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We received the following note from a customer in Galveston, Texas who learned about us on the Travel Channel’s Barbecue Paradise show. Watch our segment from the show on the Videos page of our site and then pick up some barbecue from our Online Store.

Thanks. My order arrived today. I am very pleased with how well it was packed and how quickly it arrived. I was expecting it no earlier than Thursday or Friday. It was mailed the 14th and I got it the 15th.

This is my first try @ Black’s BBQ. I’ve been to Lockhart a few times and had BBQ elsewhere, not knowing about Black’s. I learned about you from watching The Travel Channel. Glad you have a website and I can have it shipped to Galveston.

Eunice

Here’s another note from a customer that ordered one of our Black’s Bundles from our Online Store:

to whom it may concern, my name is daniel, i purchased a gift pack from your online menu. i am nothing short of astounded on your ability to smoke food. i have not tasted that level of old fashioned goodness in many many years. i would hope that you may tell all of your employees thank you from the bottom of my heart for their efforts. simply the best. god bless and i think your the best i’ve ever tasted.

Black’s Barbecue’s Texas Trio is a delicious bundle that also features free shipping! Check out the note that we received from one of our long-time customers:

Subject: Thanks!

Ordered the Texas Trio shipped to son and his relatives here in CO. It arrived as scheduled and they all really thought it was fantastic! It served 10 people and they had plenty left over to enjoy a little later. We are all from Texas and really like Black’s BBQ.  Please keep up making good bbq.  Thanks so much–good food & friendly/dependable service.

Brad

Black’s Barbecue makes a great gift, and is the perfect way to experience a Taste of Texas when you can’t visit us in Lockhart:

Subject: Thank you!

I ordered some of your barbecue to be sent to my brother, a native Texan, who lives near Rochester, NY. The package arrived on time, and my brother reports that the food was delicious!

Lon

Visit our Online Store to order some delicious smoked meats today!

Here’s another great note from a customer in Houston, Texas:

My family got the package from Blacks and was very impressed!  I sent a BBQ care package to Jacksonville to celebrate three birthdays and it was a big hit.  Thank you very much.  Hopefully I can get over to Lockhart soon.

Jay

Want to order some delicious Texas barbecue for your friends and family? Head on over to our Online Store and pick some up today!

We recently received the following e-mail from one of our shipping customers and thought that it was the perfect way to start out our series of Testimonials that we’re going to begin featuring on our blog. We always love hearing from our customers, and welcome you to e-mail us at info@blacksbbq.com. Be sure to let us know if we can feature your message on our blog, and thank you again for your business!

Subject: Oh My God!

This food is sooooo delicious, my eyes were rolling out of my head after eating the pork ribs and then on a subsequent day, the brisket.  Everything is so tender.  Meat falling off the pork ribs, I confess I was full before I finished eating the first rib, but continued to eat two more of those heavenly porcine ribs. The taste was so delicious, i just overate.

Next, I’ll be trying the three varieties of rings (sausages).  Will report as I go along.

If you like bbq without sauce drowning it, you’ll love this food!

Happy in the afterglow of Blacks,
I am,
Maureen

Loyal Black’s Barbecue Fans,

This evening, a new episode of the Travel Channel show Food Wars will begin airing. The focus of tonight’s episode will be Lockhart barbecue, but one of the strongest competitors in Lockhart (that’s us!) will notably be missing from tonight’s show. When we first learned about the show taping earlier this year, we were bummed to find out that it would be focusing specifically on the family rivalry between Kreuz and Smitty’s. We had lots of crazy ideas float around our team, including showing up at the Courthouse Square the day of the final competition to enter as a surprise third contestant. In the end we opted not to go that route, so you won’t see us featured on this evening’s show.

Starting this past weekend, we began to receive e-mails and speak to people at the restaurant who wanted to know why one of the best barbecue’s in Texas wouldn’t be represented. “I’ll be watching,” one fan told us. “My wife and I, my sister, and my dad will all be in front of the tube to watch the competition suffer,” writes another. In the end, any competition that spotlights the delicious meat being served here in Lockhart every day is a win for all of us in our community.

For those of you visiting our site for the first time today, along with those of you who have been away from Lockhart for too long (more than a day or two), we do want to extend a discount to you for any orders placed through our Online Store. Use coupon code FOODWARS anytime through the end of the year to receive 10% off your online order. You’re only a couple of days away from tasting some of the best barbecue Texas has to offer.

Do you want to voice your support for the Travel Channel including us in their next visit to Lockhart? Simply leave a comment in response to this blog post. We’ll compile them and pass them along to the producers at the Travel Channel. Maybe we’ll even get an opportunity to battle the winner of tonight’s Food Wars in the ultimate showdown of Lockhart barbecue. :-)

Thanks as always for your support,

Kent Black
Third Generation Pit Master and Son of the Owners

South by Southwest gives visitors from around the world an opportunity to visit Central Texas and experience amazing music, film, and interactive content. Each year during the event, we have a large number of visitors who also come to see us in Lockhart (the Barbecue Capital of Texas) to try some of our delicious Texas barbecue. This year, in celebration of SXSW 2010, we are offering all visitors between now and Sunday, March 21st who mention SXSW to our cashiers a 10% discount on their entire meal. Whether this is your first trip to Lockhart or we’re part of your annual visit to SXSW, we look forward to seeing you at Black’s this week!

Need directions? Click the Map/Directions link in the menu at the top of the page.

We had a great time last Sunday at the Gettin’ Sauced: Texas BBQ Sauce Contest which was hosted by our friends over at Man Up Texas BBQ. There was live music, cold beer, and some delicious barbecue sauces from all over Central Texas. The results were announced this past week, and Black’s Barbecue is excited that we placed several of our sauces in the top 10 of both judges’ and peoples’ choice:

• Norma Jean Black’s Barbecue Sauce: 4th place, judges’ panel
• Pepper Sauce: 7th place (tied), judges’ panel
• Chipotle Mustard Pepper Sauce: 4th place, peoples’ choice

You can view all of the results here and here on the Man Up blog. We are looking forward to participating in their next contest soon!

Through March 10th, we are sponsoring a competition with our friends over at the Man Up Texas BBQ blog. By answering questions about our history, you’ll be entered into a drawing for three awesome gifts. Read more details about the competition, along with how to submit your entry, on their blog.

Special thanks to Drew and his team for making this giveaway possible!