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In the city that truly loves barbecue, how much smoked meat is actually sold? What really runs out first at Franklin Barbecue? How much brisket does Stiles Switch crank through in a day? Which dessert is the favorite at Micklethwait Craft Meats? In honor of Barbecue Week, Eater presents a by-the-numbers breakdown of barbecue at five different very popular joints.
Franklin Barbecue
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Brisket: 10,662.24 pounds per week
Ribs: 1,823.30 pounds per week
Sausage: 1,200 pounds per week
Beans: 250 pounds dry, 600 pounds cooked per week
Potato salad: 750 pounds per week
Popular sandwich: Tipsy Texan
Popular dessert: bourbon banana pudding pie
What sells out first, second…?: pork ribs, turkey, pulled pork, brisket
Micklethwait Craft Meats
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Cabbage and beans: 150 to 200 pounds per day
Popular order: two meat plate with brisket, ribs, coleslaw, and grits
Popular sides: jalapeno cheese grits, lemon poppyseed coleslaw
Popular sandwich: brisket
Popular dessert: moon pie
What sells out first, second…?: beef ribs, sausage, brisket
Highest number of orders in a day: 200 orders
Largest preorder: 1,000 people
Stubb’s Bar-B-Q in Red River
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Brisket: 700 pounds per day
Pork spare ribs: 200 racks per day
Sausage: 900 links per day
Pinto beans: 50 gallons per day
Serrano cheese spinach: 65 gallons per day
Potato salad: 70 gallons per day
Popular orders: Stubb’s family-style all-you-can-eat, with three meats and three sides
Popular sandwiches: half-lean, half-marbled brisket sandwich, pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw
Popular dessert: pecan pie a la mode
What sells out first?: Brisket
Highest number of orders in a day: over 3,500
Largest preorder: all-you-can-eat for 2,200 people
Stiles Switch BBQ & Brew
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Brisket: 3,000 pounds per week
Pork ribs: 240 racks per week
Beef ribs: 600 pounds per week
Sausage: 600 pounds per week
Beans: 150 pounds dry per week
Potatoes: 200 pounds per week
Popular order: brisket
Popular sandwich: Diablo
Popular sides: corn casserole, dill potato salad
Popular dessert: chocolate banana pudding
Highest number of orders in a day: over 3,000 on a Saturday
Freedmen’s
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Brisket: 1,000 pounds per week
Pork ribs: 500 pounds per week
Sausage: 160 pounds per week
Pinto beans: 100 pounds dry per week
Potatoes: 250 pounds per week
Cabbage: 250 pounds per week
Popular orders: Holy Trinity, Lunchbox
Popular sandwich: Lunchbox (lunch), Smoke Stack (dinner)
Popular dessert: smoked banana pudding
What sells out first, second…?: ribs, pulled pork, sausage, brisket
Largest preorder: 35 briskets and pork rib racks, 12 pork butts, and 50 to 60 pounds of sausage for a restaurant buy-out
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