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West Loop · 713‑681‑7204 S. Shepherd · 713‑529‑7326
The Demeris Bar-B-Q dining room on the West Loop

Houston, Texas · Since 1964

The best meat makes the best bar‑b‑q

Three generations of a Greek family, one hickory pit, and a city that keeps coming back. Smoked low and slow on the West Loop and South Shepherd since the year the doors opened.

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3,093 Google reviews · 4.3★
1964Family owned
★★★★★4.3 · 3,093 reviews
2Houston locations
20,000Guests catered, one event

The Demeris Family

From Falanthe
to the West Loop

In March 1947, Frank Demeris stepped off a boat into Houston with his eldest son Gus and his daughter Georgia. He took a job washing up in the T&G Restaurant kitchen on Fannin Street. Gus went to work at a barbecue joint run by another Greek immigrant.

They pooled every dollar they earned. By the end of 1948 the rest of the family had crossed the Atlantic to join them. Frank bought a café in 1952 and named it after his sons. Then, in 1964, Gus and Jimmy bought a little place called Sanders Barbecue — and the first Demeris Bar‑B‑Q lit its pit.

Sixty years later, Frank's grandsons run the company. Same family. Same hickory. The brisket is still trimmed by hand every morning, and the Greek salad on the menu is not an accident.

We were a family, and there were always fights, but the next day we were brothers and sister again. Jimmy Demeris
The Demeris family photographed in Greece before emigrating
The family, Greece
Frank Demeris standing in a restaurant kitchen
Frank, in the kitchen
The original Demeris Barbecue neon sign reading Charcoal Steaks, Orders To Go
Charcoal steaks · Orders to go

Sixty Years on the Pit

1947

Frank arrives in Houston with Gus and Georgia. He works the kitchen on Fannin Street; Gus works a barbecue pit.

1952

Frank buys Anthony's Cafe on North San Jacinto and renames it the G&N Cafe, after his sons Gus and Nick.

1964

Gus and Jimmy purchase Sanders Barbecue. The first Demeris Bar‑B‑Q opens. Nick, Georgia and George join that same year.

1969

A second location opens in December, out in what was then the developing west side of Houston.

1980s

The family moves into catering. It grows into one of the largest catering operations in the city.

2012

The northwest store relocates to the West Loop — patio, private dining room, drive‑up window, full bar.

Today

Frank's grandsons run Demeris. Two restaurants, one catering company, and the same sauce recipe.

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The Menu

Sixty years,
one page

A working selection. The full menu runs longer, and there's a children's menu, a heart‑healthy D‑Lite list, and bar‑b‑q by the pound to take home.

Dinners

Original Brisket$19.95
Craft Brisket$21.95
Spare Ribs$18.55
Baby Backs, full slab$28.95
Sausage or Jalapeño Sausage$16.10
Turkey or Chicken Breast$17.35
Smoked Wings (7)$15.95
Pulled Pork or Ham$14.95

Off the Grill

Hoffy Burger$14.95
Ribeye Steak, 12 oz$32.95
Fajita Dinner, beef & chicken$25.95
Fried Jumbo Shrimp (8)$19.45

Sandwiches & Po‑Boys

The Great Greek, with feta$14.95
The George V., brisket & slaw$14.95
Original Brisket$12.95
Combination, choice of two$12.95
Sausage, Turkey or Chicken$9.95

Local Favorites

Brisket Tacos (3)$13.95
The B‑Man Frito Pie$13.75
Bar‑B‑Queso with chips$12.95
Greek Salad with brisket$14.95

Sides

Jalapeño Corn$3.55
Bar‑B‑Q Beans$3.55
Potato Salad$3.55
Greek Fries with feta$6.25

It's no sin to get sauce on your chin.

Houston Says

Three thousand
opinions

4.3
★★★★★
3,093 Google reviews · 2 locations
★★★★★
I've been going there since 1994 I mean, there's other barbecue places in Houston, but why when I'm always get treated like family? the meat cutter Ruben, jesus, Madeleine and just to name a few let's just say the entire staff always go out …
Cesar Serrato
9 months ago · West Loop
★★★★★
Nice portions of beef brisket on my Sandwich, moist and tinder like I requested.. fat side up. The cashier was super friendly and humorous. The gentleman bussing the tables was beyond attentive.. and Top notch service, which earned him a healthy tip.
Thomas W. Hibbert Jr.
A month ago · West Loop
★★★★★
I'm from Ohio, but I travel to Houston once or twice a year to visit family. Demeris is one of my "must-stops" when I'm in town. While I have tried more items, I almost always get their sausage, which is great with their sauce. All of the …
Tom Sherer
3 months ago · S. Shepherd

Demeris Catering

From no tie to bow tie

Brisket for 40.
Filet for 500.

The family moved into catering in the early 1980s. It is now one of the largest catering operations in Houston, and it will just as happily roll a pit up to a job site as plate a black‑tie dinner in a ballroom.

3rdLargest caterer in Houston
20,000Guests, single event
10+Minimum guests
  • Corporate lunches & dinners
  • Weddings & rehearsal dinners
  • Hors d'oeuvres & action stations
  • Filet mignon, shrimp brochette
  • Elaborate food displays
  • Crawfish boils
  • Beverages & desserts
  • Custom menus on request
A catered salad station with pewter bowls, blue cheese and candied pecans on stone slabs
A passed tray of ahi tuna canapés on red onion with edamame and avocado
A tiered ice sculpture monogrammed BFC, layered with chilled shrimp and crab claws
Plated filet mignon from the Demeris catering menu
An ornate multi-tier wedding cake beneath a draped and flowered canopy

Come Eat

Two pits,
one city

Full bar & patio

West Loop

290 & 610 · Timbergrove

Address
1702 W Loop N Fwy, Ste A
Houston, TX 77008
Phone
713‑681‑7204
Hours
Every day · 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Rating
★★★★ 4.3 · 1,887 reviews
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S. Shepherd

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Address
2911 S Shepherd Dr
Houston, TX 77098
Phone
713‑529‑7326
Hours
Mon – Sat · 11:00 AM – 8:30 PM
Closed Sunday
Rating
★★★★ 4.4 · 1,206 reviews
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