lucille's smokehouse bbq

found a stack of staples in my food. waiter came over to us 3 times and kept saying “sorry hold on just one second” before actually taking our drink orders... once he came back for the 4th time he asked us what we wanted to drink and then asked if we were ready to order. looking at him confused.... he said “oh did we not tell you how to order?” pulls out a scan code and has us take out our phones to pull up the menu online... due to covid. making us wait another 25 minutes to order, because he took so long to come back.... then found staples in my food. asked for barbecue sauce 3 times for our pulled pork sandwiches and it never came...... so i don’t know how we were supposed to enjoy our barbecue with no barbecue..... also my boyfriend asked for a refill 3 times.... to different people. 15 minutes later someone came back with every single persons refill (6 people) except for my boyfriend who was the only one that asked for one. also asked to speak to the manager and they were never called over.... staples in my food. but i had to walk out without talking to anyone.... not agoodcomeback from covid19

average bbq--really nothing special about anything we tried. not bad at all, just nothing soecial.

st louis ribs had a decent tooth and weregoodsized and meaty. brisket was tender but a bit dry. hot links had a fine grind texture andgoodsnap without a tough casing. well balanced spicing and not too "hot" for the masses.

unfortunately my wife forgit to order the pulled pork w/o sauce (all their meat comes sauced unless requested otherwise.). evidently the pulled pork comes with their mustard bbq sauce lightly applied. i am not a fan of (yellow) mustard based sauces so immediately i was off it.

they have 3 sauces on the table--mild, spicy and tennessee. for what ever reason their tennessee is their mustard sauce. i always thought mustard was a s carolina/georgia bbq thing but... mild and spicy were both a combination of sweet with a tough of apple vinegar. there were some small bits in the spicy (maybe onion?). not bad but nothing new for a flavor.

sides don't stand up to the 'que--basic bbq beans, dry corn bread, rubbery bland mac & cheese. coleslaw was only side we tried that got a second bite.

it's ok

lucille's smokehouse bbq is located next to amc @victoria garden mall. this restaurant is very famous and always crowded. the ambiance of the restaurant is not sogoodsince it's crowded & it does not have the feel of fine dining restaurant.

since this is my first time, i ordered the full slab of baby back ribs (half slab is only $4 less), its signature dish. for 2 side dishes, i picked bake potato & corn bread.

trio sausages link: it's yummy especially the spicy sausage.

the baby back ribs isgoodbut overcooked so it was not juicy & tender.goodbut far for the best ribs. they have 3 different types of bbq sauces. againgoodbut not outstanding.

fully loaded bake potato is very good, corn bread is bad and dry. i also tried my friend's bbq beans, it was too sweet.

overall it is agoodrestaurant but it does not make me want to come back since it is a long wait. there are restaurants that are equallygoodor better than lucille's.

serious bbq in the inland empire. always packed, long waits to get in for a table most nights, loud as heck, and consistently delicious food, especially when you factor in the selection of sauces available at the table.

unlike many restaurants, they don't offer the same menu in the bar, so don't try for the shortcut (not that you'd have much luck, the bar is often packed too). if you do choose the bar, i say the sliders are the way to go.

if you are smart enough to get a table and enjoy the full menu, stick to the bbq and you'll have lots of great choices. i personally enjoyed the baby back ribs, the tri-tip and the bbq chicken, but usually had to trade a bit of it with whomever i was with because there's too muchgoodfood to ignore.

if you're just there on a date or with a friend, i recommend you both opt for the "two meat combo platter" so you can have a nice selection between you. if it's a bigger group that hasn't been there before, consider the "family feast". you don't save much money with the feast, but it makes ordering easier so you can focus on thegoodtimes.

long wait even in off hours. we went on a saturday afternoon at 4pm and there were many tables open but a 20 minute wait! geez....they said they didn't have waiters to serve everyone and lots of people were waiting outside ahead of us. surprising for a saturday afternoon. we didn't stay but went to stonefire in irvine (love this place). suggestion when you eat at lucilles is to stop by costco's in the same parking lot of lucilles (by lowe's) before you eat here at purchase their $79.99 gift cards for lucilles which gives you two $50 gift certificates....so you pay $40 for $50 in purchased food.gooddeal.

it wasgoodbut my daughter had here retainer case out and the waiter took it from the table and threw it away. i asked her if they saw a retainer in the trash or a case but she said no. plus, the service was not the best.

verygoodfood. always fills me up, and i still end up taking half of it home.

really!!!. fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me!!!!! i met some friends one day at the lucille's in long beach. hated it!! but for some reason all the people that i talked to out here (da oc) kept saying that lucille's was good. so i decided to give it one more chance. hated it!! i knowgoodbbq, at this my friends is notgoodbbq. but they do have agoodhappy hour. me and a friend had the gumbo (mediocre) the pulled pork sliders(way to saucy) and the rib tips(horrible). can some one help me out? is theregoodbbq in the oc? and the beach pit isnt it!!

disappointed. i had high hopes after reading other reviews. i found the ribs dry and tough. the brisket was cooked well, but was totally bland.goodthing there was a jar of hot bbq sauce or wouldn't have finished the brisket. the grits were a nice side. service was good.

finger lickinggood;) right george ?