Luling City Market Real Texas Bar-B-Que

08/01/09

I will never ever eat here

by Nikkig at Citysearch

I will never eat the nastyest bbq in the state of tx again. If you see their name on a sign keep driving. They have discusting food and even worse management. I would not even give them a star if the rating system would allow me to. I give them two thumbs down.

• Pros: none
• Cons: sucky mgt

01/10/09

WORST BBQ & Service

by TiffanyGayle at Citysearch

Upon walking in the joint it is like a local neighborhood bar. Older white men hanging around the bar. The menu is very limited. I ordered the turkey, and when I saw it, it looked like turkey from a can. I tasted it and it tasted like fake turkey...meaning I dont believe that it was real turkey at all! So, I switched to chicken and it was black and tasted five days old. It had no smoke or seasoning flavor. The potato salad was tasteless. Wanted to add pickles, so went over to the condiment section and it was filled with GNATS. They were all over the pickles, onions, and relish. My friend ordered the sausage and it tasted like grease and some unknown meat. The ribs were dry and had no flavor. The coleslaw was mildew and caused my friend to gag. We left all the food on the table and left. Our meal was $28.00 (way over priced) Didnt even taste the beans. I would not be surprised if they picked it up and resused it. all the meat looked at least a week old. WORST food in my life. The service people was slow and just stood there looking at us.

• Pros: NON
• Cons: Thumbs down

12/10/08

Nothing Like the ORIGINAL

by fabnron at Citysearch

Having moved to Houston several years ago I was told about Luling City Market and how great it the food was. I passed by it and stopped with friends and was not very impressed with it. I am originally from Luling and had the best BBQ there, so the only thing good about this place is the name and nothing else.If you want good bbq worth the trip to Luling to get the best.

11/16/08

Bad quality food

by karuby123 at Citysearch

I love BBQ and have eat at lots of BBQ places, this is by far the worse place I have eaten at. The place is a cafeteria style. They serve with their bare hands, the guy pick up my meat with his bare hands, no gloves. I had a plate of brisket and ribs with two sides potato salad and cole slaw. The meats were so dry making it difficult to swallow. The sides were not good and tasted old. It is over priced for the quality of the food. Would never go back there again.

• Pros: None
• Cons: Dry meat, old tasting sides, over priced.

10/05/08

BBQ Gone Bad

by maximusfungurl01 at Citysearch

My husband and I dined at Luling City Market last night. I had heard and read for years how great it was, a Houston BBQ institution. We happened to pass by so we thought, yeah we'll give it a try. Upon entering the place was dirty looking and filled with elderly neighborhood types at the bar. We proceeded to the area where you can order. The menu was almost non-existent. Brisket, ribs, sausage and I think chicken. The guys working behind the counter were not helpful or welcoming. It was kind of a "what do you want" atmosphere. I ordered the brisket plate and was only offered one side (it's supposed to come with two), and I had the potato salad. My husband ordered the brisket a and sausage plate and the coleslaw (his order also sans the second side). We were offered bread and the guy stuck his bare hand in the bag and pulled out two slices. We went over to the "condiment bar" which consisted of white onion cut into 1" wide slices and some cheap dill pickles. If you want the "good" pickles you have to pay for them!!! It was expensive enough as it was. I spent 28.00 on a little brisket and a bad side. We sat down, ready to dig into what a lot of people have touted as the best bbq in Houston. What a disappointment. The brisket was dry, tasteless and the outside was so hard it felt like swallowing broken glass. The sauce was not good but made the meal palatable. The potato salad was bland (but edible when doused with the sauce) and the coleslaw equally as bland. We would not recommend this place to anyone (we like) and will not be returning.

• Cons: dry brisket, bland sides, service, dirty, value

05/24/08

Pass

by tolo at Citysearch

Eaten there a couple of times. Not noteworthy. Living off the great reputation of the real BBQ joints near the real Lulling and west.

Pass on this one. Go to William's Smoke House or to the Swinging door, or better yet, take a short trip west and get some real BBQ rather than this substandard want-to-be stuff.

• Pros: A poor imitation want to be.... No pro here unless you maybe count distance to real Q.
• Cons: Poor imitation want to be. Pass

04/26/08

Yucky and dry brisket... don't waste your money

by happydachsies at Citysearch

My husband and I favorite BBQ place is Salt Lick (Driftwood/Austin area). This is our baseline for all BBQ places we try. Unfortunately, this place is a bust. My brisket was very dry and my husband was a little more moist only because he has lots more fat. We would never go here again. I agree with other reviewers, drive out of town to get good BBQ. So far, we can't find any good BBQ place in Houston. We tried other places too (Goode, Pappas, Luthers), all not up to par.

• Cons: BBQ is not good, sides are not good

04/18/08

I wouldn't bother!

by ysaguirrec at Citysearch

We were actually going to Bayou City for lunch, which we love, but when we smelled the BBQ we thought "why not?" I had never been here and I always heard it was really good. I'll never return! I had the potato salad and a sliced beef sandwich. The salad was so bland, the meat was dry and the bread was rock hard! I asked if I could add some slices of sausage to my sandwich and they said no! I had to buy the whole link which he didnt bother to slice! It definitely wasn't worth it! It was mushy and greasy. My friend had the ribs which he said were ok. Also, they are WAY overpriced! I didnt intend on spending $28 for a sandwich, salad, 3 ribs and 2 drinks! Goode Co. is still the best in town thats for sure! I'll never go back to this place again!

08/17/06

Food overpriced, Food Quality Down and Very Rude Servers

by winglow at Citysearch

The once proud and wonderful Luling City Market is gone. Oh they still sell food, but the service is rude to those that aren't regulars. I did not notice till I took others - I am a regular. I go because I like the people and the food. But as I sat with new diners to LLC I was amazed to see that the servers really did snarl at clients... and yes the BBQ is overcooked and priced. I was glad to hear these comments from others or I would not have noticed that LLC is gone. I eat at LLC weekly with friends but for the last four - five times, I have tried to be impartial... Oh brother - I was blind.

I am now convinced that it will just be a matter of time till they close when you consider that there are other great places like the old LLC people now out on Elderidge (Houston BBQ or Texas BBQ can't recall the name). There the people are great and they never over charge or sneer at you. LLC try to turn this around would you. Fix the personnel issues, reprice and reinvent your kitchen - "Done" is now how I would describe your eatery... but I would rather see in a few months a readers review that says WELL DONE ... but I don't expect you will overcome "Food overpriced, Food Quality Down and Very Rude Servers". I feel like I have lost a family friend.

• Pros: Historically a great place
• Cons: Done now - not well done - Awful, FOOD, SERVICE AND PRICES

08/06/06

Sauce Terrible, Meat Dry

by zan91 at Citysearch

I took a friend from out of town here the other day hoping for real Texas BBQ. We ordered 2 meat combo. (Brisket and Sausage). Food was served on butcher paper which was original. I was a little taken back by the price I paid. 2 meats, 2 sides, and a drink. $15 and change.

Brisket was DRY. Smoke flavor was there but did I mention DRY.

Sausage was not the usual Czech sausage. I'm not really sure what it was. Not my idea of good sausage.

The sauce which you find on the table tastes like mustard, ketchup, vinegar, and brown sugar. It's unique only because no one else would want to make it.

I only ate what I did because I felt like I had to after paying $15 for this. Half of my food was still on my paper when I left.

Most BBQ places have a scent of smoke & Texas. When you walk into this place you immediately walk through a bar area; so the only thing you smell is cigerette smoke. This place may be for a select few; but never again for me.

• Pros: It's in Texas
• Cons: Dry Meat, unusual sauce, Expensive for what it is