Salt Lick BBQ

I went to this place at the Austin airport (AUS) and it was very crowded, but the line moved pretty fast. I got the sliced brisket sandwich with potato salad, and it was good; really filling. The potato salad came on top of plain cabbage(?) and it didn't have a very strong flavor, just mayo/potato/egg. It was good, though, and a fun yellow color. The sandwich was good, and the BBQ sauce was good and not especially hot or tomatoey. It was like creamy vinegar sauce, almost. They offer extra containers of it, but you really don't need a lot of sauce. Someone spilled Mountain Dew on me in line so I think that soured me on the experience, but it was decent food and no nuts.

Overall
Cost: 3/10 (like 19$ for a basic takeout meal)
Taste: 6/10

In-N-Out Burger

What the heck!? An In-N-Out in Texas? I was shocked to see this, because when I was in college in LA I thought In-N-Out was a strictly California thing. I guess they randomly expanded to Texas (I wish Yoshinoya could too)! Anyway, I like this place not just because of the hype but because it's a solid burger, really tasty, and the menu is so so limited that I'll never have allergy concerns. Only burger, burger with cheese, and fries/milkshakes (Vanilla Chocolate and Strawberry) are available, which is just perfect for me. I enjoyed Cheeseburger, which had a nice crispy bun and was juicy  but not too comically huge like some burgers. A great product. The fries were fine, but I'm not much of a fry girl myself.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 8/10

Taco Cabana

There's one of these in the student center at UT Austin, so I went there for lunch while I was in town for a conference. Better this than Chick-Fil-A right? They had tacos, burritos, quesadillas, fajitas, the standard fare. No nuts, but plenty of beans. I wanted to order the Chicken Fajita Quesadilla but I think they just gave me a plain chicken Quesadilla. It was still fine though. Not amazing, basically just cheese and chicken in a tortilla with some sour cream and weird guac on top, but they have a fun salsa bar and it was quite filling, plus no beans in the 'Dilla. Also pretty cheap for Austin.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10