Barbecue restaurant moving to Nicholson Drive

Couyon’s Bar-B-Que is expanding into a full-service restaurant on Nicholson Drive. The restaurant will open in a 2,500-square-foot space in March, in a retail center on the first floor of the Staybridge Suites hotel, says owner Jason Hammack. For the past six years, Couyon’s—the name uses a Cajun term for a foolish person—has operated next to a Shell station near Burbank and Gardere. Hammack says he entertained the idea of moving Couyon’s because customers told him they didn’t like coming to a place attached to a gas station. When the owners of the station decided to expand, that caused him to look for a new site. “We couldn’t ask for a better location,” he says. Along with having more room, Hammack plans to expand Couyon’s offerings beyond barbecue staples such as ribs, brisket, pork and chicken. “We’re going to sell steaks, stuffed potatoes, salads,” he says. He also plans to sell beer, mixed drinks and daiquiris. “Right now, we’re not a date destination or a family destination,” he says. —Timothy Boone