Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que

Good food and good lunch prices

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

I went with family and friends to celebrate my nephew's birthday. The ribs, pull pork, coleslaw, biscuits, and (Arnold Palmer) were very good. The server was did a fine job. Thank you!

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

I had the nicest staff wait on me. My waitress was very attentive and aware.
I had the Duo that came with a fried chicken breast and a third rack of ribs. I had the mashed potatoes and vegetables medley.
The ribs, potatoes and medley were very good.
The gravy and chicken were way too salty. The chicken was batter and fried. The chicken came out too dark like it was fried in dirty oil.
The biscuits were cold and half cooked. The biscuits were doughy in the middle. I mentioned to staff about the biscuits condition. They brought replacements but they were cold too.
It was not worth a repeat visit for the price and quality. My visit was around 11am. It was not busy. There was no crowd at all.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

If you don't mind paying a premium for Southern-style BBQ from a restaurant chain, Lucille's is a fun and satisfying destination.

The Locale:
Located right off the 57 Freeway on Imperial Highway, this Lucille's is clean with an enjoyable aesthetic. It's made to look like a mid-20th century smokehouse.

The Service:
The entire wait staff is friendly and competent, but our server, Erika, was exceptional. She made excellent recommendations, was quick to respond, and brought what we needed even before we asked for it. I can't compliment her enough.

The Food:
My dad and I shared the Feast for Two package in which you pick an appetizer, entree, and dessert from a set menu. We chose fried onion strings for the starter, pork belly, sausage, and baby back ribs for the main course, and chocolate cake for the dessert.

The fried onions were good but were so intertwined like Velcro that it was hard not to spill some eveytime we tried to pull a few strings off the plate. The pork belly was moist with a nice layer of fat (that's a good thing with this choice!). The baby back ribs were solid. And the sausage was genuinely spicy and juicy.

Oddly enough the chocolate cake was too sweet and not dense or moist at all; it fell apart every time I tried to cut a piece off.

My wife orders the country fried steak, which was yummy. Her veggie sides were just average though.

The Price:
This is where it hurts. The price of everything on the menu has seen to gone up since the last time I visited. Including tip and taxes, our meal for 3 people came out to be more than $100. This means fewer visits for us overall per year. Bad for us, bad for their business.

The Conclusion:
Lucille's offers a fun vibe and mostly delicious Southern-style food. But a few average dishes and the steep prices make Lucille's a place I would only go to for special occasions.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

The food is really good

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

What a treat. Deviled eggs and onion straws were great way to start.! That combined is crazy good and sure to please taste buds you forgot about.

Ribs were deli-cious. Cooked perfectly. Didn’t even need to add sauce, but had to play in all 3 flavors, for sport!

The bartender is very professional, cool and etiquette you don’t see in many fine restaurants. He’s the real deal.

Thanks for an amazing experience, on the way to work I go, large and bbq charged!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Fried chicken lunch was just right! It came with veggies and mashed potatoes....tasty!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great customer service, great food and atmosphere. They also are there if you need assistance or have any issues and they Will fix it..... 😉

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

For a chain you can't go wrong on this one. Great for big groups and holiday. Excellent happy hour and whiskey Wednesdays are a killer deal.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Baby back ribs were more like very old people ribs. All dried out and not good at all. Brought 1/2 home a tried to heat them and threw them away!🤨😢

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

We started by sharing a Gumbo appetizer and my wife had a salad and I had ribs with greens and mashed potatoes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice BBQ dinner, great biscuits 😋

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Great food and fast service

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Service is kinda slow sometimes and less attentive, the wait times are long so make sure you book ahead!!!!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

Great Food and excellent service at somewhat reasonable prices. If you love BBQ cooked low and slow with the subtle flavor of smoke, this is a fantastic place to get it. The servers are always prompt, professional, courteous, and caring. I am, however, missing some of my favorite sides as they keep removing things I like.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5