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3.0 of 5 stars.
I can't believe I'm doing this. I'm giving a three star review to a Lockhart BBQ joint. Please understand that a three star Lockhart BBQ place is still miles ahead of 99% of the other BBQ restaurants....
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
By the time I got to the last stop in Lockhart, I realized I may have eaten too much at the other two places. Sometimes you have to roll the hard six though, and this was a time to go big or go home....
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can't really add to what everyone else has already said. This is damn good BBQ, and totally worth the trip.On Tour de Dad a few weeks ago, my brother and I decided to drive Dad out of Lockhart on...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This was part of my BBQ tour of the Central Texas barbecue meccas, and it might be the best barbecue in Texas next to Louie Mueller's. There's two long wooden tables with a window into the cafeteria...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
WARNING! Do not eat BBQ in Lockhart unless you are prepared to be consistently let down by all other Texas BBQ joints thereafter. My friends, this is BBQ nirvana. I don't know how Smitty's (and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Gotta love the great atmosphere and Que. Been here more than hundred times (I lived down the street). Take the whole family... try their pork chops, brisket (lean or fatty) and much more. Smitty's and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I came here on my way home from the river, so I was still a little damp. However, once I stepped inside their BBQ room, I felt dry instantaneously. It is so dry in there, but I could smell their BBQ....
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Let me begin with saying I'm a big fan of Blacks BBQ in Lockhart, and pretty much eat there every chance I get. I decided to branch out and try the others... mostly because Texas Monthly mentioned...
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Of the three places we ate BBQ, Smitty's was my favorite. I loved the feel of the old store on the square and the 2 cuts of meat - one with loads of fat and one that was lean. I loved both for...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Much better than his brother place an love his location he has two types of brisket one lean an one with fat I like both, but if I had to choose I would take the fatty first his sausage is much...
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Meat so good, this fine lady here chewed on the fat lining of the prime rib and teared away and savored at the striations like the old man in Amelie does with the oysters of the chicken. No sauce...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know the details of the barbecue war in Lockhart. And I don't really care. What matters is that Smitty's Market has the best brisket I've ever put in my mouth. No question.The ribs were more...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If Smitty's were in any other town... The brisket I had was tender and cooked just right, ditto pork ribs. Where they just don't measure up to Black's and Kreuz in the flavor department. My wife,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Food - 5/5Service - 5/5Price - 5/5Atmosphere - 4/5Best Dish: Brisket (center cut)Twenty five reviews in, and I have finally found a restaurant worthy of FIVE STARS! The brisket here is downright...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I walked into Smitty's a healthy 20-something man with a spark in his eye and dreams for the future.I ate the holy trinity: brisket, ribs, and prime rib. Nonpareil.I left Smitty's as every man does:...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best BBQ in Central Texas. Old school place in a forgotten town and worth the short drive from Austin or San Antonio. Try a little of everything and talk to your neighbor at the table, it's a good...
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
How can one be born & raised in Texas, as well as having lived in Central Texas for 2 decades, and somehow never eaten BBQ in Lockhart? Those wasted vegetarian years of my youth are partially to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Smitty's was the first stop on a BBQ pilgrimage to Lockhart. After looking at pictures on the wall at Kreuz's, I realized that the location in which Smitty's resides used to be Kreuz's before they...
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My wife and I did the tour of the seminal BBQ joints in Lockhart this past weekend, and I have to say that Smitty's just paled in comparison with Kreuz's. The brisket was comparatively bland, the...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is incredible. I've eaten BBQ of a lot of different "styles" in various parts of the country, and this is definitely, hands down, the BEST I've ever had.Thinking about it right now is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Possibly the best ribs I have ever had. First of all, the atmosphere inside is amazing. The ribs were juicy, and done perfectly (gently tug on bone to pull off). I can't wait to make a trip out to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Forks?! We don't need no stinking forks!If you're eating BBQ in the great state of Texas, forks and plates are not part of the equation. Smitty's is a bastion of Texas BBQ, and they will sure look...
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think I may have found the holy grail of barbecue.I was headed to Austin for South by Southwest from Katy/Houston, and decided to take the long way just to eat barbecue. I was going to eat at...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Picture the Matrix: Blue pill or Red pill. Except... in this case: Smitty's or Kreuz's. They are literally yelling distance apart, so if you can't pick where to spend your stomach space, I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place. Earl Campbell eats there. I really like the pork ribs, sausage, and the fatty brisket. You have to order fatty brisket to get it, but it is juicy. If you eat there, just...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We went on a BBQ crawl last weekend and Smitty's was one of our stops. It was overall our favorite place! I love that you pick up the meat out by the fire that is smoking the BBQ - the room is...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This was the second stop on a bbq-filled day. We were already satisfied, but we still wanted more.We tried the brisket, the shoulder-clod, the porkchop, and a few sausages. Again, excellent. My...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Do not enter from the parking lot when you eat at Smitty's. Instead, go around the corner to the side street and open the screen door to the original entrance, which will take you down a long dark...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah, I'm a yankee. 20 years in NY and 20 in Boston. Can't pretend to be anything else - although I did git me a sweet cowboy hat during my trip to Austin, and I look damn good in it I must say.But...
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Third time's the charm. Smitty's was my third stop on my journey down the BBQ trail and it was my absolute favorite.From the parking lot, I stepped into an agonizingly slow moving line. By the time...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I always say Smitty's is my favorite Lockhart BBQ. To be honest, I prefer Kreuz. There is something about the pitch black smoked walls and an open flame at my feet while I am ordering to feel like I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A few years ago in college, I went to Smitty's to do a photo story. They pointed out an elderly gentleman in the corner who had lunch there, nearly every working day, for 50 years.A few years ago his...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Carnivores....This is what you're looking for.I get it now. There's something holy about it, the 'Burnt Offering' God spoke of to AbrahamJust know that there is no going back from here.After this...
yelp.com - user review - 01/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am going to give Smitty's the BBQ crown of Austin/near Austin BBQ. I like that you walk right into the smoke room, no ifs ands or buts about it.I like that they are really patient and helpful while...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Y'all got beef here and you don't carry forks and there's fire comin' out of the ground? That is my kind of place! I am still in a beef-coma a week later. The moral of my Smitty's visit-six "slices"...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I know it brands me a straight-up BBQ heretic, but I really didn't dig Smitty's much at all. I stopped in when I was passing through town, and was immediately taken with the fire pit, the good smells,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Unbelivable! The porkchops were a life changing experience.
yelp.com - user review - 11/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Smitty's: Hands down (and dripping in grease), the best BBQ experience in TexasIf you call yourself a true Texan, or just want to be one for the weekend, you can't really get the full CenTex BBQ...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best BBQ I've ever had. It's been about 3 years since I was there and have yet to find anything even close in the mid-west.
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sweet Jesus, why must this brisket haunt me? Per the resounding advice of Austin locals, I headed down the road to Lockhart for barbecue with the intention of hitting "The Big 3." I got only as far as...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When you walk in here, you really feel like you're going somewhere solid, and true. The walls of the smoker room have been seasoned black for decades. The eating room is pure vintage Americana. The...
yelp.com - user review - 09/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am not sure what I can say about this place other than......THIS IS THE BEST BBQ I HAVE EVER EATEN. We drive from Austin to Lockhart to eat this stuff. I've been here at least three times and never...
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If God didn't want us to eat meat, he wouldn't have put it on little sticks. That said, go there and experience the wonderful world of cow and pig flesh according to Smitty.God bless his soul,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite spot in Lockhart! Crack ribs...that's all I have to say about this place. Best ribs I've had in Texas maybe in my life. If you like pork ribs; you need to try Smitty's. So of course I...
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I actually bought a t-shirt from this place. Color me tourist. I wanted to acquire some local flavor before I ship out of Texas, though. Anyway, in 3 years, I had never been to Lockhart for BBQ....
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Living in the Philly area - a wasteland of good bar-be-que(*) - I look forward to creating reasons to stop in Austin for a weekend so I can take a short drive to any number of great BBQ places that...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Forget Rudys, Salt Lick, County Line, etc... If you want good, moist, melt in your mouth brisket and prime rib, you go to Lockhart. And when you go to lockhart, you come here. The extra moist here...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The building is great. You feel like you're walking through someone's garage as you move into the pit area. All restaurants should have the kitchen in front.The main part of the restaurant is a great,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
in the many years that i lived in austin, i can't believe that i never made it very far outside the city limits for some serious bbq (the salt lick was about as far as i went). on this recent trip...
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you can make time to spend a day outside of Austin, I'd suggest that you strongly consider what others have dubbed the Triple Bypass Tour in Lockhart: Kreuz, Smitty's and Black's.Order an amount...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Quite an experience for my first real TX BBQ meal. The back room where you order actually had a wood fire right there on the floor! Caked up soot and smoke on the walls, men busy cutting the meat...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mmm good. I like how they pre-packaged their 25 count sausage links in a cute Smitty's box. Easy to take home or take on the plane!
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Apparently, the locals at Smitty's don't like it if you bust through the doors yelling, "GIT ER DONE!" How was this California boy supposed to know?Anyway, after that blew over we settled into our...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Surely if you are looking this up then you much be looking to get some of the best barbeque in Texas, that's the only reason people come to Lockhart. You order your meat and bread at the smokepit in...
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
You're only as good as your last brisket.My God. What a failure, letdown, 100 miles of regret this last trip to Lockhart was. Consistency is king with BBQ and anyone who thinks it isn't doesn't know...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you had told me bbq ribs and brisket could taste good without any bbq sauce, i would've laughed in your face. But having driven to Lockhart solely to taste test this ridiculous idea, I admit I have...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Trying to hit Lockhart's big three barbecue joints within the same day is a tough task even for the heartiest of appetites. So I opted to take my Irish friends to Smitty's Market mostly for the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Smitty's Market, a well known and respected Texas barbeque eatery. Come here for Texas style--there will be some spicing but no sauce. I love barbeque with sauce--to me they are intertwined. We...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2007
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This has got to be one of the top three bbq's I have ever had.....and I've had a lot. I sampled the brisket and the sausages. The brisket ranks a 9 out of 10, just slightly salty. The sausage was a perfect 10...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For some reason, the fatty brisket wasn't melt-in-your-mouth goodness but was almost a little bit grunchy (not exactly crunchy but still spongy, kind of like hard seaweed), probably due to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Inconsistency is unavoidable with barbecue, so I can imagine how some could be disappointed, but I'm not one of them. I ordered about five different meats and loved every bite. I'm an experienced...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is the last place we hit on our Triple Bypass Tour (Kreuz, Blacks, Smittys) and the most disappointing. The fatty brisket had almost no fat and was borderline lean brisket. The sausage was waaaay...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2007
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Go here for some great barbecue in an authentic, down-home setting. The ribs here are some of the best I've ever tasted--same for the brisket and sausage. Go here early if you want some prime rib, though: Each...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Of the three BBQ joints I visited in Lockhart, I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite. Each of them have their own merits, but If I had to pick a favorite I'd choose Smitty's. From the moment you...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2006
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I love Smitty's. The ambiance is great if you want to invite out of state guests to have a unique experience.
citysearch.com - user review - 10/24/2006
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No sauce needed, tender, fatty, and smoky ribs! Possibly the best I've ever had. I've heard good things about Smitty's brisket but it may have been an off day when we went, because the brisket was rather dry....
citysearch.com - user review - 08/13/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ambrosial meat in carnivore heaven. Get your 1/2 pound of hot links, pork chops, and lean or fatty beef brisket hot off the smoker on a pile of butcher paper. No BBQ sauce used, just meat, fire, and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2006
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Walking into Smitty's is a treat in itself. Wow, what a place. The ambiance of the entryway is terrific. All old brick and wood. Step up to the old bbq and place an order. The dining area, however, was a let...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/27/2003
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