SAW's BBQ to Open Valley Post Location
The Birmingham-area barbecue chain will open its seventh metro location at the Chelsea development on November 9.
Updated on Nov. 3, 2026 in Openings & Closings
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SAW's BBQ is set to open a new location at Valley Post, 1004 Dunnavant Valley Rd near Chelsea, on November 9, 2026. The restaurant announced the Valley Post location in July 2026 as its seventh in the Birmingham metro area.
Why it matters
The opening fills a restaurant space at Valley Post after all four previous tenants closed in spring 2026. It adds to the development's mix of dining options in Chelsea, which already includes Waldo's Chicken & Beer.
SAW's BBQ's Valley Post location will be its seventh in the Birmingham metro, according to the company's July 2026 announcement. The location is one of several restaurant changes at the site, where four prior tenants closed in spring 2026, and details on operations were not disclosed.
The players
SAW's BBQ
A Birmingham-area barbecue chain founded in 2009 that began as a neighborhood joint in Homewood and has grown to multiple metro locations.
Pihakis Restaurant Group
A Birmingham-area restaurant company that developed and led the Valley Post project in Chelsea.
Mike "Sorry Ass" Wilson
The late founder of SAW's BBQ who established the barbecue restaurant in Homewood in 2009.
The details
SAW's BBQ, founded by the late Mike "Sorry Ass" Wilson in 2009 as a neighborhood barbecue joint in Homewood, will open at 1004 Dunnavant Valley Rd off U.S. 280. The restaurant opens on November 9 at the Valley Post development, which opened December 1, 2025.
Timeline
December 1, 2025: Valley Post opened as a Pihakis Restaurant Group development.
Spring 2026: All four Valley Post restaurants, including Hero Diner, Little Donkey, Luca & Lucy and Rodney Scott's BBQ, closed.
July 2026: SAW's BBQ announced its Valley Post location.
September 2026: Waldo's Chicken & Beer opened at Valley Post.
November 9, 2026: SAW's BBQ Valley Post location opens.
Openings & Closings Context
The SAW's BBQ opening continues a pattern at Valley Post, where the four restaurants that opened with the development in December 2025 all closed in spring 2026. New tenants Waldo's Chicken & Beer and SAW's BBQ have since filled those spaces, with Mo'Bay Beignet & Burger Co. also expected later this year.
Chelsea diners will have a new SAW's BBQ option at Valley Post starting November 9. Residents already shopping or dining at the development will see the space filled after the spring closures.
The takeaway
Watch for SAW's BBQ's November 9 opening if you plan to visit Valley Post, since the development's restaurant lineup has changed several times since it opened.
What happens next
SAW's BBQ is scheduled to open its Valley Post location on November 9, 2026.
Further reading
Explore more Openings & Closings coverage in Chelsea for other restaurant and business changes across the area.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Bham Now.
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