{"id":199735,"date":"2026-03-11T11:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/199735\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:30:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T11:30:02","slug":"he-left-texas-no-1-bbq-restaurant-now-hes-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/199735\/","title":{"rendered":"He left Texas\u2019 No. 1 BBQ restaurant. Now he\u2019s in New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK<\/p>\n

The smoke has yet to rise from the new Kirbee\u2019s restaurant in Brooklyn, but excitement is building<\/a> for New York City\u2019s latest Texas craft barbecue sensation.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo Texas Barbecue Megastars Are Opening an NYC Restaurant,\u201d the headline screamed on Eater New York<\/a>, with a photo of nationally known Lockhart pitmaster Teresa \u201cChuck\u201d Charnichart<\/a>\u2019s ribs and brisket.<\/p>\n

Co-owner Jonny White of Arlington, a founder of contest-winning Goldee\u2019s BBQ, doesn\u2019t even have the keys yet to the former fried chicken stand<\/a> that will become Kirbee\u2019s.<\/p>\n

But he has a plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf i paint it red and the windows white, it\u2019ll look exactly like Goldee\u2019s,\u201d White said last week as cars passed the new restaurant, at 55 McGuinness Blvd. South in Brooklyn\u2019s Greenpoint neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it has the perfect barbecue vibe. All the other buildings here are squished in together, but this one\u2019s kind of cool. When you look inside, it\u2019s almost exactly like Goldee\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Barbecue Barbecue restaurateur Jonny White, a co-founder of Goldee\u2019s, plans to paint this former fried chicken stand in Brooklyn red-and-white and open it as a Texas-style craft barbecue place for New York. Bud Kennedy bud@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

White still owns another Fort Worth restaurant, Ribbee\u2019s BBQ at 923 E. Seminary Drive.<\/p>\n

But he moved to New York about six months ago and started looking for somewhere to smoke craft barbecue.<\/p>\n

He grew up in Arlington and joined former third-grade classmates Jalen Heard and Lane Milne<\/a> to open Goldee\u2019s in 2020 at 4645 Dick Price Road in rural Tarrant County south of Kennedale.<\/p>\n

In 2021, Goldee\u2019s was ranked No. 1 on Texas Monthly<\/a>\u2019s list of the state\u2019s \u201c50 best BBQ joints.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI just always wanted to live here,\u201d he said \u2014 \u201cI\u2019ve spent my whole life in Texas.\u201d<\/p>\n

As if you couldn\u2019t tell from the headline, Texas barbecue is hot.<\/p>\n

\"Pitmaster Pitmaster Chuck Charnichart in her ays at Goldee\u2019s Barbecue. facebook.com\/goldeesbbq <\/p>\n

The new Michelin Guide ratings for both Goldee\u2019s and Barbs, Charnichart\u2019s Lockhart restaurant, drew even more attention.<\/p>\n

Michelin named Charnichart, a former pit cook here at Goldee\u2019s and also at Zavala\u2019s, as Texas\u2019 \u201cmost promising young chef.\u201d<\/a> The New York Times<\/a> called Charnichart and Barbs the \u201cbest new reason\u201d to visit Lockhart.<\/p>\n

Bon Appetit<\/a> said she is \u201creshaping Texas barbecue.\u201d Food & Wine<\/a> listed White and the Goldee\u2019s team among the \u201cbest chefs in America.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"A A combo platter at Goldee\u2019s BBQ near Fort Worth. Jonny White Courtesy of Goldee’s BBQ <\/p>\n

White said he and Charnichart have talked about working together since she left Goldee\u2019s to start Barbs.<\/p>\n

Charnichart has said she plans to serve her style of brisket and dishes from her Brownsville upbringing such as charro beans and \u201cgreen spaghett\u201d (poblano spaghetti).<\/p>\n

Kirbee\u2019s will follow Goldee\u2019s and Barbs\u2019 formula of opening only for lunch and only three days a week \u2014 Friday through Sunday \u2014 until the barbecue is sold out.<\/p>\n

Kirbee\u2019s will also open at night as a neighborhood burger hangout, White said.<\/p>\n

\"Brisket Brisket lays in the smoker before cooking at Goldee\u2019s Barbecue in Fort Worth on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n

\u201cLook around \u2014 all you see in every direction is apartments,\u201d he said, sweeping a hand around the skyline toward the East River.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople need someplace to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without extra space for a smokehouse, White said Kirbee\u2019s will use smoker ovens and wood chips.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meat should be a little juicier, a little more tender, and a little more consistent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The 20-24-seat restaurant is expected to open in summer.<\/p>\n

A line may form soon.<\/p>\n

\"Hundreds Hundreds of folks wait in line just 20 minutes before opening at Goldee\u2019s Barbecue for hours before opening in Fort Worth on Saturday, April 22, 2023. Madeleine Cook mcook@star-telegram.com <\/p>\n


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Bud Kennedy is celebrating his 40th year writing about restaurants in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written the \u201cEats Beat\u201d dining column in print since 1985 and online since 1992 \u2014 that\u2019s more than 3,000 columns about Texas cafes, barbecue, burgers and where to eat.
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