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    Terry Black's Barbecue

    4.7 (418 reviews)
    Open 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Beef brisket, turkey, sausage, pork rib, Mac n cheese, coleslaw, and potato salad!
    Jennifer A.

    Hands down the best BBQ I've ever had. Bear in mind that I travel 200+ nights a year for work and am always in search of BBQ gems - having said that search is now over!!! Thank you Veronica, John, and Laura for the great service and southern hospitality! Cheers and I'll be sure to revisit when I'm in TX next!

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    Stephanie K.

    This is the place!!! Smoky, savory brisket indoors & out, some of the very best I've found in my Texas travels. Fall-off-the-bone short ribs & sausage are also nice with their house-made cornbread (warm, moist, single-serve because I'm not sharing). An excellent roadside stop or venue for larger parties. Thanks very much for the tour - will be happy to make a return!

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    Michael S.

    This is my favorite barbecue in Texas so far! I recently tried the Texas monthly number one pick and wasn't impressed. You guys are still king of the brisket in my eyes. Couple things I enjoy about this place. Is that even if there's a line you still get in pretty quick. I would say this place is worth the wait. Always smells great when I walk in and always clean and up to par. Keep up the great work here! Highly recommend!

    Art B.

    OUTSTANDING! Visiting from Boston and out of my element. Everyone there was very welcoming and patient (special shout-out to Veronica ), walking me through how and what to order (I was so not disappointed in anything - especially the ribs and the mac & cheese), AND then they gave me a tour of their smokehouse which runs 24/7! Everyone who works there seemed really glad to do so and that made it even better. I had a Sampler Platter with more meat than I eat in a month with coleslaw and mac & cheese. A lady at a neighboring table suggested I get the creamed corn next time as it was the best she'd ever had. Ambiance was great, with a/c seating inside and warmer tables outside. Just go already .

    Dale S.

    As we prepared this morning to leave New Braunfels and head home to Fort Worth I was thinking we'd stop at the great Miller's Smokehouse in Belton. Very solid true, offset smoker cooked cue. But then my old pumpkin head synapses fired and I thought Chuck! Now's the chance to visit Lockhart and see what Chuck Charnichart has got going on as she's in TM's 2025 Top 50. But alas she is cooking only on Saturday and Sunday at her place, Barb's, there in Lockhart. I've been to Kreuz, and also the original Blacks back before Mike and Mark opened the Terry Black's there. As we're big fan's of Terry Black's in Dallas we know it's solid, offset pit smoked BBQ so we decided to see what the Lockhart store is like. So happy we did. It's what you'd expect from a Terry Black's. Very cool, attractive, and well designed restaurant layout. Pretty awesome, really. You enter passing the pit room containing their six humongous pits, all fired up and cooking away. This store does not have a bar as does the Dallas location. Beer's are on ice at the beginning of the line and there is wine here but only by the bottle I think. The gal at the cutting board was so sweet and she knows what she's doing with a brisket and a knife. For starters she tossed a burnt end taster on the tray. It was off the chain delicious... world class bark, peppery, rich smoke...melt in your mouth brisket perfection. Wow. We never do sides. Just gets in the way of what we're after at a great BBQ joint. We ordered 1/2 lb. brisket from the point, 1/2 lb. from the flat, and 1/2 lb of pork ribs. Oh and a jalapeño and cheese sausage. Brisket and ribs were BBQ Nirvana. I was not crazy about the sausage. Does this have beef in it? Didn't ask. Anywho, Terry Black's has never disappointed. So glad we visited. Believe it or not, we have not yet been to the new store in Fort Worth. Gonna remedy that.

    Mac and Cheese, Creamed Corn, Potato Salad
    T V.

    The place was awesome, could smell the meat as soon as I got out the truck. Roomy, had good outdoor space and a live band when I went. The brisket was so good, flavorful, and tender. The Mac was great and so was the creamed corn. The sausage was ok, not bad but would have preferred it a little more smoked and the potato salad was alright, but it's hard to make a good potato salad. The staff were smiley and welcoming. Overall, good experience and great brisket.

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    Stephen W.

    We made a special trip to Lockhart for me and my long time coming trip to the BBQ capital of Texas. After considerable reading, I settled on Terry Blacks. There is a TB in Dallas (Deep Ellum) that I enjoy a lot and have been several time so the decision came down to it and the original Blacks. In the end, the Yelp reviews and ratings were a bit better for TB so off we went. We arrived and I was treated to a mini tour of the pits by the pit master. Loved it. I got to ask all sorts of questions that I was wondering about for years. He told me on a slow day they sell 140-160 briskets and a busy day the number is closer to 360. Wow, That's a lot of beef. We talked for a good 20 minutes and he was not in a rush to see me go. I think he enjoyed talking to someone who is into food and BBQ. We talked sourcing, cattle parts, cooking times, etc. It was bliss. After the tour, we proceeded to the restaurant. First up are the sides and we ordered Cole slaw, potato salad, and beans. I am familiar with all from the Dallas TB but one difference was that the beans did not have brisket whereas the Dallas TB does. On to the meats. The wife read reviews and decided she had to try to beef rib. A huge piece of meat with a healthy price tag, hers came in at $50+. She tried her best but could not finish is all and we had no refrigeration so sadly we had to throw a significant portion away. I over-ordered despite my vow not to, and got brisket, ribs, and sausage. The brisket was a disappointment and was quite dry. Sauce could not save it. Maybe I should not have asked for lean. But it was not particularly good brisket, which is odd given the fact that I just had a tour that focused mainly on brisket. In Dallas, I usually get the regular sausage but here I tried the jalapeño cheddar. To me, it was juicy and very smoky, but it was really greasy and not pleasant to the palate. The ribs were fall off the bone good and the best part of the meal. I am not rib lover but these were excellent ribs. Overall, my dream trip was kind of a disappointment. Maybe I over-hyped the experience in my mind. I don't know. At this point, my impression is that I really enjoyed the mini-tour and that was special. But in terms of food, the Dallas location has better BBQ. It pains me to say that. There is inside and outside seating. The ambience is Texas BBQ without being corny. The 4 stars is for the total experience, not necessarily the food alone.

    Brisket, turkey, jalapeño cheddar sausage, chopped beef
    Chris G.

    You don't stumble into Terry Black's by accident, you arrive hungry and hopeful, and you leave full with the meat sweats. From the jump, this place hits you with the scent of hardwood and slow-burning promise. The brisket is the headliner, and rightfully so; deep bark, fat that renders like butter, and a smoke ring that whispers Texas with every bite. It doesn't need sauce, but if you must, go light. The HUGE beef rib walks that tightrope between tender and structured, with just enough bite to make you respect it. The jalapeño cheddar sausage? Bold. Loud. Beautiful. Like biting into a firecracker wrapped in meat. And don't sleep on the sides, mac n' cheese that hugs your soul, and potato salad that tastes like someone's grandmother still makes it by hand. The whole experience feels both timeless and immediate, like you're eating something sacred and utterly now. Five stars because this isn't hype its heritage, served on butcher paper with zero pretense. Terry Black's doesn't need to flex. It is the flex.

    Jalapeño sausage, brisket, and beef rib
    Jim C.

    Service was friendly and quick, brisket and sausage were tasty, indoor and outdoor seating were pleasant, but... the beef rib, the one they have the customer ring a bell for when ordered? It was overcooked - parts of it were tough and dry. Also the back was way over salted, and I speak as someone who is regularly accused of over seasoning food. The beef ribs at the Salt Lick in Round Rock are better. Also one of their bathrooms was closed off with a "under maintenance " sign. I'd suggest the pork ribs instead, they looked pretty juicy.

    Denise J.

    Truly the best barbecue I've had in my entire life! And I'm almost 60 so that says a lot. We were in Texas for a business trip and decided to rent a car to drive to Buc-ee's. On our way to Buc-ee's, we passed this Terry Black's location. The one in Austin was on our bucket list, but we considered ourselves. Super lucky to have found this one by happenstance. There were four of us, so we ordered the family meal. I think we got 3 lb of mixed meat and five sides. You can pick a dessert as One of your sides! Before we ordered our food, we were given a really wonderful tour of the smoking pit by one of the pitmasters. I just love that these gentlemen were for sure encouraged to bring us in and show us how it's done. For our meat we chose turkey, sausage, and beef. For our sides we chose creamed corn, cobbler, potato salad, mac and cheese, and coleslaw. Don't tell my mom but that creamed corn was the best I've ever had. Even better than my mothers. If I ever back in Austin, I will make a point of driving back to this. Terry Blacks.

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    Sabrina G.

    Our family typically goes to the Terry Blacks on Barton Springs but we decided to switch it up this weekend and take the trip out to Lockhart! The ambiance was incredible. We loved the setup and all of the outdoor seating. The fans outside were a great touch with this Texas heat. We are a group of 6 so we went with the small family pack. It was the perfect amount. We got brisket, turkey and 5 sides. My one note is that the turkey and some sides were cold. Other than that it was a perfect meal! The Meat was juicy and the sides complimented the meat well. If you want to skip the line downtown definitely make the short trip out to this location!

    William D.

    We brought a team of about a dozen men and some scattered family members in tonight. It's a unique set up, and the staff at the first counter where you select the sides are very nice. We all ate and were very satisfied. It's a few seats inside and plenty of outdoor seating. Not too much for decor but that's not what this is about.

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    Sean P.

    We came here on a Sunday with my parents. There is a small paved parking lot out front with a large dirt lot in the back. We got here around one and the line was a little out the door, but it went pretty quick. There is a good amount of seating inside with a lot more outside. My wife and I shared a tray of turkey, sausage, and chopped beef with sides of creamed corn and Mac and cheese. We also got pickles and onions. My parents got some other stuff, but mainly the beef rib which on its own cost as much as our whole tray. Everything was incredible by itself, but there were a few bottles of barbecue sauces on the tables

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    Great brisket, ribs, and sausage, and even greater service by Camden Hernandez, who couldn't have been nicer. Thank you!

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    BBQ was amazing! Brisket and sausage were delicious. Coleslaw and Mexican Rice were scrumptious.

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