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Cartwright's Bar-B-Q

490A Highway 71 West, Bastrop, TX - (512) 321-7719
Buy your food by the pound, plate, or sandwich. Of the several meats available, the one you must try is sausage. It’s Cartwright’s own, and it has a light snap to its skin and luscious insides that virtually melt on the tongue. Ribs are infused with smoke flavor and easy to gnaw down to the totally bare bone.
60% Approval Rating (10 votes)

Scorecard

3 - Overall: Excellent - Worth a Detour
Overall: Excellent - Worth a Detour
Sausage Plate
Boss Hog Plagte (1# pork ribs)
Brisket Sandwich
Beef Rib Plate

Highlighted Reviews

rating
Michael Stern - Photos (6)
Roadfood.com Editor
"While most of Texas’s best barbecue parlors are secret-seeming, stark in décor, and spare of menu, Cartwright’s is located on a broad commercial highway; it is fun; and it offers a wide choice of smoked meats to eat. It is what we’d call a family-style barbecue, which ..."   [Read More]

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Map & Web Site

490A Highway 71 West, Bastrop, TX
(512) 321-7719

Hours & Policies

Seasons:Open Year Round
Meals Served:Lunch, Dinner
Operational Hours:Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:Yes
Alcohol Served:No
Outdoor Seating:No
Reservations Accepted:No
Delivery Available:No
Takeout Counters:Yes
You smell brisket off the pit the moment you open the door to Cartwright's. Of course, it is cut to order and here piled into a bun for a sandwich. Pickles and onions come on the side, and sauce is available at each table.
"You smell brisket off the pit the moment you open the door to Cartwright's. Of course, it is cut to order and here piled into a bun for a sandwich. Pickles and onions come on the side, and sauce is available at each table."
Michael Stern





Supremely casual, Cartwright's features checked tablecloths and helter-skelter decor of Texas memorabilia, old advertising, and miscellaneous nick-nacks.
"Supremely casual, Cartwright's features checked tablecloths and helter-skelter decor of Texas memorabilia, old advertising, and miscellaneous nick-nacks."
Michael Stern


What you see as you exit...
"What you see as you exit..."
Michael Stern


Get in before closing time and you'll be able to enjoy what's inside.
"Get in before closing time and you'll be able to enjoy what's inside."
L


Bastrop boasts that is the most colorful small town in Texas. This safe from olden days stands by the entrance to Cartwright's. (There is another branch of the BBQ on Highway 290 in Austin.)
"Bastrop boasts that is the most colorful small town in Texas. This safe from olden days stands by the entrance to Cartwright's. (There is another branch of the BBQ on Highway 290 in Austin.)"
Michael Stern


They've refurbished their sign for better visibility from the highway.
"They've refurbished their sign for better visibility from the highway."
L


Cartwright's patchwork sign is deliberately dilapidated.  The inside is extremely colorful, too.
"Cartwright's patchwork sign is deliberately dilapidated. The inside is extremely colorful, too."
Michael Stern


No off-the-beaten-path Texas barbecue, Cartwright's is located on a busy highway and is a big, comfortable place with plenty of parking.
"No off-the-beaten-path Texas barbecue, Cartwright's is located on a busy highway and is a big, comfortable place with plenty of parking."
Michael Stern



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