Up here in Prescott, we haven't had a stable bbq joint in as long as I can remember. Once, there was a pad called Porky's, but I received bad reviews. Pony Espresso seems to do a good job, but I have yet to try their bbq. It's only served a couple of days out of the week, so the restaurant has time to equip itself.
My suggestion to owners would be to open either four days out of the week or so and utilize the other days to prep. If you want success, you have to earn it, why would you NOT want your live centered on your and your family's success? The excuse "we have lives outside of the business"
is laced with "I don't wanna work the shop!!"
followed by "where did I go wrong with my business"
then its "Time to call Food Network's Restaurant Impossible".
I would love to rock a bbq joint. The learning experience would be invaluable, the clientele (usually) would be appreciative and helpful with feedback and at the end of the day, I'd be able to say I hung out at the bbq joint all flippin' day!!
Or... Mebbe I just don't get it.