Popular Fort Worth Barbecue Spot To Close on Aug. 17

Brix Barbecue, a Fort Worth barbecue spot that's been a Cowtown favorite for over seven years, will close its brick-and-mortar location in Fort Worth's Southside neighborhood on Aug. 17, according to a social media post from owner Trevor Sales.

"We have been blessed with serving the Fort Worth community and beyond since starting in my backyard in 2017. I thank you all, dearly," Sales wrote. "We’ve done some really fun and unique things from the popup days to full on Brix & Mortar. We couldn’t have done any of this without the support we’ve received from you and the hard work of our amazing staff."

We first met Sales in 2018, during the pop-up portion of his career alongside friend Dayne Weaver, when both were just getting started in the barbecue world. A short time later, Sales renamed his barbecue concept to Brix after his rescue dog, and in 2020 began serving barbecue from a converted Airstream trailer across the street from HopFusion Ale Works. With smoked meats rolling from the Brisket Bomber (an offset tank smoker adorned with WWII-style nose art) and unique takes like the Funkytown Hot Chicken sandwich, we became instant fans of Brix's fare.

In 2023, Brix opened the doors to a brick-and-mortar location in the Southside neighborhood of Fort Worth. The new spot featured all of Brix's barbecue goodness, but added a full bar and a kitchen willing to stretch boundaries from traditional barbecue. If you've never had a chance to enjoy smoky brisket ragu over pasta or the epic smoked porchetta from a barbecue joint, you've got until Aug. 17 to correct your mistake.

Recently, Brix Barbecue parked a food truck at the new Richardson home of Oak Highlands Brewing. Sales confirmed to the Observer that Brix will continue to supply OHB with barbecue options "for a few weeks" before shutting down.

Sales has maintained a full-time career along side running Brix Barbecue, and he and his wife welcomed a baby girl to their family last year. He says the time has come for a change.

"As the restaurant landscape has changed, so have my passions, family life, career, and what’s important to me," Sales wrote on social media. "Is this the end of Brix Barbecue? I don’t know, probably. Though I can tell you it won’t be the last time you eat something from me."

While this is the end of the line for Brix Barbecue, Sales tells us he still loves to cook and serve people. He will continue to operate Tallow, his live-fire/private dining concept in Fort Worth. Tallow hosts occasional private dinner pop-ups, which are announced on the Tallow Instagram page.

Sales promises that many of his one-off menu specials over the years will make curtain calls at the restaurant over the next few weeks. And on Brix's last day on Aug. 17, Sales tells us he's planning a dog-toy drive (of course) and a pig roast as the restaurant goes out with a bang. If you see us at the bar that day with a tear in our eye and a tray of barbecue in front of us, please don't judge us too harshly.