Local restaurant Slab BBQ will open a second location in early 2017 in the Oak Hill Plaza shopping center at 7101 W. Hwy. 71, Ste. E1, Austin, in the space formerly occupied by Verona Ristorante Italiano. The menu includes barbecued meats, sandwiches and homemade sauces. The current Slab location is in North Austin on Research Boulevard. 512-351-9977 (North Austin). www.dopebbq.com