Terry Black’s Barbecue is selling its smoked meats at five Tom Thumb grocery stores in Dallas.
Terry Black’s is a restaurant from a famous barbecue family from Lockhart — the family that opened Black’s Barbecue in Texas in 1932. In 2014, after a family disagreement, some of the family members split off and opened Terry Black’s in Austin. The restaurant expanded to Deep Ellum in late 2019, to much fanfare.
Co-owner Mark Black says they made the quick shift to sell food in grocery stores because the coronavirus kept families away from restaurants. “During this time, we’ve pivoted our business model in more ways than one, and this partnership with Tom Thumb in Dallas has allowed us to provide Dallasites with another offering,” Black says in a statement. Meat landed in stores June 1.
Display cases at Tom Thumb stores will sell two kinds of sausage, plus turkey, beef ribs, pork ribs and brisket. All of the food comes smoked and seasoned, with directions on the packaging on how to reheat it. Prices range from $15 for five sausage links to $40 for half of a brisket.
Sorry: Terry Black’s won’t be selling its black margarita in Tom Thumb stores.
The Tom Thumb locations in Dallas selling Terry Black’s smoked meat are: 2380 N. Field St. (near Woodall Rodgers Freeway); 5809 E. Lovers Lane (near Greenville Avenue); 7700 Northwest Highway (near NorthPark Center); 7177 Inwood Road (at W. University Boulevard); and 6333 E. Mockingbird Lane (at Abrams Road).
