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Is Black's Barbecue Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Lockhart, TX)

Food Paradise, Season 1 Lockhart, Texas

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Black's Barbecue is open — confirmed via the restaurant's current website/social account, accessed July 2, 2026.

What the source shows: Black's Barbecue's own website remains live with active pickup/delivery ordering across all four locations (Lockhart, Austin, New Braunfels, San Marcos); consistent with the prior verified-open status. How we decide a status →

What happened after Food Paradise?

"Barbecue Paradise" (S1E6) featured Black's Barbecue, spotlighting its oak-smoked brisket and the restaurant's billing as the oldest barbecue joint in Texas. Black's Barbecue is a barbecue restaurant in Lockhart, Texas, according to Wikipedia's Black's Barbecue article, revised 2026-02-05, and it operates additional locations in Austin and New Braunfels, per the business's own website. That website's server last modified its content 2026-07-02, and the site offered ordering for pickup, delivery, and nationwide shipping at each location, along with catering for large orders. Google Places, checked 2026-09-08, listed the Lockhart location's business status as operational. The site also listed hours, menus, and FAQs separately for each of the chain's three Texas locations, from the original Lockhart shop to Austin and New Braunfels.

The episode Food Paradise, Season 1

Episode 6
Air date not confirmed
Title: Barbecue Paradise · What was featured: Black's Barbecue's oak-smoked brisket, oldest BBQ joint in Texas
How Food Paradise restaurants have fared: 27% closed →

Also in Season 1 Food Paradise

Season 1: 85 of 114 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners

All 15 Season 1 episodes →

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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. blacksbbq.com https://www.blacksbbq.com/
  2. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black%27s_Barbecue
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