Famous Elgin Hot Guts Sausage!

Known by locals and old-timers as “Elgin Hot Sausage” or simply “Hot Guts”, this is the sausage that put Southside on the map. All beef, coarsely ground in a natural pork casing, and seasoned with cracked black pepper. It is what we are known for and is our top seller. On any given Saturday, Southside Market & Barbeque sells around 1400 lbs. in our Elgin restaurant alone! All of our sausage is made fresh by us, in-house daily for a level of quality, taste, and enjoyment you can’t find anywhere else. Since 1882.

Smoking Meats and Delighting Texans Since 1882

Southside Market was started by William Moon in 1882 when Moon began raising and slaughtering animals on FM 1704 in Elgin. As was the case before refrigeration, he had to sell it fresh or lose it to spoilage. As a result, Moon began smoking and barbecuing his meats, and the rest is history. Moon continued his popular butcher and meat-smoking business until he sold it in 1908 to Lee Wilson, who continued to serve the Elgin community as the small town butcher shop that sold BBQ in the back.

• The current owners of Southside Market & Barbeque, Bryan & Rachel Bracewell, are the third generation of Bracewells to run the Southside Market.
• In fact, when native Texans, Ernest and Adrene Bracewell bought Southside Market & BBQ in 1968, Mr. Bracewell delivered meats to area grocers, including a then small H. E. Butt Grocery Co. He also offered Southside’s homemade Elgin Hot Sausage to the stores, and the Elgin Hot Gut legend began to grow.