After a training stint at Louie Mueller Barbecue, Jackson spent a few years as a local gun-for-hire pitmaster before returning to his hometown of Katy and canvassing the area for a place to set up Brett’s BBQ Shop. He & Herrera found the perfect (tradition-wise) spot in a tiny strip center on a wide stretch of South Mason Road formerly occupied by a legendary (and infamous) local joint called Nonmacher’s.
When they quickly outgrew that location, they moved to a new shopping center in the Katy Boardwalk District and opened a gleaming new joint with full bar, patio, and big dining room, as well as bringing along their 40-year old offset barrel pit know as “The Beast.” One thing’s for sure: Jackson has mastered The Beast and serves some of the best Central Texas-style barbecue in Houston that his one-time boss in Taylor would be proud of.
