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Pinkerton’s Barbecue, named one of Texas’ best, set to debut in downtown San Antonio

February 12, 2021 By Rocky Garza Jr. 3 Comments

Grant Pinkerton, owner of Pinkerton's Barbecue, poses for a photo inside the pit room of his new restaurant at Weston Urban park.

Pinkerton’s Barbecue of Houston is getting ready to open its first San Antonio location this Saturday at the Weston Urban park.

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Parks & Plazas, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: 2m Smokehouse, Black's BBQ, Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, David Robinson Jr., Frost Tower, Graham Weston, Grant Pinkerton, Hill Country, Kreuz Market, Lockhart, Millscale Metal Works, Pinkerton's Barbecue, Smitty's Market, University of Texas at Austin, Weston Urban park

Pinkerton’s Barbecue to open Feb. 13 at Weston Urban park

February 5, 2021 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The reports starting coming into the Heron news tip hotline this week: The pits at Pinkerton’s Barbecue are smoking.

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Parks & Plazas, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Grant Pinkerton, Hill Country, Pinkerton's Barbecue, Weston Urban, Weston Urban park

‘It was important for us to open the park to people right now’

November 25, 2020 By Rocky Garza Jr. 5 Comments

The gates finally came down around the Weston Urban park on West Houston Street across from the Frost Tower.

“We would love to host events here at the park in the future, during Fiesta or Oktoberfest, and see possible wedding receptions being held here,” the new park’s director, David Robinson Jr. said looking forward to when the pandemic is over.

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Parks & Plazas, Tech District, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Alamo Drafthouse, Centro San Antonio, Covid-19, David Robinson, David Robinson Jr., Fiesta, Frost Bank, Frost Tower, Houston Street, Oktoberfest, Pinkerton's Barbecue, Weston Urban, Weston Urban park

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