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Old 01-30-2010, 09:28 AM   #11
TN_BBQ
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Join Date: 06-02-08
Location: Knoxville, TN
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Originally Posted by Ford View Post
Just a rough idea for you on initial investment if going legal:

catering/vending trailer $25 - 75K
small restaurant kitchen $50-250k if there's nothing there now.
There's no way in the world that the couple BBQ joints that are near me spent that kind of money.

A more substantial sit-down restaurant with music and such? Sure, but a lot of folks also do catering jobs out of their own kitchens on $100 smokers.

Looks like the ones around here have some homemade cookers parked out back of a rented cinderblock building and mainly do walk-up window service and catering jobs.
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