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InterStellar BBQ
InterStellar BBQ, founded by pitmaster Brandon Hurtado, emerged as one of the most acclaimed newer additions to Austin's barbecue scene, quickly earning comparisons to the city's most established barbecue destinations despite opening considerably more recently than Franklin, la Barbecue, or Terry Black's. Hurtado's background working under other respected Austin pitmasters before opening his own restaurant gave InterStellar a level of technical grounding that helped it establish credibility quickly within a barbecue scene where reputation typically takes years to build through sustained, consistent execution. Its rapid rise to prominence, drawing lines comparable to the city's longer-established barbecue destinations within just a few years of opening, reflected both genuine quality and the continued overall growth and competitiveness of Austin's barbecue scene even among its more recently opened entrants. For an Austin BBQ list, InterStellar is the essential "the new benchmark" entry — a newer pitmaster-led barbecue restaurant that's rapidly earned comparisons to Austin's most established names, reflecting the continued depth of the city's barbecue scene.
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Kerlin BBQ
Kerlin BBQ, opened by Bill and Amy Kerlin in East Austin in 2012, built its reputation around a meticulous, traditional Central Texas approach to brisket, sausage, and ribs, with Bill Kerlin's background staging at some of the region's most respected barbecue joints before opening his own trailer. Its pork ribs and boudin in particular earned consistent praise from local and national food critics, giving Kerlin BBQ a broader reputation beyond brisket alone at a time when brisket quality alone tended to dominate most barbecue rankings and comparisons across Austin's crowded scene. The trailer's continued operation as a genuinely independent, husband-and-wife-run operation, without the larger scale or multiple locations some of Austin's more prominent barbecue names have since grown into, has kept Kerlin BBQ closely associated with a smaller-scale, craft-focused approach to the city's barbecue tradition. For an Austin BBQ list, Kerlin BBQ is the essential "small-scale, technically excellent" entry — a husband-and-wife-run East Austin trailer whose ribs and boudin have earned it a reputation extending well beyond brisket alone.
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