Bill Miller Bar-B-Q
In 1950, on a $500 loan from his father, Bill Miller opened a small poultry and egg business. Three years later, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q began as a small fried chicken-to-go restaurant. Fried chicken led to hamburgers and then to barbecue. There were few, if any, food to-go stores in the fifties, and Bill Miller was one of the first to offer quality food and promote five minute service.
Personal savings during those years led to the opening of the second restaurant in February 1965. Today, there are 76 Bill Miller Bar-B-Q restaurants that serve specially prepared barbecued meats, potato salad, rice, beans and other tasty delights.
From the beginning, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q was a family business. In 2016, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q was designated a Texas Treasure Business.