Fried green tomatoes, sausage, collard greens, rib tips, jerk chicken, turkey legs at Southern Q BBQ

Rib tips and french fries at Southern Q BBQ

The menu board at Southern Q BBQ

Southern Q BBQ continues the tradition of East Texas-style barbecue

In the summer of 2017, Steve and Sherice Garner decided to expand their small barbecue operation on Kuykendahl Rd. to a larger facility on W. Richey Rd. near I-45 and the Sam Houston Tollway.

Not long after signing the lease and drawing up plans to build their dream location of Southern Q BBQ & Catering, Hurricane Harvey hit. In the aftermath, the availability of building contractors was scarce, so they didn’t open until early 2019.

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This episode foreshadowed the next few years of challenges that have affected the Garners as well as many other barbecue joints in the area. They recently celebrated the five-year anniversary at the Richey location. I spoke with them about lessons learned and the ups and downs of the barbecue........

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