Birck’s Bar-B-Q - Fredericksburg Standard

A postcard touting Birck’s Bar-B-Q at 504 E. Main St., site of the current day Panda Chinese Food & Sushi Bar. — Submitted photo

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Hindsights Michael Barr on October 22, 2025

Birck’s Bar-B-Q

When Emil Birck of Fredericksburg described his business as a full-service gas station, he wasn’t kidding. Customers could pull in for a tank of gas, an oil change, a lube job and a sack of barbecue for Sunday dinner.

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