Terry Black's Barbecue
| Terry Black's Barbecue | |
|---|---|
| Restaurant information | |
| Established | 2014 |
| Owner(s) | Michael and Mark Black |
| Food type | Central Texas-style barbecue |
| Location | 1003 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas, 78704, US |
| Other locations | Dallas, Fort Worth, Lockhart, Waco; Nashville, Tennessee |
| Website | terryblacksbbq |
Terry Black's Barbecue is a chain of barbecue restaurants founded in Texas in 2014.
Description
The restaurant is known for serving Central Texas-style barbecue, including Texas smoked brisket, beef ribs, pork ribs, turkey and sausage, including jalapeno cheese sausage.[1] Its meat are seasoned with a dry rub[2] and cooked in a traditional barbecue pit.[3] The meat is smoked for between 12 and 14 hours in a Moberg smoker, with the exception of turkey and sausage which is cooked in a rotisserie.[4]
The restaurant also produces various types of barbecue sauce, including sweet, spicy, chipotle-mustard, ghost pepper, and habanero. It serves various sides including baked beans, coleslaw with purple cabbage, Mexican corn,[5] potato salad,[6] macaroni and cheese, and creamed corn.[4] Its dessert menu includes individual banana pudding and pecan pies.[5]
History
The restaurant was founded by Terry Black in 2014.[6] He is the grandson of Edgar Black Sr., who founded Black's Barbecue in Lockhart, Texas in 1932.[7] He and his brother Kent Black had worked at the original Black's Barbecue until 2013, when Kent fired Terry via fax.[6] A feud between the two brothers occurred in 2013, after Terry prepared to open a new Black's Barbecue restaurant in Austin with his children. Kent sent them a cease and desist letter to prevent them from using the name, and the new restaurant was renamed Terry Black's Barbecue.[7] Since then, there have been multiple legal disputes between the owners of both restaurants.[7]
The restaurant is operated by Terry's sons Mike and Mark.[3] It has opened locations in Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and Waco, Texas. It later opened a location in Lockhart, within a mile of the original Black's Barbecue restaurant.[8]
In 2025, the chain opened their first location outside of Texas in Nashville, Tennessee.[9]
Reception
In an article written in 2015, Daniel Vaughn of Texas Monthly praised the restaurant, writing that it serves "good barbecue all day long".[1] In 2025, Texas Monthly described it as "the most impressive barbecue chain in Texas".[10] Bud Kennedy of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram wrote that the restaurant was "above-average commercial Texas barbecue, not as good as a small-batch craft place like Goldee's or Dayne's".[5] Kelsey Kennedy in Austin Food Crawls praised its "melt-in-your-mouth brisket, tasty sausage links, and peppery pork ribs."[11]
References
- ^ a b Vaughn, Daniel (2015-01-16). "Terry Black's Barbecue". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ Wood, Virginia B. (October 31, 2014). "First Look: Black's Barbecue". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ a b Filloon, Whitney (2014-08-29). "Black's Barbecue: 82 Years of a Texas Smoked Meat Legend". Eater. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ a b Mayhew, Malcolm (2025-02-03). "Terry Black's Barbecue Heats Up the Fort Worth BBQ Scene". Fort Worth Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-28.
- ^ a b c Kennedy, Bud (January 15, 2025). "Here's a look at Terry Black's Barbecue, new near the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ a b c Hughes, Chris (2022-12-26). "The Battle of the Blacks, Barbecue's Biggest Beef". Austin Monthly Magazine. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ a b c Miller, Tom (2025-06-02). "Family Beef: Black's and Terry Black's barbecue feud still burning". KXAN Austin. Archived from the original on 2025-06-03. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ Monroe, Rachel (2025-02-22). "Texas's Barbecue Schism". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ Sandala, Alessia; Hitson, Hadley. "Texas barbecue Terry Black's plans Nashville expansion: What to know". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ Vaughn, Daniel (2025-05-27). "The Best BBQ Joints in Texas 2025: Honorable Mentions". Texas Monthly. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ Kennedy, Kelsey (2025-04-01). Austin Food Crawls: Touring the Neighborhoods One Bite and Libation at a Time. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 247. ISBN 978-1-4930-8682-5.