A gift card is only a good gift if the amount matches the restaurant, and Lucille's is a $$$ table-service smokehouse where two people with a drink each clear sixty dollars without trying. A $25 card here does not cover dinner for two — it covers lunch for one. Size it accordingly.
Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que prices at a glance
The prices referenced on this page, collected up front. They vary by location and change without notice.
| Amount | What it covers |
|---|---|
| $25 | One sandwich and a drink — Original Pulled Pork $11.99, or Southern Fried Chicken Sandwich $13.99, plus a $3.99 lemonade |
| $50 | One person eating properly: St. Louis Spare Ribs $23.99, a rib tip appetizer $13.99, dessert $5.99 and a drink |
| $75 | Dinner for two without watching the total — two rib plates and a shared appetizer |
| $125 | A Backyard Family Feast at $124.99, feeding five to six |
| $250 | Lucille's Super Feast at $244.99, feeding ten to twelve |
Where to buy one
- lucillesbbq.com — physical cards mailed out and eGift cards delivered by email, usually within minutes. The email option is the one to use if you have left it late.
- In the restaurant — any of the roughly 25 locations will sell you a card at the host stand or the bar, loaded to whatever amount you ask for.
- Third-party sellers — cards appear on some retail and resale marketplaces. Treat resale listings with caution; a discounted card with no verifiable balance is a common scam, and the restaurant cannot recover value from a card someone else has already drained.
What each amount actually buys
The two feast numbers are the most useful ones on that table. If you are buying a card as a real gift rather than a gesture, $125 buys an entire family dinner outright — the recipient orders the Backyard Family Feast and pays nothing. That reads far better than a card that covers half a meal.
Bonus card offers
Like most full-service chains, Lucille's typically runs a bonus card promotion in the run-up to the winter holidays — buy a set amount in gift cards and receive an additional promotional card, usually with a shorter validity window and often restricted to a January or February redemption period. Terms change year to year and the offer is not guaranteed, so check the site in November rather than assuming. Two things to watch: the bonus card is normally not a gift card (it expires, the real one does not), and it usually cannot be spent on the same visit you buy it.
If you were planning to buy cards anyway — for staff, for a holiday list, or simply to prepay your own barbecue habit — buying them in that window is the only reliable discount on a menu that does not do coupons. The other standing ways to save are on the Lucille's specials page.
Checking a balance
Balances can be checked on lucillesbbq.com using the card number and the security PIN on the back, or by handing the card to a server or bartender at any location, who can run it and tell you what is left. Keep the card until it is fully spent — a partly used card retains its remaining value, and unlike a coupon there is no minimum spend to redeem it.
Expiry and the California question
Lucille's is a California company, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Long Beach, with most of its restaurants in the state. That matters here: California law prohibits expiration dates and dormancy fees on most gift certificates, so a card bought at a California Lucille's should hold its value indefinitely. Federal rules give a floor of five years everywhere else. Promotional bonus cards are a separate category and do expire — read the small print on any card you did not pay full value for.
Corporate and bulk orders
For staff gifts, client thank-yous or event prizes, contact the restaurant or the corporate office rather than buying twenty cards one at a time through the web form — bulk orders can be arranged and shipped together, and it is the same conversation you would have about a catering order. Cards work across all locations, so they suit a team spread across several cities, and they are redeemable on the full menu including the bar. If you want the recipient to have a specific experience in mind, pair the card with the Lucille's menu and prices so they know what it will buy.