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    Lucille's BBQ

    3.8 (231 reviews)
    ModerateAmerican, Barbeque
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Holly S.

    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.

    Texas Two-Step taco  - brisket and jalepeno sausage with cilantro and onion
    Rhett B.

    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.

    Combo of 4 meats - sausage, brisket, burnt ends, pulled pork
    Nikki P.

    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

    Brisket Taco n sides
    Marie E H.

    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.

    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.
    Lynn J.

    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

    Brisket Bowl
    Hayden S.

    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.

    Beef brisket
    Milton H.

    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.

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    Awesome pulled pork sammich! And I loved the cheddar corn! My husband enjoyed his meal as well! And the tea was great!

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    Loved everything I got, especially the white cheddar corn. Can't wait to go back and explore more of the menu

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    BBQ Brisket Caesar Salad was phenomena. I love smoky BBQ and Lucille's has lots of flavor & several bbq sauce choices. M going back

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    ACME by Full Cirlce - definitely a destination for smoked wings!…read more This was my first trip to Acme for wings. I was VERY pleased with the large-jumbo smoked and then grilled wings! I have been here for Legalize Marinara pizza which was also excellent!! The team here is always friendly, welcoming and hustles to serve! We started with some fried pickles and Mac & cheese bits. These seemed like a must try and good value on the 3-6pm Monday through Friday happy hour menu. The fried pickles are a dill pickle spear with a moderate amount of breading. The spear has a nice tart dill taste without an after taste bite. It remained fairly crisp after being fried. The breading was fairly plain to taste. It was soft and only slightly oily. It comes with a cup of pretty standard ranch dressing. I liked the spear and would order these again. The Mac & cheese bits were very small. The inside has a couple of elbow noodles bathed in a mild cheese sauce - I thought they would be much bigger. The noodles were very soft and somewhat mushy. The cheese sauce has a standard creamy American cheese flavor that covered the noodles well. The breading was moderately thick, soft and plain to taste like what was on the fried pickles. I wouldn't order these again. Acme's wing offering can be found under the appetizer section as 8 wings for $14. The broad selection of homemade sauces can be found several menu pages later. We went on a Thursday night at 6pm. On this night they had $1 wings. Normal nights it's an additional $1.75 per wing beyond the initial 8 wing offering. This is pretty pricy for the average wing place. However, these wings were large to jumbo sized, smoked and then grilled. I found good value in the price of these large-smoked wings. The wings were smoked to a point where you pick up a pronounced Smokey flavor. The meat was moist and tender. They were nicely cooked to a white color with a tinge of pink at times. The wing was then grilled so that there was evidence of charred tips and skin parts. The smoked and grill proceses made for a delious wing. It appears that Acme has about 19 homemade sauces. I chose the blueberry-cherry and spicy garlic Parmesan. Other members of my group had various BBQ flavors with different degrees of heat. They said that they really liked their choices. I look forward to coming back to try more flavors. In general...I would say that Acme designs their flavors to have a "hint" of the intended flavor designed to not over power the smoked meat flavor. That's what they accomplished. The blueberry-cherry was thicker in consistency like you would expect. It was not "jelly" like in taste, sugar or sliminess. The sauce grabbed ahold of the wing nicely. You picked up hints of blueberry and cherry in the blend. Neither dominated the taste and there was no spicy kick here. Nice non-BBQ taste! The spicy garlic Parmesan sauce was also thick and stuck to the wing nicely. I didn't pick up any spicy flavor or after kick. The sauce seemed like it was poured on the wing pretty heavy. It was fairly light on garlic and cheese flavors with perhaps a more buttery-oil taste. Also a nice taste but not near as bold in flavor as most other places. Overall, I really liked their wings. The smoked and grilled flavors were excellent. The blueberry and garlic Parmesan sauces really accented the wings well. I would encourage you to give Acme a try for wings!

    My husband and I went to Acme on February 13,2025. Hadn't been there since Salvatori's took it…read moreover. We got the taco pizza. It was phenomenal! So I was craving it again tonight, 02/19/2025 and wanted to try something different. Tried the Bahn Mi pulled pork sandwich. Extremely disappointed, flavors were top notch, but for $17 I would expect a little pulled pork. There were maybe 3 pieces of pork, had there been some to taste, I feel like this sandwich would be killer. My husband tried the Muffaletta, it would have been great had there been olive salad on it. The three bites that had olive salad were amazing. Seriously for the price, fix this! I would have paid double for some meat on there. I still would recommend everyday but make it as good as it sounds. Disappointed, would still go back

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