In the late 1990s, two brothers from Sealy began cooking and selling barbecue, based on their family's recipes, from a trailer in College Station. Since then, Ric and Kevin Kiersh have expanded Red River Barbeque and Grill to include two restaurant locations and a full-service catering and event planning operation.
The first Red River Barbeque and Grill opened in League City in 2002. In 2011, the second location opened on South Mason Road in Katy. Ric said he and his brother chose Katy for their second location because it is near their hometown.
As their presence has grown, so has their menu. In addition to barbecue, Red River now serves steak, shrimp, fried catfish and fried chicken. However, traditional barbecue favorites like brisket and ribs remain.
"We first started, it was just barbecue, then we kept adding stuff to our menu and that's where we got the 'and grill,'" Kiersh said.
