Texas is known as having the best barbecue in the country! We all hear about the big names that…read morestretch from Austin to Dallas to Houston. I've been to probably all of them. Well, there's another one called "City Market" that skipped right past me. Or, no one thought to tell me. It's one or the other because this place is pretty popular with lines out the door! So I heard about City Market BBQ, the same day I drove to Luling, Texas! It's an hour outside of Austin. City Market is in the downtown area, and parking was a breeze; the line I saw on the sidewalk coming from City Market, I must admit, was long, but it was a breeze, too. Now, this is on Wednesday, not the weekend. I hopped in line, the line moving fast. People are friendly, telling me that once I'm inside, there's another door I will go into to place my order. I like to call this the secret door with all the good smells of smoky barbecue. Check out my pictures of the secret door; you can't even see inside. I'm there, I made it inside, and there's 3 of the most friendly older gentlemen I will ever meet in my life. One of them caught on that I haven't been in a kitchen, never in my life, when he started asking if I wanted 1/4 of brisket. I whispered, "Give me three or four, because I'm not good at math either." Oh, we had a great laugh! I sat down, picked on a rib, and the meat slid from the bone! It was so tender, juicy, and full of flavor. The skin had the right burnt in the right spots. The meat was moist and easy to chew. I was like the Flintstones cleaning the bones before I bit into my sausage and brisket. The sausage was very good, and my brisket was smoky, like my ribs. I have to brag about the sauce. It came in a skinny bottle. It was a new flavor for me; it wasn't spicy, but it had a nice heat to it that I loved! I'm so happy I chose to ride down to Luling to visit City Market as soon as I heard about this BBQ place. I would have been so mad at myself if I had waited and forgotten!

City Market in Luling was established in either 1957 or 1958, depending on the source. The…read morerestaurant's own website says "Established in 1958," and most historical references use 1958. So as of 2026, the barbecue place is about 68 years old. It's considered one of the classic old-school Central Texas barbecue joints and still operates much like a traditional meat-market-style BBQ house. This is an older building, including bathrooms... One of which was not working. Was disappointed that their sides include potato salad, and beans only because when I go to barbecue, I love Colliard greens, potato salad, beet salad, etc. not available here. The brisket slice I had likely the best piece of brisket I've ever had in my life. Now... Don't go crazy. I don't eat brisket typically when I do barbecue. The rib that I had was decent. The sausage I had by comparison to other barbecue places was unfortunately the worst that I've ever had. I'm not sure what grind they use, but it seems like it was more beef and somewhat sweet to my pallet which I personally don't care for in sausage. Overall, if I just wanted brisket, I would return but next time I'm in Luling I likely will go to the place right next-door to them and try them.

La comida está deliciosa ! El sitio es pequeño pero vale la pena parar. Las chicas son demasiado…read moreamables la atención es única. Overall the food is amazing and the service also. The girls are so kind.

My bride and I went there for breakfast with my family (Robert, Mike Evans and Tony Carrion) before…read moreheading back to Las Vegas. We had a variety of breakfast taco's which were all excellent. The coffee was fresh and the environment was welcoming and friendly. We will definitely go back on our next trip to Luling TX. Highly recommended if you are local or in the surrounding townships!

This place is so cute and has great coffee and the nicest people who did not mind us working there…read morefor a few hours. I am not into flavored coffees and such, I only drink lattes, flat whites, americanos, etc. I'm from the east coast. They seemed surprised I didn't want anything in my latte and said "just plain??" It was sweet enough for me. I did try a banana muffin which was delicious but ended up skipping lunch. I loved the aesthetic and the vibe. I just wish the WiFi were a little better. I kept losing connection and had to use my hotspot.

Let's Start With The Pleasant Staff. Day After Day They…read moreLift Your Moral. Now, Then The Food Is Just So Darn Good & Plenty. You Really Get Your Monies Worth Here. FOOD, STAFF, LOCATION, And, Great Service. Shouldn't It Be This Way Everywhere . Thank You, Lugo's. ROBERT.

Stopped by this place today for some breakfast tacos, I paid $2 per taco for about .50 cent of egg…read moreand half a bacon strip. Cmon guys! Let's be fair! We are willing to buy from these smaller family owned businesses but don't turnaround and give me half a breakfast taco.

Got the Hash just passing through the town. It was great I mean I've got the photos to prove it,…read moreeverything was fresh well prepared and the presentation was beautiful! My friend got the chicken salad sandwich and equally their plate looked the same both great entrees, I will go out of my way to pass through here again so I can eat here again. The place has a coffee shop calm quiet feel to it and very clean. The service was quick and friendly nothing should change about it, if I had questions, as it was my first time, the staff was eager to answer and quick to help.

My husband and I both had burgers they were absolutely delicious and the fries were really good! We…read morewill return!

The ambience is clearly a restaurant attached to a livestock Arena. I don't think you would…read morenecessarily aim to visit this restaurant for that reason it is however kept. The food, which in my case was a hamburger was absolutely wonderful. The french fries were equally well done. The portions are generous and given how busy the restaurant is it was very well prepared. Again, given how busy this particular restaurant is the service is amazingly efficient, and the staff is very nice. Although I would suggest it is not a place you would necessarily want to come to relative to its ambience on the other hand you would miss a wonderful meal if you did not. In my case I chose the meal over the ambience and it was well worth it and that is the reason I give it five stars.

We had occasion to have lunch in Gonzales with some family members as we all came for the Gonzales…read moreMemorial Museum. The sevice was great. The food was especially good with large portions and very reasonably priced. I understand there is a meat market next door (I assume the meat comes from there). My Philly Cheese Steak was excellent. The hamburgers are 1/2 pound (unless you want bigger) and very good. My wife had the BLT and was amazed at how much better than normal the bacon was. Our nephew, who is a big eater, couldn't even finish his chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and country gravy and said he's never had better. We all had fries and they were fresh, house-made, and delicious. None of us could finish them all. We pass through Gonzales maybe a dozen times a year and since this place is a couple of block west of where we join Hwy 90A, we've never seen it. Other reviewers mentioned that it seems to be a favorite of the locals and now it one of ours too. The tables fill the room and if there were more I'm sure they would fill them, though that might mean the fast service could suffer, so to me it's fine as is. We will return and will start planning our trips to include lunch here. They close at 2 pm so will leave home with that in mind.

Very good torta. I ordered taco salad w chicken. That was the best of the best taco salad I've…read moreever eaten. I really recommend to eat there.

Stop by while driving through Luling on the way to Seguin. Had the crispy taco plate. Came with 3…read moretacos, rice, beans and a tea. Was so tasty and very affordable. Only thing I would chance is the red hot sauce needs more flavor and the green sauce is too hot. But that is just my opinion. Will definitely go back.

Awesome little location, wonderful people and service. The french toast was literally frybread…read more Deep fried and saturated all the way through with cooling oil. Chicken fried steak was incredibly tough and nearly impossible to cut. We wanted desperately to love it but ultimately the food was less than stellar and ultimately pretty disappointing.

Honestly not the best but not the worst experience. Food was not that great, for a bakery there's…read morevery little baked good options. There was hardly anyone in there eating, & there seemed to only be 2 staff members on the floor plus whoever was in the kitchen. Small menu, but they did have some sides you could swap. The inside feels like you're eating inside of an antique store or an old school building, if you like that vibe. We probably won't be returning, there wasnt really anything that wowed us here. I feel as though they could do a bit more to make it more exciting and better.