Review of La Barbecue

1906 E Cesar Chavez St, Austin, TX 78702

Overall Rating

Review


While I had no reaction & enjoyed the food, I'll preface this review that I see a lot of opportunities for cross contamination here. The serving counter is very tight, there is bread stacked above everything and the cutting board they use for meat is wooden vs plastic.

That being said, I recently went here with friends & again, had no issues. I think this was helped by literally being the first ones in line of the day, so everything was clean. I also played it very safe, ordering only brisket & that's it (no sides or other meat).

When I last went to Franklin's (6 years ago), I will say they took way more precautions than this place. Cut my meat order from an untouched brisket, separate clean cutting board, changed gloves etc. I think it would be very easy for these guys to implement the same system, put the bread to the side so crumbs can't fall on everything & be just as safe.

Safety


How confident are you that this establishment takes safety precautions against cross-contact?

— Somewhat

Quality & Quantity


Is there a gluten-free menu?

— No gluten-free information on the menu

How much of the menu is available gluten-free?

— Some

How would you rate the taste and quality of the gluten-free food you tried?

— Excellent

Updated 1 year ago

Symptomatic Celiac