McCray’s to open West Palm Beach barbecue
Derrick McCray is teaming with another well-known restaurateur, Rodney Mayo
Two longtime Palm Beach County restaurateurs are joining forces to sustain a 90-year-old family tradition.
What’s happening: Derrick McCray, owner of McCray’s Backyard Bar-B-Q, told Stet News he is working with restaurant owner Rodney Mayo to open a location in West Palm Beach.
McCray operated the popular barbecue on 45th Street in Mangonia Park until March.
He reached out to Mayo, who he considers a mentor, to help re-establish McCray’s.
Mayo’s Subculture Group operates bars and restaurants including Kapow, Howley’s and Respectable Street in West Palm Beach, Dada in Delray Beach and five Subculture coffee shops.
What he said: About Mayo, “I love his eclectic vibe, and I am in awe of his long history of success,” said McCray, whose family has been in the barbecue business since 1934. “I am confident we will make a perfect match.”
Mayo confirmed the men are planning to rebuild the business starting with a food truck on property Subculture recently bought at Roseland Drive and Henry Avenue.
It is just a few blocks north of The Peach, Mayo’s art collective on Georgia Avenue south of the Southern Boulevard overpass.
Of note: McCray’s has helped cater 18 Super Bowls.
The goal is to open in June, the 90th anniversary month of the founding of the McCray family business.
“I would like to see him get to 100 years,” Mayo said.
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