Terry Black’s BBQ Catering Comes to Your Dallas Event
You smell it before you see it. Walk down Main Street in Deep Ellum on a World Cup match night and oak smoke finds you two blocks out, right before the line does: replica jerseys, a half dozen languages stacked on top of each other, all of it wrapped past the patio at Terry Black’s Barbecue, 3025 Main Street. That crowd isn’t going anywhere through July. Terry Black’s has now built out its catering program for North Texas: the same chef-carved brisket and oversized beef ribs that made the Main Street location worth the wait, sent to your event instead of theirs.
The lineage runs back four generations. Twin brothers Mike and Mark Black opened the original Terry Black’s in Austin in 2014, naming it for their father and drawing on a family barbecue tradition that traces to Lockhart’s original Black’s BBQ, founded in 1932. Their sister Christina moved to Dallas to help open the Deep Ellum location in 2019. The credentials caught up fast: Texas Monthly put Terry Black’s on its list of the state’s top fifty barbecue joints in 2017, and in November 2024 the Michelin Guide added it to its Recommended Restaurants, the same designation reserved for places worth a detour even without a star attached.
Three tiers handle the differences in scale. Full Service Catering sends a team to your venue to set up, serve, and break down, full bar packages included for weddings and bigger corporate events. Event Catering works a private room at one of the restaurant’s locations or moves off-site entirely, built for reunions and milestone nights. Smaller crews go through Catering Pick-Up & Delivery, built for groups of 20 or fewer, ordered online with 24 hours of notice.
The on-site pit option is the one that puts on a show. The smoker comes to you, along with the wood and the pitmaster running it, and the meat gets cooked at your event instead of trucked in from across town. That means brisket pulled hot off the fire in front of your guests, not reheated out of a hotel pan. It’s the difference between a caterer and an operation built around fire.
The menu travels the same way it’s served at the counter: chef-carved brisket, beef ribs by the bone, pork ribs, smoked turkey, house-made sausage, chopped beef. Sides ride along too, macaroni and cheese, green beans, pinto beans, potato salad, coleslaw, Mexican rice, cornbread muffins. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus are all available, depending on when the event starts. Three bar packages back it up: Beer & Wine, Texas Reserve with Texas-made spirits, and Premium Spirits for hosts who want the open bar to keep pace with the meat.
None of this timing is an accident. Dallas is hosting nine FIFA World Cup matches this summer, more than any other host city, and Deep Ellum sits an easy walk from the Fair Park fan zone, close enough that the neighborhood’s restaurants have become a regular stop before and after games. Stack a summer of family reunions on top of a Fourth of July marking the country’s two hundred fiftieth birthday, and Black Family Hospitality co-founder Mike Black has built the catering push around exactly that stretch of the calendar, pointing to breakfast taco bars, carved brisket stations, and full-service builds as the formats carrying the company through it.
The mechanics stay simple either way. Smaller gatherings order pick-up or delivery online. Bigger ones, weddings, watch parties, corporate events running into the hundreds, go through a custom catering quote straight from the team.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Terry Black’s Barbecue located in Dallas?
Terry Black’s Barbecue Dallas is located at 3025 Main Street, Dallas, Texas 75226, in the Deep Ellum neighborhood.
What are Terry Black’s Dallas hours?
The Dallas location is open Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.
What is Terry Black’s official website?
The Dallas location’s information is available at terryblacksbbq.com/dallas, with full catering details at terryblacksbbq.com/catering.
How do I book catering with Terry Black’s?
Groups of 20 or fewer can order pick-up or delivery online through Terry Black’s catering ordering site with 24 hours of advance notice. Larger events, including Full Service Catering, Event Catering, and on-site pit catering, require a custom quote request through Black Family Hospitality.
Does Terry Black’s offer on-site, live-fire catering?
Yes. Terry Black’s on-site pit catering brings the restaurant’s smoker, wood, and a pitmaster directly to the event location, where the meat is cooked on site rather than transported.
Is alcohol available for catered events?
Yes. Terry Black’s offers three bar packages for catered events: a Beer & Wine package, a Texas Reserve package featuring Texas-made spirits, and a Premium Spirits package.
Is there parking at Terry Black’s Dallas?
Yes. The Deep Ellum location has its own on-site parking lot.
What is Terry Black’s phone number?
The Dallas location can be reached at (469) 399-0081.