Dallas restaurateur Larry Lavine, the founder of Chili's, has poured all of his barbecue knowledge into Loop 9 BBQ in Grand Prairie.
Dallas restaurateur Larry Lavine has poured all of his barbecue knowledge into Loop 9 BBQ in Grand Prairie.Larry Lavine may have made a name for himself as the founder of Chili’s, but the restaurateur has found a more recent passion in barbecue. Lavine’s latest venture isEpicCentral is a 172-acre park at the George W. Bush Tollway and Arkansas Lane, and it’s already home to the Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark.
“I didn’t know anything about barbecue,” he said of Ten50’s origins. “I studied it for years, and I like to say I sacrificed a lot of cows and pigs to learn it.”After leaving Ten50, Lavine opened another barbecue spot in Plano's Legacy Hall called Carlton Provisions, but struggled with the space limitations. At Loop 9, all of Lavine’s barbecue and restaurant knowledge are combined in a spot he’s truly excited about.
"That's why our first burger at Chili's only had mustard," he told us."I asked my team what mayo is the best, and they said Hellman's, so that's what we use in it, but I'll take their word for it."
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