Second Helpings: Austin Barbecue
Fri., March 17, 2000
12. Smitty's Market
208 S. Commerce, Lockhart, 512/398-9344
Mon-Fri, 8am-6pm; Sat, 8am-6:30pm
Named after Kreuz Market patriarch Edgar "Smitty" Schmidt, Smitty's opened in October 1999 in the location formerly occupied by Kreuz for almost a century. The familial spat leading to Kreuz Market's relocation is destined to be a Texas legend. Like Kreuz, Smitty's serves beef, pork chops, and sausage on brown paper with no sauce and no forks, but the addition of (gasp) beans to the menu provoked more than a few double-takes in this barbecue-obsessed region.
