Staff Report
Milt’s Pit BBQ, a downtown staple and local favorite for many years, will be closing its doors in Kyle at the end of April and relocating further south down I-35.
According to owners Greg and Kimi Devonshire, they have “known for a while” that their current space is small and that they would need a bigger building to grow the business. Despite there being “tons of exciting growth” in Kyle and meeting with several developers and working with a commercial real estate agent, they could not find a building in Kyle or along the local I-35 corridor that worked for their needs and timeline.
After the “exhaustive and fruitless search” for a new location in Kyle, they expanded their search area and found one in Live Oak, 45 miles southwest of Kyle in northeast San Antonio, where they say exciting plans are taking shape.
“We’ll be an easy and delicious stop after you test your marriage strength at IKEA or to pick up some brisket on your way to the beach,” they wrote on their Facebook page announcing the closure.
The Devonshire’s took over Milt’s in 2014 from previous owners Milt Thurkill and Bunnie Walling. In the years since, Milt’s has racked up awards like Best BBQ in 2016, 2017 and 2018, Best Overall Restaurant in Kyle in 2018 and was voted a Top 5 BBQ restaurant by KVUE ABC.
“We’ve had amazing support from this community and love being a part of it,” they wrote. “We’re hoping the stars line up and pave a way for us to be able to return to Kyle in the future.”
