633 E Davis St
Luling, TX 78648
(830) 875-9019
First off - If you want GREAT BBQ, head here. This place is awesome.
City Market is set in a row of shops in (I suppose) downtown Luling. I would label it as unassuming.
It is set up like a lot of the Central Texas BBQ Joints, the smoke room is separate, you select and pay for meat back there. The pits are right there where you can see everything. Nice guys. I ordered brisket, ribs and a ring of sausage. They weigh it up and throw on bread for no charge. Then you take the meat into the dining room where you can purchase sides. I didn’t have any sides this trip.
The Brisket. It was simply awesome. I mean REALLY good. It had a nice smoky flavor and was cooked to perfection. I can’t say enough good things about the brisket. It was spot on. Right up there with the very best BBQ Joint brisket I have ever tasted.
The Ribs. Well, nothing but bones left here. The ribs were right up there with the brisket. Sweet and smoky, but not over smoked. They were great without sauce and I’m a sauce man. Again, perfectly cooked. I’m not sure what was better, the brisket or the ribs. Excellent.
The Sausage. Well to be fair to the sausage, I got so freaked out on the brisket and ribs that I didn’t get to the sausage until the next day.
It was very good too. I need to go back and have a fresh ring before I pass judgment on these little delights. If I had to guess, I would say excellent too.
Gator at the pit:
All-in-all, I highly recommend City Market. It has the right focus = cooking the meat until it is perfectly done, not an easy thing to do in a BBQ Joint.
