Once, it had the ‘best ribs in the world.’ Now, a Fort Worth-area BBQ fave cuts back

A 40-year barbecue landmark known long ago for its “best ribs” ranking is remodeling to split its space with a Mediterranean grocery.

North Main BBQ, which once drew crowds and Food Network’s “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” to Euless for a barbecue buffet that started in the offices of Green’s Trucking Service, will share 406 N. Main St. with Al Baraka Mediterranean Food Store.

Current landowner Hassan Adawi said the restaurant will remain open and is dividing space with the halal grocery.

When founder Hubert Green and his wife, Shari, died in 2017, the regionally famous restaurant was passed down outside the original Green family and since has changed hands again.

Don Green continues the family tradition at his barbecue trailer, open Saturdays at 414 W. Euless Blvd. It is on holiday but will reopen Jan. 7.

Green lamented the downsizing on his Facebook page: “It was only a matter of time. Sad it ended the way it did but Green’s Texas BBQ would not have been started had things not happened the way they did.”

The restaurant was under construction last weekend, but the serving line remained untouched. The chalkboard still offers all you can eat for $23.99.

Plastic sheeting separated the restaurant and serving line from the south half of the dining room, being remodeled for the food store.

In 1980, the Greens began serving their contest-winning “sweet meat” ribs from a shed behind the family’s truck repair shop. They eventually moved into a vacant cafe next door.

The restaurant hosted sports stars, celebrities, pilots and flight crews from DFW Airport and early remote radio broadcasts for a brand-new all-sports radio station, KTCK/1310 AM “The Ticket.”

But North Main has struggled since the 2017 deaths of founder Hubert Green and his wife, Shari. The restaurant was passed down outside the original Green family.

It changed hands again in 2020 and has operated under another name, BBQ & Burger, in delivery apps.