It Looks Like Memphis-Born Chain Corky’s BBQ Will Open Its First Location Inside the Loop
Corky’s BBQ will soon land on Navigation Boulevard | Corky’s Cypress/Facebook
The pulled pork purveyor just secured permits for a new outpost on Navigation
It looks like Memphis barbecue stalwart Corky’s BBQ is finally opening a location in Houston’s inner loop.
Last week, Corky’s parent company, Squealing Pigs LLC, filed a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission permit for 2929 Navigation Boulevard. That’s across the street from El Tiempo and next to taqueria Villa Arcos in a neighborhood that has seen increasing growth since the Houston Metro’s light rail line was expanded east of Downtown.
Corky’s was first founded in Memphis in 1984, where barbecue is more focused on pork than Texas’s beef-obsessed barbecue scene. The restaurant’s expansion to Texas was announced two years ago, with the first location opening in 2019, then quickly closing ten months later, in Katy. A second location, in Cypress, is still open.
No word yet on when the restaurant’s first inner loop spot will open, but when it does, diners can expect hickory-smoked pork, fall-off-the-bone ribs, rich Southern desserts like pecan pie and banana pudding, and a large selection of bourbons. In addition to take out, Corky’s also offers its barbecue by mail-order.
