The Texas Trinity with smoked turkey breast and duroc pulled pork at Truth BBQ. (Photo by Annie Mulligan/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images)
A Lockhart-founded barbecue spot will soon be coming to Houston.
According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Terry Black’s BBQ is set to open next summer at 1311 N. Shepherd Drive, Houston. Construction is set to start Aug. 1 and wrap up by June 1 at a cost of $6.5 million for the nearly 8,500-square-foot space.
With locations in Dallas, Lockhart, Austin, Fort Worth, and Waco, The Heights location is greatly anticipated by barbecue lovers across the state. If you can’t wait until 2026 to get your barbecue fix, there are numerous spots across the Houston area to get your fill.
Truth BBQ gets top honor
110 S Heights Blvd., Houston
2990 US – 290, Brenham
Recently named No. 9 on Texas Monthly’s Top 50 BBQ Joints for 2025, Truth BBQ was started by Leonard Botello IV in a small shack off of a highway between Austin and Houston in 2015. Today, Truth BBQ has appeared on many “best of” lists, offers classes on the cooking process and sells their products online.
“It’s a big day for BBQ, and an even bigger day for every pit cook, prep cook, cutter, cashier, dishwasher, and busser at all of these BBQ joints in #Texas,” Botello said on Instagram.
The hours of operation depend on when the location sells out of food, so it’s best to go early.
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Other Top 50 Barbecue Joints Around Houston
1701 Calder Ave., Beaumont
Must-order menu items: Pepper Jack mac & cheese and prime creekstone beef brisket
13111 FM 529, Houston
Must-order menu items: BBQ fried rice and banana pudding
1504 Airline Drive, Houston
Must-order menu items: Jalapeño cheese rice and pork ribs
21149 Eva St., Montgomery
Must-order menu items: Pork ribs and cheesy tater casserole
16050 Walden Road, Montgomery
Must-order menu items: Brisket and loaded baked potato
26608 Keith St., Spring
Must-order menu items: Whole rack pork ribs and peach cobbler
2111 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring
Must-order menu items: Prime brisket and dill potato salad
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