Brantley Creek BBQ Plans Midland Location

The Odessa barbecue restaurant will open a second location at The Preserve in Midland, Texas.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Barbecue

Large steel offset barbecue smoker with a thin trail of smoke on a dusty gravel yard under an open West Texas sky. — Brantley Creek BBQ of Odessa, Texas, plans a second restaurant at The Preserve in Midland, though no opening date or construction start has been announced. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Brantley Creek BBQ, a barbecue restaurant in Odessa, Texas, announced in a Facebook post that it will open a second location at The Preserve in Midland. No opening date has been set and construction has not yet begun.

Why it matters

The planned Midland location would extend the Odessa restaurant's reach to a neighboring city. Diners in Midland would gain a local option for barbecue from a restaurant that has operated since 2017.

The announcement was made on a Facebook post with a rendering of the planned restaurant, which has not yet been built. The Odessa location opened in 2017, and no date has been given for the Midland opening.

The players

Brantley Creek BBQ

A barbecue restaurant based in Odessa, Texas, that opened in 2017 and is now planning its second location.

The details

Brantley Creek BBQ shared news of the planned second location through a Facebook post that included an image of what the future restaurant may look like. The restaurant will be situated at The Preserve, a development in Midland, Texas.

2017: Brantley Creek BBQ opens its Odessa location.
November 9, 2026: The Midland expansion is announced on Facebook.

Regional Expansion

Brantley Creek BBQ's planned Midland location follows the pattern of Odessa restaurants moving into the neighboring Permian Basin city. The move would place a second location in a market its owners have not yet served.

Midland residents would gain a barbecue restaurant closer to home if the planned location opens. No timeline has been set, so diners should not expect the new restaurant soon.

The takeaway

Restaurant expansions often begin with social media announcements long before construction starts. Readers following a favorite barbecue spot should watch for an opening date before planning a visit to a new location.