Facing rising beef prices, high rents and other economic challenges. Local favorite Brett’s BBQ at 25220 Kingsland in Katy will be shutting down on December 28, the owners announced in a December 9 post on Facebook.

“After months of discussions, number-crunching, sleepless nights, and every possible attempt to keep the doors open, we have made the incredibly difficult decision to close Brett’s BBQ Shop,” owner Jacqueline Herrera said in the post. “Built on a whole lot of heart, soul, and the integrity of Central Texas BBQ startingfrom our earliest days on Mason Road with no kitchen, no seating, no parking, and every obstacle you can imagine, to what many affectionately call our ‘BBQ palace,’ we have lived every chapter with grit and pride and we are devastated. What began as a conversation at Whiskey Cake in July 2018 became a mission to bring scratch-made, high-integrity Texas BBQ to Katy. Joining the Houston barbecue scene in October 2018 is a milestone we’ll never forget.”