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1 hour ago, Jerry Callo said:

Maybe this rib centric place will have better prices since they don't have to compensate for brisket.  I would welcome a rib joint that had reasonable prices.

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    Hit up a few spots recently. Always have a few people with me and take home leftovers. Mum Foods—brisket, pastrami, ribs, sausage, and turkey ( under the ribs)     Truth BBQ

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I hope they throw on a few beef ribs

21 minutes ago, dmtx said:

I hope they throw on a few beef ribs

I'd hope they wouldn't. I think that's a whole part of this experiment, seeing if keeping it simple and can still do it. Whether it's BBQ, craft beer, etc..., it's hard for these creative guys to just pick a solid lineup and roll with it. Always gotta change, rotate, add news things. Hard to blame them, but sometimes it becomes too much.

One meat operation seems tough.  Toss some wings on the smoker!  Flash fry them in the fryers before serving.  You already got the fryers going for the fries. 

Rib Stop

Just now, DallasSooner said:

One meat operation seems tough.  Toss some wings on the smoker!  Flash fry them in the fryers before serving.  You already got the fryers going for the fries. 

Rib Stop

i would be shocked if it's truly just 1 meat. really fascinated to see the full concept

1 minute ago, DallasSooner said:

Toss some wings on the smoker! 

Pluckee's

21 minutes ago, Deej said:

Pluckee's

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ribs / fries / Mac and cheese, piece of cornbread 

This recent infatuation with Mac n cheese with barbecue is just wrong. Especially with fries. Yuck. Rich meat plus heavy rich sides.

Wasn’t that long ago the sides at a bbq stand was a rack of chips. Most refused fryers until recently. Vinegar slaw, beans, tater salad is all anyone needs.
I think you're at least near to right on. Not sure about rib mark-up across the entire spectrum of Texas BBQ, but a lot of these joint owners have said the sides and other non-brisket/beef-rib meats are what they make most of their money on.
 

From a pure business standpoint most pit would drop brisket like a hot rock and sell sausage, chicken, and pork.
3 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:

This recent infatuation with Mac n cheese with barbecue is just wrong. Especially with fries. Yuck. Rich meat plus heavy rich sides.

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8 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:


This recent infatuation with Mac n cheese with barbecue is just wrong. Especially with fries. Yuck. Rich meat plus heavy rich sides.

Wasn’t that long ago the sides at a bbq stand was a rack of chips. Most refused fryers until recently. Vinegar slaw, beans, tater salad is all anyone needs.

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9 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:


From a pure business standpoint most pit would drop brisket like a hot rock and sell sausage, chicken, and pork.

A lot of them have said they don't think they can go any higher on the brisket prices. I remember a few years back Pinkerton's being at about $26-$28lb. Checked about a month back and they were at around $32. At the same time I checked a few years ago, I remember Smitty's was somewhere around $11-$14lb, they're now up to $26-$28 (EDIT: Just checked and they're at about $27. Pinkerton's at $30) I think. I wonder how much of Smitty's increase is actually brisket prices, or them trying to keep up, and buying more expensive brisket, feeling the pressure of dropping out of the top 50/Seguin getting all of that love etc...

 

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This recent infatuation with Mac n cheese with barbecue is just wrong. Especially with fries. Yuck. Rich meat plus heavy rich sides.

Wasn’t that long ago the sides at a bbq stand was a rack of chips. Most refused fryers until recently. Vinegar slaw, beans, tater salad is all anyone needs.

I don’t give a shit about sides typically, but I will the hell out of some elites from Butter’s and poblano Mac from Reese Bros.

If it’s not my mom’s potato salad, don’t want it.
4 minutes ago, UncleBuck said:

A lot of them have said they don't think they can go any higher on the brisket prices. I remember a few years back Pinkerton's being at about $26-$28lb. Checked about a month back and they were at around $32. At the same time I checked a few years ago, I remember Smitty's was somewhere around $11-$14lb, they're now up to $26-$28 (EDIT: Just checked and they're at about $27. Pinkerton's at $30) I think. I wonder how much of Smitty's increase is actually brisket prices, or them trying to keep up, and buying more expensive brisket, feeling the pressure of dropping out of the top 50/Seguin getting all of that love etc...

 

i understand that prices are going up but not everyone is using prime brisket, which is what burns me about it. if you are out here using choice and charging for prime that's shitty to your customers and you will get my business exactly once.

4 minutes ago, NoName said:

i understand that prices are going up but not everyone is using prime brisket, which is what burns me about it. if you are out here using choice and charging for prime that's shitty to your customers and you will get my business exactly once.

Yah that's ass. My curiosity is if places like Smitty's were using choice, and doing just fine, but now seeing the lines down etc... they switched to prime from some specialty "farms" brand etc... 

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19 minutes ago, Texzilla58 said:


From a pure business standpoint most pit would drop brisket like a hot rock and sell sausage, chicken, and pork.

From a pure business standpoint good luck getting customers through the door with that offering.

1 hour ago, utee94 said:

From a pure business standpoint good luck getting customers through the door with that offering.

 

many many bbq chicken places around, they seem to be doing ok 

Here in San Antonio, there’s a bill miller every half mile so they’ve got the Shittee’s rebrand locked down.

2 hours ago, Texzilla58 said:


This recent infatuation with Mac n cheese with barbecue is just wrong. Especially with fries. Yuck. Rich meat plus heavy rich sides.

Wasn’t that long ago the sides at a bbq stand was a rack of chips. Most refused fryers until recently. Vinegar slaw, beans, tater salad is all anyone needs.

Gonna respectfully disagree.

Tyler's does Mac & Cheese, Bacon Mac & Cheese, and Green Chile Mac & Cheese on Thursdays only.  The lines are always heavy on Thursdays, but I think it's a great call not to do  it all of the time.

Pro-tip- bread pudding counts as a side, and it is fucking glorious.

Also, sides don't make a shit if the BBQ product sucks.

Edited by slorch

I almost never order ribs. If that is all you are eating, how much would you order by weight?
A pound of spare ribs is about 4 ribs.

I don't order sides. That's really where they get you. 4 or 5 bucks for a little thing of potato salad or beans. That shit adds up and just fills up space in your stomach that could have held more brisket and ribs. 

A pound of spare ribs is about 4 ribs.

Yeah, I would rather have a half pound of brisket and a link of sausage than pay for bones. I know I am in the minority here.
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1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

So why is brisket such a poor profit driver?

I think that the finished product yields (raw vs. trimmed vs. sliceable meat) are pretty bad when it is cooked correctly and fully rendered the way that good brisket joints do it these days.

1 hour ago, Deej said:

I don't order sides. That's really where they get you. 4 or 5 bucks for a little thing of potato salad or beans. That shit adds up and just fills up space in your stomach that could have held more brisket and ribs. 


and you’re 100% wrong 

I just heated up a frozen serving of barbacoa dirty rice from burnt bean and it was damn delicious. 

Got meat in it. Not a side in my book. 

11 minutes ago, Deej said:

Got meat in it. Not a side in my book. 

I dumped a beef rib on top too 😂

On 10/17/2023 at 12:10 PM, UncleBuck said:

Can't wait for their burnt ends joint, Endee's

If it does become a trend, Dickey's may have to change their name. 

19 minutes ago, DoobieWah said:

If it does become a trend, Dickey's may have to change their name. 

They'd kill in College Station. 

59 minutes ago, elfenix said:
5 hours ago, NoName said:
live look at Ketch:
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Still traumatized from when I broke the Kool-aid pitcher when I was 6

If it was a full pitcher of Sharkleberry Fin, you did bad and should still feel bad.

4 minutes ago, Braff Zacklin said:

If it was a full pitcher of Sharkleberry Fin, you did bad and should still feel bad.

Who didnt have a plastic kool aid pitcher ???

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If it was a full pitcher of Sharkleberry Fin, you did bad and should still feel bad.

That is/was my Pops’ favorite flavor. For a years that was what we drank for dinner. A few years back we almost bought some unopened packets for him off eBay just to have. Brazilian Ticos are weird. He is a Longhorn legend.
3 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

So why is brisket such a poor profit driver?

Because if they marked the price up as you normally would for cost and production, the sticker price would be even more shocking than it already is. So they mark up the prices of everything else at a certain percentage higher than normal to cover it.

 

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Does anyone here actually get to a legit bbq joint,  look at the menu, and then leave because of the price(s)?

 

wtf

4 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Does anyone here actually get to a legit bbq joint,  look at the menu, and then leave because of the price(s)?

 

wtf

No, but when you're paying by the lb, you might get less lbs, and/or maybe not go back (plus the price per pound is on the websites and social media, so maybe you don't go in the first place).

 

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2 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Does anyone here actually get to a legit bbq joint,  look at the menu, and then leave because of the price(s)?

 

wtf

Only if the prices are low. 

I almost never order ribs. If that is all you are eating, how much would you order by weight?

You order by the rack or half rack.
A pound of spare ribs is about 4 ribs.

They are doing baby backs based on the article in the Star-Telegram.

Fine with me. Texas joints generally don’t trim spare ribs correctly and leave the chine bone with all that gnarly bony shit. Some don’t even peel them.

anybody been to goldees on a friday lately?  whats the line like if so.

thank you for your courage.

1 hour ago, NOMAAA said:

anybody been to goldees on a friday lately?  whats the line like if so.

thank you for your courage.

it's been a few months... and from what I've been reading/hearing.... if you are in line by 8:45a, you will be served by Noon. I got in line by 8:55, the line snaked to the Goldee's sign, I was ordering at 11:55.

18 hours ago, GreenspointTexas said:

Does anyone here actually get to a legit bbq joint,  look at the menu, and then leave because of the price(s)?

 

wtf

I declare BALLGAME and walk out. 

On 10/19/2023 at 9:02 AM, GreenspointTexas said:

Does anyone here actually get to a legit bbq joint,  look at the menu, and then leave because of the price(s)?

 

wtf

 

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On 10/19/2023 at 9:02 AM, GreenspointTexas said:

Does anyone here actually get to a legit bbq joint,  look at the menu, and then leave because of the price(s)?

 

wtf

Never but it is part of my calculus before going....$32 for my normal lunch order at Truth plus time in line = not worth it.  Take away or reduce one of those costs and I would go more often.

Not all of us have nurse money, the rest of us have to factor in costs in most of our decisions.

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