With no restaurant experience and very little money,
we began to transform an old barn-style eatery into our first bona fide location. By our way of thinking, what Texas barbeque ought to be: fresh food at an honest price, made to please and made to order.
One slept inside, one outside, and they kept a shotgun nearby to protect the meat, the equipment, and themselves (in that order). On slow days, Jim would head out onto Kirby Drive, sandwiches in hand, and invite people in to sit for a while.
And it certainly didn’t help that the whole street smelled of mesquite—the hardy little tree still piled outside our restaurants, and the same wood we’ve been smokin’ the Goode stuff with for years.
It doesn’t stop with our barbeque, either—
fajitas, fresh seafood, homegrown heirloom vegetables—the flame-kissed flavor of mesquite has threaded its way through every one of our menus since Jim famously served the city its first mesquite-grilled fajitas at our original Goode Co. Taqueria.
In fact, our barbeque pits haven’t stopped smoking since 1977—
because we figure when you’re in it for the long haul, no shortcut’s worth taking.
From slow-smoked meats to fresh Gulf seafood, watering holes to honky-tonks to urban haciendas, each of our restaurants across Houston is a way to pay tribute to our family traditions—and to the folks who made it impossible for us to ever go anyplace else. They’re family, too.
We work to share and preserve a way of life that honors our roots, respects our neighbors, and reflects the rich abundance of our region: the salt of the Gulf. The soul of the South. The spice of the border. And that sweet smoke of Texas.
Mesquite-fired meats, cooked low and slow.
Our Goode Co. Barbeque boasts tender brisket, sausage, ribs, and more—the tried-and-true family classics we’ve been dishing out for decades, slow-smoked and hand-rubbed with our secret blend of herbs and spices.
5109 Kirby Drive
713.522.2530
20102 Northwest Freeway
832.678.3562
8911 Katy Freeway
713.464.1901
Fresh Gulf seafood with a splash of Creole.
At Goode Co. Seafood and Fish Camp, fresh catches mingle with signature dishes shaped by years spent fishing up and down the Gulf coast.
Where Tex and Mex meet mesquite.
At Goode Co. Taquerias and Kitchen & Cantinas, we fuse Mexican dishes from our abuela’s kitchen with the smoky staples of a South Texas ranch.
4902 Kirby Drive
713.520.9153
9005 Katy Freeway
Suite 150
713.766.3434
8865 Six Pines Drive, Suite 150
Shenandoah, Texas 77380
1801 Yale Street
Houston, Texas 77008
One-of-a-kind experiences that bring Texans together.
Whether we’re serving up live music and a meal at our downtown honky tonk, or quenching folks’ thirst with our traveling bar cart, we toast to the times that make us scoot our boots, raise our glasses, and thank our lucky stars we’re in Texas.
5015 Kirby Drive
713.526.9700
Wherever the wind blows you
713.529.4616
One that traces our family’s beginnings back to Virginia,
and follows the trail through Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Mexico, and Texas.
Inspired by the colorful historias of our grandmother, by youth immersed in Cajun lore and coastal waters, and by countless nights spent stoking the campfire—with only the crackle of meat and the hum of cicadas for company—our food celebrates the simple rituals and pleasures that led us to life in Texas. Hunting. Fishing. Planting a garden. Pickling the vegetables.
And serving it all the only way we know how—with a song and a longneck and good neighbors aplenty.
So before the rooster even crows, we’re pulling loaves of jalapeño cheese bread from our ovens. Or stuffing four different types of sausage. Or, because we think every piece of meat deserves a proper dose of personality, we’re blending barbeque rubs and seasonings in-house—and shipping longneck beer bottles chock-full of sauce to transplanted Texans who just can’t quit the stuff.
Whether we’re splitting mesquite for our smoker or cracking pecans for our pies, we honor the same commitment to craft as the generations before us. The only thing we won’t sacrifice to put the best food in front of you? The time it takes to do it right.
Even today—four decades, a family of restaurants, and countless mouthfuls later—we’re still filling the plates of those first few patrons who helped us find our feet. Because we still stand for the same thing: good food, done right.
Thanks for coming along.
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