Overview
- The family-run restaurant will end service today, Saturday, Aug. 1, after owners confirmed the final dinner service and widely shared the closing date.
- Co-owner David Skrehot said the primary reason is a senior family member ready to retire, and he also pointed to higher food and energy costs as practical pressures.
- Founded in 1946 by Louis and Nell Skrehot, Barbecue Inn has been operated by three generations from its longtime location at 116 W. Crosstimbers St. in the Oak Forest/Independence Heights area.
- News of the closure drew long lines and packed dining rooms as regulars and former customers returned for last meals and to share memories tied to the restaurant's retro booths and comfort-food staples.
- Local coverage places the shutdown alongside several other longtime Houston restaurant closures, highlighting how economic and generational shifts are eroding neighborhood gathering places.