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Quit my job, time to open up a BBQ Restaurant!
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Capt
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Congratulations! :clap:
Pig Up & Go
Got Wood.
Best of Luck to you, we did it 15 years ago in June and it's been blowing and going from the start. However now we are getting ready to sell ours, health issues for this old man. Feel free to PM if you have any questions.
Chris
PC Smoker
Got Wood.
For sure, having the hood system/ansul saves me thousands as does the walk-in coolers and grease trap. Just out of curiosity could I ask what the 2 restaurants you started up cost?
PC Smoker
Got Wood.
Haha they are! The restaurant itself is very clean, although dated. I'm hoping my product speaks for itself because not much money has been budgeted for renovations. Dumpster pad fence, minor landscaping, and a good power wash of the building is all I am going to probably do before open. Everything else is for FFE, legal fees, labor, and small cash on hand fund
PC Smoker
Got Wood.
I am definitely going to take you up on that for sure! I appreciate ALL the love shared on this forum, it helps to easy my anxiety haha. What was the biggest upfront challenge you encountered during your build out phase?
Need all the Brethren to send you license plates from all over. Can't have a BBQ place without plates! Just kidding. Good luck on your new path!
Mikhail
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I think the building looks super. And as far as the restrooms? Nobody goes to a smokehouse for the fancy restrooms. Clean and bright are where it's at - especially clean.
The building is fine - let the cooking do the talking.
The building is fine - let the cooking do the talking.
gtsum
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Good luck man!
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Wish you success, happiness and good luck!
Takes a lot of “onions” to attempt this.
You farkin’ got it!
Takes a lot of “onions” to attempt this.
You farkin’ got it!
pjtexas1
somebody shut me the fark up.
I'm digging the restraint. Can't wait to see it full of happy customers.
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Home Farm BBQ
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Best of luck!!!!! As far as the bathrooms goes. Keep them clean as said before and they will be fine. Take pride in every area of your restaurant including the bathrooms. Clean restaurants do better most the time assuming good food/service.
Hope everything goes well. I know this is a ton of work and love to be putting into one space.
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That premises really has potential. Solid floors, wash area, walk-in fridges, front counter, canopy for the cookers etc is a really big deal.
Had a look at those pits. Smart move for a new restaurant. You don't want to be screwing around with pits that might give you a variable result... especially if you're not the Pitmaster all the time.
Suggest you have a look at a few BBQ related shows of "Restaurant Impossible" to get some ideas for decoration on a budget.
Honestly, what you are doing takes guts.
Hope you can keep posting. Once you get busy, you might not have the time.
Cheers!
That premises really has potential. Solid floors, wash area, walk-in fridges, front counter, canopy for the cookers etc is a really big deal.
Had a look at those pits. Smart move for a new restaurant. You don't want to be screwing around with pits that might give you a variable result... especially if you're not the Pitmaster all the time.
Suggest you have a look at a few BBQ related shows of "Restaurant Impossible" to get some ideas for decoration on a budget.
Honestly, what you are doing takes guts.
Hope you can keep posting. Once you get busy, you might not have the time.
Cheers!
dward51
Full Fledged Farker
Wow! Following this for sure.
Wishing you the best of luck and success with this venture. If we are up that way in the trailer after you open, I'll make sure we take a side trip to say howdy and sample the excellent Q.
Wishing you the best of luck and success with this venture. If we are up that way in the trailer after you open, I'll make sure we take a side trip to say howdy and sample the excellent Q.
buenavides
Found some matches.
Good luck with your business, I am hoping for your success.
Czarbecue
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Planning on a full service sit down bbq restaurant or buy by the pound and sit down type? Looks like the pizza place had a buffet set up.
PC Smoker
Got Wood.
Yeah it was pretty much the only location that had all the basic infrastructure I needed in the area, so that was huge. The CTO pit is a great smoker, and having the simplicity of running those pits will be a huge advantage, I deserve 1 day off out of 7 eventually right?? I'm actually still toying around with the idea of closing on Mondays, but I probably won't do that for at least several months of operation.
I am going to check out a few episodes, I definitely am on a budget. Was planning on buying a lot of my FFE (outside of smokers) at auctions.
I hope I get to the point where I can only update sporadically due to the business! I'll do my best as the months go by to post as many updates as possible
You guys are the best!
PC Smoker
Got Wood.
PC Smoker
Got Wood.
Definitely not full service, I want to get people in and out as quickly as possible due to dining room limitations. Quick service, order at one end, pick up food at the other end. Also have a drive thru that I plan on utilizing in the future for call in orders.
It would be cool if you could have the meat sliced in front of the customer at that front counter as they ordered like at Franklin BBQ.
