Yep, lived right on Barton Springs near all the restaurants and the park back in the 2002 vicinity. Loved Austin but had a lot of friends and family back here in SD, and was lured back by a lucrative job offer.
At Green Mesquite I am a big fan of their brisket and sausage… they have my favorite sauce as well.
Believe it or not, in my recently-deceased electric smoker I was able to make bbq that was as good as anyone’s. However, I personally would never consider getting one if I still lived in Austin. It is very labor-intensive, and I just wouldn’t be able to justify spending that much time on it in a town where you are always a stone’s throw away from great bbq.
That said I knew some guys out there who liked to do their own smoking… some folks enjoy putting in the time on that stuff, and I do to some degree as well… but out here I do it more out of necessity.
