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Calvin (aka “Boots”) and Beverly Payne opened the doors to their first Cousin’s Restaurant in 1983 with the help of son, Cliff and daughter, Corby, on McCart Avenue in Fort Worth, Texas. They didn’t realize it at the time, but this location would continue to thrive and has become the flagship of their growing chain.
Over the last 20 years Cousin’s has experienced tremendous growth and built an extensive clientele that is still growing generation to generation! This clientele is fondly referred to as “Distant Cousins”, in keeping with the Cousin’s belief that new friends are just old friends in the making.
In addition to a growing clientele, the Payne family has grown their operation. Cousin’s currently has 6 Cousin’s Bar-B-Q Restaurants throughout Tarrant County. This growth has resulted in a Commissary that was opened in 2005 to support the 6 restaurant operations and poise Cousin’s for growth that includes future presence in stadiums, malls, and airports, in addition to their catering business.
One of the many highlights in the storied Cousin’s history includes being selected by Euro Disney as the best representation of real, authentic American bar-b-q. In 1990, the Payne family was hired by Euro Disney to open Texas Bar-B-Q concepts in their extremely popular theme park in Europe. Cousin’s staff were flown to Paris to instruct the folks at Disney how to prepare and cook real, authentic Texas bar-b-q.
Another feather in our caps was the opportunity to serve President H. W. Bush and his family on several occasions.
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