Kreuz Market

I don't know how you can give this place less than five stars. This is the best barbecue I've ever had. Most of the sides are lacking, but so what. That is par for most great barbecue restaurants. The brisket, the turkey, the sausage, so good. Nothing was dry. Everything tastes on point. And the experience of ordering is unique and adds to the ambience.

This is my father's favorite place. He travels from Houston often to have lunch and bring us, his children, some sausage. We visited Sat, June 25th around 2pm. It was crowded, but there was plenty of seating inside and out. The line was to the door to order/pick up food but moved quickly. That's no minor feat considering there were 2 meat counters and 1 register in the smoke house area. I was amazed at the efficiency.

The brisket is tender, juicy and flavorful. The pork ribs are not quite falling off the bone type, but still just as tender and full of flavor. The sausage here is one of our favorites. It is always smoked/grilled just right. The taste is always consistent from the last visit.

There was a band playing in the area we were seated. They were not overly loud it was a nice atmosphere and we were still able to have a conversation while they played. A band plays every Sat 3p - 6pm.

Excellent Barbecue! They have seating in several sections and outside picnic tables. We had a little of brisket, which was full of flavor and very moist and sausage had its own great flavor. Several sides to choose from, we had beans, coleslaw with a good apple cider flavor and macaroni and cheese, very cheesy. Paying for the food was a little odd. Meats in one room and the sides and drinks in another area. Banana pudding was very good and rich! The service was also great, all helpful in ordering and suggestions.

WOW! What an incredible place. Their BBQ brisket is the best. The crust is simple and tasty. They cook the brisket for a long time and it is obvious by the perfectly rendered fat. It was the best brisket I had all day (and I had a lot from different places). I cannot speak to the sides, but the brisket is amazing. The hot room is huge. This place is such a throwback to traditional BBQ. I really like the history of the place. If you are in Austin, make the drive to Lockhart to Kreuz Market--you will be glad you did!

Easily the best BBQ I’ve ever had. This huge establishment was not busy at all on a Thursday night. They have 2 separate ordering stations - you go straight to the back for meat, then the main sitting area/cafeteria for sides.

Everything is purchased per pound. We got the famous brisket, jalapeño and cheese sausages, and pork chop. For sides, we got creamed corn, macaroni, German potatoes, and pinto beans.

The meat is weighed and placed on parchment paper - this is the real way to do this, and it perfectly held all the meat. When I say this was the best BBQ, I mean it. You won’t find brisket like this anywhere else but in Texas. It was so tender and smoked perfectly with a nice ring around the meat. The jalapeño sausage was out of this world. I could’ve eaten a couple of those and been happy. The pork chop was unassuming but packed huge flavor and was nice and fatty and broke apart with a plastic form.

The sides were amazing. Creamed corn was the best I’ve ever had - get at least a pint of that. The macaroni was nice and cheesy, the pinto beans were standard, and the potatoes were packed with flavor.

You won’t ever leave disappointed from here.