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[^profile2026][^guide2026]\n\n## Overview\n\nExcerpt from the official inspector note:\n\n\u003e The mark of a good place is when a line starts forming before they've even opened, and at InterStellar BBQ, it's long before they've swung open the door.\n\nThe line forms well before opening, as everyone comes for pitmaster John Bates's barbecue, done low and slow over post oak. [^profile2026]\n\n## Cuisine \u0026 Highlights\n\n- Brisket with a simple salt, pepper and garlic rub — outstanding\n- Peach tea-glazed pork belly, meltingly tender; moist, delicious beer-brined tipsy turkey\n- Three sausages on offer, including kielbasa\n- Standout sides: smoked scalloped potatoes with a golden-brown crust, poblano creamed corn, Frito pie\n- Favorite sweets: banana pudding and Mexican hot chocolate rice pudding\n\n## Honors\n\n- MICHELIN Guide 2026 edition: One Star [^profile2026][^guide2026]\n- Featured in MICHELIN Guide's \"The Best Barbecue in Austin\" and \"The Best Barbecue in Texas\" [^profile2026]\n\n## Practical Information\n\n- Address: 12233 Ranch Rd. 620 N., Ste. 105, Austin, TX 78750\n- Price: $$\n- Hours: Wed–Sun 11 AM–4 PM; closed Mon \u0026 Tue\n- Phone: +1 512-382-6248\n- Website: https://www.theinterstellarbbq.com/\n- Facilities \u0026 atmosphere: worth queueing for\n\n[^profile2026]: MICHELIN Guide, “InterStellar BBQ – Austin - a MICHELIN Guide 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