2000 E 12th St · Austin, Texas

Sam's BBQ

East Austin barbecue since 1957

Brisket, ribs, sausage and mutton, smoked the old way on East 12th Street — the same corner, going on seven decades.

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Est. 1957 · Pitmaster Brian Mays · Hundreds of reviews · An East Austin institution

What's on the pit

The Texas classics that have kept East Austin coming back since 1957.

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Brisket

Smoked low and slow until the bark is dark and the inside gives way — the centerpiece of any Texas plate.

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Pork Ribs

Seasoned, smoked and pulled from the pit with a proper tug on the bone — not falling apart, just right.

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Sausage & Mutton

Snappy smoked sausage, plus the mutton that made Sam's a name — a Central Texas rarity done the old way.

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Sides & Fixings

The classic Texas sides that round out the tray — made in-house, served with white bread and sauce.

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The real thing

Smoking on East 12th since 1957

Sam's BBQ has been part of East Austin longer than most of the city has been paved. Since 1957, the pit on East 12th Street has fed generations of neighbors, musicians and pilgrims — and under pitmaster Brian Mays it still runs the way it always has.

No franchise, no shortcuts, no reinvention. Hundreds of reviewers have said the same thing in their own words: this is one of Austin's true originals.

EST. 1957

Nearly seven decades on the same corner

BRIAN MAYS

Pitmaster keeping the family tradition alive

100s ⭐

Of reviews for an East Austin institution

Come by the pit

Sam's BBQ

2000 E 12th St
Austin, TX 78702

Hours
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