Welcome to Ruby's Barbecue!
We are the only barbecue restaurant serving all natural Brisket.
Anthony Bourdain
and Nightline
at Rubys BBQ
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Ruby's has been family owned and operated since 1988.
Visit us at 512 West 29th Street, just off Guadalupe.
Open everyday,
11am - Midnight
Call 512-477-1651 for take-out orders.
Ruby's BBQ owner long pursued love of music, food, art
Luke Zimmermann, 1949-2010
Luke Zimmermann, who with his wife founded Ruby's BBQ restaurant a modest storefront north of the University of Texas campus that quickly became a fixture among musicians and students died Saturday. He was 61.
He will be remembered for his booming voice, generosity and grace with his customers, friends said.
Zimmermann and Pat Mares founded Ruby's in 1988, despite warnings from friends about opening a restaurant during rocky economic times in Austin.
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Our pits were modeled after the pits at the original Kreuz' Market (currently Smitty's) in Lockhart, Texas. They are made of brick and mortar, with a firebox at one side and the pit itself extending out from the firebox. This creates a cooking area where the smoke and heat pass through, but the meats are not cooked directly over fire or coals -- as in grilling, or Cowboy cooking. 
