Eat & Drink · BBQDowntown barbecue in an 1930s iron shop
Downtown · Central
Iron Works BBQ
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Set in a historic ornamental ironworks beside the convention center, this family-run joint has been slicing beef ribs on the creek since 1978.
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- Neighborhood
- Downtown · Central
- Address
- 100 Red River St, Austin, TX 78701
- Hours
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- Website
- ironworksbbq.com
- Price
- $
- Cuisine
- Texas Barbecue
- Founded
- 1978 · Bruce and Ann Finch
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