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American, Barbecue
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Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Takeout, Parking Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Seating, Free off-street parking, Highchairs Available, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Accepts Discover, Accepts Credit Cards
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Reviewed 5 September 2023

We met some friends here for dinner. Everything we got was great. I had the all white meat chicken sandwich with creamy coleslaw and mac-n-cheese. My husband got the pulled pork sandwich with the chips (I tried some; they were really good). Our friends plates...looked just as delicious. We highly recommend this place.More

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 4 September 2022 via mobile

Located in a gas station in Jefferson City, Lutz’s Famous BBQ is good eats. The burnt ends beef brisket sandwich was tasty and served up quickly. Was worth a few miles’ trip out of the way!

Date of visit: August 2022
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Reviewed 17 April 2021

Go and order the chips. Hopefully, you can view how they make them with a powered drill. Fascinating. Plus, they taste wonderful. I always order the burnt ends brisket. Fantastic. Few people eat in. Most get takeout. Plan on eating in and enjoy the well-decorated...restaurant.More

Date of visit: April 2021
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Reviewed 26 November 2020

We stopped for gas and were headed to restaurant next door when we saw the Lutz's sign. We decided to venture and were so happy we did! The Pulled chicken sandwich an the 1/3 Brisket were excellent. We split an order of chips as we...saw a basket walking in and knew we couldn't finish that much! The portions are generous! The food is great! Service and speed great too! Bravo!More

Date of visit: November 2020
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Reviewed 11 April 2020

When I complained they acted liked it was my fault. I saw my wings setting for 15 minutes. People came in after me and ordered upon arrival and had food first. Evidently customer is never right. Poor service for smoked meat I can make better...in my backyard. Chips are their saviour. Common bbq at expensive price.More

Date of visit: April 2020
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Reviewed 19 February 2020 via mobile

The bbq is always good and good serving sizes. The chips are the best 3 different taste of chips. I like the bbq the best along with the plain. They are homemade chips.

Date of visit: October 2019
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Reviewed 19 December 2019

Whenever you visit here you have to have some of the, what i call, homemade potato chips. they are great.

Date of visit: April 2019
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Reviewed 3 September 2019 via mobile

We stopped for lunch and had the half pork steak sandwich basket with cajun seasoned ribbon fries. The fries are house made and very good. The pork steak was dense and “fought back” when I took a bite. This was our second time for lunch...and neither time convinced us we want to come back.More

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed 23 August 2019 via mobile

This actually my second review of Lutzs. I’ve been here quite a bit but sadly enough, I think I’m done. It gets an average rating this time and it really was hard for me to do that. So this is my second review but probably...6th visit. This time I went basic. $15 burnt brisket end dinner with Parmesan chips and potato salad. Came out to just over $16, looking forward to this feast, I’ve never really been disappointed so far. After judging and traveling the US this identifies to me as a poor showing probably a rip off. I wasn’t aware this was a small sandwich. Also I’m not sure this meets the criteria of burnt end but it was brisket. The meat was pink all the way through which would indicate a heck of a smoke ring, however, I could barely taste it. If it does have seasoning or a rub it definitely fails to show itself. Now as I said this is a $16 meal, it feels more like a quick, $8 lunch item, mind you I didn’t have a drink. What preceded all of this is ordering the meal and guessing my order got lost???? A tall wiry gentleman who I assume is a leader/manager/owner took my order, very short and the personality of a burnt match. The other boys seemed to be compensating for this. After a pretty decent wait, a lot of people coming and going, one of the boys came and asked me my order, 1 minute later I had food. Idk, I typically try to hit this place any time I am here. I’ll definitely reconsider from this point forward. The picture I attached is my meal, minus the top bun and two slices of brisket, it definitely doesn’t challenge the bun for space.More

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed 20 August 2019

My husband and I were in Jefferson City for an appointment. We ask if was a good place to go to lunch nearby One of the places suggested was Lutz’s. We were told it was in a gas staton, but it wasn’t typical gas station...food. Well, it was not! It is not a place for fine dining. You give your order and pick up your own food. We totally enjoyed the pulled pork sandwiches. One of us had homemade chips which were delicious and the other had a salad. We were very pleased. If you are looking for smoky meat, this is not the place. They are an award winning BBQ joint by the evidence of the many trophies.More

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed 8 August 2019 via mobile

Lutz's barbeque is great bbq for this area. Local owned, award winning. Homemade potato chip offering different flavor salt on them....yum!

Date of visit: August 2019
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Reviewed 17 July 2019

I've always been a fan of their pulled pork, but I decided to try the Brisket sandwich. WOW!! I now have a new favorite. It was tender, moist and wonderful.

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed 19 June 2019

I know good BBQ. I don't expect KC Barbecue Society competition quality in a commercial BBQ joint, but... Lutz's was a real disappointment after hearing it praised many times. The sampler platter gave me tastes of their offerings to do some comparisons. Various parts were...salty, dry, tasteless. The sauces were o.k., but not high on my list of "hmmm that's good." The chips were very good and the vinegar based coleslaw was excellent.More

Date of visit: June 2019
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Reviewed 3 June 2019 via mobile

I don't normally buy food from a gas station. Correction - I never buy food from a gas station. Yuch, right? Exception to the rule. This place has great BBQ. Not kidding. I got the brisket basket. Also you get a choice of sides. You'll...like it.More

Date of visit: May 2019
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Reviewed 23 April 2019 via mobile

We spent several minutes locating Lutz’s before realizing it’s part of the Cenex convenience store. Orders are placed at the counter, the menu is displayed overhead. I had their gumbo, which was a small bowl full of chicken, sausage and vegetables. My husband had a...half slab of baby back ribs with beans and sweet potato chips. Both meals were good and we would return when in town.More

Date of visit: April 2019
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Lutz's Famous Bbq is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4.5
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 3.5