Small Town Smokers: Big Cat BBQ in Cedar Park Sticks to the Basics in the Best Way
Big Cat BBQ sits just outside of Austin, in the Hill Country suburb of Cedar Park. It’s named for its owner, James Jones, whose nickname is—you guessed it—“Big Cat.” In 2015, Jones opened Big Cat with an emphasis on traditional barbecue style, emphasizing slow cooking, classic meats, and staying far away from such monstrosities as garden salads, heavy helpings of cheese, and anything on an artisan-baked bun.
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