Harlon’s Bar-B-Que was born in 1977 at the corner of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Selinsky Road in Houston,Texas. The owners, Harlon & Alfreddie Brooks, were high school sweethearts from Nacogdoches, Texas who moved to the big city in search of opportunity and a better life for themselves and their two children, Marlon and Candace.

Not only did they find opportunity, they were also greeted by its first cousin—success. That first Harlon’s provided a new, quality dining option for local residents. Moreover, the restaurant’s popularity quickly grew because the barbecue was downright finger-licking-good! Soon, the Brooks Family opened a second location further down Martin Luther King Blvd.  In the late 80’s, Harlon’s expanded into The Houston Airport System. With amazing down home food and oh-so-Southern customer service, Harlon's continued growth was inevitable. Over the next 20 years, the Brooks Family would open over 24 restaurants across the state of Texas and as far as Las Vegas, Nevada.

Today, Harlon’s still thrives with locations in Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport, the famous Houston Galleria Mall, the two original Martin Luther King locations and in the Brook Family hometown of Nacogdoches.

The celebrated restaurant with humble beginnings has known grown into a diversified culinary operation. Brooks Family Foods was introduced to offer the amazing taste of Harlon’s at home. Brooks Family Foods features healthy, all natural packaged meats, sauces and seasoning and can be purchased online and in most Texas grocery stores.