Black's Barbecue
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Restaurants, Sausages/other Prepared Meat Prod (mfrs), BarbecueDiscover
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Message from the Business
There is something timeless about the feel of this relaxed cafe with Texas license plates lining one wood wall and Longhorn horns decorating the others.
No wonder: It has been run by the same family since 1932.
Owner Edgar Black, the son of the founder, still does things the way Daddy did, using post oak to indirectly smoke the meat, which is seasoned only with salt and pepper. The moist, deep-flavored brisket cooks for 24 hours, the good beef-and-pork sausage is homemade. Hammy pork ribs, chicken redolent of smoke. Made-from-scratch sauce is thick, red and sweet. Sides are numerous.
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Customer Reviews (19 reviews)
k5eu
on Citysearch May 07, 2009We used to run down to Blacks during lunch time at the old high school and for a quarter you would get a ring, a hand full of crackers and a soda. You would go to one of the picnic tables that had a knife on a chain and cut your... (more)
Citysearch User
on Citysearch Jan 25, 2009They are World Famous for their Bar-B-Q and it taste like it. They have the best Brisket around and the prices are great. They have been around 75 years so you know they have to be good.... (more)
themongoose
on Citysearch Nov 29, 2008People who gave this place a positive review must not have taste buds. Meat has absolutely no smoke flavor whatsoever, brisket is not seasoned at all, sausage is pretty bland-save for the Jalapeno/Cheese which... (more)
sonoftherepublicoftexas
on Citysearch Sep 01, 2008Well I guess you could say I am kind of partial to Black's as my family has been eating there since 1938, a scant 6 years after they opened across the street at their old location. Its close enough to Gonzales that we have... (more)
actionjackson0749
on Citysearch Aug 31, 2008Leave your TEETH AT HOME!!!!!. Very Best All Around Q that you could ever put in your mouth!!!!!. Talk to this guy name Kent and he may even buy you a beer, but I doubt it!!! In reality; You can't go wrong with these... (more)
sab78704
on Citysearch Aug 31, 2008Delicious barbecue--you will not be disappointed. Friendly, family-run restaurant with excellent customer service. Really, the best in Texas! (more)
corndogtg
on Citysearch Aug 31, 2008The homemade sauce they make is unlike any sauce I have had before. Great service and some great food. A must stop on your road trip! (more)
JerryDReese
on Citysearch Aug 26, 2008Black's is a taste of home for me! I've not lived in Lockhart, Texas since 1969, but I'm able to remember my friends and neighbors and all those "down-home" memories each and every time I'm able to order the best... (more)
beancountertx
on Citysearch Aug 26, 2008I live in So Austin and don't mind the drive for some good country B-B-Q at Black's. Food is great and staff are friendly. They have all the fixing's and dessert too! The hours of operation are long enough to make it in... (more)
Nektarios
on Citysearch Aug 26, 2008Black's BBQ is hands down the best in the west, and everywere else. GRRRREEEATTT taste and service. Very traditional and you get a very homey feel while your there. For me it's worth the drive from Orange County,... (more)
spig4us
on Citysearch Jul 20, 2008My family is contantly asking for BBQ from Texas so I have visited many BBQ places from Houston to Dallas and from Midland to Palestine. I tried Kreuz and Smitty's but ever since finding Black's I don't go any where... (more)
db2163
on Citysearch Jul 17, 2008I have eaten at hundreds of BBQ places in Texas, and Black's has no doubt the best smoked brisket! It taste like it has been smoked for days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would totally recommend this place! It is only one block off... (more)
GoodeEats
on Citysearch Jul 10, 2008They don't have prime rib (point: Kreuz), but the brisket here was the juiciest I've ever had. This place has sides and sauce, which is one thing that this place has over Kreuz. Kreuz does not have said condiments which... (more)
chuckberry71
on Citysearch Jan 12, 2008A friend and I drove down to Lockhart to experience the legendary Kreuz's barbecue. Silly us, we went on a Sunday, when Kreuz's is closed. There's a billboard for Black's BBQ, so we decide to find it and see if it was... (more)
wingage
on Citysearch Sep 28, 2006i go to austin a lot and i always drive down to smitty's in lockhart to eat and also to bring back a few pounds of brisket and sausages to LA. we went to black's one night because we got a late start smitty's and kreuz were... (more)
Contributor
on Citysearch Sep 27, 2006Family owned barbecue joint since 1932 offers smoked brisket, pork ribs, chicken and homemade sausages. Orders shipped worldwide. (more)
ctcwong
on Citysearch Jul 06, 2003Damn good Texas BBQ in the the BBQ Capitol of Texas, Lockhart!!!! I love this place, and even though I live in Los Angeles, CA, I dine here whenever I am in the Austin, TX area. The smoke flavor on the meats is... (more)
serenko
on Citysearch Oct 11, 2002A lot of people have recommended this place to me, but most of those people were from out of town and would come there out of habit. Having been to most of the other BBQs in the area, Black's rates as one of the better ones,... (more)
Terryw
on Citysearch Jul 28, 2002The finest barbecue in Texas. Served in a clean, Texas friendly enviroment. Well worth the drive to Lockhart. (more)