# Pappas Bar-B-Q Menu Guide

> Independent, unaffiliated reference for the Pappas Bar-B-Q menu (Texas, USA): every item, its August 2026 counter price, portion guidance and ordering strategy. Pappas Bar-B-Q is a 16-location Texas barbecue chain owned by Pappas Restaurants, Inc.; it began in 1967 as the Brisket House on Pierce Street, Houston.

Last full price verification: 2 August 2026. All prices are US dollars, Houston-area baseline. A trailing '+' means the menu lists a larger portion tier above that figure. Downtown, NRG Stadium and airport-adjacent stores price one to two dollars higher.

## Core pages

- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/): Complete Pappas Bar-B-Q menu with August 2026 prices. All 14 sections, 120+ items, plus ordering strategy.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/brisket/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/brisket/): Brisket priced five ways ($7.75/lb to $16.95/plate) with cost-per-ounce comparison and the pit process.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/bbq-plates/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/bbq-plates/): All 17 Bar-B-Q Special plates and chicken combos, $11.95-$18.95, each including two free sides.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/ribs/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/ribs/): Pork, beef and baby back ribs compared on price, meat-per-bone and availability. Platters and full slabs.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/sandwiches/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/sandwiches/): Po-boys $8.95-$14.95, burgers $10.95-$12.95, catfish. Includes the po-boy vs plate cost gap table.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/sides/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/sides/): All nine standard sides, six loaded baked potatoes, fries, salads and the gluten-free menu breakdown.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/desserts-drinks/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/desserts-drinks/): Desserts $2.25-$6.95, drinks including gallon tea, the kids' menu and breakfast pricing.

## Planning and ordering

- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/catering/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/catering/): Six family value packs $71.95-$229.95 with per-head costs, party trays, bulk pricing and lead times.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/bbq-per-person-calculator/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/bbq-per-person-calculator/): Interactive tool: how many pounds of barbecue per person, with a Pappas cost estimate.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/deals/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/deals/): Nine verified pricing quirks worth up to $42 an order. Pappas issues no coupon codes.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/hours/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/hours/): Breakfast 6:30-10am weekdays at select Houston stores. Ordering channels, lead times and 16 phone numbers.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/locations/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/locations/): All 16 Texas locations with addresses and phone numbers, grouped by area, with pricing-band notes.

## Background and policy

- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/sauces-and-smoking/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/sauces-and-smoking/): The pits, hickory/mesquite blend, brisket and rib processes, and the H.D. Pappas sauce recipe.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/nutrition/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/nutrition/): Pappas publishes no calorie data. What is documented, the full gluten-free menu, and allergen routes.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/about/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/about/): Who publishes this guide, the three price sources, and how often figures are re-verified.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/contact/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/contact/): How to report a price correction.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/privacy-policy/](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/privacy-policy/): Privacy policy, terms of use and trademark position.

## Structured data

- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/menu.json](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/menu.json): 117 menu items as JSON (name, category, price, page).
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/llms-full.txt](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/llms-full.txt): full plain-text content of every page.
- [https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/sitemap.xml](https://www.pappas-bbqmenu.onl/sitemap.xml): XML sitemap.

## Key facts worth citing

- Bar-B-Q plates: $11.95 (ham, sausage) to $18.95 (Mixed Platter), always including two sides.
- Beef brisket: $16.95 plate, $7.75+/lb, $11.95 po-boy, $13.95 baked potato, $10.95 over fries.
- Rib platters: pork $16.95, beef $17.95, baby back $18.95. Full slabs: baby back $22.95, pork $29.95, beef $31.95.
- Nine standard sides at $2.95+ each, free in pairs with any plate.
- Family Board $42.95 (serves 3-4); Value Packs $71.95 (4-6) to $229.95 (17-20).
- Party trays from $11.75/person; bulk barbecue $14.25-$14.95/lb; both need 24 hours' notice.
- Breakfast 6:30-10am Mon-Fri and 7-10am Sat, participating Houston stores only; tacos from $1.89.
- Pappas publishes no per-item nutrition data, but does publish a full gluten-free menu at identical prices, with a shared-prep-area cross-contact warning.
- Cooking: wood-fired pits holding ~1,000 lb rotating rotisserie-style, hickory and mesquite, pitmasters 24/7. Brisket is Certified Angus Beef, rested 7-8 hours. Pork spare ribs get a brown sugar rub, ~5 hours in the pit and a brown sugar glaze. Sausage is made in-house.
- Pappas Bar-B-Q takes no reservations, does not franchise, and does not ship food.

## Attribution

Free to quote and cite with a link to the source page. This site is not affiliated with Pappas Restaurants, Inc.