Is Hill Country BBQ Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update
Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11 New York, New York
Current status
As of October 2026, Hill Country BBQ is listed open on hillcountry.com, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The restaurant's own site lists the 30 W 26th St address, current hours, and weekly specials with a live Grubhub ordering link. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 11, Episode 6
- Address 30 W 26th St, New York, NY 10010
- Website hillcountry.com
- Show map
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What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?
The Cooking Channel's 'Best Thing I Ever Ate' (episode 'Low and Slow') highlighted Hill Country Barbecue Market's slow-smoked meats, cooked low and slow over Texas post oak wood. The restaurant, a Texas-style barbecue market in Manhattan's Flatiron neighborhood, hand-carves its brisket, ribs, and sausage to order and serves them by the pound with fresh tortillas, following the Central Texas barbecue-market tradition. According to hillcountry.com, the restaurant continues to operate at 30 W 26th St, listing current hours (Monday through Thursday noon to 10 p.m., extended hours Friday and Saturday) along with weekly specials such as Taco Tuesday and an all-you-can-eat Monday deal on brisket, pulled pork, and market chicken. The site also links an active online-ordering page through Grubhub. Hill Country Barbecue Market has operated other locations, including in Brooklyn, as part of a broader brand built around communal picnic-table dining and live music.
The episode
Also in Season 11
Season 11: 79 of 96 still open · 4 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 5June's All Day
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Ep 6APL Restaurant
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Ep 6Coppa
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Ep 6Marjie's Grill
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Ep 6Richardson's
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Ep 6Sam Jones BBQ
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Ep 6Saw's BBQ
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Sources we checked
- hillcountry.com https://www.hillcountry.com/location/new-york-city/
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Record btiea-0860 · checked by Cal Marchetti.