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AI Phone Assistant forBBQ & Smokehouses

Bytes AI handles your phone orders, keeps callers updated on meat availability, takes catering and party platter orders, and upsells sides -- so you can focus on the pit.

Why BBQ & Smokehouses NeedAI Phone Ordering

Sold-Out Meats Frustrate Callers

Your brisket sells out by 1pm and your ribs by 6pm. Customers call to order sold-out items and hang up angry when they find out too late.

Large Catering Calls Take Forever

A BBQ catering order for 50 people involves meat by the pound, side choices, bread counts, sauce selections, and utensil needs. That is a 15-20 minute call your pitmaster cannot handle.

Underselling Sides and Add-Ons

BBQ margins are in the sides and drinks. When your team rushes through phone orders, they skip upselling the cornbread, coleslaw, and mac & cheese that boost your ticket.

Built Specifically forBBQ & Smokehouses

Real-Time Meat Availability

Update sold-out items from your phone and Bytes AI immediately tells callers what is available, suggests alternatives, and prevents frustrated dead-end calls.

By-the-Pound Ordering

Handles weight-based meat orders (half pound of brisket, full rack of ribs) with accurate pricing and portion guidance for callers unsure about quantities.

Catering & Party Pack Builder

Takes large catering orders with meat by the pound, side selections, bread counts, sauce choices, and delivery logistics for events of any size.

Side & Dessert Upselling

Suggests popular sides like mac & cheese, baked beans, coleslaw, and cornbread on every order, plus desserts like banana pudding or peach cobbler.

Pit-Friendly Ticket Format

Orders print with meat weights, side quantities, and special instructions in a clear format your pit crew and expeditors can read at a glance.
0Calls wasted on sold-out items
+$6.80Average upsell per order
+40%Catering inquiries handled

Frequently AskedQuestions

Instantly. Open your dashboard, tap the item as sold out, and every subsequent call reflects the change immediately. You can also set items to automatically mark as sold out when inventory runs low.

Yes. Bytes AI provides portion guidance based on headcount, such as recommending a half pound of pulled pork per person plus sides. This helps callers order the right amount and reduces follow-up calls.

Bytes AI walks through your catering packages or builds a custom order: meat selections by the pound, side choices with quantities, bread, sauces, utensils, delivery details, and setup time. Everything goes to your catering coordinator in one organized ticket.

Absolutely. Bytes AI knows your full sauce lineup -- original, spicy, vinegar, mustard-based, or whatever you offer -- and captures sauce preference per meat item. It can also handle sauce-on-the-side requests.

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