corndog shrimp appetizer. I couldn't decide on an entree because everything looked so good, so I did the Parmesan chicken and my coworker did the steak salad. The shrimp arrived so quickly with four large pieces of shrimp on a stick wrapped in corn dog batter and fried to a golden brown, with a blueberry mustard dipping sauce. The shrimp were delicious and while I didn't get much of the blueberry in the mustard, I enjoyed the sweetness it provided. My Parmesan chicken was a crispy and juicy breaded chicken cutlet with a lemon cream, artichoke hearts, and what appeared to be prosciutto on top. It was served with a side of pesto couscous with grape tomatoes and cucumbers. I wish I had ordered mashed potatoes on the side, because I wanted something to soak up the lemon cream sauce, which was the highlight of the chicken. We also were served 3 mini cornbread muffins with honey butter. My coworker said the salad was just okay, and was a little on the small side. The desserts were definitely a MUST and if you visit Moonshine and don't save room for the Espresso Brownie or the Peanut Butter Pie, you're going to regret it. The brownie was so fudgey and warm and served with ice cream. It was decadent. The peanut butter pie was the biggest slab of PB pie I've ever had with a thick Oreo crust. I wish I had someone with me to share it, it was huge. Overall, if I lived in the area I would definitely be back to try other things.

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    4.5(437 reviews)
    2.5 mi•East Cesar Chavez, East Austin
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    I love Austin Restaurant Week because it allows you to try different cuisines at fixed prices for…read morelunch, brunch and dinner along with drink specials. Austin Restaurant Week takes place from August 28th through September 13th. First stop...Rollin Smoke BBQ, located in the Chalmers building, which filled with a crowd of people. I ordered a pull pork sandwich, mac-n-cheese and banana pudding. The pulled pork sandwich was huge, which I shared with the hubs. Quite honestly, I was full after eating 1/4 of the sandwich, which had cabbage, pickles and of course the pork (not the typical stringy pork but chunks of pork bursting with smokey flavor). The mac-n-cheese was substantial with cheese filled shell pasta with a hint of a smokey flavor. So yummy...Well, I might have eaten "all" the banana pudding. This was not your typical banana pudding (dense and flavorful). I certainly understand why they run out of this dessert. Service was superb! Great dining experience...

    I have been craving Pork Belly Burnt Ends for the past few days and today, I was able to find a…read moregood parking spot at Chalmers Bar which houses Rollin Smoke BBQ. I order a very nice lite afternoon snack, 1/2 lb of Prime Pork Belly Burnt Ends, 1 Pork Sparerib, and a side of Boozy Brussels. The Prime Pork Belly Burnt Ends which are tossed in bourbon sauce and smoked again for a tender meat candy-like finish which was quite to the contrary, not overbearingly sweet, just a hint. The first time that I went to Rollin' Smoke, I wanted to order the Pork Spareribs but they weren't available so that's when I was introduced to the Pork Belly Burnt ends so today, I ordered just 1 Pork Sparerib today which was good but not great, sadly. I thoroughly enjoyed the Boozy Brussel Sprouts which were smoked and flashed fried, a balsamic glaze with whiskey soaked raisins and parmesan. I am definitely returning to check out the Half Chicken Plate with 2 small sides that I eyeballed.

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    3.8(2.1k reviews)
    1.6 mi•Warehouse District, Downtown
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    It was my first time in Austin and my first BBQ place in Austin. Safe to say they did not…read moredisappoint! Food 5/5: I got the Classic Beef Brisket and it was delicious! It wasn't too salty which I was scared of with many BBQ dishes. I paired it with their waffle fries and it was great. I should've gotten another one! Ambiance & reservations 5/5: We stayed downtown and getting there was a breeze. I'd recommend getting reservations just in case since it was the weekend. Service 3/5: the server was sweet but she took awhile to get back with us. We waited awhile for the BBQ (which happens at most BBQ), waited 30-40 min for her to come pick up the check, and then waited another 30-40 min for her to come back with our checks. Overall I'd recommend for the food but make sure you don't have anything planned right after!

    Nice two-level downtown location. There's a little bit of a speakeasy vibe because there's not a…read morebig sign outside and it's quite dark inside. Walk-in wait was 45 min but we opted for bar seating on got lucky right away. The bar offers a good selection of beers on tap and they have a separate whiskey/bourbon drink menu. We ordered the BBQ (of course) pork ribs and Texas brisket. The brisket was noticeably dry. Fortunately, they give you cute glass bottles of BBQ sauce, hot sauce and a mustard blend. The country style pork ribs are fantastic - tender to the bone, succulent with flavors, but not a rub that's overwhelming on the palate. There's not much else - the scant amount of coleslaw is lacking, and even though we ordered two entrees, we received only one dinner role. I asked for extra bread and got charged $4 for two more rolls which is annoying and also a poor business practice. It's also confusing how you order two things for two different people and it all ends up on the same plate. And then they asked if we were sharing? The value simply isn't here - total bill ended up being $75 before tax and tip. For three ribs and overdone brisket. I suppose there were some onion rings and pickles in there as well. I'm trying another place next time. That's all.

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    Upstairs bar area. Very nice

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    4.6(95 reviews)
    1.8 mi
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    This review is for their catering service. I work for a government entity and we are required to…read morereceive numerous quotes before choosing a vendor. We found Gebby's BBQ to be reasonably priced compared to other Austin BBQ restaurants. From the beginning, both Chris (The Owner and Master Pit Man) and Elizabeth to be extremely professional and prompt. Any questions or changes needed on the quote, they were on top of anything we needed. The day of the event, they arrived early as they said they would and set up quickly. The aroma of the food was wonderful throughout our venue. We had a handful of vegetarian/vegan employees and the offer a smoked vegetable tray with corn tortillas as one of their options. The food we chose was a 3 meat plate with 3 sides and cookies for the dessert. We chose Brisket, Turkey and Sausage. For the sides, we had Gouda Mac and Cheese, Creamed Corn and Beans. Everything was extremely delicious and the feedback I gathered from numerous employees was nothing but positive reviews on the food. They even allow us to KEEP the leftover food! This was awesome as we had a few bbq quotes that STATED that we could not keep the leftover food! Overall, our experience with them far exceeded our expectations and I would recommend them for your catering needs!

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