Bill Miller BBQ empire expanding

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Liquid Wrench
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https://www.expressnews.com/business/business_columnists/texas_power_brokers/article/Bill-Miller-s-new-CEO-talks-about-expansion-13085804.php


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We're at 78 and we're under construction for another one in Cedar Park which will open in the next 60 days. We'll start construction in San Marcos and Boerne by the end of the year, so we'll have another three more. We're looking at College Station right now. College Station is a market we think we'll do really well in. I'm an Aggie, that helps.
Sniffing Accountant
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Bill Miller
JobSecurity
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If they can go to CS why not Houston?!
91_Aggie
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You know, their BBQ isn't the best, but i do love me the Po Boy Plus with the hash browns and a big sweet tea.
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foleyt said:

If they can go to CS why not Houston?!
Yeah! What's the big f'n hold up...get ya asses to H-Town.
Liquid Wrench
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foleyt said:

If they can go to CS why not Houston?!

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I've got a three or five year model, also a 10-year model. New markets is a big part of that model and I want to see this company successfully migrate to major markets like Houston or College Station or Waco and up the 35 corridor, even to Dallas.
$3 Sack of Groceries
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People actually like Bill Miller?
Odin
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The fried chicken is some of the best.
histag10
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foleyt said:

If they can go to CS why not Houston?!


Because Houston sucks....
DaBaba
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B-1 83
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Yelnick McWawa said:

People actually like Bill Miller?
Bill Miller fried chicken >>>>Bill Miller BBQ
BEaggie08
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I have long hated Bill Millers. However, when I moved back to SA, I got turned on to their breakfast, and then their chicken. Both are pretty good. I actually really like their breakfast tacos.

I just don't like their barbecue. I think it's next level bad.

The thing about them that really baffles me though, is that is seems like they never try to update or modernize their menu or their restaurants. For crying out loud, stop it with the wood paneling, and the same old "old folks home" decor. Do that, and I'd at least stop in for the chicken every once in a while.
javajaws
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As far as chain BBQ goes...I'm a Pok-e-Jos fan. Love their sausage wraps (on Texas toast)!
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin
rhoswen
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Bill Millers is literally the only thing I miss about San Antonio.
Burdizzo
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Bill Miller's is to BBQ what McDonalds is to hamburgers.
Liquid Wrench
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Yelnick McWawa said:

People actually like Bill Miller?
I only tried the bbq once and was pretty disappointed. Just brought the article here to see what other people think.

After trying Bill Miller's, I could see why San Antonio people had been so excited about Rudy's coming to College Station.
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I'm not a huge fan of BBQ, so I don't mind Billy Milly's BBQ. Yeah, their breakfast and fried chicken is great too.

"Legit" barbecue joints have always mystified me. From what other kind of restaurant would you accept nearly resentful service, a mystifying ordering experience (looking at you, Rudy's), and last but not least, butcher paper to eat off of? That one place in Lockhart doesn't even have forks, or ALLOW forks. And people line up. It's the strangest thing. (Then they wait in line because "welcome to a BBQ joint, where we've engineered a pretty insulting experience before you've even sat down at one of our indoor picnic benches!")

It may as well be a DPS office.
quanah
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It's a fast food place. It is better than most fast food places. They have legitimately good breakfast tacos, the brisket and potato tacos with salsa are great.
MouthBQ98
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Not the best but the sides are OK and it is fast and affordable.

Not ever BBQ place needs to be a botique experience.
Burdizzo
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PoohAh97 said:

I'm not a huge fan of BBQ, so I don't mind Billy Milly's BBQ. Yeah, their breakfast and fried chicken is great too.

"Legit" barbecue joints have always mystified me. From what other kind of restaurant would you accept nearly resentful service, a mystifying ordering experience (looking at you, Rudy's), and last but not least, butcher paper to eat off of? That one place in Lockhart doesn't even have forks, or ALLOW forks. And people line up. It's the strangest thing. (Then they wait in line because "welcome to a BBQ joint, where we've engineered a pretty insulting experience before you've even sat down at one of our indoor picnic benches!")

It may as well be a DPS office.



God gave you a fork. It is at the end of your arm.
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"welcome to a BBQ joint, where we've engineered a pretty insulting experience before you've even sat down at one of our indoor picnic benches!"
AliasMan02
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It's shocking how cheap Bill Miller's is compared to other chains.
mwm
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What about Jim's for breakfast? Man, I miss those biscuits & sausage gravy.

Other than that, the most beautiful thing I've ever seen (except my wife & kids) was watching SA disappear in my rear view mirror.
fla_agfan
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I do live their brisket tacos
rhoswen
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Yep. Used to go to Jim's at 2am after Midnight Rodeo on... Toepperwein?
GarryowenAg
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Bill Miller's grandson was in the corps with me. Good family.
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PoohAh97 said:

I'm not a huge fan of BBQ, so I don't mind Billy Milly's BBQ. Yeah, their breakfast and fried chicken is great too.

"Legit" barbecue joints have always mystified me. From what other kind of restaurant would you accept nearly resentful service, a mystifying ordering experience (looking at you, Rudy's), and last but not least, butcher paper to eat off of? That one place in Lockhart doesn't even have forks, or ALLOW forks. And people line up. It's the strangest thing. (Then they wait in line because "welcome to a BBQ joint, where we've engineered a pretty insulting experience before you've even sat down at one of our indoor picnic benches!")

It may as well be a DPS office.


What is mystifying about ordering at Rudy's? You tell them what you want and they give it to you.
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rhoswen said:

Bill Millers is literally the only thing I miss about San Antonio.


Every time i go there for breakfast tacos i am reminded of bringing you Bill Miller's from SA that one time.
rhoswen
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I remember!
riverrataggie
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What if Bill Miller's name was Jim.
JMac03
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So I posted this on another BMB thread, but something must have changed in the past few years - they used to make all of the meat at a central location and deliver it to the different restaurants, so they have a certain "distance" they would only build stores. So either they have expanded that distance, or do they have more than one place where they make the meat now?
PoohAh97
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You tell 3 people what you want. One of them you have to yell to. I'm a bright dude, I catch on quick. But it's still dumb and back-arsewards.

The person who sells you the drink doesn't even have cups--that's in *another entire building*.
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PoohAh97 said:

You tell 3 people what you want. One of them you have to yell to. I'm a bright dude, I catch on quick. But it's still dumb and back-arsewards.

The person who sells you the drink doesn't even have cups--that's in *another entire building*.


That doesn't sound like any Rudy's I have ever been to.
Gil Renard
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Billy M's, HEB. I miss Texas. I'm in southern OK aka DFW
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