Loro is an “Asian smokehouse” restaurant created by Austin chef Tyson Cole and pitmaster Aaron Franklin. Loro infuses traditional Texas BBQ with Asian flavors. The casual, indoor-outdoor restaurant is incredibly popular with locals who line up for bold, exciting flavors. The menu features dishes such as smoked beef brisket with Thai herbs and chili gastrique; smoked Prime steak with shishito peppers and salsa verde; BBQ pork belly with hoisin sauce; smoked pork sausage with papaya salad, Thai chili sauce and peanuts; Texas sweet corn with yuzu aioli, oak-grilled snap peas with kimchee emulsion, and smoked baby back ribs with cauliflower pickle.