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Austin, TX

Sam's BBQ

Soul Food, BBQ

2000 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702, USA

2000 E 12th St, Austin, TX 78702, USA

Hours
  • Mon10 AM – 8 PM
  • TueClosed
  • Wed10 AM – 10 PM
  • Thu · Today10 AM – 10 PM
  • Fri10 AM – 10 PM
  • Sat10 AM – 10 PM
  • Sun10 AM – 8 PM

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Editor’s picks from published local guides
  • Sam's BBQ is a Black-owned East Austin institution at 12th and Chicon serving brisket, ribs, sausage, and mutton since 1957. Smoke fills the small dining room, orders come on butcher paper, and the mutton is a rare Central Texas find. Open late and steeped in East Side history, it is a living piece of the neighborhood's barbecue and soul-food legacy.

    Picks from Visit Austin, The Infatuation, and Austin Chronicle

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