True Texas BBQ - Lake Austin

"This review is WAY overdue. Our daughter was getting married on New Years Eve on a ranch out past Dripping Springs and we were taking care of the rehearsal dinner. My wife was calling around and trying to find a good caterer. She ending up getting in touch with Lisa Leyva from the HEB True Texas BBQ and that turned out to be a Godsend. Lisa was super kind and communicated with my wife for months - taking a lot of the burden off of my wife to make this rehearsal dinner with 35+ guests extra special. When the big day came, Lisa drove out to the venue with another employee to drop off the BBQ and ended up surprising us by setting it all up before they left. Brisket, sausage, beans, Mac & cheese, and banana pudding with all of the trimmings. (I’m kind of a Banana Pudding freak so unfortunately the only picture I took to share is of the Banana Pudding.) The guests couldn’t believe the BBQ was from HEB (we were like “duh.”) It was amazing and the prices were beyond reasonable, especially compared to the other BBQ caterers in the area. If you are having an event and want True Texas BBQ, look no further than the Town Lake HEB. Make sure you ask for Lisa Leyva. My wife truly felt like she made a new friend."

"I went here just about every week or every other week and it was great. People were great food was great. HOWEVER, overtime the employees seemed like they hated their jobs over time. I also got charged with the wrong order and got the wrong food multiple times in a row. Order with toppings, don’t get any. Get a brisket sandwich for $6 (chopped)? No get a sliced brisket with no bbq for $8. Also the time it takes to actually get the food is either 2 mins or 10. I would rather go to tumble 22 than here, this place has gotten worse over time. The actual H-E-B store is great though. The sandwich in picture was bought the day of post, dry as school food chicken.(like a dessert)"

"It took a second to wrap our head around the new upstairs design, but it was really nice.. they had workers to help you load your cart on the escalater. We live close to the new congress & Slaughter location but it was worth a trip. Finished our grocery shopping with a drink from the bar."

"I went to do my grocery shopping, but once I caught a whiff of the brisket, I just could not resist the temptation. Excellent decision! Unlike eating places under the same roofs of lots of other grocery stores, this one is tucked up front and off to the side, giving it the feeling that you are at a real barbecue place. Based on the taste of the food, it is! It was fun to be able to get a pint of beer on tap (loved the hazy IPA), and the stacked brisket enchilada — really looks more like lasagna — was out of this world delicious! Layers of briskets interspersed with tortillas and cheese made me wish this were a permanent addition to the menu. The choice of sides is lengthy and offers actual options, not just run if the mill beans, Cole slaw, and potato salad. You can get those if you want, but the brisket beans are fabulous. We opted to get blackberry cobbler to top it all off, and served warm, it was the perfect ending to a very satisfying spontaneous meal. I will be back every time I shop. Hmmm. I think we might be running out of milk…"