Lewisville - Coppell Edition | November 2023

Dining

BY JONATHAN PERRIELLO

Sullivan Old Town BBQ in Lewisville brings communities together Most days Terry Sullivan can be found outside in the pit at Sullivan Old Town BBQ in Lewisville stoking the re as the smell of Texas post oak wood lls the air. Even after opening 14 restau- rants, Sullivan continues to master his craft. But his true passion is the sense of community his newest restaurant fosters. The backstory Sullivan opened the Lewisville restaurant in January 2020 on the cusp of the COVID-19 pan- demic, he said. Shortly after that, indoor dining was shutting down across the state. “These were dark days, especially being a start-up restaurant but we kept going,” he said By March 2020 he developed a program called, “The Whatever Bucket” where people who lost their jobs, homeless and whoever was hungry could come in, drop whatever they could aord into the bucket and get a sandwich, chips, banana pudding and a bottle of water. The impact That program immediately took o, with donations pouring in from around the country as word of “The Whatever Bucket” spread, Sullivan said. The success of the program soon spilled over into Sullivan needing space for a full restaurant of customers. The future seems bright for Sullivan Old Town BBQ as it undergoes plans for building an outdoor back patio with a bandstand and full bar, and a street side front patio, Sullivan said.

Sullivan Old Town BBQ serves sliced brisket cooked by Terry Sullivan himself, among other classics.

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Terry Sullivan works in the pit at Sullivan Old Town BBQ.

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