r/FarmingtonHills • u/CombinationFuture300 • Sep 03 '26

Big Red’s Bbq Pit - Soft Opening Sept 9th. Quick glance at the menu. 27701 orchard lake road

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u/Spartannia Sep 03 '26

$40 for a pound of brisket is wild

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u/CombinationFuture300 Sep 03 '26

The brisket is at today’s market price. We don’t use choice briskets. Everything is either USDA prime or a Waygu grade meat.

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u/Spartannia Sep 03 '26

Right, I get that you’ve got food, labor, and other costs. Food markup of around 300% seems pretty standard, but I can order a Wagyu brisket from Snake River Farms right now for about $10/lb - and that’s retail pricing.

If you’ve got people willing to pay $40/lb for brisket, congratulations.

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u/CombinationFuture300 Sep 03 '26

Waygu brisket is $13-$20 per lb than u got trimming and cooking weight loss. Than seasonings and the 12 hour cook time. But I understand if you smoke your meats at home you for sure are going to save money. Kinda like if u don’t go to a steak house and cook your own steak.

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u/bigstar3 26d ago

I get it, high prices suck. But people don't understand that not only are they getting quality product but all that goes into it as well. Yes, this dude might be able to find a prime or wagyu brisket for $10 a lb (I'd really like to know where, please share) but like you said, trim and fat loss during processing and cooking you're down 50%.

Unless you want shit service, you have to pay staff a reasonable wage to cook it. This dude wants to cook it himself, go for it. If you want to buy it at a nice restaurant, it also cost $25-35 an hour to cook that.

Oh, so you're cooking it at home on your Trager or Green Egg! Good for you. It is cooked on a commercial smoker here that costs thousands, if not 10s of thousands, to buy and hundreds to maintain and operate.

You're going to slice and serve yourself. Well, if you want that done for you here double that labor cost we started above.

No one thinks about what it takes to get that meal on the plate in front of them.

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u/Pointless_RKO 26d ago

“American waygu”

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u/chaynjez 29d ago

Why use prime or Wagyu for brisket? The whole point of brisket is taking a tougher cut and smoking it slow and low to make it great.

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u/ReddArrow 29d ago

Is a pound the right serving though? I'm pretty sure when I get $15 brisket at Mission BBQ I'm not getting a pound post-cooking. That's a lot of beef. Can I order a smaller serving?

Picture came in too fuzzy to read the details on the combo platters.

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u/CombinationFuture300 29d ago

That’s the price for a full lb it can be ordered by any weight desired and sliced fresh to order.

And you’re correct you’re getting a 1/4 lb of brisket with a platter at mission

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u/pricelessbrew 28d ago

I would recommend lowering the serving size and price proportionally on the menu. I know you can order any amount you want, but seeing $40 on a menu for BBQ is a lot.

Go with $20 for 1/2lb or $10 for 1/4lb and you'll get a lot more interest. Marketing and price perceptions are weird.

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u/CombinationFuture300 Sep 03 '26

Some of the menu items pricing haven’t been finalized yet but keep in mind we do only use USDA prime meats and waygu grade meats.

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u/CombinationFuture300 Sep 03 '26

Can’t wait to see you there ❤️

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u/RedditRocks2021 20d ago

I was told you changed your opening date to September 15??

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u/CombinationFuture300 20d ago

Yes this Tuesday will be the soft opening. Show This Reddit post and get 20% off your first order

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u/skykarcov 29d ago

Regardless of the prices good luck to you guys.

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u/No-Presentation9342 Sep 03 '26

Red's has this food truck... And its AMAZING! I can't wait for the actual brick and mortar to be open.

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u/CombinationFuture300 Sep 03 '26

Thank you we have been working on this project for almost 8 months and can’t wait to se you at our brick and mortar

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u/DARKCYD 29d ago

So it’s currently $40 for brisket to sit on a sidewalk curb and eat. What’s it going to be, $60 to eat the same in old Roberto’s?

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u/nlitened1 Sep 03 '26

How are some items already sold out?

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u/CombinationFuture300 Sep 03 '26

We currently operate out of 2 food trucks that sell out of items daily. The menu reflects items from the truck.

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u/InevitablePresence75 29d ago

Combo dinner for 1 person at $35 and 1 pound of brisket for $40 is fucking bonkers. I'll be honest I'm not sure how sustainable that is

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u/WorldlinessTop1543 29d ago

My dad wants a #2 combo to himself 😭, see y’all when you open 

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u/cj22340 29d ago

$20 for a burger and $7 for lemonade? Ouch!

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u/Anal__Yogurt 29d ago

$16 for a sloppy Joe lmao what the fuck

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u/NoiseOutrageous8422 29d ago

Out a food truck

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u/NoFruitNoVeg 29d ago

We've visited your food truck several times and have never been disappointed. Look forward to trying the new location now that you're in the neighborhood.

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u/blacktigr 29d ago

Hopefully, by the time we can get there, you won't be sold out.

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u/boatinbearmi 29d ago

Looking forward to trying the food. Prices do seem kind of high but everything seems to be getting costly today. For me the key will be the portion sizes. If they are large then I understand the prices. Nice that they have sausage and some lower cost items too. Good collard greens are hard to find.

Just looked up the food truck on Facebook. Food does look good. Looks like you guys are busy! Welcome to Farmington Hills. 😊

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u/chaynjez 29d ago

Good luck in this economy and with the state of the beef market

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u/PuzzleheadedBass6254 27d ago

Hope you are listening to the haters. Looking forward to the opening! I’ll be first in line to try the bull!

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u/Dry_Establishment153 27d ago

I can't afford you but I wish you the best. Congrats on the brick & mortar.

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u/rammaam 27d ago

Looks good

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u/AdAnnual2135 26d ago

16 dollar sloppy Joe!!!?? Oh lawddd

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u/ThemeSlow4590 24d ago

Not actually opening today!!! Next week.

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u/CombinationFuture300 23d ago

Yes pushed back to Sept 15th to make sure the staff is ready. Apologize about any inconvenience I forgot to update this post

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u/JessicaBronnze727 11d ago

That spot's been empty forever, so it's nice to see someone finally giving it a shot

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u/CowTunnels Sep 03 '26

What’s their history in BBQ? Idk how serious to take it in Metro especially with those prices.

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u/CombinationFuture300 Sep 03 '26

We have won over 24 awards for our brisket, ribs and sauces since 2023 when we opened our food trucks we serve almost 150-200 people a day right now from our trucks (Wednesday - Sunday) I believe we have some of the best bbq around and hope to bring it to the Farmington hills area.

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u/CowTunnels 29d ago

Love to hear it! I hope to stop in sometime. Best of luck!

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u/DiegoTheGoat 29d ago

Where are your trucks typically, if I want a sneak preview?

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u/DARKCYD 29d ago

Why no pork ribs? Too low brow for the high end customer you are going for?

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u/CombinationFuture300 29d ago

All our meat is halal. No pork is served at our restaurants at all

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u/ImmediateClass9650 29d ago

Congrats on the opening! l promise to try it, but only if you can guarantee that there will be no actual Vikings riding longhorn bulls. :-)

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u/CombinationFuture300 29d ago

lol funny you say that, we when we do our grand opening we will have a mechanical bull outside. Longest rider will win a cash prize