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Hoover's Cooking vs Salt Lick BBQ
Hoover's Cooking and Salt Lick BBQ are both endorsed by those who travel for a living. On balance, Hoover's Cooking scores marginally higher than Salt Lick BBQ. Hoover's Cooking ranks #13 in Austin with accolades from 7 reviewers such as Frommer's, BlackBook and Zagat.
Hoover's Cooking
Fodor's
Frommer's
Travel + Leisure
Zagat
BlackBook
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2002 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722-2436
From $0 /night
Fodor's
"One of Austin's best comfort-food oases, blending mama's home cooking, diner short-order specials, Tex-Mex favorites, and Cajun influences."
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Frommer's
"This is down-home comfort food at its best."
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Travel + Leisure
"At this unassuming restaurant in Cherrywood, local chef-owner Hoover Alexander serves Deep South—style comfort food with Tex-Mex, Cajun, and Jamaican influences."
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Zagat
""Comfort food at comfortable prices" sums up this Cherrywood Southern mainstay near the University of Texas campus."
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BlackBook
"The brave, spicy taste leaves you salivating for more. But the gigantic size, enough for two, makes you wish you’d eaten less."
Salt Lick BBQ
Concierge
Fodor's
BlackBook
Gayot
Not For Tourists
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18300 Fm 1826, Driftwood, TX 78619
From $21 /night
Concierge
"If, in your mind, Texas food = barbecue, the Salt Lick is the place for you."
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It's BYOB, so make sure to bring a cooler of ice-cold Shiner Bocks (brewed in nearby Shiner, Texas).
Fodor's
"When Texans argue about the relative merits of barbecue joints, the Salt Lick usually winds up at or near the top of the heap."
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BlackBook
"This smoky barbecue depot is about a 30-minute ride of town. On the way there you can admire classic Hill Country terrain."
Gayot
13.0
"In a land that prizes its barbecue, few pits are more famed than The Salt Lick."
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i
Try to avoid overeating to save room for a hubcap-size portion of homemade peach cobbler.
Not For Tourists
"World-Famous BYOB BBQ. 20 mins from downtown."
