Texas Barbecue Blues: Brisket Prices Push Old Joints Toward the Brink
TL;DR
Texas’s oldest barbecue joints are closing or struggling to stay open as brisket and other meat prices climb, with brisket reportedly around $5.56 per pound in some cases. Owners are trimming menus, shifting to alternative meats, or facing closure, highlighting how rising costs are reshaping Texas’s beloved barbecue scene and threatening a storied regional cuisine.
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Some of Texas’s oldest barbecue joints close as meat prices skyrocket The Washington Post
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