Restaurant

rowdycowboy · 08-22-2012, 03:54 PM

I have open small place just thru lunch and wanted get some feedback. Small town but been doing pork sand. Two sides and drink $7 and brisket two sides drink $8 that is including taxes. Bout 6 oz portions. Is that ballpark for small town prices? Also wanting do ribs was going do 3 bones, two sides and drink was thinkIng $8

Pappy Q · 08-22-2012, 04:02 PM

Do you know what or food cost is or what you want it to be?

rowdycowboy · 08-22-2012, 05:22 PM

Yeah I have a ideal but I do know in a small town you have to watch what you charge

HBMTN · 08-22-2012, 05:42 PM

It would be too low for me but figure your food cost and multiply x4 and see if that is close to your current pricing.

Pyle's BBQ · 08-22-2012, 06:03 PM

I have a restaurant in a town of 2500. It is a bedroom community and I am open 11am-9pm, Thursday-Sunday. I charge $6.50 for a sandwich on a 4" bun and 1 side. I have one size for a drinks and charge $1.75. Sandwich, side, drink and tax comes to $8.83. If you are making a product that is better than anything in town you should be able to get more than what you are charging. The other thing is what is the other competition in town.

Rpf41978 · 08-22-2012, 11:10 PM

I agree with HBMTN. Four times your food cost is the correct equation.

twinsfan · 08-23-2012, 05:44 AM

The other thing I'd like to note is many people don't want 2 sides with a sandwich, that's way too much food, especially for lunch, unless they are little thimbles.

Jacked UP BBQ · 08-23-2012, 09:45 AM

If you can run a bbq restaurant at 25% food cost you are gonna make good money. I will tell you that its not possible with ribs. Possibly pork, brisket might make your prices go up a litlle too high. Example, 15lb brisket gets gets about 7 usuable lbs of meat. if you pay 2.40 per pound for brisket you are now at 4.90 per pound if you give 1/3 pound sandwich, just your meat cost is 1.62. If you multiply that by 4 you are at 6.48 for just the meat on the sandwich, take a .30 cent roll times by four add that on top, etc etc etc. See where I am going.

08-22-2012, 03:54 PM	#1
rowdycowboy Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-20-10 Location: Hodgenville,KY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Restaurant I have open small place just thru lunch and wanted get some feedback. Small town but been doing pork sand. Two sides and drink $7 and brisket two sides drink $8 that is including taxes. Bout 6 oz portions. Is that ballpark for small town prices? Also wanting do ribs was going do 3 bones, two sides and drink was thinkIng $8

08-22-2012, 06:03 PM	#5
Pyle's BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-25-06 Location: Des Moines, IA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a restaurant in a town of 2500. It is a bedroom community and I am open 11am-9pm, Thursday-Sunday. I charge $6.50 for a sandwich on a 4" bun and 1 side. I have one size for a drinks and charge $1.75. Sandwich, side, drink and tax comes to $8.83. If you are making a product that is better than anything in town you should be able to get more than what you are charging. The other thing is what is the other competition in town. __________________ Bryan, Team: Pyle's BBQ; Good-One "Trail Boss" 60T; Homemade rig; 22" Weber Kettle w/rotisserie ring; Big A$$ Rotisserie; BGE-Small; Weber Kettle Gold, Weber OTS, New Braunfels offset smoker. Saddles BBQ Bistro Μολὼν λαβέ

08-23-2012, 05:44 AM	#7
twinsfan is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 05-28-11 Location: New Jersey Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	The other thing I'd like to note is many people don't want 2 sides with a sandwich, that's way too much food, especially for lunch, unless they are little thimbles. __________________ Bell Mt. BBQ- Sourland Mountains, NJ, http://bbqapprentice.blogspot.com/

08-23-2012, 09:45 AM	#8
Jacked UP BBQ Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-09-08 Location: Forker River, NJ Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	If you can run a bbq restaurant at 25% food cost you are gonna make good money. I will tell you that its not possible with ribs. Possibly pork, brisket might make your prices go up a litlle too high. Example, 15lb brisket gets gets about 7 usuable lbs of meat. if you pay 2.40 per pound for brisket you are now at 4.90 per pound if you give 1/3 pound sandwich, just your meat cost is 1.62. If you multiply that by 4 you are at 6.48 for just the meat on the sandwich, take a .30 cent roll times by four add that on top, etc etc etc. See where I am going. __________________ Jacked UP BBQ vending Ocean County Pig Assassins competition team retired and is now known as Jacked UP BBQ Fec 750 Fec 100 Large Spicewine

08-22-2012, 04:02 PM	#2
Pappy Q Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 04-08-10 Location: Elk Creek, KY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Do you know what or food cost is or what you want it to be?

08-22-2012, 05:22 PM	#3
rowdycowboy Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 10-20-10 Location: Hodgenville,KY Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yeah I have a ideal but I do know in a small town you have to watch what you charge

08-22-2012, 05:42 PM	#4
HBMTN is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 10-16-08 Location: Fairfield, Virginia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It would be too low for me but figure your food cost and multiply x4 and see if that is close to your current pricing.

08-22-2012, 11:10 PM	#6
Rpf41978 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-20-12 Location: Friendswood, Texas Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I agree with HBMTN. Four times your food cost is the correct equation.