Grant Pinkerton behind the bar at his Pinkerton's Barbecue restaurant in the Heights

59 Diner off South Shepherd near the Southwest Freeway Nov. 12, 1992.

In March of 2016, the beloved coffee shop 59 Diner closed for good. Later that year, one of Houston’s most promising young pitmasters, Grant Pinkerton, opened his first brick-and-mortar barbecue joint in the Heights.

Now, eight years later, the two paths crossed. Grant Pinkerton has signed a lease on the old 59 Diner location, where he plans to open his third location of Pinkerton’s Barbecue after the original in the Heights and an outpost in San Antonio.

Pinkerton’s Barbecue

1504 Airline; 713-802-2000

Closed Mondays.

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It all started back in the fall of 2022 when it dawned on him that the 59 Diner had been empty for years,........

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