Las Vegas Restaurants
Salt Lick
- Critic's rating
- Frommer's
10972 W. Charleston
Las Vegas, NV
Tel. 702/797-7535
An outpost of the much-beloved Austin barbeque spot, this looks both not at all like the Driftwood original and yet related in a double-first-cousin kind of way, with the same heavy pine wood tables and more importantly, the same heavenly smell. Many believe Salt Lick serves the platonic ideal of barbeque. That's not the case here. The meat is smoky, and the dry rub has its kick, but the results aren't as tender or as memorably flavorful. The sausage and ribs are better than the brisket, which is sublime back in Texas. Still, the all-you-can-eat plate is a good deal, and you can do take-out either on your way to a picnic in Red Rock Canyon or to munch back in your hotel after a long day of hiking.
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