Chef
Ronnie Killen
Executive Chef and Owner, Killen’s Steakhouse
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Portrait of Ronnie Killen
i. Biography
Ronnie Killen is a Houston-area chef and restaurateur best known as the owner/executive chef behind Killen’s Steakhouse in Pearland and Killen’s Barbecue, which began as weekend barbecue pop-ups before becoming a permanent restaurant in Pearland. He began cooking at age eight, owned Killen’s Kountry BBQ by age 23, later opened Killen’s Sports Café, and has been described as a certified executive chef who once served as assistant executive chef at the White House.
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