Hello Everyone,
I am new to this forum. I just opened a bbq restaurant. I already have a casual fine dining restaurant that has been open for 8 years. I am the chef and owner of the restaurants. I have a great chef that also helps me at both places. I would like to add a beef rib to the bbq restaurant. I have tried sysco and southern foods. they have sent me beef short ribs (not cut). but these have very little meat. more like braising ribs for stocks. Can any bbq restaurants help me with the name (spec) of the product you are using. Also can anyone share with me what their food cost has been. Any help would be great. I love my cookshack smoker. Thanks for any help you can give.

Peter van beuren

I only do beef ribs when ordered for a catering gig, I don't carry them on my menu. I've found no better source for the ribs than Costco; I get a better-than-case price. My cost-of-goods (COGs)varies based on current weekly prices and would be pretty useless information to elsewhere in the country.

I used to sell beef ribs in my restaurant. We used a product called Kenosha ribs. I guess it was a brand name of sorts, but they were notable because each rib was about 3"x3" in cross section and weighed about 1.5#. They were extremely good. My supplier stoped carrying them, but told me as recently as last year that they were still in business. All I can suggest is that you search for them.