CBC in Austin: More Ribs in Driftwood,Texas

More meats.  If you are Texas, it’s difficult to avoid trying bbq.  The smell seems to permeate in the air as you get closer to these establishments and the smell is so intoxicating even for a person who enjoys her veggies more than her meats.  Some friends here who happens to be a cousin of a friend from Toronto (small world!) introduced us to the Salt Lick. It’s a small chain and they have other locations but they say that the 45 minute drive south to Driftwood is worth it to nom on their meats and carbs.

We ordered extra moist meat and if memory serves me correctly, we ordered 2 lbs of each meat for 5 adults.

Sausage and german potato salad was also on the menu and last but not least:

Turkey!

Their bbq sauce which is not your a-typical sauce has this interesting flavour to it and it is so delicious with the turkey and the brisket. At first, our friend P was not convinced they gave us the moist meat and they were super kind and gave up another plate.  This time the meat was moist and very tasty.  T even said “At first I thought, it really wasn’t worth the drive out here but now, I’m convinced that it is!” P even said that they came out and the line-up of cars to get into the parking lot was so long that they turned around and went back home. I’m very happy that we could go during a weekday when it’s a lot less busy.

I really enjoyed the sausage the most. It was moist and had a nice peppery flavour to it The potato salad was also delicious.  Served warm with a vinegrette dressing instead of the usual mayonnaise. Pax even munched on it. I dipped it in water to make the flavours a little bland as he’s not used to so much salt in his food.

The end of my meal was the most delicious. We order cobbler and I really wanted to try both the blackberry and the peach. The waitress asked if I wanted another fork to share with T and I said “Nope!”  I gobbled up my dish so quickly that I completely forgot to take a picture of it. It was that good.  Peach cobbler rocks.

We will be revisiting this establishment in the future. Definitely.

Salt Lick

18300 FM 1826
Driftwood, TX 78619

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CBC in Austin: Rudy’s

Another bbq post.  I think I have had a lot of meat this past month since we have moved here to Texas. Everything is also sold by the pound but I’m on the hunt to find the ultimate beef brisket or ribs. Rudy’s was suggested by the guy that sold my wonderful task chair that makes life much better as I hunch over the computer for hours on end when Pax lets me.

It’s really kitchy.  It’s right next to a Shell station.  You know when you go into the cashier to pay for your gas and get a few snacks at the small mart?   Well in this case Rudy’s is attached to the station.  The only difference here is that there is plenty or bench seating to partake in the good eats.

I thought this was a security camera but low and behold it was not.  It was a camera pointed directly at the people who were cutting the juicy tender meat. There was quite a few people lined up to order.  The guy was nice enough to let us sample the meat.  We ended up getting beans, beef brisket and turkey.  I think we did a half a pound each of the meat to share amongst the three of us.

mmm meat.

The turkey was suprisingly tender.  We ended up getting the medium moist for the beef but it was so good.  They serve you bread with the meat but we opted out given T’s gluten free diet. The meal was topped off with sweet tea and it was oh so good.

I give this place a solid B plus.  I have since gone to some other bbq places that I will post in the future but I think this place gets good marks for their friendliness and the meats are quite tender. I think the next time I will try the extremely moist meat.

Rudy’s

11570 Research Boulevard, Austin, TX‎

There are two other locations but this is the one we went to as it was on the way back home.

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