Lewis Barbecue
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John Lewis brought Central Texas barbecue to Greenville — post oak, brisket, and a pitmaster's conviction that smoke doesn't need explaining.
Lewis Barbecue is what happens when a Texas-trained pitmaster decides the South needs proper brisket. John Lewis founded the business in 2016, and this Greenville outpost on Rutherford Street carries the same Central Texas backbone: offset pits, no shortcuts, meat that earns its crust. The style is deliberate — low heat, long hours, the kind of smoke that doesn't announce itself.
Open daily from 11:00, later on Fridays and Saturdays. When it's gone.
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