For Austinite bbq lovers, the few options in town meant treks to Luling, Lockhart, Taylor or Driftwood. There are a few in town I like (Rudy's, Ruby's), but none that just flat out impress across the board. Until now. It may not look like much, but Franklin's is quickly gaining a reputation among BBQ aficionados. I gathered up the Royal We (Fall 09 Bowling Champs) Thursday to try it out and walked away extremely impressed (and overweight).
My litmus test for good bbq is the standard 2 meat test: brisket and sausage. Between the 4 of us we ordered 1.5 lbs brisket, 1 lb sausage and 1lb pork ribs. The owner, Aaron, provided us with some charred caps to munch on while he cut everything up. Amazing. The guy should somehow market just the ends (muffintop ala Seinfeld). It was all amazing. The brisket was one of the best I've tried, 10 out of 10. The sausage and ribs were both 8 out of 10. My only knock was there just wasn't a sauce there that I really liked. The expresso sauce is good and a very different idea. The sweet sauce was ok and I'll have to try the pork sauce next round with some pulled pork.
We all walked away very happy with this nearby lunch option soon to make it into the rotation. On one hand, I liked the fact that we walked right up with just a few folks in line and had our run of the place. On the other hand, its criminal to keep a place like this secret and Aaron seems like genuine good people. So, next chance you get, give it a go. Its just north of Dreamers (on 35 frontage road). If you pass Chicas Bonitas, you've gone too far. (35 and Concordia).
And now, food porn:
The establishment
My litmus test for good bbq is the standard 2 meat test: brisket and sausage. Between the 4 of us we ordered 1.5 lbs brisket, 1 lb sausage and 1lb pork ribs. The owner, Aaron, provided us with some charred caps to munch on while he cut everything up. Amazing. The guy should somehow market just the ends (muffintop ala Seinfeld). It was all amazing. The brisket was one of the best I've tried, 10 out of 10. The sausage and ribs were both 8 out of 10. My only knock was there just wasn't a sauce there that I really liked. The expresso sauce is good and a very different idea. The sweet sauce was ok and I'll have to try the pork sauce next round with some pulled pork.
We all walked away very happy with this nearby lunch option soon to make it into the rotation. On one hand, I liked the fact that we walked right up with just a few folks in line and had our run of the place. On the other hand, its criminal to keep a place like this secret and Aaron seems like genuine good people. So, next chance you get, give it a go. Its just north of Dreamers (on 35 frontage road). If you pass Chicas Bonitas, you've gone too far. (35 and Concordia).
And now, food porn:
The establishment
The Order
El Brisket
Los Ribs
BBQ Lunch, Serious Business
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