Heim Barbecue scales back footprint, launches low-price concept
Key Points:
- Heim Barbecue will close its West Magnolia Avenue location in Fort Worth on Feb. 1 due to high costs for planned renovations and declining sales, while transferring the Dallas location to a longtime employee-turned-franchisee.
- The owners will focus on their River District Fort Worth location, a new Weatherford restaurant, and launching a new prix-fixe concept called Heim Pig Stand, which will begin testing March 4.
- Heim Pig Stand will offer a simplified menu with pulled pork or chopped beef sandwiches, a side, and banana pudding priced $12-$15, aiming to open multiple small brick-and-mortar outlets in Tarrant County.
- The West Magnolia property will be sold or leased, with broker Sarah LanCarte handling the