Need Your Tough Love (Input)

[Jillbeans]

Neither idea says "food" to me and the color is kinda pukey.
First one has no contrast.
From the thumbnails it looks more like animal print than flames.
It could be a fun idea, Signmaniac has a nice take on it.
With a name like Strollins I can envision sort of a "Keep on Truckin" kind of man with a burger in his hand, or a dapper dan type guy wearing spats and a bib to protect a fancy suit.
Love....Jill

 

[signmeup]

Butts? Is that some sort of bar-b-q item down there? No Idea what your sellin'.

 

[CheapVehicleWrap]

smelly butts, must be some kind of body powder or sumthin

 

[J Hill Designs]

rump roast?

 

[signgal]

*gasps* pork butts?! you've not had slow grilled pork butts, signmeup? You must let me know when you travel to the sunshine state, so that can be corrected.

 

[Jillbeans]

Here's a quick idea.
I don't have a vehicle outline or fills or time to do that, this is just general for tones and content. You'd have to get a "real" drawing not a mincemeat clipart/font montage like this.

 

[signgal]

NICE, Jill! The orange would probably serve as a signature color too!

 

[Idea Design]

If the tag line "You can smell our butts all over town" is something the restaurant has been using for some time and it has recognition then keep it. However, when I first read it I immediately thought of cigarettes, maybe a good tag line for a smokers shop.

Funny, I thought it was a chili joint.

 

[tcorn1965]

When I lived down in Dyersburg Tennessee they had a Bad Bobs BBQ that was outstanding. One of the shirts they sold said something about smelling their butt, the shirts were a big seller!

 

[signgal]

my step dad got into MAJOR grilling and ended up doing the BBQ for the cookouts for his plumber cronies and their families. Man, he had the set up... anyway, he had this great airbrush girl that would do funny aprons for him every year. My personal favorite was "wanna help me rub my butts?" Picture a Pig with waggling eyebrows here

ROFL

 

[SignManiac]

Quite often, the more controversial a name or tag line is, the more publicity it will generate. Even bad publicity is sometimes good.

 

[Big Blue]

I like your Idea, the fire could have more of a red color to properly represent hot bbq pit coals, the slogan is great. Be a little more creative on you font. and use a color that contrasts nicley with the flames. My opinion.... Don't get rid of the flames, and don't get rid of the slogan.... maybe throw a bbq pork sammich, or a hogg on there somewhere.

 

[threads1]

Not that this has anything to do with the design but, I use "Bad Byron's Butt Rub" when I BBQ. It's awesome.

 

[StopSignGraphics]

The problem I have with the tag line is that "world famous hamburgers" is more prominent than BBQ. The combination of "butts" and hamburgers isn't very appealing. I think with a tag line like that you should put more focus on the "BBQ" and less on the burgers.