While it's not barbecue, the Catfish House there in Austin has some
really decent food.

Nonny

Mike Avery wrote:
> Steve Wertz wrote:
>> On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:21:33 -0700, Mike Avery wrote:
>>
>>
>>> There was some talk about them taking over the kitchen at Scholtz
>>> Garden, and I thought they tried to have one in south Austin, but it
>>> had died.
>>>
>>
>> Scholz Garden is now owned by Green Mesquite - another BBQ joint
>> in town. I think that happened maybe 5 years ago. GM is just an
>> OK BBQ place. Everything I've sampled has been pretty dry,
>> though. They have good sauce though, perfect for making BBQ
>> Chipped Ham Sandwiches.
>>
> If Green Mesquite is OK, they've gotten better. When I left town, they
> were pretty smokeless and tasteless. Just in case I have my wires
> crossed... didn't they used to advertise "Bubbaque"?
>
> This thread got me going down memory lane. There used to be a guy who
> had a trailer and a smoker out on 620 near Parmer Lane. He started
> making money and bought a place called "The Boneyard" if memory serves.
> Sadly, the place he bought had a bad reputation, and it is REALLY hard
> to get someone to come back to a place once they've been turned off to
> it. The owner did a commercial for Tide. He's not in the phone book,
> as far as I can tell. If you have any idea what happened to the place,
> I'd be delighted to hear.
>
> And then there's a place that was on Burleson just off Ben White. The
> phone book says it's Vic's barbecue now. Not sure if it is the same
> place, or the same owner. At that time - around 10 or 12 years ago -
> the owner did OK ribs and brisket, but his chicken was just fantastic.
> I wasn't crazy about his sausage. He never had pork sausage - or any
> pork at all for that matter. When he was closed for Yom Kippur that
> mystery was unraveled. It was pretty decent then. Again, if you have
> any information about what its like today, that'd make my day.
>
> Have fun,
> Mike
>

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