Larkin Barbecue

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East Dallas BBQ • Food Truck • Catering
Thurs–Sat • 11AM til sold out (or 8PM)
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🔥 BEFORE THERE WAS A TRAILER, THERE WAS JUST THIS SMOKER AND A WHOLE LOT OF UNKNOWN. 🔥Early mornings feeding fires befor...
06/03/2026

🔥 BEFORE THERE WAS A TRAILER, THERE WAS JUST THIS SMOKER AND A WHOLE LOT OF UNKNOWN. 🔥

Early mornings feeding fires before the sun came up.
Late nights wondering if any of this would actually work.

A lot of risk. A lot of sacrifice. A lot of praying over something that didn’t come with guarantees.

This smoker saw all of it.

The first briskets. The test cooks. The exhausting weekends. The moments we thought we were crazy for trying.

But it also gave us opportunity. Purpose. A way to build something for our family with our own hands.

Two years later, the smoke’s still rolling.

And honestly… we’re just getting started.

06/03/2026

🔥 BRISKET THAT DESERVES A SLOW PAN. 🔥

Black bark.
Rendered fat dripping onto the board.
Smoke worked all the way through every slice.

This is the kind of brisket that makes people stop mid-conversation just to watch it get cut.

Worth the wait every single time.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Thurs–Sat • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Come early. Brisket disappears fast.

🔥 TWO YEARS OF SMOKE, FIRE, AND EAST DALLAS SHOWING UP. 🔥This weekend we’re celebrating TWO YEARS of Larkin Barbecue.Wha...
06/02/2026

🔥 TWO YEARS OF SMOKE, FIRE, AND EAST DALLAS SHOWING UP. 🔥

This weekend we’re celebrating TWO YEARS of Larkin Barbecue.

What started as a leap of faith and a smoker in the driveway somehow turned into this little barbecue trailer community we get to serve every week.

To celebrate, we’re rolling out NEW weekend specials starting Saturday 6/6. Same smoke. New flavors. 👀

YOUR WEEKEND LINEUP:

🔥 THURSDAY 6/4
🔥 FRIDAY 6/5
🔥 SATURDAY 6/6 — 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

⏰ 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)
📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas

East Dallas — thank y’all for riding with us these last two years. Let’s make this weekend a good one.

🔥 TWO YEARS AGO THIS WAS JUST A BIG LEAP OF FAITH. 🔥Two weeks after moving into a new house, Sean lost his job in health...
06/01/2026

🔥 TWO YEARS AGO THIS WAS JUST A BIG LEAP OF FAITH. 🔥

Two weeks after moving into a new house, Sean lost his job in healthcare recruitment.

We had a toddler at home, another baby on the way, and a smoker sitting in the driveway with no guarantees attached to it.

Just faith, family, and a belief that maybe this crazy idea could become something real.

Now here we are getting ready to celebrate two years of Larkin Barbecue.

A whole lot of smoke, sacrifice, long nights, and East Dallas support later — we’re still here.

And we’re grateful for every single person that helped us make it this far. ❤️

06/01/2026

Voices from around East Dallas. 🔥

There’s something special about hearing people talk about barbecue the way they talk about old neighborhood spots they’ve loved forever.

Real people. Real reviews. Real East Dallas.

Appreciate every single one of y’all that pulls up, tells a friend, brings family back, or jumps back in the truck for round two.

That’s the stuff that keeps the fire rolling.

🔥 THE FIRE’S NEVER JUST BEEN ABOUT THE FOOD. 🔥It’s about building something our kids can grow up around.Long nights at t...
05/31/2026

🔥 THE FIRE’S NEVER JUST BEEN ABOUT THE FOOD. 🔥

It’s about building something our kids can grow up around.

Long nights at the trailer. Smoke in our clothes. Family dinners eaten late. Weekends spent feeding people instead of slowing down.

Every brisket sliced, every tray boxed up, every early morning fire — it all points back to the same thing:

Family.

This place is our dream, but they’re our why.

And every time East Dallas shows up for us, you’re helping us build it together.

That means more than y’all probably know.

🔥 SATURDAY’S LOOKING REAL GOOD, EAST DALLAS. 🔥🛑SOLD OUT🛑Smoke rolling.Trailer open.Brisket slicing until it’s gone.Ribs,...
05/30/2026

🔥 SATURDAY’S LOOKING REAL GOOD, EAST DALLAS. 🔥
🛑SOLD OUT🛑

Smoke rolling.
Trailer open.
Brisket slicing until it’s gone.

Ribs, turkey, sausage, bacon burnt ends, sandwiches, and enough barbecue to feed whatever the weekend turns into.

Make it a ritual.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Today • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Worth the wait.

🔥 THIS SANDWICH HAS ENDED PRODUCTIVE AFTERNOONS. 🔥Chopped brisket piled high, smoke worked into every bite, sauce drippi...
05/29/2026

🔥 THIS SANDWICH HAS ENDED PRODUCTIVE AFTERNOONS. 🔥

Chopped brisket piled high, smoke worked into every bite, sauce dripping onto the butcher paper exactly the way it should.

Messy. Heavy. Slightly unreasonable.

Basically perfect.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Thurs–Sat • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Nap afterwards not included.

🔥 FRIDAY’S BUILT FOR BARBECUE. 🔥🛑SOLD OUT🛑Weekend officially starts when the smoke hits East Grand.Brisket getting slice...
05/29/2026

🔥 FRIDAY’S BUILT FOR BARBECUE. 🔥
🛑SOLD OUT🛑

Weekend officially starts when the smoke hits East Grand.

Brisket getting sliced.
Ribs coming off the pit.
Turkey, sausage, bacon burnt ends, and trays getting boxed up all day long.

Feed the crew. Feed yourself. Just don’t wait too late.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Today • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Good smoke. Good people.

🔥 BRISKET SO GOOD IT MAKES PEOPLE STAND IN A PARKING LOT WITHOUT COMPLAINING. 🔥Black bark. Rendered fat. Smoke all the w...
05/28/2026

🔥 BRISKET SO GOOD IT MAKES PEOPLE STAND IN A PARKING LOT WITHOUT COMPLAINING. 🔥

Black bark. Rendered fat. Smoke all the way through.

The kind of brisket that gets quiet for a second after the first bite hits.

Worth the wait every time.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Thurs–Sat • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Come early. Come hungry.

🔥 THURSDAY’S FOR BRISKET. 🔥🛑SOLD OUT🛑The smoke’s rolling again and National Brisket Day feels like a pretty good excuse ...
05/28/2026

🔥 THURSDAY’S FOR BRISKET. 🔥
🛑SOLD OUT🛑

The smoke’s rolling again and National Brisket Day feels like a pretty good excuse to start the weekend early.

Brisket sliced thick.
Ribs with bark.
Turkey, sausage, burnt ends, and all the good stuff coming out of the trailer today.

East Dallas — lunch plans are handled.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Today • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Come early. Come hungry.

We’re gearing up for a great week! See you soon, crew!
05/28/2026

We’re gearing up for a great week! See you soon, crew!

05/27/2026

🔥 NATIONAL BRISKET DAY IS TOMORROW. 🔥

Black bark.
Rendered fat.
Smoke ring glowing.
Slices stacked up like they’ve got somewhere important to be.

This is the kind of brisket that makes people set alarms, text the group chat, and show up early before the line starts wrapping.

Tomorrow we celebrate properly.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Thursday 5/28 • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Come early. Brisket waits for nobody.

🔥 NATIONAL BRISKET DAY IS TOMORROW. AS IT SHOULD BE. 🔥Black bark.Rendered fat.Smoke ring glowing.Slices stacked up like ...
05/27/2026

🔥 NATIONAL BRISKET DAY IS TOMORROW. AS IT SHOULD BE. 🔥

Black bark.
Rendered fat.
Smoke ring glowing.
Slices stacked up like they’ve got somewhere important to be.

This is the kind of brisket that makes people set alarms, text the group chat, and show up early before the line starts wrapping.

Tomorrow we celebrate properly.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Thursday 5/28 • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Come early. Brisket waits for nobody.

🔥 BRISKET GETS ITS OWN HOLIDAY THIS THURSDAY. AS IT SHOULD. 🔥National Brisket Day kicks off another East Dallas barbecue...
05/26/2026

🔥 BRISKET GETS ITS OWN HOLIDAY THIS THURSDAY. AS IT SHOULD. 🔥

National Brisket Day kicks off another East Dallas barbecue weekend at the trailer.

Black bark. Rendered fat. Smoke all the way through. The kind of brisket worth standing in line for.

Then we roll straight into Friday and Saturday with the pits loaded heavy.

YOUR EAST DALLAS BBQ WEEK • 5/28–5/30

🔥 THURSDAY — National Brisket Day
🔥 FRIDAY
🔥 SATURDAY

⏰ 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)
📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas

Come early. Come hungry. Feed the crew.

🔥 SOMETIMES THE TEST KITCHEN GETS A LITTLE OUT OF HAND. 🔥Beef ribs big enough to stop conversations.Honey glazed salmon ...
05/25/2026

🔥 SOMETIMES THE TEST KITCHEN GETS A LITTLE OUT OF HAND. 🔥

Beef ribs big enough to stop conversations.
Honey glazed salmon with smoke worked all the way through it.

Not on the menu. Not promised again. Just seeing what happens when the fire’s rolling and ideas start sounding too good not to try.

The fun part about barbecue is there’s always something cooking behind the scenes.

East Dallas… y’all interested? 👀

🔥 Y’ALL FED THE CREW THIS WEEKEND. 🔥Memorial Day Weekend at the trailer looked like steady lines, brisket heading out th...
05/24/2026

🔥 Y’ALL FED THE CREW THIS WEEKEND. 🔥

Memorial Day Weekend at the trailer looked like steady lines, brisket heading out the window by the pound, and a whole lot of East Dallas showing up hungry.

Whether you grabbed lunch for yourself, brought home dinner for the family, or showed up with a bulk order big enough to feed the neighborhood — thank y’all.

Seriously.

Every order helps keep the fires burning and this little barbecue trailer rolling.

From our family to yours — enjoy the rest of the long weekend. 🇺🇸

We’ll see y’all back at the trailer soon.

🔥 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND PLATES HIT DIFFERENT. 🔥Brisket sliced thick.Turkey smoked low and slow.Sausage with the snap done...
05/23/2026

🔥 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND PLATES HIT DIFFERENT. 🔥

Brisket sliced thick.
Turkey smoked low and slow.
Sausage with the snap done right.

This is the kind of food built for long weekends, cold drinks, backyard hangs, and feeding people you actually like being around.

No shortcuts. No gas grills pretending to be barbecue.

Just smoke, fire, and East Dallas doing Memorial Day weekend the right way.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Thurs–Sat • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Feed the crew before we sell out.

🔥 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STARTS WITH SMOKE. 🔥🛑SOLD OUT🛑Saturday at the trailer means brisket getting sliced, ribs coming o...
05/23/2026

🔥 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND STARTS WITH SMOKE. 🔥
🛑SOLD OUT🛑

Saturday at the trailer means brisket getting sliced, ribs coming off the pit, and East Dallas settling into a long weekend the right way.

Make it a ritual.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Saturday 5/23 • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Feed the crew this Memorial Day weekend.

🔥 BACON BURNT ENDS MAKE PEOPLE ACT DIFFERENT. 🔥Sticky bark. Sweet heat. Smoke worked deep into every bite.The kind of th...
05/22/2026

🔥 BACON BURNT ENDS MAKE PEOPLE ACT DIFFERENT. 🔥

Sticky bark. Sweet heat. Smoke worked deep into every bite.

The kind of thing you order for the table and immediately start protecting from everybody else.

They’re rich. A little messy. A little reckless.

Exactly how they should be.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Thurs–Sat • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Get there early. These never stick around long.

🔥 FRIDAY’S BUILT FOR BARBECUE. 🔥🛑SOLD OUT🛑The trailer’s open, the smoke’s rolling, and East Dallas weekends are official...
05/22/2026

🔥 FRIDAY’S BUILT FOR BARBECUE. 🔥
🛑SOLD OUT🛑

The trailer’s open, the smoke’s rolling, and East Dallas weekends are officially in motion.

Brisket. Ribs. Turkey. Sausage. Bacon burnt ends. Sandwiches stacked the right way.

Feed the crew or pull up solo — either way, come hungry.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Friday 5/22 • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Good smoke. Good people.

🔥 BRISKET WORTH GETTING THERE EARLY FOR. 🔥Black bark.Rendered fat.Smoke worked all the way through every slice.The kind ...
05/21/2026

🔥 BRISKET WORTH GETTING THERE EARLY FOR. 🔥

Black bark.
Rendered fat.
Smoke worked all the way through every slice.

The kind of brisket that drips onto the butcher paper before it ever hits the tray.

No shortcuts. No holding back. Just post oak, time, and fire doing what they’re supposed to do.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Today • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Come hungry. Brisket doesn’t wait around long.

🔥 THE SMOKE’S ROLLING AGAIN, EAST DALLAS. 🔥🛑SOLD OUT🛑Thursday means the trailer’s back open and the pits are loaded up a...
05/21/2026

🔥 THE SMOKE’S ROLLING AGAIN, EAST DALLAS. 🔥
🛑SOLD OUT🛑

Thursday means the trailer’s back open and the pits are loaded up again.

Brisket sliced thick.
Ribs with bark.
Turkey, sausage, burnt ends, and all the stuff worth showing up early for.

Weekend barbecue starts here.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Thursday 5/21 • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Come early. Come hungry.

🔥 EAST DALLAS BBQ WEEKENDS START TOMORROW. 🔥The trailer opens back up Thursday and the smoke’s about to start rolling ag...
05/20/2026

🔥 EAST DALLAS BBQ WEEKENDS START TOMORROW. 🔥

The trailer opens back up Thursday and the smoke’s about to start rolling again.

Brisket. Ribs. Turkey. Sausage. Bacon burnt ends. All the good stuff waiting on the other side of midweek.

One more day.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Thursday–Saturday • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Come early. Come hungry.

🔥 WHILE EAST DALLAS IS SLEEPING, WE’RE FEEDING FIRES. 🔥Smoke before sunrise. Ribs on early. Trailer rolling. Same grind ...
05/20/2026

🔥 WHILE EAST DALLAS IS SLEEPING, WE’RE FEEDING FIRES. 🔥

Smoke before sunrise.
Ribs on early.
Trailer rolling.
Same grind every week.

This part ain’t glamorous — but it’s where the flavor comes from.

📍7548 E. Grand Ave, Dallas
⏰ Thurs–Sat • 11AM until sold out (or 8PM)

Address

7548 E Grand Avenue
Dallas, TX
75214

Opening Hours

Thursday 11am - 8pm
Friday 11am - 8pm
Saturday 11am - 8pm

Telephone

+12145635798

Website

https://app.squareup.com/gift/ML86WBGJ9PGT0/order

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