Hill Country, Barbecue restaurant in Washington, US.
Hill Country is a barbecue restaurant in downtown Washington D.C. that serves Texas-style smoked meats, including brisket, ribs, and sausage, along with classic sides like mac and cheese and coleslaw. The space is set up like a meat market where you order at the counter and then find your own seat.
The original Hill Country opened in New York City in 2007, bringing Central Texas barbecue traditions to the East Coast for the first time. The Washington D.C. location followed in 2011, extending the reach of the concept to the capital.
Hill Country follows the style of Central Texas barbecue joints where you pick your cuts at the counter by weight, just as you would at a classic Texas meat market. This way of ordering is a direct holdover from how barbecue was traditionally sold in towns across that region.
The restaurant sits in downtown Washington D.C. and is easy to reach on foot from many central points. Lines can build up during lunch and early evening, so arriving a little outside those windows makes the experience more relaxed.
The wood used for smoking is shipped in from Texas rather than sourced locally, which is an unusual extra step for a restaurant outside the state. This choice is meant to keep the flavor as close as possible to what you would taste in the original Hill Country region of Texas.
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