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Southside Market - Elgin, TX

The sausage is spectacular – vividly spiced, taut, and moist beyond description; but don’t ignore the sliced beef; it too is luscious and flavorful, needing no companion other than a few slices of white bread just to mop its juices.
93% Approval Rating (16 votes)
4 - Overall: Worth planning a day around
Overall: Worth planning a day around

Must Eats

sausage ($6.00)
Pork Ribs (N/A)
Elgin Hot Sauce (N/A)
brisket ($8.00)

Written Reviews

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Michael Stern
Roadfood.com Editor
"Elgin sausage is known far and wide as the best in the west. For more than a century, the town of Elgin (say it with a hard G, as in gut) has been famous for all-beef links that are pit-cooked, smoky, and succulent. The Southside Market has been Elgin's primary meat ..."   [Read More].

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1212 Highway 290, Elgin, TX
512-285-3407

http://www.southsidemarket.com/

Hours & Policies

Seasons:Open Year Round
Meals Served:Lunch
Operational Hours:Always Call Ahead!
Credit Cards Accepted:Yes
Alcohol Served:No
Outdoor Seating:No
Reservations Accepted:No
Delivery Available:No
Takeout Counters:Yes
You can sit down here at the Southside Market, or stop off at the market shop and get your meat fresh and ready to go.
"You can sit down here at the Southside Market, or stop off at the market shop and get your meat fresh and ready to go."
Lisaluv1





A half-and-half plate of brisket and sausage, with beans, slaw, bread, onions, and pickles in the background
"A half-and-half plate of brisket and sausage, with beans, slaw, bread, onions, and pickles in the background"
Michael Stern


A highway billboard for the Southside Market notes its date of origin as 1882:  the heyday of cowboy culture in Texas
"A highway billboard for the Southside Market notes its date of origin as 1882: the heyday of cowboy culture in Texas"
Michael Stern


A metal sign on the Southside's outside wall proclaims its proprietors' names and their favorite kind of animal
"A metal sign on the Southside's outside wall proclaims its proprietors' names and their favorite kind of animal"
Michael Stern


The new southside market is airy, comfortable, and modern; but the food remains tradition incarnate.
"The new southside market is airy, comfortable, and modern; but the food remains tradition incarnate."
Michael Stern


Serve yourself at the Southside market.  Go through the line and tell the servers how much meat they should cut for you.
"Serve yourself at the Southside market. Go through the line and tell the servers how much meat they should cut for you."
Michael Stern


Elgin sausage is about the juiciest sausage we've ever eaten.
"Elgin sausage is about the juiciest sausage we've ever eaten."
Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle


Bottles of Elgin Hot Sauce are placed around the tables for touching up your barbecue.  This barbecue needs no touching up.
"Bottles of Elgin Hot Sauce are placed around the tables for touching up your barbecue. This barbecue needs no touching up."
Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle


There's lots to purchase for taking home as souvenirs, including sauces and rubs.
"There's lots to purchase for taking home as souvenirs, including sauces and rubs."
Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle


Ever wonder what Nolan Ryan was doing with his time once he decided to stop throwing no-hitters?  Southside provides one answer.
"Ever wonder what Nolan Ryan was doing with his time once he decided to stop throwing no-hitters? Southside provides one answer."
Bruce Bilmes and Sue Boyle


A close view of a Southside sausage link: what a magnificent mouthful.
"A close view of a Southside sausage link: what a magnificent mouthful."
Michael Stern


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