Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse is a James Beard Award-winning BBQ restaurant in Dallas, Texas that was founded by William Jennings Bryan Jr. (known as Sonny) in 1958 near the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.[1][2] One of Dallas' oldest restaurants,[3] it has two locations in the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW) and one of the largest catering companies in DFW. It is Texas' only 24/7 restaurant and 24/7 barbecue catering company.
History
The Bryan family has operated barbecue restaurants in the Dallas area for over a century. Sonny's grandfather, Elias Bryan, first opened his Bryan's Barbecue in 1910[2] while Sonny's father William Jennings "Red" Bryan opened Red Bryan's Smokehouse in 1930.[4]