Featherstone BBQ
The weekend-only Lakeway pit worth planning around
Featherstone BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Austin, Texas.
Featherstone cooks out of Lakeway, west of Austin, and has quietly built a case for some of the best brisket in the metro on a schedule that keeps it deliberately scarce. The weekend-only cook is the whole philosophy: fewer days, more attention, and a cult following that plans a Saturday around a counter that sells out by afternoon.
The brisket is the draw, smoked with the patience that a low-volume operation can actually afford — a deep smoke ring, a bark that holds, and fat rendered to the point of surrender. Pork ribs come tender with a clean bite, the smoked sausage snaps, and the smoked chicken stays juicy for a cut that punishes carelessness. This is Hill Country barbecue built on craft rather than throughput, and it tastes like the difference.
- Style: Central Texas Style
- Price: $$
- Neighborhood: Lakeway
- Serving since 2019
What to order
- Brisket
- Pork Ribs
- Smoked Sausage
- Smoked Chicken
How it scores — 8.0/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 802 S Capital of TX Hwy, Lakeway, TX 78734
- Phone: (512) 660-0045
- Website: https://featherstonebbq.com
Hours: Fri–Sun 11am until sold out
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