PILOT POINT — Eager customers line up outside the small barbecue spot before it opens at 11 a.m. on a recent Sunday, filing the inside once the doors open and music starts playing.
Yearby’s Barbecue & Waterice, located at 209 S. Washington St. in Pilot Point, is a halal barbecue restaurant founded by Caleb Henley and his wife, Sabrina Brown-Henley. The couple is Muslim, and halal food is prepared in a way that is allowed under religious law.
“We chose to do halal barbecue, which is a very niche thing,” Henley said. “We decided to say ‘no pork’ and then ‘no alcohol.’ That’s a big deal in Texas. And just in barbecue culture in general.”
Yearby’s was recently named one of Texas Monthly’s Top 50 BBQ Joints. Henley said he was honored the restaurant was included…