lucille's smokehouse bbq

heard a lot about this place. was on my list for so long. tried their baby backribs, absolutely tender juicy and sinful. meat falling apart. the second thing i tried was their cookies and cream milkshake, the sour dough bread they served was absolutely delicious, melts in the mouth. sides were pretty awesome too. overall had a wonderful experience 😍

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

st louisribshad a decent tooth and were good sized and meaty. brisket was tender but a bit dry. hot links had a fine grind texture and good snap 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 so good since 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 backribs(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 backribsis good but overcooked so it was not juicy & tender. good but far for the best ribs. they have 3 different types of bbq sauces. again good but 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 a good restaurant but it does not make me want to come back since it is a long wait. there are restaurants that are equally good or better than lucille's.

best bbqribsi've had in california , we need a placevlike this in texas , yes it's that good...

all ambience, no decent food. despite the site rating, entrees run $16-28, which is about 3 times what they're worth. the "smoked meat" shows little signs of smoke--there is no characteristic red rim on the brisket, for instance; it appears to have been pre-cooked (apparently, from the texture, with meat tenderizer and msg) before being placed briefly (perhaps 1 hour) in the smoker. theribswere a bit better but still candy-sweet, with little smoke. the greens were inedible, the "biscuits"--well, i'd rather not say. avoid this place.

the staff is very friendly and the food is delicious. you start out with warm biscuits and their special butter which is so yummy! i recommend the fried dill pickles as an appetizer. they have lunch specials fromribsto a stuffed baked potato. i really enjoyed my experience and the food!

my favorite place to eat! the beefribsare delicious!!

"rating system 1- 5". service: 5
ambience: 4
setting: 4
decor: 5
overall total: 21

let me start off by saying that it was probably an isolated incident that my babybacks were left on the grill a little to long, burning the sugars in the sauce yielding a bitter flavor. i was sad because i was looking forward to finding the ultimate bbqed babybackribsthat day, but overall the smoked chicken was excellent. i couldn't tell if the mac n' cheese was home made and didn't care much for the cheesey grits. the watermellon slices were a bit aged and i wasn't a big fan of the sweet cinnamon butter, but the waitress was kind enough to bring me regular butter to spread all over those delicious homemade bisquits. we all shared the "fried pickle" appetizer, which i thought was an incredible mix of sour and salty with a crunch finish, very good. i had the babybackribsand smoked chicken with mac n' cheese and cheesey grits. they serve the food with watermellon slices on your plate and a basket of fresh baked bisquits and cinnamon butter.

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