Smittys Market - Lockhart (TX)

3 /5 Roberta Peek: Visiting town and wanted to try some barbecue. Chose Smittys. Bought some ribs. They were ok. They werent fall of the bone but had deep smokey flavor and tender. Since I like a saucy ribs. I made some BBQ sauce and made it work.

3 /5 Adam Lollar: Is the “no forks” thing a liability issue? Did someone injure themselves on one of your plastic forks? Because I just had some of the toughest, driest brisket I’ve ever had in my life, and I think the only thing that made it at all palatable was soaking it in the knock off Rudy’s bbq sauce this place serves. Exceptional ribs and wonderful, flavorful sausage. So, I’m incredibly thankful I had no need to drown either in the knock off Rudy’s bbq sauce. The sides were meh, the pickles were soft. I implore someone with an actual stake in this restaurant to visit the store and try the brisket. It should be criminal to charge brisket prices for the shoe leather this place serves. I’m guessing anyone that cared about their legacy in this place has no direct involvement anymore, but I personally would be embarrassed that anything associated with my name served such a poor caliber of brisket to anyone. I wouldn’t eat that brisket again, even if someone offered it to me for free. I didn’t even bring the remaining brisket home for our dogs. My takeaway from this for anyone that wants to eat here: Get some pork ribs, get some sausage. Both are worth the money. Steer clear of the brisket, please. Skip sides unless you just have to have them. The tea was fresh.

5 /5 Keith Fowler: This place serves old school barbecue. Cooked over smoke pits with the live fire near the entrance of the establishment. The brisket and sausage was very good.

5 /5 M Hazel: The burnt ends ! ! ! The best. Everything was delicious and rendered perfectly. Brisket, ribs, sausage, prime. The staff were happy to chat with me about everything from the post oak they used to smoke the meats to how long the the meats sit in the smoker to the buildings storied history. Had an amazing time that I really wasnt expecting! A surprise gem under the Texas Sun! Thank you to the staff and esp Ricardo for the history. Ill be back for sure.

2 /5 Ian Coker: Went here on my birthday and paid over 60$ for some of the driest brisket I have ever had. Also got stared at the entire time I was eating by a creepy waitress. Guys at the pit were nice but once you get past that expect zero customer service. The sausage was good and seeing the pit once was cool.