where i worked: ruby's bbq -- 29th and Guadalupe (aka The Drag) --
where I worked for a year...
excellent bbq -- I recommend the brisket or the

chop sandwich -- black bean tacos (with or w/out brisket or chicken) are awesome too.

where i drank downtown: lovejoy's -- just north of 6th st and something,
six blocks or so east of Congress, two blocks west of emo's --
it was the newest and the coolest back in '95
and an acquaintance from college (sam) brews beer for them now.
[ed.note: the bar was closed, or there would be pictures of sam.]