Austin Chronicle Best Barbecue Winners

The voters have spoken, and the Best Barbecue picks in the Austin Chronicle's 2011 Restaurant Poll are as follows:

Winner: The Salt Lick
Runners Up: The County Line and Franklin Barbecue
Honorable Mentions: Ruby's, Rudy's, and Lamberts

Thoughts?

Vote in our BBQ polls!

Just a reminder that we have 5 polls on the right-hand side of the page. If you haven't voted, scroll down to the blue boxes, and make your picks!

QOTD: What's your favorite BBQ sandwich?

If you could eat only one type of BBQ sandwich, what protein would you pick? (To make it a bit easier for you hard-to-pin-down types, you may go half and half on the sandwich and, thus, pick your top 2.) Please leave comments below, and vote in the poll I've added to the list of polls on the right-hand side of the page.

Poll #3: Where is the best BBQ in Texas?

Thus far, Man Up has been limited to South Central Texas and the Hill Country. Some would argue that that's all we need. Are they right? Or is there BBQ as good or better in other parts of the state? Weigh in with a vote in our poll (right side of the page) and/or with a comment to this post.

New poll: What's most important to you about a BBQ joint?

Vote in Man Up's second poll, located in a blue box in the right-hand column, and leave comments under this post, if you want to expound on your answer (particularly if you answer "Other").

New blog feature

Check out Man Up's first poll in the right-hand column, and then vote for your favorite type of BBQ!