Dining Guide

J Leonardi’s Barbeque

J Leonardi's Barbeque in Austin

Photograph by Daniel Vaughn

City: Austin

Cuisine: Barbecue

Method: Oak and mesquite in an offset smoker

Pitmaster: Jerome Faulkner

Rating:

Address: 1124 E 11th St., Austin, TX, 78702

Hours: Tues-Sat 11-6, Sun 11-3

Phone: (512) 758-5873

Website: https://jleonardibbq.com

Year Opened: 2016

Last updated: August 25, 2020

Reviews

August 26, 2020

East Austin Pitmaster Jerome Faulkner Is Carrying on His Family’s Barbecue Legacy

By Daniel Vaughn

At J Leonardi’s, he smokes meat the way his uncle taught him in the former freedmen’s town of St. John Colony.