{"id":84204,"date":"2024-11-08T09:16:18","date_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=84204"},"modified":"2024-11-08T09:20:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T17:20:22","slug":"lucilles-the-barbecue-chain-with-long-beach-roots-celebrates-25th-anniversary-by-bringing-back-fan-favorite-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/lucilles-the-barbecue-chain-with-long-beach-roots-celebrates-25th-anniversary-by-bringing-back-fan-favorite-dishes","title":{"rendered":"Lucille\u2019s, the barbecue chain with Long Beach roots, celebrates 25th anniversary by bringing back fan-favorite dishes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Starting this week, Lucille\u2019s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que \u2014 a chain of restaurants started by a Cal State Long Beach graduate \u2014 will celebrate its 25th anniversary by bringing back several fan-favorite menu items and launching a slew of new beverages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a limited time, loaded comeback fries, cajun chicken pasta, Mardi Gras chicken and beef ribs for two will join the menu at Lucille\u2019s 19 locations throughout California, Arizona and Nevada, including its two Long Beach locations: one on Second Street and one in the Long Beach Towne Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craig Hofman, who graduated from CSULB in 1973, founded Lucille\u2019s in 1999. Before opening the first location in Long Beach, Craig went on a barbecue tour, which included Texas, Kansas, Tennessee and the Carolinas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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His father, Harold, started a burger stand in Long Beach in the 1940s. His success eventually grew into Hof\u2019s Hut, a restaurant and bakery with locations in Long Beach, Seal Beach and Torrance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2015, Hofman Hospitality Group, of which Craig serves as CEO, also opened the Saint & Second restaurant in Belmont Shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be warned, the dishes being brought back for Lucille\u2019s 25th anniversary are decadent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loaded comeback fries come topped with shredded jack cheese, applewood bacon, tangy \u201ccomeback\u201d sauce, smoked jalape\u00f1os, sour cream and green onions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The loaded comeback fries. Courtesy Lucille’s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The cajun chicken pasta features smoked pulled chicken, saut\u00e9ed peppers and onions, and fresh garlic tossed in a creamy blackened tomato sauce with penne pasta and Parmesan cheese toast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucille\u2019s most-requested dish, Mardi Gras chicken, contains fried chicken breasts topped with spicy Creole cream sauce with shrimp, Texas hot link sausage and sweet bell peppers, and served with garlic mashed potatoes and saut\u00e9ed seasonal vegetables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mardi Gras chicken. Photo courtesy Lucille’s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Beef ribs for two comes with Lucille\u2019s signature BBQ sauce and a choice of three sides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For dessert, Lucille\u2019s is bringing back the Snickers ice cream pie, which was on its first menu in 1999.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It includes chopped Snickers bars mixed with vanilla bean ice cream in a crisp chocolate cookie crust and topped with caramel and chocolate sauce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Snickers ice cream pie. Photo courtesy Lucille’s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Three \u201cFree-Spirit\u201d mocktails will also be joining the Lucille’s menu permanently: the sassy apple, strawberry symphony and watermelon splash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lucille\u2019s is also adding another alcoholic drink option, the espresso old fashioned. It blends Old Forester Bourbon, Caff\u00e8 Borghetti Espresso Liqueur, maple syrup, a coffee ice cube, Angostura bitters and a Luxardo cherry for a modern twist on a classic cocktail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis anniversary year, we\u2019ve shared our gratitude with guests through special menus, giveaways and promotions,\u201d said Joan Hansen, Lucille\u2019s vice president of marketing. \u201cThese \u2018Throwback Favorites\u2019 are a testament to the deep and lasting connection we\u2019ve built together over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For dessert, Lucille\u2019s is bringing back the Snickers ice cream pie, which was on its first menu in 1999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23521,"featured_media":84189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[1277],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[32323],"class_list":["post-84204","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","tag-anniversaries","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84204","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23521"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84204"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84209,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84204\/revisions\/84209"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84204"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84204"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84204"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=84204"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=84204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}