Kreuz Market runs on a simple method: prized Texas cuts, dry-rubbed with nothing but salt and pepper, smoked over post oak in the market's own pits. That's it — no sauce, no shortcuts, just meat and smoke handled the way this place has always handled it.
The menu centers on brisket, pork spare ribs, smoked turkey breast, and the market's own sausage, which has built enough of a following that Kreuz now sells it wholesale to retailers and restaurants nationwide. It's the kind of reputation that turns a small Central Texas town into a barbecue landmark — regulars return again and again, and plenty of people treat the drive out from Austin as part of the point.
Lockhart itself is considered one of Texas's defining barbecue towns, and Kreuz Market's building and pits carry a lived-in, historic feel that matches the food's no-frills approach.
The menu centers on brisket, pork spare ribs, smoked turkey breast, and the market's own sausage, which has built enough of a following that Kreuz now sells it wholesale to retailers and restaurants nationwide. It's the kind of reputation that turns a small Central Texas town into a barbecue landmark — regulars return again and again, and plenty of people treat the drive out from Austin as part of the point.
Lockhart itself is considered one of Texas's defining barbecue towns, and Kreuz Market's building and pits carry a lived-in, historic feel that matches the food's no-frills approach.