Robert Patillo smiling.

Category: 

Commerce

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Cook, Pitmaster, Restaurateur

Robert Patillo

Beaumont, Texas | 1981

Patillo’s Bar-B-Q in Beaumont, Texas, is the oldest Black-owned barbecue restaurant in the state, dating back to 1912. Patillo took the reins of the family restaurant upon the death of his father in 1981.

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