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Stubb's Bar-B-Q
Red River District, ·$$
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9.0/ 10
0 reviews“Where C.B.'s sauce legacy meets the Red River stage”
Stubb's is the Red River institution where C.B. Stubblefield's sauce legacy meets a world-famous outdoor stage — barbecue in the front, live music in the back. The kitchen carries forward the tradition of a pitmaster who started in Lubbock in 1968, and the venue has become as central to Austin's music identity as to its barbecue one. The cook here leans wetter and saucier than the salt-and-pepper Hill Country norm, and that's the point. The pork ribs carry the original sweet-and-spicy Stubb's style, glazed in a tomato-based sauce with a dry-rub foundation beneath, and the pulled pork and chopped pork sandwich lean into the same tradition. Smoked brisket rounds out the board. Stubb's is a distinctly different Texas lineage — the tangy, saucy, Lubbock-to-Austin school — served in a room where the meal and the concert share a bill.
Know Before You Go
- Hours
- Daily 11am–10pm
- Price
- Mid-range ($$)
- Don't miss
- Stubb's Pork Ribs, Pulled Pork, and Chopped Pork Sandwich
What to Order
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Stubb's Pork Ribs2
Pulled Pork3
Chopped Pork Sandwich4
Smoked BrisketWhy It Stands Out
**A saucier Texas lineage, served with a concert.** Stubb's carries C.B. Stubblefield's 1968 sweet-and-spicy legacy — tomato-glazed pork ribs over a dry-rub base — in a Red River room where barbecue and a world-famous stage share the bill.
Quick Facts
- Address
- 801 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701-3312
- Phone
- 17374651218
- Hours
- Daily 11am–10pm
- Website
- www.stubbsaustin.com
- Price Range
- $$
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Stubb's Bar-B-Q — Frequently Asked Questions
What should I order at Stubb's Bar-B-Q?
Regulars point to Stubb's Pork Ribs, Pulled Pork, Chopped Pork Sandwich, and Smoked Brisket.
What are Stubb's Bar-B-Q's hours?
Daily 11am–10pm
Is Stubb's Bar-B-Q expensive?
Stubb's Bar-B-Q is mid-range ($$).
What kind of barbecue does Stubb's Bar-B-Q serve?
Stubb's Bar-B-Q serves Central Texas Style barbecue — Central Texas BBQ is defined by its simplicity: salt-and-pepper rub, post oak wood, low and slow in an offset smoker. The meat is the star — no sauce needed. This is the style that put Texas BBQ on the world map.
