Louie Mueller Barbecue

Louie Mueller Barbecue is a Central Texas BBQ restaurant located in Taylor, Texas, about 30 minutes outside of Austin. It was opened by founder Louie Mueller in 1949 and has been described as a "cathedral of smoke" for producing the finest BBQ in all of Texas. Louie Mueller handed over the reins to his son Bobby in 1974, who ran the smoker for over three decades before his son, third-generation owner/pitmaster Wayne Mueller, took control in 2007. Around that time the restaurant was honored by the James Beard Foundation with an American Classics award. The restaurant ships nationwide via Goldbelly and offers private events with interior seating capacity for 150 people across two dining rooms.

Louie Mueller Barbecue opened its doors in 1949, founded by Louie Mueller, and has been described as a "cathedral of smoke" due to producing the finest BBQ in all of Texas. Founder Louie Mueller handed over the reins to his son Bobby in 1974, who ran the smoker for over three decades before his son, third-generation owner/pitmaster Wayne Mueller, took control in 2007. It was also around this time that the Central Texas BBQ restaurant was honored by the James Beard Foundation with an American Classics award. Located in Taylor, Texas (about 30 minutes outside of Austin), not much has changed since Louie Mueller lit the first fire in 1949.

Described as a "cathedral of smoke" producing the finest BBQ in all of Texas.

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