12/09/2025
Weโve always been huge supporters of Brett's BBQ Shop. Please go support them while you still can! As a small business ourselves, we know the ups and the downs, the big wins and the heartbreaks. Expect to see some of the Boardwalk Dental Studio crew at the New Yearโs Eve party. We hate to say goodbye to such great neighbors, but we also wonโt miss the big send off!
๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฉ, โ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐
๐๐๐,โ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
Katy, Texas โ December 2025 โ After months of discussions, number-crunching, sleepless nights, and every possible attempt to keep the doors open, we have made the incredibly difficult decision to close Brettโs BBQ Shop. Built on a whole lot of heart, soul, and the integrity of Central Texas BBQ starting
from our earliest days on Mason Road with no kitchen, no seating, no parking, and every obstacle you can imagine, to what many affectionately call our โBBQ palace,โ we have lived every chapter with grit and pride and we are devastated.
What began as a conversation at Whiskey Cake in July 2018 became a mission to bring scratch-made, high-integrity Texas BBQ to Katy. Joining the Houston barbecue scene in October 2018 is a milestone weโll never forget.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ก๐ค๐จ๐ ๐๐ค๐ข๐๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ค๐ข๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐ช๐ง๐๐จ.
Surviving 2020 felt like a godsend, and we moved forward with confidence toward the future Katy Boardwalk District. But continuously rising food and labor costs, operational expenses, and rent combined with sharply declining foot traffic has
made continued operation unsustainable, despite every effort to adapt.
We poured our blood, sweat, and tears into the last 7 years. But we will not compromise our standards, and we will not let this business reach a place where we cannot honor our obligations to our team. Closing now is the hardest choice we have ever made, but it is the responsible one. And as the saying goes, sometimes the comeback is bigger than the fall.
๐ ๐๐๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
As we navigate this transition, we ask, truly beg and plead that all questions, conversations, and comments regarding the closure be directed only to Brett or Jacqueline. Please do not place this weight on our staff, some as young as 15. They have worked incredibly hard for this community and deserve kindness and
protection during these final weeks. They do not have answers.
๐๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฑ๐ญ
Brettโs BBQ Shop brick-and-mortar will close. We will still consider catering opportunities that align with operational capacity, and we will participate in the Houston Rodeo Cookoff as scheduled. Long-term plans are still being evaluated.
Beauty, The Beastโข, & The Rodeo Pit will enjoy some time off at their well-earned vacation property.
๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐๐ค๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ
Because weโve never done anything small, we intend to go out with a bang. We will announce details for our FINAL SHINDIG on New Yearโs Eve, a blow-the-doors-off celebration to ring in the new yearโฆ without us.
Yes, weird. But also very on-brand.
Stay tuned to Facebook on Friday, December 12 for full details on this limited-ticket event.
๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ
Over the last 7 years, Brettโs BBQ Shop earned countless recognitions as one of Texasโ top BBQ destinations, including two of our proudest honors:
โข ๐๐๐ฑ๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ (๐๐๐๐)
โข ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ (๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ)
We are grateful beyond words.
๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฌ:
โข If you have a Brettโs BBQ Shop gift card, please plan to use it before December 28.
โข This closure does not affect any already-booked catering events and all commitments will be honored as planned.
โข If you purchased tickets to our Bourbon or Wine Dinner, those will be fully refunded.
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๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐. ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ โ ๐ ๐๐.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐:
โข Regular hours: Wed, Dec 10 โ Sun, Dec 14
โข Regular hours: Wed, Dec 17 โ Sun, Dec 21
โข Christmas Eve: 11 AM โ 4 PM (Christmas Pickups)
โข Christmas Day: CLOSED
โข December 26: CLOSED
โข December 27: 11 AM โ 9 PM
โข December 28: 11 AM โ 7 PM โ ๐
๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐
๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ซ๐๐๐ช๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฌ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ค๐ง๐ฉ, ๐๐ช๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐, ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ช๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐๐ฎ.
John Nonmacher โข Kristy Nonmacher โข Trudy Nonmacher โข Dale & Peggy Jackson โข Tyler Brooks โข Chris Reid โข Daniel Vaughn โข Greg Morago โข Alison Cook โข Jody Schmal โข Eric Sandler โข Bao Ong โข Michael Fulmer โข Alex Au-Yeung โ (In loving memory) โข Rusty Landers โ (In loving memory) โข Carl Patterson โข Bryon Woytek โข Chris Detmore โข Jeff Goldberg โข Dusty Thiele โข Ryan Rush โข Brad Flurry โข Andrew Mulder โข Scott Sanders โข David & Delia Gordon โข Bobby Hermis โข Rick Parker โข Anthony Orlando โข Bill Dumas โข Nick Fine โข Chase Colston โข Jeremy Gutierrez โข Dan Lang โข Brian Clancy โข Timothy Malcolm โข Wayne Mueller โข Ara Malekian โข Leo Botello โข Sonia Garcia โข Chris Garcia โข Michael Escareno โข Nathan Nalesnik
And to every guest, every supporter, every person who shared a meal or drink with us: thank you. You made these 7 years absolutely amazing & unforgettable.
We hope youโll join us for these final days, share some memories, and help us send this place out the only way we know howโฆ loud and full of heart.
๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐,
๐ฝ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐ฉ & ๐
๐๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐
