Austin - Franklin Barbecue
From pork in the Carolinas to ribs in St. Louis, I'm fortunate to have experienced great bbq . So, when my current travels takes me to Austin. As Daniel Vaughn ( @BBQsnob ) states, it's the best of the best. A friend got me this issue awhile back. After reading it, I knew I needed to visit two locations in Austin, Franklin BBQ and John Mueller Meat Company. First stop in Austin: Franklin Barbecue... With my longtime friend, and Austin resident, Diane. She and her husband took the morning off to join me in line. We arrived around 9:15 am, Diane had it all planned out with folding chairs, mimosas, and breakfast items from Easy Tiger . To my critics, YES, I do wait in lines. One thing that I really liked about this line, Franklin staffers came around to let everyone know what was going on. At about 11 am, they asked everyone to fold up their chairs, recycle any bottles or cans, and ...