BBQ Joint Reviews
August 4, 2017
Southside Market and Barbeque
We've covered its history and importance, but what about its food?
Bryan Bracewell
BBQ
February 16, 2016
The Transformation of Southside Market
Southside Market in Elgin opened its doors in 1886, making it Texas’s oldest barbecue joint. Predictably, it has transformed considerably in its 130-year history. The original ownership, location, menu—even the famous sausage recipe—have all changed over that time. But this is not a story about eroding traditions. Southside Market stands as
BBQ
February 9, 2016
The Legend of Southside Market
The unofficial history of Texas’s oldest barbecue joint.
BBQ
January 22, 2014
Interview: Bryan Bracewell of Southside Market
Photo courtesy of Southside MarketOwner: Southside Market, opened 1886Age: 38Smoker: Wood-fired rotisserie smokers and wood-fired brick pitWood: Post OakMore than eight decades after it opened, Ernest Bracewell bought Southside Market in Elgin in 1968. Bryan Bracewell is the third generation of the Bracewell family to run the joint, but he
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January 13, 2014
Southside Market Expanding to Bastrop
Bastrop, Texas is known as the “Heart of the Lost Pines,” but it will have a little piece of the Sausage Capital of Texas inside the city limits by year’s end. Southside Market owner Bryan Bracewell has announced that he will build a new outpost of