Stubb's Bar-B-Q

Stubb's Bar-B-Q Restaurant Review:

About the restaurant: The original Stubb's Bar-B-Q in Lubbock was founded by the late Christopher B. Stubblefield, whose smiling face can still be found on the labels of his barbecue sauce stocked in supermarkets nationwide. In the Korean War, "Stubb" proved he could cook as well as shoot, earning two Purple Hearts and praise from fellow soldiers for cooking chili on a tank's tailpipe. His legacy continues at this Austin location.

About the food: Stubb's Bar-B-Q offers bountiful plates to the tune of live music from local and national acts. Barbecue staples (ribs, chicken and brisket) and sides (potato salad, pinto beans, collard greens) require a forest's worth of napkins, which you may obtain from the low-key servers that double as bouncers. For dessert, you'll find banana pudding, pecan pie and seasonal cobbler. The Sunday gospel brunch with fried catfish and build-your-own Bloody Marys is guaranteed to elicit a resounding hymn of praise, though you’ll definitely need reservations to guarantee a seat.