LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue

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LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue
LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue
Restaurant information
EstablishedMarch 2017 (2017-03) in a food truck
Owner(s)Evan LeRoy and Sawyer Lewis [1]
Food typeBarbecue
Rating Etoile Michelin-1.svg (Michelin Guide)
Location5621 Emerald Forest Drive, Austin, Texas, 78745, United States
Coordinates 30°12′36″N97°47′14″W / 30.2099°N 97.7873°W / 30.2099; -97.7873
Seating capacity150 (inside)
Website leroyandlewisbbq.com

LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue is a barbecue restaurant in Austin, Texas. [2] [3] [4] [5] The business was started in March 2017 as a food truck in the parking lot of an Austin coffee shop and beer garden. [6] After winning a number of local awards, the business moved out of the truck and into a brick and mortar in 2024. [7] [8] [9]

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Reception

The restaurant was included in Texas Monthly's list of the "Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas" in 2021. [10] The restaurant was included in Southern Living's "The South's Top 50 Barbecue Joints Of 2023" [11]

It received a Michelin star in 2024. [12] [13] Pitmaster Evan LeRoy was a 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalist for Best Chef Texas. [14] [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vaughn, Daniel (September 1, 2017). "LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue". Texas Monthly.
  2. ↑ Haupt, Melanie (May 17, 2024). "Restaurant Review: Restaurant Review: LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue". The Austin Chronicle . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ McCrary, Nicolai (January 21, 2022). "LeRoy And Lewis Barbecue - Review - South Congress - Austin". The Infatuation . Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Bouchon, Jolène M. (August 4, 2017). "Restaurant Review: LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue". Austin Monthly Magazine. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ "LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue". Texas Monthly. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ Chaudhury, Nadia (March 17, 2017). "Pitmaster Evan LeRoy's Barbecue Truck Debuts With Beef Cheeks and Brisket Cookie Sandwiches". Eater Austin .
  7. ↑ Odam, Matthew (February 26, 2024). "Exclusive: LeRoy & Lewis opens barbecue restaurant in South Austin. Here's what to expect" . Austin American-Statesman .
  8. ↑ Odam, Matthew (July 12, 2024). "LeRoy and Lewis closing barbecue food truck in sign of changing times in Austin barbecue" . Austin American-Statesman .
  9. ↑ Chaudhury, Nadia (April 10, 2023). "Austin Barbecue Truck LeRoy & Lewis Is Finally Opening That Long-Awaited Restaurant". Eater Austin .
  10. ↑ "The Top 50 Texas BBQ Joints: 2021 Edition". Texas Monthly . 2021.
  11. ↑ Moss, Robert F. (May 14, 2024). "These Are The South's Top 50 Barbecue Joints Of 2023". Southern Living .
  12. ↑ Vaughn, Daniel (November 12, 2024). "Four Texas Barbecue Joints Now Have Michelin Stars". Texas Monthly .
  13. ↑ "LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue". Michelin Guide .
  14. ↑ Davis, Wynne (January 23, 2025). "6 Austin restaurants named semifinalists for 2025 James Beard Awards". KUT .
  15. ↑ "The 2025 James Beard Award Semifinalists". James Beard Foundation . 2025.


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