Black Star BBQ
Barbecue restaurant · Richmond ·
Waterside BBQ with brisket, live music, art, and bay views
Waterside BBQ with brisket, live music, art, and bay views
"Owners Tony Carracci and Suzie Vasko announced they are closing their East Bay restaurant business and will sell off all assets to address outstanding obligations, saying they will pay back everyone affected “by our financial problems.” Staff and the owners spoke to East Bay Nosh in March outlining late payments and various tactics used to keep the operation afloat; in a difficult-to-read Instagram post the owners added, “We never gave up til the day we did.”" - Paolo Bicchieri
"The East Bay barbecue business that helped make the founders locally popular and is cited as the owners' prior successful enterprise." - Paolo Bicchieri
"After a New Orleans-inspired funeral when it closed about a year ago, Black Star Pirate BBQ—owned by Miss Suzie and Tony Caracci—has returned as a black-and-gold food truck parked in the Baltic Kiss lot; the Richmond destination for brisket and ribs is back with its familiar menu (including charred brisket and black-eyed peas), and in an Instagram video Caracci says the pop-up is open Monday through Friday from about 11 a.m. to 5 or 6 p.m., or whenever the food’s gone, echoing his earlier comment that “death is just a new beginning.”" - Paolo Bicchieri
"After saying farewell to its loyal fanbase with a fitting pirate’s funeral in November 2022, Black Star Pirate BBQ closed." - Paolo Bicchieri
"I found the closure of Black Star Pirate BBQ unexpected, since it had been a popular destination for local foodies." - Eater Staff