Shugabees BBQ

Great BBQ all around. Fresh homemade tortillas with tender moist Angus beef brisket, tender pork, outstanding chopped beef, an amazing smoked chicken salad. I have never been disappointed with anything on this menu. They have homemade sauces to put on the BBQ if you are a Sauce person.Any other negative reviews are incorrect, don't know real TX BBQ, or were born with silver spoons up their wazoo. Support the local homemade non chain BBQ that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.Owners are very nice people and take care of there customers. I'd pick these fellas over Cooper's, Franklin's, Mueller's, or Rudy's any day of the week. Head out to there place. Bring some beer and eat some BBQ.

I first found Shugabees back in 2012, maybe 2013. It was an immediate hit for me. I loved pretty much everything on the menu. I was able to stay with him for a time when he moved out to Buck's, there in Buda. Then life threw a wrench at me in 2016 and I had to leave Texas for a while. I got back as quickly as I could, ended up in a little town called Kingsland...and Vic had moved further out, finally settling there in New Braunfels. Now, even for Texas, that's a serious drive. IOW, it's been a long time since I've had any of their marvelous que.A couple weeks ago I had to be in Buda for some business and decided to go the distance and renew my acquaintance with Vic...and his scrumptious food. I'm so glad I did! It was that good! Just like I remembered it! As far as I'm concerned Vic makes the BEST BBQ in all the Austin area. Yes! Better than the big name places that get all the hype. That's just MHO. Each to his own. You don't have to agree with me.One last thing...Vic is passionate about what he does. He puts a lot of love into his cooking. When I was there this time he gave me a new (CARROT based!) sauce he recently created. I TELL YOU WHAT!!! It is all that and a bag of chips! The man is a genius! It's THAT GOOD!And just an FYI to the reviewer who accused Vic of giving out store bought, I've asked him about it and he assured me that all his sauces are fresh made. And I believe him.The only down side I can see now is how far he is from me...but I can't take away stars because of that.Love yah Vic! Love your food!

Great food, great service. The tortillas are amazing. I got a large wrap and it was almost more than I could eat, which is saying something. The brisket was the main thing I tried and I think it's perfect. Not too fatty. Not too dry. Not too salty. Some folks may not like it if they lean super heavily in one of those directions, I guess. I thought the side pickles were a bit salty but it actually turned out to compliment the brisket quite well since it wasn't especially salty, which was nice. Though I'd also be down for the pickles being slightly less salty. The sauce was very nice, though sauce isn't usually my thing, it worked well here, though I only used it occasionally. Probably works best in small amounts though that's obviously dependent on preference.I'd highly recommend it. Can't speak for the other meats, but the brisket may be the best I've ever had. Valentina's in Austin is the only other place I can think of that's in the same league.

I came for a bbq stuffed baked potato but they sadly didn't have any at the time. It was then that I saw they have nachos. Nachos with brisket! I love a good nacho and these were outstanding. The cheese sauce was a fantastic consistency and had lots of meat on top. Between two of us we were unable to finish the order. I can't wait to get more!Get there early because they do close at 8PM!

I was aware of the 4.5-Star rating since last fall and had been wanting to give it a shot. So I decided to pop in while driving past last night. I don't like giving a 1-Star review, but this certainly warrants it. My belief is that the food should be just as good on a slow Tuesday as a busy Saturday.The brisket was dry and grey (see the picture below); smoked chicken salad was tasteless; sausage tasted store bought. The pulled pork was average, but again, very very dry. The jalapeno potato salad was good.I was literally the only person in the place on a Tuesday night and yet, it took about 15 minutes for my food to come out. I started to read the most recent reviews and still thought, certainly it can't be that bad. Until it was.

Finally caught them open yesterday. The briskette not as good as we remembered, not much flavor. Seemed like it had some type of oil in it to keep it moist, the paper wrapper was soggy. The smoked chicken salad was good. With all the great food around Buda now, we won't be going back any time soon.

WOW! We were pleasantly surprised by how amazing this place was! Decorated with many Hays County awards like "Best BBQ" and "Best Queso" we figured it wouldn't disappoint but we were totally blown away by the tenderness and the portion sizes. Real Texas BBQ y'all! I got the brisket nachos with their amazing hatch chili queso and it was phenomenal as was the jalapeño potato salad. This will always be a stop when we visit Austin!

I have come here a couple of times in the last year and the chopped pork and brisket and it is all wonderful. Not to mention there is always prompt and easy going service from Vic, the owner, of Shugabees. We come here for lunch time to pick up food and bring it back to the office without any qualms. I would recommend the jalapeno potato salad and the chocolate (if they have it!) pudding. Reasonably priced and accepts debit & credit cards. Easy drive up and you can always park and enjoy the food in the Bucks patio if you'd like. Careful now as there is construction happening off of the road so you may have to dodge some tractors or trucks as you pull in but Shugabees is easily accessible.

The people were nice, but the food was really bland & the bbq sauce was so obviously store-bought that it brought down my opinion of the food even more.

The food is delicious. The sauces are good especially the haberno bbq sauce. I like it on my brisket. Try Shugabees BBQ! You'll love it.