Ready, Set, Grill: Shop Southlake for Summer Barbecue Essentials

Summer is officially underway, as is grilling season. With a new name in town offering grills and accessories, and longstanding favorite retailers fully stocked for the season, Southlake has everything you need to be well equipped to tackle a summer filled with backyard barbecues.

Hot off the grill and new to Southlake, Premier Grilling is now open and offers everything grilling-related. One of four locations found only in Texas, stop by and shop popular brands and various grill types (BBQ smokers, built-in grills, freestanding grills, flat-top grills and griddles, pizza ovens and portable grills). Find all the tools and gadgets, grill accessories, and seasonings, sauces and rubs you need. Specializing in more than grills, Premier Grilling also sells beverage coolers, compact refrigerators, ice makers and machines, kegerators and wine coolers to help you keep cold items perfectly chilled during hot weather entertaining. Looking to expand your al fresco cooking from a grill to an entire outdoor kitchen? Premier Grilling offers free patio consultations and patio construction, as well as service and maintenance for existing outdoor cooking areas and equipment in need of cleaning or repair. Turn up the heat on your grilling skills and learn a few new techniques at Premier Grilling’s classes and events. Premier Grilling is located at 3020 E. Southlake Boulevard.

A Southlake staple for outdoor living needs since 2006, family-owned BBQ Outfitters has over 50 years combined experience in the industry to assist customers with everything from grilling to refrigeration and heating to illumination. The showroom inside BBQ Outfitters hosts a collection of completed kitchen venues to offer clients a vision of possible outdoor retreats. Whether you are looking for the ultimate in gas grills, gas logs, smokers, spices and everything in between, BBQ Outfitters offers a wide selection. With the philosophy that a grilling area is not only a space for cooking, but also a space for living and relaxing, BBQ Outfitters offers everything to complete an outdoor kitchen, including storage cabinets, refrigerators, heaters, lights, ventilation, fireplaces and more. Specializing in turning simple outdoor cooking into exceptional outdoor entertaining, visit BBQ Outfitters at 2366 E. State Highway 114.

Complete your grilling grocery list at Southlake’s longstanding gourmet grocer, Central Market. The supermarket chain offers specialty, organic and craft food and beverages, with a wide selection of everything needed for a backyard barbecue. Shop the expansive fresh meat market with options ranging from grass-fed beef and bison to pork, lamb, chicken, turkey, sausages and game meats. Save a little time and effort by choosing seasoned, marinated or prepped meats. Central Market also offers a large variety of fresh seafood, with options like salmon, sea bass, shrimp, tilapia, tuna, crab, lobster and more. Also find an array of locally grown and imported produce, as well as locally brewed and imported beers, cold cases filled with prepared salads sold by the pound, grocery staples, unique condiments and everything else needed for summer cooking, grilling and smoking. Central Market is located at 425 E. Southlake Boulevard.

If you can’t handle the heat, stay away from the kitchen (or patio) and let Feedstore BBQ do the cooking for you. Satisfy your Texas-sized appetite for smoked meats and more, including traditional barbeque favorites like brisket, pork, chicken, turkey, ham and sausage, as well as catfish, salads and homemade desserts. With as many awards and accolades as menu items, it’s no wonder that Feedstore BBQ has become a Southlake dining staple since opening as a restaurant in 2001. Feedstore BBQ is the oldest retail establishment in town, having previously operated as a feed store in the 1950s. Dine in, take out or order catering for your next summer party. Feedstore BBQ is located at 530 S. White Chapel Boulevard.

With so many sizzling options to make your backyard barbecue a smoking success, head to Southlake and get fired up about grilling and summer entertaining.