Austin · BBQ

Healthy BBQ in Austin

The best BBQ for protein and calories at 6 local restaurants. Top pick: Turkey Sandwich at La Barbecue.

How this is picked: Local BBQ restaurants in the Austin area whose menus My Fit Menu has read, excluding big chains. Menus read up to September 29, 2026.

The best dishes

One per restaurant, ranked by protein inside a moderate calorie range.

#	Dish · restaurant	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat	Protein / 100 cal	Source
1	Turkey SandwichLa Barbecue · Sandwiches	390–650	34–56 g	~42 g	~20 g	8.7 g	Estimated
2	Premium Brisket SandwichPok-E-Joe's BBQ · Brisket	488–813	30–50 g	~50 g	~30 g	6.2 g	Estimated
3	El ChilangoChurchrow Tejas Bbq · TACOS	345–575	23–38 g	~34 g	~24 g	6.5 g	Estimated
4	T-ManBert's Bar-B-Q · Specials	525–875	29–48 g	~34 g	~44 g	5.4 g	Estimated
5	House Salad with Brisket, Chicken, Turkey, or Pulled PorkStubb's · HOUSE SALAD	450–750	23–38 g	~25 g	~40 g	5.0 g	Estimated
6	Sausage Slammer, EASouthside Market & Barbeque · BBQ by the Half Pound	338–563	15–25 g	~2 g	~40 g	4.4 g	Estimated

All 6 restaurants

La BarbecueBBQ · Top pick: Turkey Sandwich · 390–650 cal · 34–56 g Pok-E-Joe's BBQBBQ · Top pick: Premium Brisket Sandwich · 488–813 cal · 30–50 g Churchrow Tejas BbqBBQ · Top pick: El Chilango · 345–575 cal · 23–38 g Bert's Bar-B-QBBQ · Top pick: T-Man · 525–875 cal · 29–48 g Stubb'sBBQ · Top pick: House Salad with Brisket, Chicken, Turkey, or Pulled Pork · 450–750 cal · 23–38 g Southside Market & BarbequeBBQ · Top pick: Sausage Slammer, EA · 338–563 cal · 15–25 g

Where these numbers come from

Nutrition values here are Estimated, not verified restaurant nutrition. They are based on menu descriptions or dish names and assumed ingredients and portions. The displayed ranges use a fixed margin of ±25% for a described dish and ±35% when only its name is available; they are not measured confidence intervals, and actual values may fall outside them. A source label links to the menu used when available, which may not provide nutrition information.

“Best” means the most protein inside a moderate calorie range: 400–650 calories and a 40 g protein target, the same formula as the app’s Fat-loss goal. Portions vary and menus change, so confirm with the restaurant, and never rely on these for allergies.

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