Ya oughta stop by City Meat Market in Giddings, same setup just better Q. Stephen T. wrote: > Today I found myself in Caldwell County, TX. This is in the famed > Central Texas barbecue region; and hosts Kreuz's, Smitty's and Blacks > in Lockhart, as well as City Market in Luling. What an embarassment > of riches. > City Market is in downtown Luling at the corner of Davis and US > 183. As you walk in you must go past the front check-out and tables > to the very back. The pit is in an enclosed room all to itself. City > Market does sausage, brisket and pork ribs. That is all. You enter > the room and give your order to one of three workers behind the > counter. The sausage is sold in rings, the brisket by the pound, and > the ribs by the rib. Tell em' how many you want. All served on > butcher paper with a choice of onions (the kind that bite), jalapenos, > pickels and white bread. You can pay there, or pay up front. You get > drinks, pinto beans and potato salad up front. > Eat it with your fingers, no forks to be had. > Now, I am a beef man. The brisket is very tender and moist, but > never greasy. It is served untrimmed, with some fat, and City Market > is not afraid to cook the meat, and some cuts have a black (but not > charred) outside for extra chewiness. They do not use a coarse rub as > some places do. The inside, though, is what good brisket is all about. > I had a ring of sausage, as well. I am not a real sausage man, and I > found the sausage a little greasy. I thought it was a little bland as > well. But I ate it all anyway. The pork ribs are more my wife's > thing than mine, as well, but she enjoyed them immensely. I tried a > couple, and was also impressed. But I jealously stood guard over my > pound of brisket. > The meat is cooked over post oak, on site. The sauce, served as an > option as it should be, was interesting. It is orange, and seems to > have a mustard and vinegar base, with pepper and other spices. I > asked what was in it; and nobody seemed to know. Others found things > to do, and still others looked away. > Anyway, served on the side it is excellent. > Try the potato salad as well. It was great. Whipped into a > frenzy, with a hint of sweetness. I failed to try the pinto beans, > but they must be good; I observed one gentleman order a simple bowl of > beans and a Big Red for his lunch. > All, in all, a worthwhile stop in Luling. 9.1 out of 10.0. > Luling is just off IH-10 for the convenience of travelers; between San > Antonio and Houston. > > Stephen Taylor > Austin TX
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