Pecan Lodge

Back in 2009, husband and wife Justin and Diane Fourton left their corporate jobs in order to start a mobile catering business out of the back of a pickup truck. Specializing in brisket smoked by Justin (who learned the craft from his grandparents), it proved to be so popular that they moved the operation into the Dallas Farmers Market six months later.

Word quickly spread that this barbecue was truly something special. Their smoky brisket and scratch-made sides soon began commanding long lines, which got even longer after an appearance on “Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.” In 2014, after the market was sold, the couple opened a standalone restaurant in Dallas’ Deep Ellum neighborhood with a 70-seat dining room and enough space for three black steel BBQ pits (named Lurlene, Virgil, and Rick), cementing Pecan Lodge’s reputation as one of the very best barbecue joints in America.

Named after Justin’s grandfather’s ranch, Pecan Lodge has become a Dallas icon for its Prime, Certified Angus Beef briskets, which are simply seasoned with salt, plenty of pepper, and a secret spice blend before being slowly smoked for 18 hours over a mix of post oak, mesquite, and hickory woods to juicy, tender perfection. Pecan Lodge was named the #2 best barbecue joint in the world by Texas Monthly, who added that it’s “hands-down the best smoked meat in North Texas.” This is as good as Texas-style BBQ gets, and at long last it’s shipping nationwide!