Salt Lick BBQ, Driftwood Texas

It was great to spend Monday evening with John and Elaine Snively, bike club friends from Ohio. The only things we miss about "home" are our family and the many friends we have there.

Larry has been spending his non-volunteer days at the Hill Country Bicycle Shop in Fredericksburg. The shop is closed on Wednesday, so that is our only day to get away for some fun. Since we only have two more weeks here, we decided it was time to track down some real Texas BBQ. My ranger friends recommended the Salt Lick in Driftwood, Texas, about 33 miles from Johnson City.

I was told that the restaurant really fills up both at lunch and dinner, so we made sure to be there at 11AM when they opened. The setting was absolutely beautiful and rustic.
They have a wine tasting room with outdoor seating and a Bocci Ball court.

Flowers are everywhere, including a beautiful rose garden.

 Larry found something to take home with us.

 The dining area blends into the setting with tables and benches of various sizes to accommodate groups of any size.

 The menu is simple and the prices reasonable. Beef, pork, sausage and turkey are slowly cooked in a stone pit located adjacent to the dining areas. The smell is wonderful!

 

The restaurant is BYOB. We brought our local favorite from the Real Ale Brewery in Blanco, TX.

"Larry, wait! It's only 11:10 AM. We can't drink beer before noon!" His reply: "It's after noon in Ohio!"

 

Then our food arrived. As is usually the case, we both decided to have the same thing - chopped BBQ beef with potato salad, coleslaw, beans, pickles, onions and both sweet and jalapeno pepper sauce.

Yum, Yum!! 

That's one BIG sandwich. We took home enough for dinner!

 Good times in Texas! Wish y'all were here too.