Wednesday, January 27, 2010

New 'cue in town

Had read good things about Franklin BBQ on the interwebs and knew it needed to be vetted out.

It's basically another trailer, but with picnic tables.  The pit has its own house, as you can see here, which allows for some basic cover when it gets windy.


Pit's off to the right.  Pop is chewing the fat with the owner, literally and figuratively as the owner hands out burnt ends to sample a la Louie Mueller's.



Standard set up.  Ribs, brisket, potato salad, pickles n onions.  It was all really good.  Actually I'd put it at the top of what's available in Austin.  But that's more an indication of a lack of excellent barbecue within the city limits.


 Simon digging into the brisket.



I'm including this shot mainly to show Erinn that we still use the bib and placemat when Simon and I go out together.

Franklin BBQ is on I-35 at Concordia St (~32nd Street) and open Wed-Sun from 11am until they run out of food, which is about 2pm.

1 comment:

Kenneth said...

I had lunch there today and loved it. Brisket and ribs are among the best I've had, certainly in Austin and the surrounding area. Sauces were good, but didn't blow my hair back. Wasn't a problem because the meats didn't really need to be sauced. I'll definitely go back soon and will be sampling the pulled pork.