If you know make the perfect BBQ ribs, mouthwatering pork sandwiches or BBQ roasted chickens that people fight over, you might have just what it takes to open a successful BBQ restaurant. Beyond the BBQ, which is of course the main ingredient of the business, you need to find the right area in which to establish your restaurant, then find great help to keep it going strong.
Instructions
1. Do some market research. Location is key in the restaurant business. You need to be in an area that people associate with eating out, but you don't want to place yourself to close to very similar competitors. You also want to avoid areas that are more formal, as BBQ tends to be a more casual dining experience. Drive around the area in which you live and make a list of good potential locations.
2. Find a location. Once you've narrowed your area down to a few spots, you need to find a building in which to house your restaurant. An old restaurant location is often best, as it will already have a commercial kitchen and a restaurant layout. But don't limit yourself: You can convert almost any building into a BBQ restaurant.
3. Set up your location. You may need to do extensive remodeling, or the space you choose may only need some minor redecorating touch-ups. You will definitely need to be up to code for food and health regulations, have the proper inspections done, and provide adequate seating and lighting. For a BBQ restaurant, you to create a theme that fits the cuisine you offer. You could go with a cowboy theme, a country-music theme, a log-cabin theme or a hunting-lodge theme.
4. Create a menu. Choose and price your entrees, as well as the complementary sides and other dishes you want to serve. It doesn't have to be a complicated menu; just give diners a few choices, and make sure you can prepare everything you offer very well. Common side items at BBQ restaurants include baked beans, slaw, rolls and potato salad. Desserts are usually hearty, homey choices, such as apple pie or bread pudding.
5. Hire the staff. You will need cooks, cleanup crew and wait- or . How many of each you hire depends on the size of your restaurant and the average number of customers you expect to serve every day. The cooks should be well-versed in making good BBQ and ready to adapt their own style to your unique recipes. Your wait- and counter staff should be enthusiastic about the food you serve and ready to offer mouth-watering descriptions to customers. Don't hire people who hate BBQ!
6. Stock your restaurant with the needed equipment, supplies and inventory. You need the right equipment for your BBQ process. If you smoke the meat, you need an adequately sized smoker (or maybe more than one). You need commercial-sized refrigerators, freezers, ovens and stoves for food storage and preparation. And above all, you need a great selection of the highest-quality meat that will become your BBQ.
7. Hold a grand opening. Publicize it on local radio stations and in area newspapers. Host giveaways and BBQ-eating contests to attract people. Offer free samples. You can even consider having live music--perhaps a bluegrass or country band--as an additional enticement for people to come to your restaurant.
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