This Sub Is Going Under

Austin's over-the-top Jewish sub shop closes for 'other opportunities'

JewBoy Sub Shop is at the end of its lease, and owner Mo Pittle is looking forward to a new mystery project.

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According to a July 15 social media post and identical press release, JewBoy Sub Shop will close this Sunday, July 20. The restaurant at 6701 Burnet Rd., Unit A3, combined West Texas and Jewish ingredients in huge, spilling over sandwiches since 2021.

The announcement states that the Sub Shop is at the end of the lease and the team will be pursuing "other opportunities" in its stead. It teases more details to come sometime in August.

Fans can take consolation in knowing that many menu items will be preserved or adapted at other JewBoy locations that will continue on.

The restaurant will offer food and drink specials all day on Sunday until sold out.

"We can’t express our gratitude enough to all our customers and employees who supported our journey these last four and a half years," said the message, signed by owner Mo Pittle. "Peace, love, and a slutty sandwich!"

Austin's JewBoy restaurants are known for their burgers, but the offshoots have also gathered a loyal following.

There are two JewBoy Sliders outposts that are nearly identical to the original burger joint, but smaller — that applies to both the burgers and the trailers Sliders operates out of.

The Sub Shop's menu was entirely different, but some genetic similarity was evident in the prominent use of extremely gooey cheese, a side of especially crispy fries, and the loving addition of regional or cultural twists like poblanos, hatch green chiles, house-made pastrami, or even mazto ball soup as a special.

This sandwich shop also added to those cultural influences a devotion to Philly cheese steaks and various Italian-ish "parms," which served together as the basis for most of the menu.

JewBoy Sub Shop's regular hours are daily (except Mondays) from 11 am to 9 pm.

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Yelp About It

Famous barbecue tops Yelp's list of the 25 top places to eat in Austin

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It's understandable that lots of people want to take pictures of the beef rib on the right side of the tray.

Online reviews platform Yelp has published its list of the 25 "top places to eat" in Austin — and in a way, it was decided by users.

The list was based on ratings by Yelp Elites, people who are trusted by Yelp for consistently providing clear and useful reviews. From that data from August 2024 to August 2025, Yelp considered both how highly each restaurant was rated and how many times. They also had to be open this September and have a passing health score.

With all that considered, it shouldn't be a surprise that the No. 1 restaurant in Austin was Terry Black's Barbecue.

This famous restaurant is a tourist magnet with reliable quality and a country-yet-urban-enough atmosphere. The most popular menu item if counted by photos is the beef rib — and there's almost certainly some interference from the fact that many visitors have never ordered something on such a big bone before. Roughly 8,400 reviewers — not just Yelp Elites — gave Terry Black's an average of 4.5 of 5 stars.

Following Terry Blacks were two surprising choices and another usual suspect.

Taqueria De Diez, one of CultureMap's best taco joints of 2025, was No. 2 with 4.7 stars and 392 reviewers. This alley taco shop feels a bit like a speakeasy: not technically hidden, but definitely out-of-the-way. Guests can watch the workers shave meat off the trompos, or vertical rotisseries.

Next up at No. 3 was Sushi Yume, a strip mall sushi spot in Round Rock with 4.8 stars and 158 reviews. The quality of reviews overrode the nicheness of the business. Although most Austinites are surrounded with more sushi closer to town than they could possibly eat, reviewers still say it's worth the trip.

Finally Aba, a fancy Mediterranean restaurant on South Congress Avenue, snagged No. 4, which shouldn't surprise anyone who's looked up Austin restaurants. A popular choice for tourists looking for an upscale, memorable meal, and even some celebrities, Aba has 4.4 stars and 1,800 reviews.

The rest of the list is similarly split between obvious favorites and a handful of lesser-known restaurants (usually Asian ones) that broke through the noise by offering notably solid food.

Notably, not a single restaurant on the list is south of Monroe Street, where guests will find Nomade at No. 17. Some selections like Bird Bird Biscuit have locations farther south, but they're not the particular spots that made the list. The farthest north is Salt Traders Coastal Kitchen in Round Rock, at No. 18.

Here's the full list of Austin's 25 top places to eat, according to Yelp and its Elite users:

1. Terry Black's Barbecue
2. Taqueria De Diez
3. Sushi Yume
4. Aba
5. 1618 Asian Fusion
6. Soupleaf Hot Pot
7. Red Ash
8. Franklin Barbecue
9. Bird Bird Biscuit
10. Interstellar BBQ
11. Ember Kitchen
12. Bamboo House Austin
13. Pho Phong Luu
14. KG BBQ
15. Paperboy East
16. Eldorado Cafe
17. Nomade
18. Salt Traders Coastal Cooking
19. An Nyeong K Tofu & Bbq
20. Canje
21. Dumpling World
22. The Guest House Austin
23. Home Slice Pizza
24. Sour Duck Market
25. Odd Duck

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