House Park Bar-B-Que has operated at 900 W 12th St in Downtown Austin since 1943, making it the oldest barbecue pit still running in the city. It carries the old slogan "Need No Teef," a nod to meat cooked tender enough to require little chewing.
The format is classic central Texas barbecue, and regulars point to consistently tender meat as the draw. Service is friendly and familiar, and the place holds a reputation as a local institution and neighborhood fixture with decades of nostalgic pull behind it.
The format is classic central Texas barbecue, and regulars point to consistently tender meat as the draw. Service is friendly and familiar, and the place holds a reputation as a local institution and neighborhood fixture with decades of nostalgic pull behind it.