Brisket, pulled pork and spare ribs are coming soon to Concord Pike.
Mission BBQ is planning to open in Talleyville’s Concord Gallery on Tuesday, Aug. 8. It will be the first Mission BBQ in New Castle County and the second in Delaware, joining a location on Route 13 in Dover.
The barbecue restaurant chain serves oak-smoked brisket, pulled pork, sausage, turkey and pulled chicken as entrees or sandwiches. It also offers St. Louis-style spare ribs, baby back ribs and a variety of sides, including green beans, fries and baked beans.
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The restaurants pay homage to American military personnel, police officers, firefighters and first responders. Badges, equipment and other memorabilia related to local units are featured in each restaurant.
Mission BBQ previously planned to open the Talleyville restaurant in late July. The company did not share a reason for the delay. A dispute between the shopping center’s owner, Allied Retail Properties, and neighborhood groups over proposed changes at the center previously slowed construction.
Concord Gallery is currently undergoing a facelift with parts of its brown brick facade getting a coat of gray paint. White support structures have been installed on the roof of the shopping center to raise the signs of each business.
Concord Gallery is just south of Mt. Lebanon Road and across from Giant Brandywine Bikes and an AT&T store on Concord Pike. The shopping center is anchored by Staples and Five Below.
Mission BBQ is taking about half the space previously occupied by Pier 1 Imports at the front right corner of the shopping center. First Watch, the Florida-based brunch chain, will be to the left of the restaurant if you are facing Mission BBQ.
First Watch spokesperson Hunter Carpenter previously said the company plans to open on Concord Pike in “late summer.” Construction of the Mission BBQ appears further along than the First Watch.
First Watch is also planning to open a location in The Grove at Newark, the former College Square shopping center off Library Avenue. It eventually will have four sites in New Castle County given existing locations on Geoffrey Drive in Stanton and in Barley Mill in Greenville.
Concord Gallery is also adding The Peach Cobbler Factory, a Nashville-based dessert shop specializing in cobbler, banana pudding and cinnamon rolls. It will be to the left of Playa Bowls where GameStop used to be.
The shopping center has a few remaining vacancies, including the corner opposite First Watch and Mission BBQ that was formerly Bertucci’s.
Prior to the Mission BBQ grand opening, a military appreciation night is scheduled for Aug. 4 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event is open to the public. All sales will be donated to the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation. The first 100 people to purchase an American Heroes Cup will receive free barbecue for a year.
The Concord Pike location will be the 11-year-old Maryland chain’s 129th restaurant. The company plans to end the year with more than 135 locations throughout the eastern half of the U.S.
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Contact Brandon Holveck at bholveck@delawareonline.com. Follow him on Twitter @holveck_brandon.
