Alzer's Barbeque — Restaurant in Cedar Park

Extremely disappointed in this establishment. Me and my family decided to come here since me and my husband eat halal only and wanted to try authentic Texas bbq, we’re from New York and there are no authentic bbq places there so coming to Texas we were looking forward to trying some. This is the only halal Texas bbq in the Austin area so we decided to come despite it taking almost 2 hours to do so. When we arrived my sister went up and ordered and noticed prices were higher than what she’s used to (she’s a Texas native) since other places are less but since it was halal she was okay with it. The food came out really quickly and we were very pleased (at first). We all started eating and soon after we all ended up sick, all after eating the brisket. My aunt started throwing up in the restaurant. Myself and everyone else threw up soon after we left. All of our stomachs were in extreme pain and we were all miserable. Before leaving my sister spoke to the woman at the front stating we all got sick and she acted very nonchalant and not all caring about the fact we’re all S I C K. Saying “we shouldn’t have ordered a fatty cut and gotten a leaner one” despite the fact we have never been there so how could we have known? Offered a free soda as if that will fix our stomach pain. Despite that horror show of brisket the ribs and sides all tasted great, but that brisket making us sick really ruined this entire experience for my entire family. Never have I been more disappointed in an establishment, we were so excited for me and my husband to try real Texas bbq while visiting and this was the worst part of our trip. Owner please do better. How you acted when we stated we were sick and tried to put the blame on us was so extremely unprofessional and disappointing . Saying we should have done blank is taking absolutely no accountability in the fact that we got sick from your food. No one comes into a restaurant wanting to be sick and throwing up and even then insinuating it’s their fault they got a sick. Such a disappointment coming here and wasting $200 on food that gave us...

Another great experience eating Alzer’s BBQ. This time we placed a pick up order online. It was very easy even though the menu is pretty extensive. I love the way they have packages of meats and sides. You can order and feed a small family or a larger group. Their level of customer service also has captured my attention when you are in the restaurant eating and you need to take some thing home to finish or as in our case this evening, you order a complete meal to go —the way they package it is above and beyond. They not only use containers for the sides, but they over wrapped them with saran wrap to ensure there is no leakage. I truly appreciate this -as I can’t really say how many times we’ve picked up a go order at restaurants in general where something has leaked out by the time we’ve gotten home. We always order a variety of meat here because it’s so tender and delicious. Tonight we had beef, ribs, beef, brisket, and lamb sausage. I will say that without a doubt it was the most tender brisket I’ve ever eaten…..EVER! I really enjoyed the lamb sausage as it’s quite unique and has what I consider a bit of a lame aftertaste, which I enjoyed. My husband loves their beef ribs. We ordered green beans, potato salad, and cream corner as our sides. They are all prepared very nicely in our everything inside should be to their amazing meat 🍖. We’ve always had positive interactions with their team. It’s not a long drive from Leander to Cedar Park but we both agree that we would drive even further to enjoy this barbecue, so we’re quite happy to have it close by. As you enter Cedar Park on 183 from the south just turn left on Cypress Creek Rd and you can’t miss it. We’ve never had a problem with the parking either. There is a shared designated parking lot for that little strip mall. We encourage you to...

Homey family owned barbecue joint located in a strip mall off the main road. Overall, the barbecue here wasn’t as smoky compared to similar Texas barbecue places. However, the cook on each meat rendered them tender, juicy, and fall off the bone. I ordered the brisket, lamb chops, lamb sausage, beef ribs, half chicken, creamed corn, green beans, carrot cake, and banana cheesecake.

Beef ribs, half chicken, brisket- Nothing to write home about. All perfectly cooked but lacking smokiness and overall flavor, could have used more salt and pepper general. I tried the sauce provided but it was overly sweet for my taste.

The lamb chops and sausage were the stars of the show. The lamb chops were rich and succulent. The sausage was snappy and savory, not the typical peppery bite. Not too gamey also more tender than its beef counterpart. If you love lamb, order these items.

The creamed corn and green beans side dishes also surprised me. Both perfectly executed for what they were. The green beans were not a mushy mess, stewed with onions and black pepper for extra umami.

Lastly, the carrot cake gets an honorable mention. Not what you usually expect from a barbecue place but it rounded out the meal. Moist yet fluffy with the right carrot to cake to pecan to cream cheese frosting ratio for every bite. Cake itself was not that sweet and the cream cheese frosting provided a balance of sweet and tang to the cake. Banana cheesecake was average, a light cheesecake not overly sweet as well.

Is this the best barbecue I’ve ever had? No. The typical barbecue items get a three star solely because of the cook, not taste. But the lamb and the sides and the dessert, the most unassuming dishes changed my mind. I would come back for just those...