Iron Works
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 478-4855
Fax: (512) 478-2272
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Cesar Chavez Street E
- Best of Citysearch:
- Barbecue Food 2006, Barbecue Food 2005
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 11am-9pm
Message from Iron Works
Winner 2005 & 2006 Best of Citysearch - Best Barbecue
- Catering
- Order Online
- Gift Baskets
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Editorial Review for Iron Works – by James Scott Bankston
In Short
Housed in the former workshop of ironsmith Fortunat Weigl, this downtown eatery feels more like the camphouse of a Hill Country deer lease, with its pot-bellied stoves and screened porch. The dark-paneled walls bear autographed photos and testimonial letters from patrons such as George W. Bush, Bob Dylan and Martin Sheen. The chopped beef sandwich is a lunchtime standard. Sampler plates feature sweet brisket, sausage and beef ribs. Non-conformists visit the all-you-can eat salad bar.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoIron Works is next door to the Austin Convention Center. Beware: It can get crowded at noontime.
Where to SitIf the interior seems too dark, try the open-air pavilion upstairs. Feels like a treehouse, albeit one with iron bars.
The ExtrasBarbecue is good by the plate, great by the pound. Brisket sells for $10.60 a pound, beef ribs for $5.90, sausage for $6.65. Call for the complete listing. Catering is also available.
User Reviews for Iron Works
06/20/2008 Posted by AndreC
I'm a beef eater and loved the beef ribs the first few times I ate there. But finally, although the ribs are tasty I always had a hard time digesting them... maybe too fatty. Anyway, at the end of the day all the cons added up and I no more enjoy going there, the last disapointment was that they no more carry diet coke, not even diet pepsi...
06/03/2008 Posted by bob1telephone
I have no idea what these two guys are talking about! The Iron Works Ribs are the best I have ever had! Always juicy, and tender, and HUGE! There are not a lot of BBQ places that do Beef Ribs, I have tried to find any that compare with Iron Works. I always come up short. Maybe these guys should stick to Colorado BBQ(Never knew there was a such a thing). And let the rest of us enjoy Iron Works beef ribs! Yum!
Pros: Great Food, Great Service, BBQ Ambience a Ten!
Cons: If you want lunch get there early, lines out the door!
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