The Hill Country Barbecue Market, 30 W. 26th St in New York, is surely very well known by food folks in the Big Apple, but was new to me and my French colleagues with whom I eat yearly at places featuring typical American and Canadian food all over the North America (the last time we were in NY we ate at Blue Smoke.) For those readers from France, it's as close in decor as I've seen outside of Texas, with old wood walls, tons of chopped wood for the BBQ and mounds of meats, sides and drinks in sections among which you drift getting your card/menu stamped.
Among the four of us, we sampled many of its offerings: tender BBQ'd beef on a roll, a chunk of brisket (unpictured but described by one French colleague as the US equivalent of 7-hour lamb), numerous sides (coleslaw, spicy beans, sweet potato, cucumber salad, corn pudding and corn bread) and two simply lovely and meaty short ribs (the likes of which our French guests had only heard tell of.)
Our bill with all that and one bock beer, was $64.96 before tip.
Go? For the French visitor, unless you're going to get to Texas for some serious eating, this is real deal as far as I can figure.
