Kreuz Market
No forks. No sauce. No kidding. Since 1900.
Kreuz Market is a barbecue restaurant in Austin, Texas.
Kreuz Market has smoked meat in Lockhart since 1900, making it one of the oldest barbecue institutions in Texas, and its rules are famously non-negotiable: no forks, no sauce. Meat arrives on butcher paper, sliced to order straight from the pit, in a cavernous dining hall lined with long communal tables that feel like stepping back a century.
The cuts set Kreuz apart from the Austin pack. The shoulder clod — a lean, beefy cut most modern pitmasters have abandoned — is smoked to a tender, peppery finish here, and the prime rib is a specialty you won't find at most joints. The original sausage carries a coarse, garlicky snap from a recipe as old as the building. This is Central Texas barbecue in its most elemental form: no plate, no sauce, no forks, just smoke and salt and pepper.
- Style: Central Texas Style
- Price: $$
- Neighborhood: Lockhart
- Serving since 1900
What to order
- Shoulder Clod
- Prime Rib
- Original Sausage
How it scores — 9.2/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 619 N Colorado St, Lockhart, TX 78644
- Phone: (512) 398-2361
- Website: https://kreuzmarket.com
Hours: Mon–Sat 10:30am–8pm
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