03/06/2026
I just want to thank every one of our customers for all your support throughout the years! We truly do appreciate you! Thank you to all our donors for allowing us to stay open a bit longer. And the employees, yall are truly amazing people and I was blessed to have worked with you!!!
It will be six years this summer since Bobby Torres moved from Texas with his family in order to take the reins at Dysart’s only independent grocery store, purchasing Terry’s Food Center and renaming it Bobby’s Grocery & BBQ. But in the wake of a string of financial difficulties, the store is now set to shutter.
“Small-town grocery stores often operate on very thin margins and rely on consistent local support. When shopping habits shift outside the community, it can become difficult for those businesses to stay open. We’re grateful to Bobby and everyone who worked there and for the years they spent serving Dysart. Our hope now is that the location can find new life and continue serving the people of Dysart," Nicole Taylor with the Dysart Chamber of Commerce told the newspaper in a statement.
“Very sad to have our grocery store closing. Bobby’s and previously Terry’s have been a big part of the Dysart community for many years,” Dysart Mayor Tim Glenn told the newspaper. “Bobby and the store had survived through some tough times given COVID and a down economy since 2020. We all had hoped that as our economy improved that Bobby’s would start to thrive again. It will be tough not having our local grocery store anymore and Bobby’s wonderful BBQ. Hopefully there will be some interest in the location and [the business will] reopen in some form.”
As of press time, the newspaper had been in contact with Bobby by phone and was awaiting further response. This story will be updated online if a response is received.
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