McKinney | September 2022

DINING FEATURE

BY KAREN CHANEY

GRABBING A TRAY Meats and sides can be selected when building a plate at Hutchins BBQ.

Mac and cheese ($3.29) Broccoli salad ($3.29)

half-pound of ribs ($12)

half-pound of brisket ($15.50)

quarter- pound of sausage ($6)

Texas Twinkie ($5), a jalapeno stued with cream cheese and brisket wrapped in bacon

There are eight barbecue pits at Hutchins’s McKinney location. A goal is to add a room for two additional pits. (Photos by Karen Chaney/Community Impact Newspaper)

Hutchins BBQ McKinney eatery embraces tradition, strives to improve T im Hutchins said he was 14 years old when he started working at his family’s

putting on the pit, what tempera- ture you build it up to … we tinker with dierent things on that level.” Another change he implemented was serving a higher-quality prod- uct, which was a decision based in part on what he saw his competitors doing. “We’re in the golden age of barbecue,” he said. “It has changed tremendously from 15 years ago. … Other guys started moving their products to prime brisket [and] prime meats. I was on that curve as far as bettering the product.” Because business was doing so well, Hutchins started looking for a separate location that would be used solely to ll catering orders. In 2014, he opened a location in Frisco to meet that need and was open

only 12 hours a week to the public. Now, it is open every day from 11 a.m.-9 p.m., just like the McKinney location. Hutchins’ brother Trey Hutchins was the general manager of the Frisco location, and now the broth- ers co-own both locations. “[The Frisco] store has grown organically. It started as mainly our catering store; now it’s our busiest store by a long shot,” Hutchins said. “Both stores are doing an amazing business. …We’re really blessed.” Hutchins describes the sta as the heart of the store. “You can have the best pits in the world [and] the best product. You can bring all that fancy meat in, but if you don’t have the sta producing it, it’s useless,” he said.

restaurant, Hutchins BBQ. After high school graduation, Hutchins went from part-time to full-time employ- ment, and he started working in the barbecue pits. He became assistant manager, and in 2002, he took over the business. Over the years, he said the menu has provided traditional barbecue oerings, such as beef, brisket, ribs and sausages, but he has found himself ne-tuning the process. “The longer I’ve done it, I’ve noticed if you shift certain aspects of the technique, you’ll get a better and more consistent result,” Hutchins said. “Cooking time, rack time, how long to season before

Tim Hutchins has owned Hutchins Barbecue in McKinney since 2002.

Hutchins BBQ 1301 N. Tennessee St., McKinney 972-548-2629 www.hutchinsbbq.com Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. daily

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