"With family ties to Texas barbecue capital Lockhart (and the legendary Kreuz Market), this is your best bet for smoked meats in Bishop Arts. Lockhart Smokehouse presses all the BBQ buttons: wooden tables stocked with paper towels, beer signs lining the walls, and mounds of meat. The pitmasters here put out smoky bark-capped brisket, dry-rubbed spare ribs, and the same snappy sausages the family has been making for over 100 years. Throw in an ice-cold Lone Star and you’ll feel like you’re in Hill Country." - kevin gray