{"id":1523,"date":"2011-08-20T13:47:38","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T17:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=1523"},"modified":"2011-08-22T16:39:07","modified_gmt":"2011-08-22T20:39:07","slug":"hill-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/hill-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Hill Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Hill Country<\/strong>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hillcountrywdc.com\/\">web site<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?&#038;q=410+7th+Street+Northwest,+Washington+DC\">410 7th Street NW, Washington, DC<\/a> (at D Street NW), 202-556-2050  (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmata.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Metro Trip Planner<\/a> &#8211; opens in new window)  [<a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/place?&#038;cid=18217841137976210650\">Google<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/gog\/bars-clubs\/hill-country,1206081.html\">WaPo<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonian.com\/blogarticles\/restaurants\/bestbites\/18726.html\">Washingtonian<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/donrockwell.com\/index.php?showtopic=13060\">Don Rockwell<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/hill-country-washington\">Yelp<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gayot.com\/restaurants\/hill-country-washington-dc-20004_8dc110602.html\">Gayot<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>This is a tough place for me to evaluate because I\u2019ve spent so much time tracking down real <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barbecue_in_Texas\">Texas barbecue<\/a>.  The brisket here is pretty good, the ribs a disappointment.  The sides are quite good, including the beans and collard greens.  The sausages are flown in direct from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lockhart-tx.org\/web98\/visitors\/bbqcapitaloftexas.asp\">Lockhart<\/a>, but I get them flown to my home (you can do it too, from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kreuzmarket.com\/\">Kreuz Market<\/a>), so that doesn\u2019t impress me, though they are good.  For a lunch, I was still hungry and it cost me $40.  It is crowded and noisy.  It\u2019s still the best (only?) Texas barbecue around DC.  Is it as good as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yelp.com\/biz\/blue-smoke-new-york\">Blue Smoke in NYC<\/a>?  No.  Will I go here much?  No.  Will some of you like it?  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