Iron Works Barbecue

I stopped here during a weekend visit to Austin for a wedding/family trip. Coming from Las Vegas, we do, contrary to belief, have some great BBQ restaurants but I definitely wanted to have BBQ while visiting Texas. Most of the TX BBQs I've experienced happens to be in the Northern part of TX, so this was the first time having BBQ in Austin.

I will say that overall, the food quality is good - the smoke flavor is definitely noticeable in their meats. I tried the beef ribs, pork ribs, pulled pork, turkey, and their sausage. Normally, I'm biased to my pork ribs, but out of all of those meats, my favorite was the beef ribs. I ended up getting the mac-n-cheese, pinto beans, green beans, and cole slaw (I like to sample a bunch of different sides). I was a little bummed out that they didn't have fried okra (one of my favorite Southern side dish of all time)...but I ended up surviving the night. The pinto beans were my favorite out of those sides and the mac-n-cheese was probably my least favorite (just didn't seem as flavorful as many other variations I've tried). Although it's not awful, I would eat it again if it was in front of me - I just didn't think it was their star performer for sides.

The staff working here are very friendly and attentive - please keep up the great customer service! I did wish that the restaurant temperature was more adequate. Whenever walking through the restaurant, it felt like a warm swamp cooler. Because of this, we ended up eating outside, which provided a nice, relaxing view, but due to the humidity, it wasn't as pleasant as anticipated.

I highly recommend this restaurant to everyone!