Lucille's has created such a stir in the BBQ world, that we wanted to share our success stories with you. Presented here, you'll read about some of the great reviews that Lucille's has received from many different newspapers, magazines, websites and other BBQ lovers.

11/8/2007 - The Arizona Republic - Dinner Tonight
Lucille's, a chain barbecue joint done up to resemble a Southern roadhouse, opened in September in the new Tempe Marketplace. Lo and behold, it looks like it has already won plenty of admirers. At 6:30 p.m. on a Tuesday, there was a wait. People were - read more....

3/15/2007 - 2007 Readers Choice Awards - Las Vegas Weekly
BEST STICK-IT-TO-YOUR-RIBS FOOD Lucille's Smokehouse Barbecue, 2245 Village Walk Drive Henderson, NV. Is it the sweet lemonade in the extra-large mayonnaise glasses? Is it the pillowy, you-can't-eat-just-one buttermilk biscuits? Is it hickory-smoked - read more....

2/1/2007 - Best New Restaurants By Kira O'Donnell with the Sacramento Magazine
Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que Blue Oaks Town Center, 6628 Rocklin Blvd., Rocklin; (916) 780-7427 lucillesbbq.com I had to giggle when I spied Lucille's from Lonetree Boulevard in Rocklin. Situated in front of a shopping center designed with the - read more....

11/17/2006 - Counter culture: Smoky and saucy...Recently opened Lucille's a breath of barbecue fire
There are two words often seen together: "barbecue" and "joint." The presumption is that any restaurant serving smoked bones has to be...well, kind of downscale. While that is true some of the time, it's certainly not the case at the new Lucille's - read more....

7/1/2006 - Lucille's BBQ is smokin'
Orange County luh-oves its pizza. And sushi. And tacos. You've long ago scoped out your favorites, and you're sticking with them. "Where can I find great pizza/sushi/tacos?" is not a question heard often. But I can say that about barbecue. Though - read more....

11/4/2005 - Mmmm, Meaty Goodness
Lucille's puts savory barbecue front and center, even in salads. Taking someone you want to impress to a new restaurant can be double trouble. What if he or she hates the restaurant you rave about over dessert? But fortunately for me that didn't happen - read more....

7/1/2005 - Smokin' Lucille's Is The Hot Ticket For Summer BBQ
Searing meat over an open fire is the oldest cooking technique known to man. It came about purely as a quest for survival, yet this art of cooking has greatly advanced since the Dark Ages. Many aspiring chefs have spent countless afternoons in their - read more....

3/27/2005 - 2005 Las Vegas Review-Journal, Best of Las Vegas
Readers' Pick: Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que, 2245 Village Walk Dr, Henderson. Why do readers love Lucille's? It could be they're suckers for Lucille's after dinner suckers, or for the oh-so tender tri-tip, or for the sweet potatoes kissed with honey - read more....

12/24/2004 - Plenty of Soul: Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que is a quaint, cleaned-up copy of back-alley barbecue joints.
Maybe it's because I spent so many years in the South, but I have a decided fondness for barbecue restaurants, whether they be full-on 'que or a simple rib joint. My favorite probably is the Renezvous in Memphis, Tenn. The ribs are fantastic, but the - read more....

9/17/2004 - 11th Annual Best of Orange County 2004
Best Barbecue! Every once in awhile you want to roll up your sleeves and eat yourself full, and a meal of homestyle barbeque with all the trimmings usually fits the bill. Orange County is known for sophistication, but judging from our winners, there's - read more....

7/1/2004 - THE WEST'S BEST BBQ....SUNSET MAGAZINE
Visit Lucille's at the Long Beach Towne Center, and the slick mall location may raise some authenticity alarms. But around back, you'll see Lucille Buchanan's old smoker, and by the time you see the deep, rich color of the spareribs, doubt will turn - read more....

6/10/2004 - GOOD DEAL, LUCILLE
I've been strolling through The District, Green Valley's attractive, new walk-through mall, and I like what I see: an REI, a Brighton Collectibles, the snazzy cooking store Williams-Sonoma, and a bunch of cool, new restaurants such as Kennedy, partly - read more....

6/1/2004 - Lucille's smokes--as long as you stick to classics
It was a weekend night at Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-b-Que, the sort of night when you slip into a comfortable pair of jeans and a washable shirt before heading out for a treat of ribs, chicken, links, beans and corn bread. Lucille's is a good place - read more....

1/1/2004 - Zagat Survey: 2004 Los Angeles So. California Restaurants
With four sprawling branches (one in OC), this Southern BBQ culinary theme park with a zany “roadhouse” feel dominates the South Bay when it comes to “great tasting ribs”, the “best pulled-port sandwich” and “real smoking”, which is done in-house in - read more....

1/1/2004 - LUCILLE IN THE SKY WITH RIBS: THE CARNAL CARNIVAL AT BREA’S SOLE REDEEMING FACTOR
By Gustavo Arellano LET’S MAKE FUN OF BREA. A CITY WITH AN antiseptic downtown ruled by packs of Von Dutch-garbed teenyboppers. The Paris of North Orange County. Dry. Home of an electorate that failed to reelect council member Steve Vargas in 2002 - read more....

1/1/2004 - Best Barbecue
Nothing brings out your inner carnivore like a meal of saucy, 50 napkin barbecue. The chance to throw away the knife and fork—and maybe a few manners, too—never seems as much fun and rewarding as it does our reader’s favorites. #1. Lucille’s Smokehouse - read more....

6/19/2003 - Home-Style Barbecue Done Right In Shore.
By Larry Hill As you know, when it comes to restaurants, I’m always rooting for the little guys. But every once in a while, the big guys really do it right, and they deserve their due. A case in point is Lucille’s, a new down-home-style barbecue - read more....

5/15/2003 - Barbecue Heaven: Lucille’s serves abundant portions of superb Southern food.
Opening a barbecue joint is risky, because barbecue isn’t so much of a style of cooking or a type of food as it is an in-your-face passion. People get crazy for barbecue. People get into screaming matches arguing about barbecue. People who wouldn’t - read more....

3/7/2003 - Smoke & Mirrors: Craig Hofman heats up Belmont Shore in Long Beach with the barbecue at his new Lucille's
Smoke by the water. The Belmont Shore landmark Hof's Hut is now Lucille's Smokehouse and packing in the barbecue lovers. By Al Rudis Restaurant Editor Long Beach Press Telegram Time marches on. Yesterday's gone. What have you done for me - read more....

3/6/2003 - Best BBQ: Lucilles
A newcomer wins the prize, narrowly beating the long-time ‘que kings at Chicago for Ribs. The giant smoker that stands in the middle of the room turns out over a ton of meat every day, all of it coated with a medium-spicy sauce and full of the flavor - read more....

5/31/2002 - The real deal on Lucille: Southern-style barbecue finds a home in Brea.
By Elizabeth Evans Is there really a Lucille? I ask myself as I snuggle into a table in the country-cozy dining room of the sprawling restaurant named for the character in question. After all, there’s a straight-from-central casting story printed - read more....

12/21/2001 - WHERE THERE’S SMOKE…Lucille’s fires up barbecue worthy of a Southern roadhouse.
By Merrill Shindler Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que is a theme restaurant, where the theme of choice is smoke. You can smell the smoke when you enter the door. You can taste it in the smoked tri-tip and the smoked chicken. It permeates the baby - read more....

3/31/2000 - Where there's smoke... Craig Hofman has them lining up to get into Lucille’s, his hot new barbecue place in Long Beach’s Towne Center.
Read the rings for real barbecue. American: If you can survive the wait, you’ll feast on great smoked meats and other grand dishes at Lucille’s Smokehouse Barbecue in Long Beach. By Al Rudis Have you ever wondered if you’re eating authentic - read more....