Now we’re not saying this is proof that Texas barbecue is superior to all others, but we don’t think you’d ever see this kind of behavior in the Lone Star State.
A barbecue restaurant in Kansas City has asked customers to stop ordering brisket as the prices of beef are skyrocketing!
Jerry Rauschelbach, owner of Arthur Bryant’s Barbeque, told Fox News that he’s had to raise the price of the restaurant’s brisket sandwiches to almost $18, from their original price of $10.95. He knows customers are upset, but there is nothing they can do.
He says, “We think $17.95 for a 12-ounce sandwich is ridiculous, but so is the cost that I’m paying for it.”
As for what customers can do, Rauschelbach has several suggestions.
“They can order other meats, they can call their congressmen and ask why things are the way they are. No one’s making them order it. It’s OK to order something else. The issue is supply and demand,” he says.
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