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The dessert sausage plate at Goldis.
The dessert sausage plate at Goldis.
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Here are 27 of Austin's Most Extreme Meat Dishes

by Eater Staff
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The dessert sausage plate at Goldis.
| Photo: Robert J. Lerma
by Eater Staff

Austin is a town deeply devoted to meat, but even the most intense carnivores get stuck in a brisket rut. Here are 27 meat dishes off the beaten dining path, from the chicken skin dumplings at Dumpling Happiness to Goldis Sausage Company's sausage desserts. See an extreme meaty dish missing? Hit the tipline or in the comments below.


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Wild Bubba's Wild Game Grill

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Everyone’s wild exotic meat in burger form needs are met at this grill in a former gas station, from buffalo to kangaroo, and more.

13912 FM 812, Austin, TX 78617
(512) 243-1333
(512) 243-1333

QUI Restaurant

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Qui has lots of fun with meat at their restaurant, and the ever-evolving dinuguan blood stew stands out as one of their most creative dishes.

1600 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

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First Chinese BBQ

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Leaving no part of a pig wasted, First Chinese BBQ offers up both marinated pig intestines and marinated pig stomach, ears, and tongue.

10901 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753
(512) 835-8889
(512) 835-8889

Llama's Peruvian Creole

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The Peruvian trailer dishes out anticuchos, which are beef heart skewers, along with grilled potatoes and Peruvian corn.

675 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 529-4444
(512) 529-4444

Wurst Tex

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1603 South Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704

Russian House

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307 E 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 248-5442
(512) 248-5442

Casino El Camino

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517 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701-3741
(512) 469-9330
(512) 469-9330

Contigo Austin

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Tongues is a serious obsession for Contigo, where you can opt for an ox tongue slider, or, for brunch, the beef tongue hash.

2027 Anchor Ln., Austin, TX 78723
(512) 614-2260
(512) 614-2260

Frank Restaurant

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407 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 494-6894
(512) 494-6894

Ho Ho Chinese BBQ

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13000 N Interstate 35, Austin, TX
(512) 339-9088
(512) 339-9088

Goldis Sausage Company

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Meat? Good. Ice cream? Good. Together? Perfection. These can be found in sundae and ice cream sandwich form at the truck.

3116 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(401) 527-9050
(401) 527-9050

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Hudson's on the Bend

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3509 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, TX 78734
(512) 266-1369
(512) 266-1369

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Swift's Attic

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315 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 482-8200
(512) 482-8200

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Din Ho Chinese BBQ

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Another Chinese restaurant with every sort of intestines, tripe, liver, tongue, marinated or covered in sauce.

8557 Research Blvd, Ste 116, Austin, TX 78758
(512) 832-8788
(512) 832-8788

Barlata

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The tapas bar dishes out grilled beef hearts with white beans.

1500 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 473-2211
(512) 473-2211

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Salty Sow

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1917 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722
(512) 391-2337
(512) 391-2337

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The Tavern

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922 W 12th St, Austin, TX 78703
(512) 320-8377
(512) 320-8377

Gourdough's Public House

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2700 S Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78704
(512) 912-9070
(512) 912-9070

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Szechuan House

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11005 Burnet Road, Austin, TX 79858
(512) 832-8989
(512) 832-8989

Salt & Time

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1912 E 7th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 524-1383
(512) 524-1383

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A + A Sichuan China

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13376 N Highway 183, Ste 100, Austin, TX 78750
(512) 258-5445
(512) 258-5445

Three Little Pigs

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1209 Rosewood Ave., Austin, TX

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Evangeline Cafe

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The Louisiana-inspired cafe presents the best of the bayou’s meats: gator bites and frog legs.

8106 Brodie Ln, Austin, TX 78745
(512) 282-2586
(512) 282-2586

Banger's Sausage House & Beer Garden

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81 Rainey St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 386-1656
(512) 386-1656

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Noble Sandwich Company

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4805 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78756
(512) 382-6248
(512) 382-6248

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Dumpling Happiness

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1816 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702
(512) 609-0186
(512) 609-0186

Stuffed Cajun Meat Market

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12226 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, TX 78750
(512) 918-1600
(512) 918-1600

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Wild Bubba's Wild Game Grill

13912 FM 812, Austin, TX 78617

Everyone’s wild exotic meat in burger form needs are met at this grill in a former gas station, from buffalo to kangaroo, and more.

13912 FM 812, Austin, TX 78617
(512) 243-1333
(512) 243-1333

QUI Restaurant

1600 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

Qui has lots of fun with meat at their restaurant, and the ever-evolving dinuguan blood stew stands out as one of their most creative dishes.

1600 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78702

First Chinese BBQ

10901 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753

Leaving no part of a pig wasted, First Chinese BBQ offers up both marinated pig intestines and marinated pig stomach, ears, and tongue.

10901 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78753
(512) 835-8889
(512) 835-8889

Llama's Peruvian Creole

675 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78701

The Peruvian trailer dishes out anticuchos, which are beef heart skewers, along with grilled potatoes and Peruvian corn.

675 Trinity St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 529-4444
(512) 529-4444

Wurst Tex

1603 South Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704
[Photo: Doug C./Yelp]
1603 South Congress Ave., Austin, TX 78704

Russian House

307 E 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
[Photo: Russian House/Facebook]
307 E 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 248-5442
(512) 248-5442

Casino El Camino

517 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701-3741
[Photo: Kristie A./Yelp]
517 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701-3741
(512) 469-9330
(512) 469-9330

Contigo Austin

2027 Anchor Ln., Austin, TX 78723

Tongues is a serious obsession for Contigo, where you can opt for an ox tongue slider, or, for brunch, the beef tongue hash.

2027 Anchor Ln., Austin, TX 78723
(512) 614-2260
(512) 614-2260

Frank Restaurant

407 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
[Photo: Katie C./Yelp]
407 Colorado St, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 494-6894
(512) 494-6894

Ho Ho Chinese BBQ

13000 N Interstate 35, Austin, TX
[Photo: Z.Q. W./Yelp]
13000 N Interstate 35, Austin, TX
(512) 339-9088
(512) 339-9088

Goldis Sausage Company

3116 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704

Meat? Good. Ice cream? Good. Together? Perfection. These can be found in sundae and ice cream sandwich form at the truck.

3116 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704
(401) 527-9050
(401) 527-9050

Hudson's on the Bend

3509 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, TX 78734
[Photo: Aron Y./Yelp]
3509 Ranch Road 620 N, Austin, TX 78734
(512) 266-1369
(512) 266-1369

Swift's Attic

315 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
[Photo: Jamie G./Yelp]
315 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
(512) 482-8200
(512) 482-8200