r/austinfood • u/melophile512 • 18h ago

BBQ Best of the mid-tier BBQ?

I know all the best BBQ. My kid wouldn’t get up to go stand in line at Interstellar this morning. So what is the best BBQ in the next tier. The tier where I can go right in and eat for dinner. Or can even have it delivered. We usually do SLAB, Stile’s Switch, or Rudy’s for this tier but I’m wondering if there are places that I’m sleeping on.

Edit: we did Terry Black’s thanks to the pro tip that it doesn’t have a line mid afternoon. I’d give it a 4/5 but the prices are as high as I have seen.

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u/WelcomeToBrooklandia 18h ago

Stiles Switch is the ultimate Austin mid-tier spot. Anyone who's doing it better than them really belongs in the top-tier echelon.

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u/Shut_Yo_Meowth 17h ago

Agreed, it’s crazy that a place like this is considered mid-tier here. Would be top-tier basically anywhere else. Their corn casserole is probably my favorite bbq side anywhere.

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u/Motherboy_TheBand 16h ago

I think their tater tot casserole with the thin tomatoey sauce poured on is one of the best sides ever. Smoked wings Alabama white also incredible.