Chef Greg Gatlin co-founded Gatlin’s BBQ in the Heights with his parents in June 2010 and has since established the brand as a Houston barbecue staple. Over the years, Gatlin has shaped a menu that blends traditional Texas barbecue, classic southern cuisine, and global flavors, earning accolades such as being featured in Texas Monthly’s Top 50 BBQ Joints list in 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2021. In 2015, Gatlin relocated his restaurant to Ella Blvd and, in collaboration with Bill Floyd, expanded his influence by opening Jackson St. BBQ in downtown Houston. Greg has served two terms on the Greater Houston Restaurant Association Board and received the Golden Fork Award in 2016. Gatlin’s BBQ was featured in the 2021 Netflix documentary High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. In 2022, Gatlin opened Gatlin’s Fins & Feathers, a seafood and poultry-focused establishment rooted in Gulf Coast influences, catering to Independence Heights, Garden Oaks, and Oak Forest. Gatlin’s impressive list of accolades includes being named the best barbecue in Houston by the Houston Press in 2011, securing the number-one position in the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 Houston Restaurants of 2015, and being featured in the New York Times’ 2022 list of the best barbecue in America. In 2023, Gatlin’s Fins & Feathers earned a nomination for the James Beard Foundation's Best New Restaurant award, was included in the New York Times’ 50 Most Exciting Restaurants in America, and ranked seventh in the Houston Chronicle’s Top 100 Restaurants for 2023.