i live right near there. the place is very good for the price. the outside seating and service is phenomenal.

i dont kill for the food, but its well above average.

its def worth trying for anyone that hasnt yet.

I broke bread at the same table as the Yeti. I had a pulled pork burrito. It was really friggin good. Pretty huge and stuffed with lots of pork/rice/vegi/cheese/sour cream goodness. I also enjoyed the beans that I got on the side. I liked sitting outside. I like that it is BYOB and there is a liquor store not 25 feet away. It's very similar to just having a bar and the liquor store counter is probably closer to the tables than at some of the bigger bars in the city. Somehow that square (what square is that?) is pretty vibrant and good for people watching/making fun of people/mooks driving buy and being loud in their cock cars. All in all it's a great spot. If it isn't too busy and there aren't people waiting it's almost worth it to get dinner and just have that be your drinking spot for the night.

Jesus did we give him a hard time. He took it like a champ though.

What I failed to mention is that if you do go next door and buy a six pack they will give you a bucket and ice to keep it chilled and give you glasses for the beer!

If this is common most other places I apologize. My BYOB is kind of limited to Tortilla Sam's who I think could really give a rat's ass what you do with your booze once you bring it in.

Westside's very good. I miss the convenience of living in that area for them and also the Corner Grille.

for the record I am going to say this though:
The package store next door to westside SUCKS and the guy behind the counter is a dick.

Are the glasses frosty? Cause these were.

Actually I do! I mean if it's a BBQ place they could have more grilled veggies and salads with grilled meats. I ordered a salad with grilled chicken once and it sucked. The pulled pork and the burritos both sound amazing, I will just go there when I want to be bad. ;)

a TRUE BBQ place won't even serve sides OR have BBQ sauce.

There will be cords of wood stacked up outside and smokers that are the size of your house. There is no air conditioning and the temperature will be staggering because of those smokers, in fact you will be lucky to even see your meat through the smokey haze.

You will order fatty brisket and the fat will melt like butter in your mouth. The meat itself you will suck on to get every little bit of flavor out of. You will not order by the slice, you will order by the pound, and in particular, you will NOT order veggies.

This lesson was brought to you by the Texas BBQ association. :)

I am ordering steak for lunch, happy?

Can't a gal get a little veg?

Geez...

I was going to say, there are more types of BBQ than Texas BBQ.

Terrible Buddhist=some sort of Texist.

Like yeti said, the Tennessee sides are quite varied and very tasty.

I'm craving Jack's brisket now...

BBQ is bad for the environment

oh sure...other parts of the country cook meat...some of which I really enjoy...but next time you are in Austin, head over to kreuz in lockhart...then tell me any one else does bbq :)