The Heffernan Barbecue trailer is building on the family’s legacy with excellent...
Like many amateur barbecue cooks, Bob Heffernan had high hopes when he entered brisket in the Weimar BBQ Cook-off in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, it didn’t turn out exactly as planned.Determined to get better, he continued to cook barbecue, becoming the go-to cook and fundraiser for his sons’ Little League baseball teams. Beginning in 2003, he and his wife, Jeannie, set up a borrowed trailer in a Walmart parking lot in Cypress, selling barbecue to their friends and neighbors.
In early 2017, Bob was diagnosed with cancer and given seven to eight months to live. The family had to decide if they should continue with the barbecue business or sell it. They decided to continue.After Bob passed away in late 2017, Evan and his mom kept the business going, mainly with catering jobs served out of the trailer.
When COVID-19 hit in 2020 and restaurant dining rooms closed, they were well-situated to take advantage of the need for takeout business. It was also during this time that Evan began to expand on everything his father taught him. “I wanted to build off of what he gave me and also make it something that was what you can consider craft barbecue,” says Evan.
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