SERVING THE C0MMUNITY AND F0LKS FR0M ALL 0VER THE U.S. WITH DELICI0US PIT SM0KED BARBECUE SINCE 1959. C0ME AND TASTE IT!
WERE 0PEN FR0M 10AM-6PM TUESDAY THRU SATURDAY.
311 SAINT LAWRENCE STREET -G0NZALES,TX. 78629
830-672-3156
WE D0 N0T 0FFER SHIPPING 0R DELIVERY AT THIS TIME AND PRICES ARE SUBJECT T0 CHANGE.
THANK Y0U F0R Y0UR BUSINESS!
0UR 0RIGINAL GARLIC-SAGE BASED SAUSAGE IS VERY FLAVORFUL HAND TWISTED AND SL0W SM0KED T0 PERFECTI0N. $13.50 +tax
IF Y0UR INT0 SPICY F00D, TRY 0UR DELICI0US H0T N SPICY SAUSAGE. WHICH IS ALSO HAND TWISTED AND SLOW SMOKED TO PERFECTION.
$13.50 lb+TAX
“IF YOU HAVEN’T TRIED IT PLEASE DO, YOU MIGHT BECOME A HOT AND SPICY FAN YOURSELF” -IT IS THAT GOOD!
0UR BEEF BRISKETS ARE 0AK SM0KED F0R H0URS T0 ACHIEVE DELICI0US SATISFACTI0N.
$16.95 lb. +TAX
BRISKET PLATE C0MES WITH 3 SLICES 0F DELICI0US BRISKET, 2 SIDES, PICKLES, 0NI0NS AND BREAD
$12.75+TAX
TAKE IT T0 G0 0R DINE IN.
0UR 2 MEAT PLATES C0ME WITH 2 MEATS 0F Y0UR CH0ICE, 2 SIDE 0RDERS, PICKLES, 0NI0NS AND BREAD.
$12.95+TAX
CH00SE BETWEEN SAUSAGE, BRISKET, CHICKEN, P0RK RIB 0R LAMB RIB T0 MAKE Y0UR 2 MEAT PLATE- $12.95+TAX
SAUSAGE PLATE C0MES WITH 3 LINKS 0F 0RIGINAL 0R SPICY SAUSAGE, 2 SIDES, PICKLES, 0NI0NS AND BREAD.
$11.75+TAX
SLICED BEEF SANDWICH-$6.95+TAX
CH0PPED BEEF SANDWICH-$6.35+TAX
SAUSAGE SANDWICH-$5.95+TAX
WE ALS0 HAVE LAMB RIBS (MUTTON)
$13.99 LB +TAX
BEEF RIBS- $15.50 LB. +TAX
P0RK RIBS- $14.99 LB. +TAX
BAKED P0TAT0-$3.99+TAX
TRY THE CHEESY TATERS Y0U WILL N0T BE DISAPP0INTED!
D0NT F0RGET DESSERT!
F0RGET THE FAST F00D. C0ME SEE US AND GET Y0UR CUE 0N. FIRING IT UP SINCE 1959!
WE SELL FR0ZEN PRE-C00KED SAUSAGE IN THE B0X. BE SURE T0 SHARE THE DELICI0USNESS AND LET EVERY0NE KN0W HOW GOOD THE BBQ IS HERE AT THE:
G0NZALES F00D MARKET
10AM-6PM TUE-SAT
830-672-3156
WE HAVE MERCH!
Gonzales Food Market: Three generations of BBQ
Richard Lopez Jr. Adrian Lopez,
Richard Lopez Sr., Pauline Lopez,
Rene Lopez and Chano Lopez
Head southeast on Hwy. 183 to the old town square of Gonzales, home to another one of the best BBQ joints in Texas.
Gonzales Food Market was founded 63 years ago by the Lopez family as a small grocery and meat market, with one brick pit constructed to cook sausage. Two more pits to smoke a wide array of meats followed. Second and third generations of the family still run the joint, which morphed into more of a restaurant in the mid-1970s.
When we arrived at 11:30 am the line was already long, a mix of locals, tourists and bikers. Richard Lopez, grandson of founder Feliciano “Chano” Lopez, was working the busy counter but spotted our cameras. He offered us a pit tour as soon as the line calmed down a little bit.
We chatted with a table filled with four generations of a family from Houston, who frequently make the 135-mile drive to eat lunch at their favorite BBQ joint in the world. They passed on condolences to Richard, who lost his dad Pablo Lopez in February. Pablo owned and managed the Gonzales Food Market for over 50 years before he retired. His obituary in the Gonzales Inquirer states, “The business was his pride and passion.”
As promised, Richard took us behind the scenes of his operation, which features three pits including the original brick pit shown in the top photo. On an average Saturday, they will cook 600 pounds of meat, so all three smokers were still going strong as noon approached. They cook with a mix of post oak and mesquite.
After the tour, we settled down to a plate of brisket, sausage and beef short ribs. While the brisket was really good, though not overly smokey, the smoked sausage and short ribs stole the show for us. The sausage has been made onsite for over 50 years and it’s some of the best sausage you’ll ever eat. The beef short ribs were out of this world.This is one of those joints you’ll want to come back to over and over again. Richard made us feel like family, taking time out of a busy Saturday to show the operation, all the time talking barbecue history and technique. it just doesn’t get much better than this…..
Let the meat speak for itself.