Jordan Wright
Brock Hyland
Wright's Barbecue owner Jordan Wright says he plans on opening his brand-new
Little Rock place by the time the Razorbacks begin the 2023-2024 season at War Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2.
The website of Wright's
Little Rock outpost-- the quonset hut-style structure in Riverdale behind Town Pump at 1311 Rebsamen Park Road-- has actually been under remodelling most of the year. When it's complete in the coming weeks, it will seat 130 diners inside and 90 more on the patio area.
Brock HylandWright's Barbecue's new area in
Little Rock.
Wright's
Little Rock pitmaster will be Jeremy Conrad, a Texas local and previous pitmaster of Terry Black's Barbecue in
Austin, a restaurant that regularly makes the heralded Texas Monthly Top 50. Conrad helped open a second Terry Black's location in
Dallas prior to entering into barbecue consulting work. The basic manager of the
Little Rock place will be Wright's brother, Logan Wright.
Wright's BarbecuePERFECTION: The brisket at Wright's Barbecue
The news of Wright opening a
Little Rock location has been consulted with enthusiastic anticipation from Central Arkansas fans of the restaurant, which has developed a track record in Northwest Arkansas and beyond for its Texas-style brisket that's slow-smoked with oak wood in 1,000-gallon Moberg balanced out smokers. Considering that starting a food truck in 2016 and moving into his Johnson brick-and-mortar in 2017, Wright has actually opened two more areas in Bentonville and Rogers.
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Wright's BarbecueWright after feeding hungry Razorback basketball fans in January 2020.
Using the Razorback's
Little Rock season opener as his time frame makes sense for Wright. He's sponsored numerous Razorback professional athletes considering that 2021, when NCAA players were approved approval to earn money off their image, likeness and name. He's likewise served Razorback basketball fans because the 2021-2022 season, when he opened a small Wright's station near the west gate of Bud Walton Arena, the Basketball Palace of Mid-America.
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