Est. 2004 · Smoke. Fire. Flavor.
BLACK
BARREL
BBQ
Real wood. Real fire. Real slow. The kind of BBQ that stops conversation at the first bite — and keeps people at the table for hours.
Why Black Barrel
The Craft Behind the Smoke
Wood-Fired Pits
Every cut slow-smoked over hand-selected post oak and hickory for 12–18 hours until the bark is perfect.
Award-Winning Rubs
Our house rub recipe has been refined over 20 years of competition BBQ. Complex, bold, and unforgettable.
Pit Masters Only
Our pitmasters sleep beside their smokers. When the fire calls at 3am, they answer — every single time.
Family Style
Built for the table. Platters piled high, sides that disappear, and memories that stick like a good smoke ring.
Straight from the pit
Signature Cuts
Brisket
Central Texas style. 18-hour oak smoke. Black bark. Crimson smoke ring.
St. Louis Ribs
Fall-off-the-bone spare ribs glazed with our house bourbon sauce.
Pulled Pork
Bone-in shoulder, 14 hours in the pit, hand-pulled and sauced to order.
Est. 2004
Born in the Backyard,
Raised by the Pit
Black Barrel BBQ started with a single drum smoker, a 50-pound bag of post oak, and a stubborn belief that great barbecue doesn't need shortcuts — it needs time. Two decades later, the drum is still running.
We source our beef from local ranches, our pork from farms we visit personally, and our wood from the same supplier we've used since day one. Nothing here is frozen. Everything is earned.
20+
Years Smoking
3
Competition Titles
1
Recipe. Perfected.
What people are saying
“The brisket literally stopped the table mid-conversation. That bark is something else.”
— Marcus T.
“I've eaten BBQ in Texas, Kansas City, and Memphis. Black Barrel holds its own against all of them.”
— Sarah K.
“Ribs so good we ordered two more racks before we finished the first. No regrets.”
— James & Donna R.
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Contact
(512) 555-0183
Private events and catering available.
Inquire for group reservations of 10+.