If you are searching for a Monday rib night or a two-for-one at Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q, the honest answer is that there is no published chain-wide calendar of daily specials, and with roughly 35 independently run scratch kitchens there never really could be. What there is instead is a menu with several genuine value plays hidden in it — including one that saves $11.24 on a single order — plus the local promotions your restaurant may or may not run.
Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q prices at a glance
The prices referenced on this page, collected up front. They vary by location and change without notice.
| Order | Price | Why it is the value play |
|---|---|---|
| Extra cheese biscuits | $2.00 | Cheapest item on the menu; nothing else compares |
| Pork Rinds | $5.03 | Made in house — a starter no chain rival carries |
| Brunswick Stew | $7.03 | Regional, and on no other national barbecue menu |
| Smoked Bologna Sandwich | $9.05 | Cheapest sandwich, and unique to this chain |
| Pulled Pork Plate | $14.12 | The most reliable thing the kitchen does |
| Half Rack St. Louis Ribs | $20.12 | Cheapest rib order and the meatier cut |
The single best saving on the menu
This is the one to know. A Full Rack of Baby Back Ribs is $33.00. A Half Rack is $22.12, so two halves come to $44.24 for the same number of bones. If two of you want ribs, order one full rack and split it and you save $11.24 — a bigger discount than any coupon this chain is likely to hand you.
It is also the cheapest way to make an expensive item defensible. Ribs are where Jim 'N Nick's is genuinely pricey: $33.00 a full rack against $19.99 at Sonny's. Split between two people that is $16.50 each, which is a normal barbecue entrée price.
Where the value actually sits
Two of those deserve a sentence. The Smoked Bologna Sandwich at $9.05 is the cheapest interesting thing on any menu covered on this site — a thick slice of bologna, scored and smoked until the edges caramelize, an Alabama and Oklahoma tradition no other national chain carries. And the Half Rack of St. Louis Ribs at $20.12 undercuts the baby back half rack by $2.00 while giving you the meatier cut, which makes the more expensive option the worse one.
The plate band
All five BBQ plates sit inside a $4 range — $14.12 for Pulled Pork or Smoked Sausage, $15.03 for Smoked Turkey, $15.04 for Smoked Chicken, $18.11 for Brisket. That is deliberately tight, and it means there is no such thing as a bargain plate. Choose on taste. The one thing to avoid on value grounds is the Brisket Plate: it is the most expensive item in the section and the least representative of a hickory kitchen, which suits pork far better than beef.
The cheapest day and time to go
Prices do not move by day here, so "best value day" is really about the food rather than the check. Weekday lunch is the answer. Restaurants open at 11:00 seven days a week and close at 21:00 Sunday through Thursday, 22:00 on Friday and Saturday. Lunch is the quietest window, the pork has just come off the smoker, and a scratch kitchen is at its most consistent when it is not slammed.
The corollary: the worst time is a Friday or Saturday evening at 20:00, when everything has been holding longest. If you are going late, order pulled pork rather than ribs.
What to ask your location about
- House-made sausage availability. It is made in the restaurant and varies by day — the Smoked Sausage Plate ($14.12) is the cheapest route to it.
- Local promotions. Anything running is a restaurant-level decision, not a national one.
- Any military or first-responder consideration, which is also decided locally — see the military discount guide.
- Group pricing. There is no by-the-pound sheet, so larger orders are quoted by the restaurant; the catering guide has the per-head math.
The best-value order, assembled
For one person: Smoked Bologna Sandwich ($9.05), Green Beans ($3.50) and the free biscuits — $12.55 for something you cannot get at another chain. For two: one Full Rack ($33.00), two sides and an extra order of biscuits ($2.00), about $42 total. For a first visit: the Pulled Pork Plate ($14.12) with creamed corn and extra biscuits — $16.12, and the whole argument of the chain on one tray. Everything is priced on the Jim 'N Nick's menu.