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    Pioneer BBQ

    4.1 (37 reviews)
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    Open 10:00 am - 7:30 pm

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    Stopped in for a bite. Had the chopped beef sandwich and the spicy slaw. Great combo! We will be back.
    Ray S.

    Stopped in for lunch. Ordered the chopped beef and spicy slaw. This was a great combo. Well worth the stop. We will be back.

    JrlR G.

    BBQ brisket was a 7 on a 10scsle... not bad Side dishes scored a 6 on same scale Smokey peach cobbler earned a 6.5 I'm a foodie and a tough customer Atmosphere was too quiet...it was eerie and created a negative vibe....needs music or ACL on video full time Staff was helpful but not engaging or true Texas friendly....see vibe above Lunch for 2 ,with one drink and one dessert was a little over $30 cash and we ordered simple plates from the lower range on the menu....so this place gets a 3 for value Overall the rating is a 5 on a10 scale I did request brisket with no bark, so my meat was trimmed so that only 20% was bark.... my dog enjoyed that surprise

    Brisket and rib plate with cream corn and cheesy broccoli--aka the perfect combination!
    Philip A.

    My fiancé and I popped in for a quick lunch. Wow did it hit the spot! We ended up sharing a plate because prices are a bit high, but both of us walked away with our bellys full. We got the brisket and ribs plate. The brisket was so flavorful and juicy, and the ribs fell right off the bone! Also, whatever they're mixing in with their BBQ sauce is AMAZING! If they had a bottle of it that we could've bought, we would've bought it! In addition to the meat and BBQ sauce, we got their creamed corn and cheesy broccoli (I don't know if that's what they're called on the menu) and both complimented the meat so well. My favorite is the corn--you'll want extra! I would definitely recommend this place to anyone in the area or passing through! I'll be going back next time I'm in Nixon, that's for sure!

    Clayton A.

    Not too sure the brisket was smoked. Tasted and looked more like out of the oven. Tender though.

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    Super tasty!!! Brisket had perfect bounce and bark was amazing! I will remember this place when I drive through again!

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    Def with a stop by for juice sliced brisket sandwich. Homey wall of autographs and sayings from patrons. Freshness comes through.

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    Delicious! All the sides were on point! Brisket and sausage were perfect !! Will definitely be coming back !

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    Best BBQ in Nixon and most other towns even Lockhart!! Huge baked potatoes also! Sauce is sweet and tangy!!

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    Amazing Food!!! Love the cole slaw and brisket

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    good brisket potato salad and apple slaw.

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    Good brisket sandwich but the proprietor was unfriendly and decidedly unwelcoming. His help was just as bad. I'm not going back.

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    City Market - Magic happening here!

    City Market

    4.1(699 reviews)
    29.4 mi
    $$

    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.

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    Black's Barbecue Lockhart

    4.0(1.9k reviews)
    43.0 mi
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    When it was insisted I make the drive to tiny Lockhart because "Black's is the Vatican of…read morebarbecue," I rolled my eyes so hard they practically needed chiropractic adjustment. But, I'm open-minded (by open-minded I mean I gravitate to places with at least four and a half stars on Google). Enter Blacks, which looks like an eccentric Heartland cousin's hunting lodge married a school cafeteria. This place would shock those who require microgreens so tiny you need a jeweler's loupe to appreciate them. Ah but, brisket happens. It's a melt-in-your-mouth revelation served on butcher paper like it's no big deal. I took one bite, and basically ascended into a realm of flavor nirvana where time slowed and the only thing that mattered was bark, and each smoky, delicate bite. Skip the "Texas-style" place in Brooklyn. Fly west. Black's in the capital of Texas BBQ. Not even Madison Avenue PR spin could craft a crown more convincingly.

    We'd been to Black's previously to dine in, but this time we were passing through Lockhart so opted…read morefor carryout. We bought a couple of sides and a mix of lean and moist brisket. Then we had to deal with the wonderful smell for the hour-long ride home. Service was very fast, as there wasn't a line on Wednesday. Of course, everything was very tasty. However, IMO, everything was overpriced. Seriously, about $9 for maybe a pound of potato salad or slaw or beans and $34 a pound for the meat. Yes, I'm aware of yield... and that the price of beef has risen a lot. Whatever the market will bear, I guess, but this isn't something I'd do on a regular basis.

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