Frisco | May 2022

FIRST LOOK Earnest B’s BBQ & Catering Mississippi transplant focuses on Frisco service T he sizable dining room at Earnest B’s BBQ is full on a gusty Thursday afternoon. Owner Earnest Morgan has just

BY MIRANDA JAIMES

to the Frisco Police and Fire depart- ments as well as the community. The following year, Morgan and his wife launched the Earnest B’s BBQ & Catering food truck. Morgan continues to pastor at his church but chooses to use his cooking as another way to serve others, he said. While the food truck was in operation, Morgan continued to be allowed to use Crest’s kitchen at the event center for larger operations, such as cooking Frisco City Coun- cil’s Thanksgiving dinners. Crest ultimately asked him if he wanted to open a restaurant in the kitchen instead, and in January, Earnest B’s BBQ opened. “I just came to the car lot, started selling cars, started meeting peo- ple, started building relationships, and the rest is what it is now,” Morgan said. Since Morgan hails from Missis- sippi, the seasoning on his barbecue carries a dierent rub, he said. He has a family recipe he got from his mother, called “Mama’s Sweet Heat,” which his family has been making for more than 20 years. Morgan also has his own sauce called “Mississippi Vinegar” that he created in 2022 for barbecue and salads. While the food is good, he ulti- mately wants people to feel blessed after coming to the restaurant, Morgan said. “What makes it stand out is us,” Morgan said. “It’s not trying to sell a product but more so bringing people to our dinner table.”

hosted a Frisco Rotary Club meeting in which he personally waited on all the tables. “The Bible says, ‘The greatest among you is the servant,’” Morgan said. “I want to be known for being a dierence maker.” For the last 20 years, Morgan has pastored people at his church and cooked for people through his cater- ing company. He said he has always viewed the church and the barbecue food together as a ministry. “I’ve always found there is such a similarity between feeding people both spiritually and naturally,” Morgan said. Morgan moved to Frisco in 2015 from his hometown of Amory, Mis- sissippi. His wife, Cicely, and daugh- ter followed shortly after. Morgan got a job selling cars for Crest, and in the meantime he pastored the Empowerment Church and operated a barbecue catering business. A few years after that, Morgan decided to be a pastor at his church full time and left his sales position. However, he continued to cook for people. In 2020, Morgan saw a need to bring people together. He became inspired after witnessing a protest for the murder of George Floyd over the summer. He said he felt God telling him to feed the police. The initiative snowballed into a two-week endeavor in which Morgan fed 600 pounds of barbecue

Earnest Morgan is the owner of Earnest B’s BBQ & Catering, which operates as a catering business, food truck and now a restaurant. (Miranda Jaimes/Community Impact Newspaper)

FOUR THINGS TO TRY

The restaurant specializes in several items.

A slab of smoked ribs ($14.95) is served with two sides.

Earnest BBQ Nachos ($11.95) come with Mama’s Sweet Heat BBQ Sauce.

COURTESY EARNEST B’S BBQ & CATERING

The restaurant uses a signature barbecue sauce.

The Chopped Beef Brisket Sandwich ($10.25) is a large entree.

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Earnest B’s BBQ & Catering 6100 SH 121, Frisco 972-581-2880

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