Sammies Bar-B-Q · 3801 E Belknap St, Fort Worth, TX
Sammie's has been on East Belknap in Riverside since 1946, by Oakhurst, east of downtown Fort Worth on the way to Haltom City. The doors closed in 2017, and that year the Gibbins family bought the place, remodeled it and reopened it in 2018. Sammy Gibbins runs the pit today as owner and pitmaster, and the Original Sammie Sauce, the homemade onion rings and the vinegar cole slaw still come from the original recipes. Order online and pick up at the drive thru, open the same hours as the restaurant, Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 AM to 7 PM.
Friday only: the 2-Inch Pork Chop with two sides, $19.99, smoked low and slow. The rest of the week the pit turns out brisket, ribs, sausage and turkey. Smoke, salt, and time. That's the whole recipe.
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Since 1946, this corner of East Belknap has meant one thing: barbecue. Today Sammy Gibbins runs the pit himself, smoking every cut low and slow and serving it with the Original Sammie Sauce, still made from the original recipe.
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Pull up a seat at the bar for a cold draft served in a frozen schooner, or grab a bottle. No happy hour, just a plate special every day, Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30 AM to 7 PM.
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Family reunions, church suppers, corporate lunches, memorials, game day. We cater the whole spread, by the pound or by the plate. Tell us when and how many, and we'll handle the rest.
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Sammie Norwood opened the original Sammie's in 1946, a carhop stand in front of the building we still smoke in today. The Platt family took it over in 1970 and kept the fires going. The doors closed in 2017, and that same year the Gibbins family bought the place. They remodeled it and reopened it in 2018.
Sammy is now the proud owner and pitmaster, giving his father Sam Sr. a well-earned retirement after a long and successful twenty-plus years in barbecue, a run that started when he purchased The Smoke Pit Barbecue on Belknap in 2001.
Ask for our warm, legendary Sammie's sauce, or enjoy the Original Smoke Pit table sauce right from the bottle.
