The County Line on the Lake

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5204 Fm 2222
Austin, TX 78731

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(512) 346-3664
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The County Line on the Lake - Austin, TX
The County Line on the Lake - Austin, TX
The County Line on the Lake - Austin, TX
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Best

I found this place shortly after moving to Austin in 1994. I've been going there ever since. It is my go to place when I have company or I want to do a group out!! Absolutely t...

Worst

This is what tourists think real TX bbq tastes like. Ugh. Great location. Beautiful restaurant. Friendly servers. Bad food. Just because you get enough to feed an army...

Excellent BBQ 10/30/2006

Excellent BBQ - one of the best in Texas! Their BBQ and sides are alway consistently fresh and taste great. The bread is excellent also. more
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BEST BBQ 10/29/2006

Always a great experience!!\r \r The best BBQ in my opinion. Everything from the cole slaw (which I normally hate at all other places) to the HUGE beef ribs. I strongly recommend the pork ribs and brisket! My boyfriend lives byt he beef ribs. It's a little pricey but most Def. worth it!!! Pros: Everything Cons: n/a more
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Best Ribs!! Can't wait to go back! 8/30/2006

Hey to all you Texans want the best ribs in Austin .this is it! Try the red barbeque sauce on the ribs wow! Youmust try the tuna is fabulous! highly recommend! Pros: parking great waitresses and staff wonderful Cons: nothing!! more
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Best Brisket in Town 7/4/2006

It's hard to find bad BBQ in Texas and you won't find that here either. County Line is one of the best BBQ restaurants in the state. Great waiters, great selection, great food, great atmosphere. It's all here! My favorite is brisket and County Line had the best we found during our entire stay. Tender, great sauce, just wonderful. All of the accompaniments are delicious too. Be sure to stop in! Pros: Best Food Anywhere Cons: Get there early, they get busy fast more
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Great Food 4/15/2006

cellent food. My wife and I were visiting Austin and just happened to drive down 2222 and wanted to get something to eat. We just happened by The County Line by accident and wanted to try some Bar-B-Que. Wow!! Great place!! Great food, good scenery by the lake, good service. Sides were good. We were real happy with the place. Definitely will go back again. Matt Schoellman more
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Overrated 3/15/2006

This restaurant is said to be the best in Austin for BBQ. Well, the bread is great, but the sides are below average. The ribs are good, but the sausage tastes boiled. The brisket is average. The service was good, but the food was not anywhere close to the reputation. Pros: Lively, Friendly staff Cons: Crowded, Remote Location more
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best BBQ!!! 2/16/2006

Oh my god, their BBQ is the best in Austin. And enjoying a nice plate of BBQ outside along the water view is amazing. Pros: ambience more
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Great meat 2/3/2006

We had all-you-can-eat beef ribs, moist brisket, and chicken. All three were great. The sauce was good too, as was the bread. I didn't like the sides much, but at a barbecue joint I'm perfectly happy to ignore the sides and focus on the meat. We left just enough room to top it off with cobblers a la mode - I had blackberry, the others had peach - which were delicious. I'm looking forward to trying the other location. Pros: the meat, the bread, the cobbler Cons: the sides, bit of a wait more
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Great BBQ 3/15/2005

I love the County Line. Ususally when I go I get the meat plate and it is some of the best bbq I have ever had. I also have used the airship service to send food to my best friend (an Austin transplant) in Cincinnatti. more
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Lucky Texans 7/13/2004

The experience was great - The food, the service, the people and everything. It's one of the reasons we fly all the way from Toronto (Canada) to Austin - just to enjoy it again and again. I love it! more
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Yum! County Line is great! 8/20/2003

Texans get very particular about their BBQ Joints. You won't find one consistantly well rated place on this whole site. That being said -- County Line is great! If you want to eat good BBQ in a tranquil, AIR-CONDITIONED spot on the water, you can't beat this! We split the 5 Meat Platter. It's enough for the two of us! Top it off with a delicious homemade Cobbler. The Blackberry is divine! Pros: Atmosphere, Air-conditioning, Location Cons: Long Wait more
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BBQ for tourists.... 5/23/2003

This is what tourists think real TX bbq tastes like. Ugh. Great location. Beautiful restaurant. Friendly servers. Bad food. Just because you get enough to feed an army shouldn't be confused as to whether or not it is actually any good. Whatever you do, don't go for lunch during the week. They have a shortened menu from which they serve food prepared long before you got there. Pros: beautiful location, great ambience, service Cons: bad food more
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A great place to eat 1/2/2003

I just like everything about it. Our son lives in Austin and I love it when he takes us there to eat when we go to Texas for a visit. more
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You want real BBQ & service it is there 1/1/2003

The county line is the best resturant specilaize in BBQ when it comes in tast, portion, service, price and smily faces more
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RIBS!! 12/10/2002

Great ribs and bread, but average on the other BBQ. Nice ambience and great waitstaff. more
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The Best in the County!!! 9/16/2002

Very excellant food and service. Nice comfortable atmosphere, and beautiful surroundings. Pros: great parking, great bread, excellant sauce Cons: crowded in the evenin more
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Place for big appetite 8/26/2002

The BBQ is great. I love the ribs and sausage....that is if you can get past the bread. The bread is so fresh and yummy it is hard not to fill up on it! Pros: lots of food Cons: weekend=crowded more
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A tired old tradition.... 8/8/2002

If you've got to have BBQ, and for some reason you'd decide to eat here, the only thing worth considering is the family style. Come on - with brisket at .49 a pound, why pay $10 for a few slices? But this place seriously needs to rethink it's policy about people at the same table ordering the family style. I can understand limiting those few who would take advantage of it, but penalize them - not everyone else. Besides, their BBQ isn't that good.. more
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Best Barbeque in town! 8/8/2002

Best Barbeque I've had at a restaraunt and a great ambience. Also, the all you can eat deal is well worth it! Pros: Good Food Cons: Long drive from the c more
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Great place to take the folks! 8/3/2002

My parents came into town and they love barbecue. We all ordered the family style all you can eat, including: ribs, brisket and chicken, red beans and potatoe salad. My only complaint would be that you have to pay extra for their loaves of fresh bread. With the amount of food already included you don't really need it. The food was sensational and was a good value for the amount of food served. However, for my budget this a place I'll have to save for a special occasion. The service was friendly, efficient, and courteous. We sat in the back at a large enough table to hold all the food and not feel crowded. The seating area overlooked the lake, dock area and outdoor patio. BEAUTIFUL! I would recommend this to anyone who would like to impress the folks without looking like you were trying. Pros: Great Food, Good Value, Beautiful View Cons: Moderately Pricey more
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Texas-sized barbecue platters to please the pickiest of brisket seekers.

Owner Message

  • Set in old lake lodge, the County Line on the Lake is right on Bull Creek just off Lake Austin, and has been well known for years as The place in Austin to take out-of-town guests. Cocktails on the large redwood deck overlooking the water are a must. Open for Lunch & Dinner 7 days a week.
    The County Line Restaurants have been serving up legendary barbecue since 1975. During that period, the County Line Restaurants have been the foci of numerous feature articles and have been voted Best Barbecue in almost every one of their respective cities. Our barbecue is so in-demand that we ship it all across the country.

    *Live music on weekends*

Editorial

  • In Short
    Cozy, cabin-in-the-woods atmosphere with lakeside ambience will put you in the mood for a feast. Which is a good thing, being that the portions are almost the size of Texas. The...

  • 12/28/2007 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Sun, Mon 11:30am-9pm Tue-Thu 11:30am-9:30pm Fri 11:30am-10pm Sat 12pm-10pm
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