LeRoy and Lewis
48 people recommendvia r/austinfood30 comments cited below
The comments cited below are a sample of the full tally across 24 threads.
What people say, in short
Many diners recommend the steak dinner at LeRoy and Lewis, a barbecue restaurant that serves steak on certain nights, and several single out the porterhouse as the highlight. Several call it among the best steaks they have had, and a couple say the smoked steak and fries is a good casual option. The main downside is that reservations are hard to get, and several find the meal pricey.
Address
Leroy and Lewis Barbecue, 5621 Emerald Forest Dr, Austin, TX 78745
At a glance
- Price
- Premium
- Signature dishes
- Porterhouse, Ribeye
- Best for
- Groups
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The evidence
Every point below is paraphrased from a real public comment, ordered by how much the community engaged with it. Caveats and negatives are kept in — follow any link to read the original for yourself.
- Recommendsu/milkandcaramel in r/austinfood · Jan 2026
Diner enjoyed the steak experience, especially the porterhouse, and called the meal worth the cost despite hard reservations.
- Recommendsu/kosherhalfsourpickle in r/austinfood · Aug 2026taste
Calls the smoked porterhouse at Leroy and Lewis the best steak they have eaten, offered only on certain nights.
- Recommendsu/ezd222 in r/austinfood · Sep 2025taste
Recently had the steak dinner; calls the steak among the best they've eaten, though it's a costly outing.
- Recommendsu/Vicegod42 in r/austinfood · Sep 2025taste
Went with a group; says the steak ranks among their top bites and feels justified for a special occasion.
- Recommendsu/aprendido in r/austinfood · Oct 2024variety
Says the dinner menu offers more than one steak option now.
- Recommendsu/bluebellbetty in r/austinfood · Jun 2024
Recommends this place for a splurge dinner, praises the food and staff, and suggests adding a salad to the steak.
- Recommendsu/waldo_the_bird253 in r/austinfood · Oct 2026
Points to the steak dinner there as worth booking, though it may already be full.
- Recommendsu/Key-Zookeepergame684 in r/austinfood · Jan 2026
Brief enthusiastic praise saying the place is excellent, with no details about the steak.
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- Recommendsu/scylla in r/austinfood · Jan 2026
Pushes back on the mixed reviews, implying the place deserves praise rather than criticism.
- Recommendsu/grandpasweater in r/austinfood · Aug 2026taste
Seconds the porterhouse pick after a recent ribeye there, saying it outshines other steaks they have had.
- Recommendsu/MollyATX67 in r/austinfood · Apr 2025taste
Strongly praises the place's smoked steak-and-fries dish.
- Recommendsu/VampireEmpire__ in r/austinfood · Aug 2026
Also likes Leroy & Lewis, offered as another answer to the steak question.
- Recommendsu/thisisbrians in r/austinfood · Feb 2026taste
Says the steak experience blew them away and ranks it among the best meals in town.
- Recommendsu/thepantages in r/austinfood · Jun 2025
Says they keep hearing rave reviews of the steak night.
- Recommendsu/KeepEmCrossed in r/austinfood · Jun 2025taste
Passes along hearsay that the steak here is the best; notes it is not a steakhouse and books far out.
- Recommendsu/ondcp in r/austinfood · May 2025taste
Recommends the flat iron at Leroy and Lewis as a steak option.
- Recommendsu/TechnikalKP in r/austinfood · Feb 2026
Includes steak nights in a list of things they consider amazing at this restaurant.
- Recommendsu/JesusAstrovan in r/austinfood · Sep 2025service
Found the steak expensive but awesome; the personal attention, table service and skipping a line justified it for them.
- Recommendsu/the_angry_austinite in r/austinfood · Sep 2025value
Says the experience feels worthwhile to them and that the porterhouse they ordered was excellent.
- Recommendsu/Coujelais in r/austinfood · Jun 2025
Calls the steak night there a memorable outing.
- Recommendsu/ILongForTheMines in r/austinfood · Jul 2026taste
Calls Leroy and Lewis's Thursday chicken fried steak the best in Austin.
- Recommendsu/selfpossessed in r/austinfood · Jan 2026
Hasn't visited yet but has heard the Thursday chicken fried steak there is the one to try.
- Mixedu/roflmcwaffles in r/austinfood · Jan 2026
Frustrated by hard booking and wishes the place announced new reservation drops, though the post's meal looked tasty.
- Recommendsu/Alarming-Ad6101 in r/austinfood · Sep 2025service
Calls it pricey, yet the attentiveness and food quality made a memorable special night; suggests a single visit.
- Recommendsu/irishtexandude in r/austinfood · Jul 2026taste
Says the chicken fried steak is fantastic and stayed crunchy as takeout.
- Recommendsu/atxchuckedaway in r/austinfood · Mar 2026value
Says the steak night felt worth the cost, preferring it over a comped steak elsewhere.
- Recommendsu/RelevantEducator9470 in r/austinfood · Feb 2026taste
Had a ribeye at the restaurant and calls it sublime; also shares a reservation alert tip.
- Recommendsu/braingottaslack in r/austinfood · Jun 2025taste
Says the steak ranks among the top they've had; service is consistently excellent.
- Recommendsu/StrawberryKiss2559 in r/austinfood · Jan 2025
Definitely endorses Leroy & Lewis as the answer to the question.
- Recommendsu/jbloss in r/austinfood · Dec 2024taste
Calls its steak night the best steak they've ever had.
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