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Is Southside Market & Barbeque Still Open? Update (Elgin, TX)

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

Primary source
southsidemarket.com ·
Secondary source
Wikipedia ·

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What the source shows: The restaurant's own website, checked 2026-09-08, listed current weekly hours and active online ordering; Wikipedia (revised 2026-02-24) independently confirms the business's history and continued operation as a chain.

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What happened after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's "Sausage Paradise" (2012, season 4) featured Southside Market & Barbeque's Elgin-style hot-gut sausage, spotlighting the coarse-ground, all-beef links alongside the market's smoked brisket. According to Wikipedia (revised 2026-02-24), Southside Market & Barbeque is a historic barbecue restaurant and meat market in Elgin, Texas, established in 1882, that has since expanded into a multi-location chain. On 2026-09-08, the southsidemarket.com website listed current hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, along with active online ordering for pickup, delivery, and nationwide shipping, indicating the business continues to operate under the same name at its US-290 location in Elgin.

Featured on Food Paradise

Season / episode
Season 4, Episode 4
Original air date
Episode title
Sausage Paradise
What was featured
Elgin hot-gut sausage and beef brisket at a historic Texas meat market
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Southside Market & Barbeque

Frequently asked questions

Is Southside Market & Barbeque still open in 2026?

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

What happened to Southside Market & Barbeque after Food Paradise?

Food Paradise's "Sausage Paradise" (2012, season 4) featured Southside Market & Barbeque's Elgin-style hot-gut sausage, spotlighting the coarse-ground, all-beef links alongside the market's smoked brisket. As of September 2026, Southside Market & Barbeque is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed September 8, 2026.

Where is Southside Market & Barbeque located?

1212 US-290, Elgin, TX 78621. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.

What season and episode of Food Paradise featured Southside Market & Barbeque?

Season 4, Episode 4 of Food Paradise, first aired 2012. The episode is titled “Sausage Paradise”.

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Visit info

Address
1212 US-290, Elgin, TX 78621
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
southsidemarket.com

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Sources

  • southsidemarket.com — https://southsidemarket.com/pages/restaurant-locations/best-bbq-elgin-tx
  • Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southside_Market_%26_Barbeque

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