Butter's BBQ Drops Brisket as Beef Prices Jump 9.4% in 2026

2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 1

Butter's BBQ in Sinton, Texas, pulled brisket from its regular menu after another supplier increase of nearly $1 a pound made the staple too risky to stock.
Five years of beef inflation had already squeezed the restaurant, owner Andrew Soto said, and recent attempts to raise prices or cook less brisket hurt foot traffic and sales.
Brisket had been consuming more than 70% of the restaurant's total grocery costs, according to a Facebook post explaining the change to customers.
The restaurant will still sell brisket through online pre-orders paid in advance while steering diners toward pork items such as ribs and sausage.
USDA data show beef and veal prices were 5.9% higher in August than a year earlier and are forecast to rise 9.4% across 2026.