Review August 10, 2010

This eatery serves authentic barbecue modeled directly on the kind dished out at the Kreuz Market in Lockhart, Texas.  more →

Review July 18, 2007

Let it be noted: the guys behind Hill Country, a paean to the beefcentric barbecue outside Austin, are about as Texan as Bloomberg in a Stetson.  more →

Review July 15, 2007

There was a time, not so long ago, when the city’s community of ravenous and dispirited barbecue hounds didn’t care whether their warmed-over ribs were prepared in the style of Kansas City, say, or Tennessee, or the Hill Country of central Texas, wherever the hell that was.   more →

Recommended Dishes

“Moist” brisket, pork ribs, beef shoulder, smoked sausage, shoepeg corn pudding, chocolate brownies.

Review July 11, 2007

I’ve never fallen afoul of a Texas Ranger, but my first bite of the fatty brisket at Hill Country hit me like a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick to the head.  more →

Recommended Dishes

Brisket; prime rib; beer can game hen; Kreuz sausages; baked beans; cucumber salad.