In 2024, controversial barbecue joint Valentina's Tex-Mex BBQ officially closed after years of reported labor violations and a whopping $2.3 million debt. Now, the barbecue joint's former location in ...

Check out some trending stories you might have missed from Community Impact’s coverage areas in Central Texas from Jan. 6-10.

Buda's Historic Mill and Grain will have a new home soon. The owner for The Salt Lick announced a family-inspired restaurant ...

Austin-area barbecue lovers were met with hungry stomachs when one of the most celebrated and controversial smokehouses in ...

Buda and surrounding area residents will soon have a new place to dine on Main Street. Roxie's, a Salt Lick Family Restaurant ...

The Lone Star Smokeout is an import from Chicago featuring barbecue and country music.

Inspired by the cooking of his grandmother, Salt Lick owner Scott Roberts is opening Roxie’s in Buda, serving fried chicken ...

Roxie's, a new concept from the family that owns and operates Salt Lick BBQ, on Jan. 7 was unanimously approved for up to $50 ...

Vincent Hunt opened his Texas barbecue restaurant near Pass Christian, where he grew up, and made some of the best brisket people in South Mississippi said they ever tasted. Salt Pepper Oak at ...

CLOUD CROSSING, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Northwest Louisiana bayou was once the source of the Native American salt trade in the region that surrounds Natchitoches, Louisiana. And though salt is no longer ...

Another Central Texas spot, the Salt Lick BBQ in Driftwood, also caught TasteAtlas's eye, sitting at number 71 on their list of the top 100 most legendary restaurants. Texas was also ranked 57th ...

Heck, running a barbecue joint is hard work, as one pitmaster who’s acclaimed restaurant will still be open in 2025 can attest. "We were really built for this," Corkscrew BBQ co-owner Will ...