[LNP | LancasterOnline] Black business owners in Lancaster County reflect on obstacles, creating path for others [photos, video]

ENELLY BETANCOURT | La Voz Editor and Staff Writer

Lionel "Rocky" Cunningham, co-owner of Rocky's BBQ in Columbia, said he absolutely loves what he does.

"I love grilling. People kept asking me to do it. I got to work with major players in the game and developed my own style, leaning to southern Texas barbecue," Cunningham said. 

Because the cost of real estate was high, Cunningham first established his business as a food truck, which he owned and operated for eight years, but in 2019 moved his business to 28 N. Third St.

His passion for grilling turned to an obsession for smoking meats. He enrolled in BBQ cooking school, competed with an award-winning grill team and later developed his own signature flavor that is now Rocky's BBQ.

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