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Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse is a well-known BBQ restaurant in Dallas, Texas that was founded by William Jennings Bryan Jr. (known as Sonny) in 1958 near the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. It has seven locations in the Dallas – Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW) while closing all franchise units in Utah by mid-2014. Sonny Bryan's also has one of the largest catering companies in DFW. ==History== The Bryan family has operated memorable barbecue restaurants in the Dallas area for over a century. Sonny's grandfather, Elias Bryan, first opened his Bryan's Barbecue in 1910〔 while Sonny's father William Jennings "Red" Bryan opened Red Bryan's Smokehouse in 1930. Sonny opened his Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse in 1958 and ran it until 1989 when he sold it to a group of Dallas investors.〔 (Alternate Link ) via NewsBank.〕〔 (Alternate Link ) via NewsBank.〕 Bryan died from cancer just a few months after the sale.〔 (Alternate Link ) via NewsBank.〕 While Bryan was alive, he had only maintain a single location and never franchised.〔 (Alternate Link ) via NewsBank.〕〔 (Alternate Link ) via NewsBank.〕 Although the new management vowed to keep the original location the same,〔 they started building additional locations.〔 (Alternate Link ) via NewsBank.〕 The first new location opened in the West End in 1991.〔 Under the new management, Sonny Bryan's expanded, including new locations at Love Field in 2011, one a major department store in a mall (1993-2011),〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sonny Bryan's Facebook Page ) Comment about closing of the Macy's Galleria location.〕 plus three locations in Utah, with the first Utah location opened in 2011. The current CEO is Brent Harmon. At one point during the early 2010s, the company had as many as 10 locations in Texas plus 3-4 locations in Utah. By August 2014, locations in Texas were reduced to seven while all of the locations in Utah were closed. As of mid 2014, current locations in Texas include Inwood (original location), Richardson, West End, Las Colinas, Lovers Lane, Downtown (Dallas), and Fort Worth. Recently closed locations in Texas include Preston & Forest, Macy’s Galleria, and Love Field. Former locations in Utah include Sandy, Foothill, Valley Fair, Cottonwood Heights, and Downtown (Salt Lake City). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sonny Bryan's Smokehouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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