Evan LeRoy

Pushing the boundaries of traditional barbecue, Evan LeRoy brings elements of fine dining and local, responsible sourcing from Texas ranches to the menu at LeRoy and Lewis. His innovative approach extends beyond the plate—Evan built the original food truck’s offset pit and butchers whole animals specifically for smoking. For him, barbecue is a method of cooking, not confined to a particular set of menu items.

Featured as #5 in Texas Monthly’s Top 50 BBQ Joints (2021), one of the NY Times’ 25 Best Restaurants in Austin and on Netflix’s “Somebody Feed Phil,” the newly opened brick-and-mortar restaurant continues to draw crowds for its “new school BBQ” unique cuts like beef cheeks, bacon ribs, flatiron, and more.

Evan’s culinary experience ranges from bread baking to fine dining, to volume barbecue. He is known for his openness to teaching and sharing smoking secrets and has traveled to Australia, China, and Finland, to train and work with prospective pitmasters and barbecue enthusiasts. During the pandemic, Evan started a LeRoy and Lewis Patreon page, producing, shooting, and editing instructional bbq videos for followers all over the world.