Franklin BBQ experience

DerbyCityQ · 05-20-2014, 03:38 PM

Saw this on /r/BBQ. Nice write up and brisket looks fantastic.

http://imgur.com/a/lihUl

sbramm · 05-20-2014, 03:49 PM

next business trip to tx i'm going there. meetings be damned!

gtr · 05-20-2014, 03:56 PM

I'd say anybody who has the opportunity to check Franklin's out should do so. Mind blowing brisket & I really liked the sausage as well. If you know what you're getting into as far as the wait goes and prepare for it, it's all good. We got there at 8am and were about 35th in line - got served around noon. I would definitely do it again.

John Mueller's is also fantastic. I haven't been to La Barbecue or Stiles Switch but they are also supposed to be great as well.

Tricky · 05-20-2014, 04:03 PM

Last time I had read something about La Barbeque it made it sound like the wait times there aren't nearly as long. But that was a while ago - anyone know whether the wait times have gotten more like it is at Franklin's?

Bludawg · 05-20-2014, 04:12 PM

Get there before 9 if you don't want a long wait

gtr · 05-20-2014, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Tricky

Last time I had read something about La Barbeque it made it sound like the wait times there aren't nearly as long. But that was a while ago - anyone know whether the wait times have gotten more like it is at Franklin's?

Just a guess, but I think the wait times at Franklin's are by far longer than the other places. We went to John Mueller's an hour before it opened on a Sunday and we were the second group in line, so the overall time investment was a lot less - and the food there is absolutely incredible.

sliding_billy · 05-20-2014, 04:45 PM

I have done all 4 of the ones listed, although J. Mueller was when it was the old place (before it was La Barbecue). I did Franklin when the line was only about an hour on a non-weekend, and I still would never do it again. I am not into tailgating (and even less so with the typical Austin crowd), so the experience is lost on me. Similar length line (an hour) wasn't as bad at Pecan Lodge since it was inside and was a very different clientele. Now that they are moving to a standalone building, I will not do that one again either. IMO, there is simply not enough differentiation between the product of these places or many others in North and Central TX to warrant the wait and the price.

Bludawg · 05-20-2014, 05:01 PM

I have it on good word Pecan got a FruFru since the move they now have a House Craft beer and a $$$$ wine menu with garden and indoor dining. Don't figure my tobacco spitin, finger eatin, use my bandanna for a slop rag, Beer belching self would be to welcome & I just might have to take out a Second mortgage to eat there or bring my splitin maul.

gtr · 05-20-2014, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bludawg

I have it on good word Pecan got a FruFru since the move they now have a House Craft beer and a $$$$ wine menu with garden and indoor dining. Don't figure my tobacco spitin, finger eatin, use my bandanna for a slop rag, Beer belching self would be to welcome & I just might have to take out a Second mortgage to eat there or bring my splitin maul.

Just back the car in and leave the motor running.

05-20-2014, 03:38 PM	#1
DerbyCityQ Got Wood. Join Date: 06-26-13 Location: Louisville Kentucky	Franklin BBQ experience Saw this on /r/BBQ. Nice write up and brisket looks fantastic. http://imgur.com/a/lihUl __________________ Big Poppa Smokers UDS, Weber 22.5" One-Touch Gold, Weber Genesis Gold Gasser

05-20-2014, 03:49 PM	#2
sbramm is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 02-18-09 Location: western MA	next business trip to tx i'm going there. meetings be damned! __________________ The Edge... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who really know where it is are the ones who have gone over.

05-20-2014, 03:56 PM	#3
gtr somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-16-10 Location: Culver City, CA	I'd say anybody who has the opportunity to check Franklin's out should do so. Mind blowing brisket & I really liked the sausage as well. If you know what you're getting into as far as the wait goes and prepare for it, it's all good. We got there at 8am and were about 35th in line - got served around noon. I would definitely do it again. John Mueller's is also fantastic. I haven't been to La Barbecue or Stiles Switch but they are also supposed to be great as well. __________________ 50" Klose BYC, Spitjack XB85, 22.5 WSM, Backwoods Chubby, UDS, WRK, 26" & 22.5" Weber Kettles, Jumbo Joe, WGA, WSJ/MUDS, Kanka Grill, a piece of expanded metal I throw over the fire pit sometimes, Stealthy Black & Vol Orange Thermapens Displaced East Tennesseean Proud recipient of a Tick Former outlaw MOINK baller, now IMBAS Certified, but still lookin' over my shoulder. "Relax, it's only BBQ." - Bigmista, 2013 "Don't worry about playing a lot of notes. Just find one pretty one." - Miles Davis Avatar by my son! WTFWGALD?

05-20-2014, 04:03 PM	#4
Tricky is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 12-06-10 Location: Ventura County, CA	Last time I had read something about La Barbeque it made it sound like the wait times there aren't nearly as long. But that was a while ago - anyone know whether the wait times have gotten more like it is at Franklin's? __________________ Rec Tec with bull horns -- UDS (Big Blue) -- 2 Weber kettles -- Weber gasser -- DCS outdoor stainless built-in nat. gasser with smoker box and rotisserie -- Dutch ovens a-plenty -- bright yellow can't-lose-me Thermapen

05-20-2014, 04:12 PM	#5
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	Get there before 9 if you don't want a long wait __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.

05-20-2014, 04:45 PM	#7
sliding_billy somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-27-13 Location: Princeton, TX Name/Nickname : )	I have done all 4 of the ones listed, although J. Mueller was when it was the old place (before it was La Barbecue). I did Franklin when the line was only about an hour on a non-weekend, and I still would never do it again. I am not into tailgating (and even less so with the typical Austin crowd), so the experience is lost on me. Similar length line (an hour) wasn't as bad at Pecan Lodge since it was inside and was a very different clientele. Now that they are moving to a standalone building, I will not do that one again either. IMO, there is simply not enough differentiation between the product of these places or many others in North and Central TX to warrant the wait and the price. __________________ Custom Offset/GMG Davy Crockett/Vision Kamado/Blackstone 36"/Weber 22" "redhead"/WSM 14.5" X2/Jumbo Joe/Pit Boss Copperhead/KCBS

05-20-2014, 05:01 PM	#8
Bludawg somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-04-09 Location: Jonesboro,Tx	I have it on good word Pecan got a FruFru since the move they now have a House Craft beer and a $$$$ wine menu with garden and indoor dining. Don't figure my tobacco spitin, finger eatin, use my bandanna for a slop rag, Beer belching self would be to welcome & I just might have to take out a Second mortgage to eat there or bring my splitin maul. __________________ I'm a Proxy Vegetarian> Cows eat grass & I eat cows.