Insanely good. Blew away my expectations. I got the 3 meat platter. It was enough to feed an army. I doubled up on the brisket. It was cooked to perfection. Excellent outer layer and very tender. Also had ribs on the platter. They were dynamite. Sides were beans and slaw. The sides are huge. This place is excellent and I'd highly recommend. read more

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Decent BBQ joint on North end of town... Dropped by Lucille's for the first time on Friday for a work lunch with the crew... Been meaning/wanting to try for a while, but have never got around to it. Ok experience, but there's some areas of attention needed. Pros: Friendly/quick service, outstanding brisket, excellent bbq sauces (I particularly liked the vinegar and spicy sauces), and large portions. Cons: Over-priced, average at best sides, extremely smoky in dining room, and dirty/run down restaurant. Overall our experience was good, but the smoke in the dining room was a real problem that actually had my eyes burning/watering while we were eating (it literally looked like an AARP Club Catholic Church bingo event, it was that smoky inside the restaurant), the food is stupid expensive ($35 lunch, one person), and the sides just weren't good (bland coleslaw and broccoli salad). The restaurant also needs a facelift and desperate deep clean... It had that dirty, grimy, sticky feel on the floors and tables (presumably from all the smoke in the dining room). I still consider Shigs n' Pit to be the far and wide the best BBQ in town, but Lucille's has the potential to be really good if they can make some adjustments, improvements, and clean the place up. read more

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Sweet Smoked Pork Steak with BBQ sauce (Lucille's BBQ, north Lima Road) - tried something different, good value and very tasty I prefer Lucille's BBQ plate selections as I feel they give me good value. A select smoked meat with two sides for $14-16. This gives you a good all around taste of Lucille's offerings. On this trip I selected the sweet smoked pork steak with Mac & Cheese and Wilson baked beans. The entree was $14. The pork steak was a thinly cut piece of pork - maybe 3/4 inch thick. The steak definitely had hints of smokey and grilled flavors. The meat was tender, no pink color and moist. It was easily cut when warm, not as easy as it cooled. This is a large flat piece of meat so it took time to cut into pieces and savor. The BBQ sauce was sweet with no real spicy after taste kick. Glad I tried this selection. I really like the Mac & Cheese as it is very creamy and has a nice cheese flavor. The sauce has some jalapeño pieces - so expect a little heat and kick. The Wilson baked beans are also a bit spicy. There are small pieces of brisket embedded in the sweet savory BBQ bean sauce. Lucille's has a nice selection of other delicious sides for you to try. Lucille's does a nice job with smoked BBQ meats. Make the trip north to the corner of Lima and Wallen Roads. It's worth a try! read more

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I consider myself a BBQ connoisseur. I intentionally seek out independent BBQ joints when traveling. Lucille's was a very interesting experience, let's say. The smoke within the building was so thick you could see it and breathing was difficult for all three in my party. The dining room was not very clean, either, but we toughed it out to try the BBQ. After all that, the food was just meh. Nothing to write home about. Between the food and the atmosphere, this was our one and only visit. Kind of discouraging because we'd heard good things about Lucille's and we were there for a birthday meal. No hard feelings. Just not for me. Visit was in April 2026. read more

We've been many times to Lucille's. Our family favorites are the Wilson baked beans, pulled pork, burgers, brisket, and cornbread. Many sauces are available to choose from and the staff has always been friendly. read more

Lucille's BBQ - Pulled pork wrap with beans. - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

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My new favorite Barbecue in the Fort. Their flavor is always consistent which is not easy to do with barbecue. Everything is great. If I do not get a meat platter I go with their nachos, or the Memphis burger & both of those are nearly too much for one person. Great deserts and the sauce selection is perfect. read more

Sides were great and the portions were amazing. Was disappointed with the availability of only one server, but food came out fast. We enjoyed trying all the different BBQ sauces and I think my favorites were the vinegar and the raspberry sauces. Would have preferred the burnt ends but they were out. Would come back for the Mac and cheese and Brussels sprouts - so good. read more

Lucille's BBQ - Outside - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

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I was in Fort Wayne for work and as I searched for BBQ, I found Lucille's. I am a sauce-aholic and when I saw a sauce bar, Lucille's became must try. I also noticed Lucille's brewed their own sweet tea. And Lucille's put the SWEET in Sweet Tea, just like it should be. None of this Midwest very lightly sweetened barely unsweet sweet tea. Lucille's sweet tea made this Bama Boy jump for joy. One thing I didn't like when I saw Lucille's menu was $37 for a 2 meat combo. I was like no way...there has to be a work around. My work around was to order a pulled pork plate and then the Texas Two-Step taco. The Texas Two Step taco came with brisket and jalepeno sausage. It was a brilliant idea for a much cheaper cost than a meat combo plate. The pulled pork and brisket was fantastic but the jalepeno sausage really stood out to me. This might be the best sausage I've had. The pulled pork and brisket is elite and the sausage is in the best of all time category. For my sides, I picked the mac and cheese and beans. Both were phenomenal choices. The mac and cheese was creamy and made with possibly monterrey jack and smoked poblanos. The beans were spicy, tomatoey, thick, and had pieces of brisket in it. The waitress said they were famous and I know why now. There are several sauces. Here is a quick rundown - house (mild sweet tomato base), spicy (house but spicy), Texas (bold and seemed to have a cinnamon taste), mustard, and sweet and spicy (conglomeration and the hottest of all the sauces). My two favorites were the mustard and the sweet and spicy. The sweet and spicy had so much going on and I think Chipotle Tabasco was one of the ingredients. But it turned out being the one I couldn't get enough of. Lucille's is deserving of a 5-star. It is the closest to Texas BBQ I've found in the Midwest. It is not for everyone because it seems like everything is spicy here. It was all great but I loved the sweet tea and sausage the most. read more

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The Spuds are amazing!! Great price and I can get 2 meals out of 1 tater. I usually eat here once a week.

Definitely a one and done. 2.5 stars. We live in the area and were too lazy to go down to our fave, Mission BBQ. Wish we would have. First of all, the place was super smoky, with a haze inside. Yes, I know that it is a BBQ joint, but I've been to many many and never experienced that. There were ceiling fans but none were running. It was uncomfortable. We had two BBQ platters, one pulled pork and one 1/2 chicken. Cooked decently, but no flavor in either meats. The coleslaw had too much mayo, and the Mac and Cheese was OK. But we did like the smoked garlic mashed potatoes and cheddar corn. The service was OK but kind of aggressive. She gave us our drinks and immediately wanted an order before we hardly glanced at the menu. I told her it was our first time there and was going to ask her what her favorite items were, but she just said ok and sped away before I could. Like I said, one and done. And also, because of the strong smoke, expect your clothes and hair to stink after. read more

Finger licking, delicious bbq food...so good you want to slap yo mama. JK...respect yo mom. Good sized portions. This is a belly bomber! Lots of bbq sauces to choose from. Service was exceptional. Ambiance was laid back/welcoming. For anyone from the West Coast, this spot is not like that Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ chain. This is family owned and 100x better. MY FAVES: beef brisket, burnt ends, grilled chicken wings, cheddar jalapeño sausage pieces, and mashed potatoes. Brisket was smoked, well seasoned and tender. Burnt ends were smoked to perfection and crispy. Chicken wings had a beautiful grilled char and seasoned well. Cheddar jalapeño sausage pieces were so tender and flavorful. Mashed potatoes were garlic-y and well seasoned. Pulled pork, mac and cheese, brussel sprouts and corn bread were ok. PROS: bbq sauce bar (try them all!), generous portions, and can pay your bill via QR code on the receipt. CONS: N/A read more

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Small restaurant but very good. I had the pineapple taco and Mac and cheese. Very friendly staff too.

So good, when their menu is fully available this is some of the best BBQ food I've had.

The best food and sauces. The smoked chicken wings is my wife's favorite. She can't seem to get enough of them. I like the pulled pork or the pulled smoked chicken with the sweet sauce read more

Husband wanted to come here tonight. The service was short n pleasant. Our server left as soon as she dropped the order off. I had the 2 tacos with brisket, avocado, cilantro n smoky sour cream. Uuuh I had to ask for jalapeno ranch to pour on these BLAND $4 apiece tacos. Yes, $4 apiece?!! I had a cream corn side and broccoli salad. EACH SIDE is $5 !!!! That corn was tasty, broccoli salad was just okay. Please cut that stuff up. It's hard to cut with a plastic fork. Husband liked his burnt ends.He liked the corn n mashed potatoes. Lucky him. For the price and size of meat servings was disappointing. They no longer have french fries. Booooo. Lol The carryout was brisk. The place was clean . Service from the other woman was polite. Would we go back? Well I may try something else again cause my dinner was kinda a flop. He ate all of his sooo. You all enjoy. read more

Lucille's BBQ - Brisket Taco n sides - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

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Not as good as they used to be. Their food quality has gone down over the last couple of years. When I order pulled pork, I expect a really good coleslaw to go with it. Their coleslaw is terrible. A soupy, mayo mess. Disappointed one too many times. read more

We have purchased food here before and liked it, however today 10/17/25 was the absolute worse food we have ever gotten! So bad that it will be the last time ever we go there again! Everything, the chicken, bbq beans and coleslaw was terrible! It was what I would call "slop" food. We always get more sauce in the small containers to dip it in, as we did time also without knowing it already was swimming in it!!! The chicken had so much bbq sauce you couldn't find the chicken! The coleslaw was swimming in a mess of sauce as was the bbq beans! I don't know what has happened to this business but it is by far absolutely terrible! We could not eat it, it was too late to return it and it went into the garbage! Not what you want to see in this economy...money in the trash can! I can't even think about it without wanting to throw up!!! read more

All around fabulous Delicious!!!! Quick and tasty Warm and inviting I'll be back soon read more

Once I spoke with the manager the next day, the problems with the high chairs were fixed. Problem solved and I have absolutely no problem going there now. The food really is excellent! read more

Delicious BBQ but if you don't get there early you may not get what you want. They tend to run out of some of the meats. Quick service very casual place read more

Came for lunch today and I will forever shout this place's name from the rooftops. Hands down the BEST BBQ in the area. Maybe even the midwest. Easily competes with those down south. Hands down one of my favorite restaurants. On this specific visit I got a bowl with brisket, beans, and mac n cheese. All bowls also come with corn bread, bbq sauce, and coleslaw. Everything is always so fresh and so good. Unfortunately, they were out of 2 of the options I originally wanted in my bowl, but they gave me 2 additional sides on top of everything in my bowl for free to make up for it. You cannot go wrong with anything you order here. All of the sauces are also phenomenal. Service here is so great. Restaurant is clean and authentic. This is a great establishment that is well run. They are huge supporters of the community and also huge supporters of first responders. They even offer a discount! This is a must visit if you haven't been before. read more

Lucille's BBQ - Brisket Bowl - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Baked beans had no Meat in it at all for $17 I was highly disappointed and won't be returning, usually has pork & sausage. $17 for this I wouldn't recommend not worth it...I was livid read more

Lucille's BBQ - A pint of baked beans for $17 not a stitch of meat in it, usually has pork & sausage NOTHING...I was pissed and will NEVER go there again. - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

**FORT WAYNE: BEST BBQ** I think I found a new BBQ place that overtakes Shigs in Pits as the best BBQ ribs in Fort Wayne. I have always been a fan of the other BBQ restaurant because of the BBQ sauces and smoky flavors, however, I have found that Shigs has been a bit on the dry side lately. Then during the Covid pandemic, Lucille's had a special on a full slab of ribs. I was thinking that I needed to get two in order to feed the family, but WOAH was I surprised how large a slab of ribs was. The BBQ sauce they use to marinate it is too hard to describe in words. It is so flavorful and clearly has bits of spices still stuck on it. The meat itself is juice and the smoke rings are perfect. Top it off, they have even more BBQ sauce than Shigs. My favorite was the blueberry BBQ sauce. It was finger linking good. It was so good that I went back 3 times that week. read more

Lucille's BBQ - Full slab of ribs - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Tried this place for the first time and it was really really good. Highly recommend for a good barbecue experience. It was a bit smoky in there so your clothes will smell like smoke when you leave but other then that we really enjoyed it. read more

Lucille's BBQ - Beef brisket - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fantastic place! You can tell this is a locals place when you come in and there are no tables. When we were seated, we got amazing service from someone kind. The selection is pretty vast. I will say they were out of meats, but still had a ton to chose from. I got a bowl, which I don't know why more places don't do that. It was delicious and I especially enjoyed the corn. It was a perfect mixture of cheese and corn. I got it with brisket that was perfectly seasoned. Overall, we enjoyed this place and are sad we were just passing through. read more

The food was beyond amazing a great selection of barbecue sauces as well. Super friendly staff you seat yourself and they come take your order. The ambiance is very much what u expect with a barbecue place it's the definition. My only critique is that it's March and they have AC on I'm freezing. read more

Lucille's BBQ - Love the natural light - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Excellent BBQ place! Ordered a brisket taco and sausage taco with wings. A lot of meat in the taco!!! Brisket was good. Sausage had a good kick. Wings were good with a nice smoke and grilled flavors. Loved the BBQ sauce buffet out and very good flavors. Cherry chipotle was my favorite. Will stop again! read more

Lucille's BBQ - Tacos - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

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We always love everything we get at Lucille's! It was loaded Nachos and 2 meat plate this time! Thank you Lucille's! read more

Lucille's BBQ - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

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My favorite BBQ in Fort Wayne! Brisket is meaty and thick. Great sauces. Only downside is that if you pick outside dining, the nearby road is noisy. I'll be back again! read more

Pretty damn good wings! And the Brussel Sprouts were absolutely awesome. They have a good variety of sauces to dip into if you choose, but the wings were tasty without sauce as well. Service was quick, and we got sat down immediately. Really no complaints about this BBQ joint. read more

pulled chicken, beans, mashed taters plus coleslaw and cornbread = deliciousness i highly recommend this place, we just stopped in traveling through also lemonade is soooo good read more

Lucille's BBQ - bowl - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Came to Fort Wayne and went with my family for dinner and we decided to go here again. The food was amazing, albeit the pork wasn't as flavorful as last time. Service was quick, and the restaurant had decorations that said, "we're a local business that cares about the food and making people happy." Definitely gonna try to come again. read more

Great chicken and the ribs are good too. I love all the choices for sauces. Though sometimes it's cold inside.

Came for takeout. Food is delicious. Wasn't a fan of burnt ends. They were a little dry and salty but ribs and tips were delicious. Sides of spicy pinto beans, coleslaw, broccoli salad and baked beans. All pretty good. I'll return. read more

This was my first time visiting, I got the 4 meat combo with 2 sides. Double Brisket, Pulled Pork, and Seasoned Steak. With Garlic Mashed Potatoes and Corn Bread. It was Delicious and Juicy! I will definitely be back! 10/10 for BBQ and sides!! read more

Lucille's BBQ - Brisket, Pulled Pork, Seasoned Steak and bread - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

Hands down the best BBQ spot I've been to. The sauces are AMAZING & they range in variety of flavors. I usually get the brisket burnt ends, Mac & cheese & cornbread as shown below. The price is great for the amount of food you get. My husband and I have been coming here for at least 3 years now and they NEVER disappoint with the quality and taste. We love it! I tell all of my friends & family to come here. Highly suggest to stop in & give it a try for yourself. read more

Lucille's BBQ - American Near Me - Fort Wayne, Indiana

The ribs are awesome. The restaurant is clean. The staff is efficient and friendly. It is a favorite of our group.

I've been here multiple times since moving to the area and I'm never disappointed. They have the best brisket I've ever eaten, and their pulled pork is awesome as well. All their sides are great, I have trouble choosing. The workers are nice and helpful and service is usually fast. They also have multiple BBQ sauces to choose from. I recommend this place to anyone who likes BBQ. read more

Food causes craving for weeks to come. The raspberry bbq sauce is the bomb and great on the chicken nachos. Speaking of nachos ... don't order them unless you are with hungry friends or like soggy left overs. Been there several times and they are always out of burnt ends. My husband loves the baked beans.... Not thee typical recipe. read more

Great bbq place! Got the 4 bones with 2 sides and boy was that filling. The ribs come with their own bbq sauce on them but the place is 4 different sauces to chose from on top. Definitely enjoyed coming here, staff was helpful on picking some of the popular sides on the menu as well. read more