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Is Smitty's Market Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Lockhart, TX)

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As of September 2026, Smitty's Market is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

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smittysmarket.com ·

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What the source shows: Smitty's Market's website, checked 2026-09-08, displayed 2026-dated page content along with the shop's Commerce Street address and phone number, and Google Places listed the business as operational the same day.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

"Barbecue Paradise" (S1E6) featured Smitty's Market, spotlighting its post-oak smoked brisket and sausage cooked in the market's original pit room. Smitty's Market operates out of a 1924 building in Lockhart, Texas, according to the business's own website, and is run by the family of Edgar "Smitty" Schmidt, who bought the original Kreuz Market business in 1948 before later opening Smitty's. The website, checked 2026-09-08, showed 2026-dated page content along with the shop's Commerce Street address and phone number. Google Places, checked the same day, listed the business as operational. The site described the family as still tending the same fire their father started, continuing to serve barbecue out of the same historic Lockhart building described in the shop's own history section.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 6
Original air date
Not confirmed
Episode title
Barbecue Paradise
What was featured
Smitty's Market's post-oak smoked brisket in a 1924 pit room
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Smitty's Market

Frequently asked questions

Is Smitty's Market still open in 2026?

As of September 2026, Smitty's Market is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

What happened to Smitty's Market after Food Paradise?

"Barbecue Paradise" (S1E6) featured Smitty's Market, spotlighting its post-oak smoked brisket and sausage cooked in the market's original pit room. As of September 2026, Smitty's Market is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

Where is Smitty's Market located?

208 S Commerce St, Lockhart, TX 78644. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Smitty's Market?

Season 1, Episode 6 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Barbecue Paradise”.

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Address
208 S Commerce St, Lockhart, TX 78644
Venue type
market
Official website
smittysmarket.com

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