this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2023
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[–] BlueLineBae@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago

You know you're in a legit bbq joint when they throw a massive slab of meat on your trey with a side of beans and charge $7

[–] Rinesi@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Legit have had three places try to open in the same location with this exact menu. Ffs they fail every time after like 3 months.

[–] andrew@radiation.party 1 points 1 year ago

No joke, one of these joints replaced an old pizza place in a nearby neighborhood. Paid over $70 to feed 3 people the dryest tiny portions I’ve ever had at a bbq place.

Service was also terrible, over an hour wait for that garbage (with only about a third of the restaurant occupied) with a 20 minute wait for fountain drinks.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Everyone thought we were nuts when we opened scratch kitchen BBQ joint in "tapas alley" in spain.

I tried to explain to everyone you CANNOT open a decent mom & pop restaurant in the US anymore, it's just not feasible.

Everyone gave us 6 months and that was 4 months before COVID hit & we're still kickin'.

There needs to be a serious overhaul in the US foodservice industry...we need to get back to our roots & make opening a sustainable location feasible again otherwise (you) are gonna be stuck with Applebucks Fridays!

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

They raised prices AND cut portions, which is just infuriating. I went to a mom and pop comfort food place recently and the prices were ok but the portion sizes were huge. I'm going to go back often.