Lucille's Smokehouse Bbq

(562) 938-7427

7411 Carson St
Long Beach, CA 90808 33.8314 -118.0897

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LUCILLESBBQ.COM

Years in business

Established in 2005

Price:

$$

Last updated 10.14.11

Category:

Restaurants, Barbecue Restaurants, Catering

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What People Are Saying About Lucille's Smokehouse Bbq

Featured Review

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Whether dining in or taking it to go, the slow-cooked, smoked meats at this Southern-style spot are well worth the wait--just be sure to save room for the peach cobbler.

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Know Before You Go:
Select locations feature live blues on Friday and Saturday nights. Check out Lucille's website for availability.
The Extras:
Become a preferred guest and receive special offers and announcements via email. Take home a bottle of one of Lucille's signature sauces, or buy a T-shirt or hurricane glass.
ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. “Wonderful decor, very friendly service and great food!”
  2. “Great Food and great atmosphere.”
  3. “The atmosphere is decent but the food is the downfall.”
  4. “The decor and ambience actually are fabulous.”
drinks
25.0% positive
  1. “They have a full bar that you can”
  2. “The staff was classic California poor, our drinks sat empty for 10-15 minutes.”
  3. “So I go to the bar, and order anything from the full menu there!”
  4. “This good ol' fasion bar b que and smoke house is the best I have had in the Southbay.”
food quality
84.8799991607666% positive
  1. “The food was good and the service was also good.”
  2. “Drinks are big and strong, meat is cooked and basted for 5 hours in their own sauce.”
  3. “The only other place I know of that slow cooks their food to this extent in Los Angeles area is Chris & Pitts, which does not use the same quality of meat that Lucilles does.”
  4. “Awesome sauce.”
  5. “Lucille's has some of the best bbq in town.”
  6. “If you like mediocre food and a nice, clean, homogonized environment is the most important aspect then this is the place for you.”
  7. “The atmosphere is decent but the food is the downfall.”
  8. “Great food, ample portions and great service keep bringing me back.”
  9. “If you are not on a diet, please order the bread pudding, it is delicious!”
  10. “The meat is fork tender and they put all of their meats in a smoker which allows for them to all have a unique flavor.”
  11. “Great food, very authentic for chain restaurant style dining.”
  12. “Wonderful decor, very friendly service and great food!”
  13. “The food is great, our server was good, and the food was awesome.”
  14. “Hot food is hot and cold food is cold - like it should be.”
  15. “The food is always good.”
  16. “The service seems a little more friendly and the food has a taste one notch above the others.”
  17. “Considering how crowded this place is at all hours of the day, the food is not that great.”
  18. “Nothing really authentic.”
  19. “Have not had a bad meal here ever.”
  20. “Still not sure what part of the cow is Tri-Tip (never heard of it) but the tri-tip sandwich was excellent, as well as the pulled-pork.”
  21. “Both the baby back and the beef ribs were tough and dry, their sauce was at best mediocre.”
  22. “If you go as a group of 6 people, they have a fixed menu that has chicken, ribs and side orders for a really good price.”
  23. “No black skin like you would typically expect with good bbq.”
  24. “Lucille's Smokehouse Bar B Que has excellent food.”
  25. “It comes with yummy sweet potato pancakes and cinnamon apples.”
  26. “The outside had a nice skin, but the meat was not fall off the bone tender like you get at a real bbq place.”
  27. “The food here was great, but the service was downright lackluster.”
  28. “Great food, great prices, and great big portions.”
  29. “Their BBQ chicken sandwich is great -- for $10, you get a huge sandwich, an ear of corn, and a large serving of mashed potatoes.”
  30. “The meal is expensive(~$20), but is enough for two meals.”
  31. “My favorite meal here is the glazed pork chops.”
  32. “The servers seemed to care less whether we enjoyed our meal or not.”
  33. “If you enjoy tender, juicy beef ribs and sliced beef , then Lucille'.”
  34. “The food is mundane with little to offer anyone who loves BBQ.”
  35. “For lunch I ordered a combo meal, which included ribs, tri-tip, and I added a side order of pulled pork (because how can you judge good bbq without trying the pulled pork).”
  36. “don't like ribs or other large grilled meats, but I love this place.”
  37. “This is also the best side dishes and strawberry lemonade served in a mason jar anywhere!”
  38. “its more like chinese chicken salad.”
  39. “The slow cooking process leaves the meat tender and with a real smokey flavor all the way through.”
  40. “The chicken was juicy and perfect too!”
  41. “Lucille's serve up some of the most delicious beef ribs and slice beef.”
  42. “You get a lot of food, the service is good, and the food is not too expensive.”
  43. “good bbq”
menu variety
50.0% positive
  1. “If you go as a group of 6 people, they have a fixed menu that has chicken, ribs and side orders for a really good price.”
  2. “So I go to the bar, and order anything from the full menu there!”
overall
88.88999938964844% positive
  1. “have been a loyal customer for a little over a year now and I must say that this has to be the best BBQ place near me with 25 miles.”
  2. “The outside had a nice skin, but the meat was not fall off the bone tender like you get at a real bbq place.”
  3. “If you like mediocre food and a nice, clean, homogonized environment is the most important aspect then this is the place for you.”
service
88.10000419616699% positive
  1. “The staff was classic California poor, our drinks sat empty for 10-15 minutes.”
  2. “My one compliant is that about half the times I have been the service has been poor.”
  3. “The food is great, our server was good, and the food was awesome.”
  4. “The service is friendly, courteous, and as polite as one might expect from southern dining.”
  5. “The server was rude and non attentive to our needs; a member of management was provocative, threatening and argumentattive.”
  6. “The waitresses were really nice and helpful.”
  7. “We had a very helpful young lady who keep our party of 11 people very happy though out the eveing.”
  8. “The service seems a little more friendly and the food has a taste one notch above the others.”
  9. “great portions fast friendly service.”
  10. “The food here was great, but the service was downright lackluster.”
  11. “The servers seemed to care less whether we enjoyed our meal or not.”
  12. “The service is almost always fast and friendly.”
  13. “Robert, our server was extremely friendly and attentive.”
  14. “That said, the wait staff at Lucilles generally works very hard and are pleasant people.”
  15. “You get a lot of food, the service is good, and the food is not too expensive.”
  16. “If you go as a group of 6 people, they have a fixed menu that has chicken, ribs and side orders for a really good price.”
  17. “Great Bar B Que good service”
  18. “The food was good and the service was also good.”
  19. “Wonderful decor, very friendly service and great food!”
  20. “The staff is all very friendly and nice no matter when you go.”
  21. “Great food, ample portions and great service keep bringing me back.”
value
90.0% positive
  1. “The meal is expensive(~$20), but is enough for two meals.”
  2. “Lucille's offers great southern BBQ and reasonable prices.”
  3. “Great food, ample portions and great service keep bringing me back.”
  4. “They give you huge portions.”
  5. “The fact that this place has no influence ('Southern Style' is so vague it's ridiculous) should be a huge red flag to you.”
  6. “You get a lot of food, the service is good, and the food is not too expensive.”
  7. “If you go as a group of 6 people, they have a fixed menu that has chicken, ribs and side orders for a really good price.”
  8. “My family is huge fans of the slaw.”
  9. “This place is great gets busy like any other resturant at the Town Cener, but the wait is well worth it.”
  10. “The portions are huge.”
  11. “What struck me hardest is that is place is expensive.”
  12. “great portions fast friendly service.”
  13. “Huge portions at very reasonable prices.”
  14. “Great food, great prices, and great big portions.”
  15. “Their BBQ chicken sandwich is great -- for $10, you get a huge sandwich, an ear of corn, and a large serving of mashed potatoes.”
wait time
12.5% positive
  1. “The slow cooking process leaves the meat tender and with a real smokey flavor all the way through.”
  2. “Best slow cooked smokey flavored BBQ in Los Angeles.”
  3. “The only other place I know of that slow cooks their food to this extent in Los Angeles area is Chris & Pitts, which does not use the same quality of meat that Lucilles does.”
  4. “The staff was classic California poor, our drinks sat empty for 10-15 minutes.”
1 Star Rating: Poor

05/09/11

Overwhelmed on mother's day

by PegGold at Citysearch

My group of 5 waited, even with a reservation,a text-check in, for an hour after our time to get in. The place was packed, no safe place for people to stand and wait, the parking lot was so busy and people overflowed onto the pavement. My 5 yr old nearly got hit by a minivan whose driver was more concerned with swooping into a space.

Our party all got their meals one at a time, mine never came. The wait staff tried, my meal was comped by the manager finally. Wasn't worth the wait.

1 Star Rating: Poor

03/20/11

SO DISAPPOINTED

by Matthew0421 at Citysearch

I was a guest with a party of 25 reserved by Anthony at 6:30pm on 3/19/11. I was very disappointed with the service by Alicia. My friend, my son and my self ordered separately from the party. Alicia ask me what I would like to order and I said the Smoked Salmon Salad, for my son was the kid ribs, and my friend ordered the Big Easy BBQ Shrimp with Half Lucille's App. plate. Everyone received their food and I continue waiting for nearly 15 minutes after. I asked a server named Phillip about my order and he said there was no order. He said Alicia didn’t write it down. I didn’t have anything to eat except the biscuits, snacking on my friends appetizers and drinking 2 refills of my strawberry lemonade. I had ordered my son strawberry lemonade as well and for some reason, I tried his and it was way too sweet, so I opened it up and saw that it was the base of the strawberry lemonade which seems to be the plain lemonade syrup. So that whole time, my son was drinking that thing and I asked Phillip about it. I said I ordered Strawberry Lemonade for my son and he said no, it was lemonade. So he brought me Strawberry Lemonade. I asked him if I can see the receipt and what was written down on the order, he said yes it was strawberry lemonade and he apologized. I am just so disappointed beyond belief and I would recommend this location in Long Beach, CA to anyone. My son loved his food, but I felt so stupid watching everyone else eat while I kept looking to see when my salad is coming.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

09/27/10

YOU DISAPPOINT ME...

by selizbod at Citysearch

I actually completely disagree with the negative reviews. In fact, I find the negative reviews and comments to be extremely uncharacteristic of Lucille's. I have had BBQ from Kansas City. I have had BBQ from NY. I have had BBQ from Tenessee. I have had BBQ from Colorado. You name the BBQ, I've tried it. I thoroughly enjoy Lucille's and am a continuous customer. Of course you have your experiences with poor service, but that goes with EVERY restaurant. You go there for the BBQ, to enjoy good company, and to enjoy the southern-like ambiance. The BBQ suase is great, the apple butter and bthe iscuits aramazing! Simple, yet GREAT food.

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/23/09

yummmmm

by crystcoop at Citysearch

I LOVE this place...whenever I have family come to visit I always take them here...this place is seriously the best...The food is always good...I love the ribs and the mashed potatos...I don't like coleslaw but theirs is totally different...its not creamy...its more like chinese chicken salad...tangy delisiousness!!

I would eat here all the time if I had the choice...I always want to try their desserts, but never have any room left haha

  • Pros: delish
  • Cons: none
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

08/28/09

Great BBQ

by uclaangel at Citysearch

This place has great BBQ and sides - we went with a couple of friends and had such a great lunch there. NOTE: Costco sells Lucilles gift cards ($80 for $100 gift card). Worth buying if you go often enough.

  • Pros: Yummy food
  • Cons: Can get extremely crowded

The Details on Lucille's Smokehouse Bbq

Place Categories:

  • friendly service
  • great food
  • best southern bbq
  • great bbq place
  • huge ample portions
  • favorite meal
  • cold food
  • really good prices
  • nice staff
  • failed lucille
  • good barbeque
  • love beef ribs
  • great atmosphere
  • not like ribs
  • very happy people
  • decent vinegar taste
  • loved everything
  • good ol fasion bar b que
  • great bbq chicken sandwich
  • extremely friendly robert
  • big drinks
  • attentive server
  • nice homogonized environment
  • juicy chicken
  • fabulous decor
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