The Switch

Stopped in for Sunday brunch buffet while visiting friends in Austin and glad I did. The Switch offers a brunch buffet that mixes traditional breakfast with BBQ, oh my. As you get your plate and start the walk along the offerings they have from traditional eggs, bacon, and potatoes, they also have biscuits and gravy, cream filled french toast, pasty table, and a carving station with two types of protein. As a bonus, they had a special offering of brisket tamales that were really delicious. Overall, this was a great first introduction to The Switch and I look forward to coming back when I'm in Austin again to try more of the menu.

We started with the queso, hush puppies and Alabama white sauce wings. The queso and chips were great. The hush puppies were some of the best I've ever had! Loved the wing sauce until I got a wing with feathers still on it and stopped enjoying there. For our meal, we liked the pork ribs and brisket was alright. The Brussels and corn casserole were great picks for sides. The Mac and cheese was good but could have used a little more flavor or salt maybe. We also tried the truck stop enchiladas which were pretty good. The rice it came with however was hard and undercooked. Our waitress was very attentive and helpful! We were also helped out by the bartender who brought drinks to our table and another staff member who brought out some food and all were very kind and personable. They had plenty of seating inside and TVs. Hope this review helps!

So yummy! The pulled pork was delicious - so moist and tender. The Gouda mac and cheese was also great. Cucumber tomato salad was nice and refreshing. Our waiter was great and atmosphere was clean. Would definitely come back here!!

This is more of a PSA than a complete review. This restaurant is next to Pieous, a great place on its own merit. At first glance, I thought it be a typical BBQ experience. Stand in line, order, wait, leave full, and smell like a smoke house. The PSA is for the most ingenious creative culinary BBQ fusion dish I've had. Their Special Brisket Baked Potato Gumbo. Rich and meaty and served with cornbread tasting Ritz crackers makes for a hit especially on a cold day in Austin. Geez. I can't say anymore other than I'm glad I tried it. Equally surprising, I ordered their brisket queso which by all measures is light years in flavor and texture than majority of Tex-Mex restaurants. The chips were fresh, puffy, and crispy again better than the flat bland greasy chips found everywhere else. Load up the queso. The Switch is mostly full service. The Switch staff especially the bar tender serving me was over the top friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive with impeccable timing and detail on everything. Ticket times under 5min. Extraordinarily fast. Lastly, they have a full bar, a big friendly and inviting bar unlike all other BBQ places. TVs too.

I ordered the Smoked Bone-In Ham for Thanksgiving Day and since we was there to pick it up decided to order and enjoy a nice lunch. I had planned ordering turkey (for thanksgiving) but their Tuesday special was Fried Chicken with Mashed Potatoes. I could not resist and ordered it. The staff was super nice and friendly.The plate consisted of two pieces of chicken, mashed potatoes, biscuit, side of raspberry sauce, and side of gravy. The chicken was soft on the inside with a superbly tasting crust on the outside. It had great flavor. The biscuit was just as good with a honey glaze on it and the potatoes were perfect. Next time will get the turkey.

Geez, where have I been with the follow ups of local Hays County dining? First visit 2018 and if you read back I went back for that $21 Catfish dish. It was served to me with raw fish. Along with that observation who puts a giant blob of cold Potato Salad on top of fish???!?!?!Cleaning up info tonight I deleted the Cajun fare still showing up on Yelp and replaced it with now BBQ paired with Tex-Mex. Not exactly original (Valentina's) but for my recent visit the combination worked well. We met car club friends ahead of our departure for the solar eclipse for lunch.We grabbed drinks before hitting the counter. Friends arrive and we're ordering a spread. Buddy exclaimed Switch produced his new favorite Smoked Wings paired with Alabama White. His wife lent me a Chicken Enchilada from her plate. GF and I ordered the three meat plate; shared our vittles too. Pork ribs, Brisket, and Turkey. Two out of the three slices were amazing. Third was that crusty outside that had sat there a bit. Pork Ribs had good flavor and better than expected tear off the bone. Sauce choices are plentiful. Overall, it's nice to come back and see a different menu direction that was executed properly. Price for the 3 meat plate and two sides was $29. Nearby Salt Lick doesn't offer this exact combination of meats we chose but I will point out SL's AYCE aka Family Style is just a few bucks more. Choose The Switch instead of Driftwood. Craft BBQ is here; SL cuts soooo many corners to feed the masses especially on the Brisket. I'd still say SL has the edge on Pork Ribs. Sides I'm siding with Switch. Way more creative even factoring SL's Sunday specials.

Ordered more food than I could eat, but it was so worth it. Great lemonade, great pork ribs, and you have to have the sweet corn casserole as well as the hushpuppies. I do love their bacon wrapped jalepenos but just couldnt add that to the meal.

The Switch in Dripping Springs is probably a 3.5 star restaurant for me. It has some really good dishes and some that are inconsistent. The service has been good but not excellent, and the mixed drinks have been below par every visit. We have loved their wings in the past and found them to be some of the better wings we've had. Last night we order them again and I couldn't finish the first one because it was so spicy. My husband who loves spicy foods only made it through 3 maybe 4 before he gave up. We asked the waiter if the recipe changed and he commented something about how the peppers in this batch were much hotter than the last ones and lots of people couldn't eat them...that is probably something you should mention when they are ordered- so we don't waste our money and don't feel like we're dying from eating them. We had to stop and get my husband a frozen yogurt on the way home because they were so hot and still burning his mouth and throat. It was like he played the hot wing challenge he was so miserable. We will go back because for the most part it's a good meal.

Excellent brisket! The fries were fresh, hot and tasty. Beans were flavorful and well prepared. Service seemed inattentive and was responsive to requests. Nice environment and lots of customers mid Friday afternoon.

Order total was 69.00 minus the uber driver tip. ALWAYS TIP PEOPLE. Ordered:3 meat plat with brisket, pork ribs and chopped pork (was suppose to be beef). Sides:Gouda Mac and cheese and slaw. Hush puppies and 6 wings 3 parmesan, 3 lemon pepper. They might have had a new pit master because everything was very, very, very salty minus the Mac and cheese. Hoping to get a refund from uber (says it already went through but takes 7-10 business days). The ranch was as if someone maybe accident dumped a salt shaker into the batch. Same with the brisket, pork, and ribs. The sad part is I have been here 3x before and it was FREAKING AMAZING which made me think it was a different cook/pit master. I tried the wings with and without the ranch and both were crazy salty! Also tried the hush puppies without the dipping sauce and the only thing that offset the saltiness was the butter/sugar dip. Tried the brisket with and without the bbq sauce and the only thing that helped was the sauce. Same with the pork.