City Market

Really great customer service! Food is delicious!! Brisket has great flavor.Ribs are a little sweet and a lot greasy but so worth the messy fingers! Sausage is different. Not bad just not what I am used to. Texture seems blended, loosely packed. Maybe beef? Not your typical BBQ sausage! Free bread. Free drink refills! Oh and the sweet tea... The Best!!!! I do recommend this for everyone!!

Line was to the door but probably only took us 30 minutes or so to get to the smoker room and get the meat.Food is great. We did not even get sides.... Pure BBQ for us this trip.Excellent mustard based (?) sauce!Brisket was good! Ribs a little overdone But sausage was great and made it worth the trip!

Hands down the best brisket and ribs! Don't even get me started on their BBQ sauce! It is a lovely mustard based sauce which is a delightful break from the ketchup based red sauce which people often make way too sweet. But let's back up a moment. Their brisket and ribs are SO good they do not need the sauce at all. So what to do? Enjoy half without sauce and half with sauce. A total win-win. There has not been one person I've brought here through the years that hasn't absolutely loved the food here. The beans and potato salad are good though I prefer to go solely carnivore here as the meat is so good and I feel why waste the stomach room when there is brisket?I love this place in its quaintness and that you walk into the pit to order, pickup and pay for the meats. People come from all over to eat here and you can always strike up a conversation with the people at the next people or by waiting in line to get in the pit. It's fun. Today's chats were all about football! Be sure and purchase a bottle of the BBQ sauce for your take home meats!

I just love the charm of nostalgic small country towns characterized by a railroad track running along the edge of town. Luling is that type of town and I visited for City Market BBQ.The layout of the restaurant is a little quirky with two separate ordering areas: one for the smoked meats (brisket, pork ribs, sausage, the other for sides (potato salad and beans). My wife and I ordered a little of each. By little, I mean more than two people should eat for lunch.We favored the ribs over the other meats, as they were flavorful (with or without sauce) and tender. The brisket was good, but a little light on flavor (seasoning). The sausage was lean and juicy with good flavor, but impossible to eat with knife and fork because the casing was loosely packed. All the meats were a value compared to other BBQ restaurants.The sides were good and the portions were generous for the price. Nostalgic BBQ, in a nostalgic town, at a fair price, ...worth a visit.

Luling City Market has fantastic employees and service and most importantly, AMAZING Texas barbecue. We're talking brisket, ribs, and smoked sausage! Yummy sauce that's not too sweet too. Bunch of wood tables and friendly employees from those who serve food and drinks and souvenirs. A very small Texas oil town with this gem- it's worth the hour drive from San Antonio, and there's great antique shops next door. Can't wait to make another trip out there!

2024 Update....Go!As good as ever. The pit masters take their work seriously. Delivering consistent world class Heart of Texas smoked brisket,ribs and sausage for generations.Little do the thousands driving along Interstate 10 know that right under their noses,a few miles away is Luling City Market. The Holy Grail of Q in my opinion.Open at 10 am...never much of a line because these pros keep it moving. No repeat, no heat lamp. All meat taken off hot pit and sliced to order!These types places are truly endangered. If you want to see old Texas....Go!

A good friend of mine took the trip out to Luling for some bbq. I had a great time waiting in line for over an hour thanks to my friend and friendly people in line. IDN revel in writing negative reviews but I was underwhelmed by the bbq. It seemed really overrated as I find a lot of bbq. There were some great character traits like the homemade bbq sauce(not bad) and the signs stating to respect employees of all backgrounds as they may have special needs. Although I tasted some pretty mid brisket courtesy of a kind patron. They ran out of it right before we made it to the pit. Sausage was ok and the ribs were -an adequately tasty bite. Best to get there early if you want a seat or a full plate of cue, and avoid the line, then arrive early because apparently there's always a long line. It's a pretty drive but other than that at least I can say I've been there and tried that.

Around 12:30 on a Saturday we pulled up to what looked like an old west movie set. Friends that live in Austin told us that for good BBQ we should be prepared to wait. The line was all the way to the door but moved up pretty quickly. Whatever you do, don't stand in any door way and hold open a door. You will get hollered at to not let the ac out or the smoke in, it's all in an afford to keep the dining area comfortable, which I appreciate.The long line gets you into the back room where the magic happens. The menu is not complicated and it doesn't need to be; beef brisket 4.5 stars, pork ribs 4 stars, and sausage 5 stars. For less than $3, try at least one sausage. Or just try some of everything! Get your bread and pickles here too, if you want to make a sandwich. Yes the BBQ has its own separate register. I asked if I could take a picture of the cutting board and they gratefully did that and more! One by one they opened the smokers and invited me into the pit to snap a few closeups! I was in BBQ HEAVEN!!Once you finish fan-girling over the meat (oh was that just me?!) take your paper wrapped package back up to the front counter and pick out your sides, drinks like Big Red or sweet tea, and desserts like banana pudding. Now find a table and dig in. There is sauce on the tables but it doesn't really need it. My son and I are usually die-hard rib fans but surprisingly the sausage and brisket were everyone's favorites!

Finally got to try some of the best bbq they say. Such a cool place unfortunately it's always so busy no matter what time or day you go but for good reason it's good food you see them make it. Just for me personally I felt like it was missing some sauce because I am not really into dry rub bbq and they didn't have sauce here. Overall though it was good.

Home style restaurant and Friendly wait staff with generous portions Will return soon