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Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

Written by Washingtonian Staff | Published on May 20, 2011
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Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

The inside of the cavernous Hil Country. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

Signs add a “roadhouse” feel to the place. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

Food at Hill Country comes served in cardboard baskets; drinks come in Mason jars. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

The decor feels just a little too contrived to be authentic. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

One of the best dishes is the moist, or fatty, brisket, which is tender and rich. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

Smoked chicken with sides of corn pudding and collard greens. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

Skillet cornbread with ancho-honey butter. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

The sausage comes from Kreuz market in Lockhart, Texas, and is fine-grained, well spiced, with a pop in the casing. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

A cook slices the fatty brisket. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

Meats are smoked with oak wood shipped in from Texas. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

Sides include corn pudding, cucumber salad, collard greens, and sweet-potato-and-bourbon mash. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

The peanut-butter-and-jelly cupcake. Photograph by Scott Suchman

Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country
Outtakes: Reviewing Hill Country

The cupcake has jelly on the inside. Photograph by Scott Suchman

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