Best Texas food in Austin?

I am traveling to Austin, TX next week and need some tips for genuine Texas food! I love smoked foods and great BBQ, what else is TX known for, and what can I find thats close to downtown Austin(decently priced)?

I ate at a lot of great restaurants in Austin recently but couldn't tell you the addresses. I was lucky enough to find a local resident who gave me a great tour of the city. I would recommend talking to real people when you get there. If you are staying in a Hotel, don't ask the concierge, ask the valet. Or ask the maid staff. They know the places that serve great food with great prices. We had a dinner for 10 with drinks for 120 and had dessert too at a local Mexican restaurant. For two of us for lunch at a steak place it ran 17 dollars including the meal, two beers and dessert. And we were treated like royalty.

The best people to ask are people in the service industry. They know where you can eat a great meal and get good service on their budgets. And they know the side streets to take to avoid the traffic.

You know, I just thought of the name of the restaurant that was Mexican food. El Azteca http://www.zagat.com/Verticals/PropertyDetails.aspx?VID=8&R=101703

http://localsearch.live.com/localsearch/Details.aspx?lid=YN860x14976531&what=azteca&where= austin%2c%20tx&tab=businessinfo&qt=yp&FORM=LLSV

I live in Austin. If you want BBQ go to the Stubbs, they have great food and always have live music. Avoid Ruddies,they are overrated. Also try some tex-mex, there are a lot of good ones,the best are Trudies, Chuys, and Baby Acapulco. For great bar food,beer, and sports on A LOT of tvs go to The Tavern. For hip fusion food go to Mars or Uchi. For Thai food go to Madam Mams. For sandwiches go to Katzs deli and bar. For homestyle go to Threadgills. For breakfst or late night food go to Magnolia cafe.For a good cup of joe go to the Spider house. For vegitarian go to Mother cafe and Garden or Veggie heaven.For dessert go to Amys ice cream. For burger joint go to P. Terrys buger stand or Dans.ForIndian go to the Clay Pot. That should get you started. Have fun!

These are just my favorites:
BBQ
The Salt Lick. Not Salt Lick 360, but the normal Salt Lick.
18300 FM Rd 1826 , Driftwood , TX , 78619

Iron Works
100 Red River St

Stubbs
801 Red River St

Mexican:
Trudy's
409 W 30th St

El Arroyo
1624 W Fifth St

Chuys
1728 Barton Springs Rd

Classic Austin:
Katz's
618 W Sixth St

Shady Grove
1624 Barton Springs Rd

...and that's all I can think of. Enjoy!