City of Lockhart

BBQ Capital of Texas and it shows.
This sleepy town houses some of the best BBQ in the entire state of Texas. Well worth the 45 minute drive from Austin. Lockhart has 3 of the best BBQ Texas BBQ pits in the tiny town. You have Smittys (my fav), Blacks and Kruez within a 1 Mile radius. All your dreams & desires of the flesh fantasy’s will come true here. Well, smoked meat desires that is folks.
BBQ enthusiasts you must make the pilgrimage to the BBQ MECCA of the world.

This is a five star original little Texas town with no chilis, starbucks, rudys or city traffic congestion. It’s a real window into our Texas history. Be sure to see it before the original county court house closes for good and moves to the old Walmart.

I am really glad that I was able to make it to the Unilocal UYE BBQ crawl and experience this town that’s history runs deep!
Take your pick of tasty BBQ places but, I would recommend Smitty’s for Prime Rib, Blacks BBQ for any of their delicious meats and side item buffet and if you are still hungry stop by Kruez for some blue bell ice cream or mini pies!
The Caldwell County Courthouse is spectacular so, you don’t want to miss at least driving by it or taking a picture! Also, the Caldwell County Jail Museum should be a stop on your trip as well!
There is also many eclectic shops from clothing to antiques scattered throughout the «downtown» area! We also did not have a problem finding parking anywhere that we went.
Great history, still has that small town Texas charm and a welcoming attitude! This was one of my favorite Texas towns that I have spent time in for a day trip so far!

Get some barbecue and then go visit the Caldwell County Courthouse, a 150 yr old building. This city has a lot of good restaurants besides BBQ. It has a lot of tasty, authentic Mexican taquerias and Tex Mex joints.
There is a lot of greenery in this area, and this might be a good place to hang your hat. It’s kind of a sleepy town. There is a walmart, and plenty of strip malls. But their claim to fame is of course their BBQ. The old guards though are starting to look a little tired and are starting to not be consistent, as was evident today with my visit to Blacks.
There is a new place I noticed on my way out of town – Lockhart BBQ and Hot Sauauge, which I will have to try next time because there were about 100 cars there.

Cool little town lots of old buildings, lots of BBQ places. No one would believe that one day, my husband would love BBQ so much that we hit this little town multiple times during our vacation.
There isn’t much here, they have a few cool shops, a cool «hat» shop, and a local Walmart. But BBQ is what this town seems to thrive on. We also make a point of stopping here to visit the local cemetery, as my brother is buried there.
Whenever we make our way to Texas, we try to fit this town in our route!