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Wednesday, July 8, 2009

New barbecue place, Luckie’s Smokehouse, opens on west side of Oak Cliff in Dallas


They have not one but two smokers, which is a very good sign.

Luckie's Smokehouse

Granny Geek

Luckie's Smokehouse

Barbecue snobs seem likely to descend on Luckie's Smokehouse, a BBQ spot that just opened on the western side of Oak Cliff, just east of Loop 12 and just south of 30.

"Lucky" is the nickname of owner Charles Johnson, who most recently owned Echo Lounge on Greenville Avenue but who learned about good barbecue after living in Austin.

"We've got two smokers back there, but personally I think it's the rub that you put on the meat that's the key to good barbecue," Johnson says. "We leave them on for up to 12 hours. You're treating the meat. And then we're smoking for 12 hours as well. In order to get good smoked meat, you have to smoke it over low heat for a long period of time."

The menu includes brisket, chopped beef, pulled pork, chicken, sausage, and pork ribs. You've got your one-meat plate, your two-meat, your three-. Also hoagies: You can get a brisket hoagie, how about that. Sides sound good: beans, "zestie" red cole slaw, "chunkie" potato salad, green chile corn pudding mmm, "cheesie mac 'n cheese, "creamie" spinach (see the theme here?), steak fries, onion rings, and oh fried green beans, that's cool. Soon, there will be beer and wine, too.

There's a nice, dare I say heartwarming, story about the "creamie" spinach.

"When I was a little kid, I used to live in Chicago," Johnson says. "My family used to go this steakhouse, Blackhawk, and they had this creamed spinach. My earliest memories of being a kid were of going to Blackhawk and eating that spinach."

As for the location, he calls it "up and coming."

"It's just blown up, we have one hotel across the street already open, and another opening," he says. "With the new stadium, we're right on the way. Hopefully, it's going to continue to flourish."



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alexander troup, verified:

OH ...MAN....ANOTHER ONE HAS COME OUT OF THE DUST......love that B.B.Q a...A/T...Pass the sauce please....

3 years, 10 months ago
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foodbevlaw, anonymous:

Ate there yesterday. They have regular bbq sauce, viz. Texas, as well as Chipotle and Memphis-Style. The creamed spinach was delicious, as was that Green Chile Corn Pudding.

Best pork ribs I've had in recent memory (at least a few years).

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Teresa Gubbins, staff:

as a matter of fact, i carelessly neglected to mention that it was only due to the sharp eye of david denney himself that Pegasus News would have knowledge of this restaurant in the first place. Pegasus News thanks you, david denney

3 years, 10 months ago
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jayreeg, anonymous:

As a native Oak Cliffian, glad I don't have to cross the river for some great food.

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