Popular Oakland County BBQ Restaurant Closing Down This Week After 15 Years

ROYAL OAK, MI — Lockhart's BBQ in downtown Royal Oak is closing down on Easter Sunday.

Staff with the popular barbecue joint, located on Third Street, said the building is expiring and renewing it is not affordable. The restaurant has served the community for the past 15 years.

"We have loved every brisket and rack of ribs that we have smoked on our Oyler. More importantly we have loved meeting so many BBQ fans and enthusiast over the last 15 years and we want to thank you for so many great memories. Without the support of our guests, we would have never had the opportunity to experience this time," staff with the restaurant said in a social media post.

The restaurant is best known for its smoked queso pork nachos, beef brisket and other Texas-style barbecue dishes.

Staff at the restaurant posted on Facebook that they sold out of barbecue around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. However, they said they "will continue to put as much effort and love into the last brisket we smoke until April 20th."

For its final days, Lockhart’s will be open 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.