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Central Texas BBQ Tour
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"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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I'm post processing right now and narrowing down my images John; I just sent you a teaser va text. :PJust a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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Gosh Cazzy, your pictures are great, and your story is really good, but you seem a bit too sure of yourself.-----------------------------------------------------Albuquerque, NMLarge BGE, Weber Kettle, Weber Smokey Joe
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LOL if you say so @TroglodyteJust a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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Just kidding, Cazzy. After the first Carly Simon song, I couldn't resist.-----------------------------------------------------Albuquerque, NMLarge BGE, Weber Kettle, Weber Smokey Joe
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Troglodyte said:Just kidding, Cazzy. After the first Carly Simon song, I couldn't resist.Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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Sonofabitchcazzy said:I'm post processing right now and narrowing down my images John; I just sent you a teaser va text. :P
"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike -
Crap. That Franklin's line is insane. My wife just said "hell no, you better order online". Can't wait for 2/1 at midnight.
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In case there's some question about @cazzy's sense of humor, he texted me a photo of Franklin's street sign."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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JohnInCarolina said:In case there's some question about @cazzy's sense of humor, he texted me a photo of Franklin's street sign.
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This really became a mini tour, but darn it was incredibly fulfilling and a flipping awesome weekend! Also, this might be the best damn birthday i've ever had..but more on that later.Our next stop brought us to the highly revered and coveted, Franklin BBQ.I told the wifey last night, "I really think I want to be first in line tomorrow". She encouraged me to go for it, so she dropped me off at 6:50am. When I showed up, I was confused as nobody was there, but there were 4 chairs with signs on them that read "John's Sunday Morning Front of the Line Chair". After talking to one of the pit bosses, this joker apparently drops off chairs at 3 or 4 am, and shows up before they open. I moved his chairs back, told myself "it's my birthday, I do what I want", then took over the #1 spot. Please note that most people were pretty pissed, and this entitled fella didn't show up until 10:00am...with a party of 13! :-qI kept myself busy shooting so the time flew by!Them hipsters are cray about their bbq!Around 9am, photographer by the name of Brian Finke arrived with his assistant to do a shoot for National Geographic. At about 10:30am, the General Manager (partial owner) Benji steps out and asks me how I was doing and where I was visiting from. We chatted and I told him it was my first visit, and this was a birthday present to myself. lol I pointed to Brian and asked him if he was waiting for Aaron to show up. He said, "no, Aaron has a newborn at home, so Stacy made Aaron take the day off." I honestly was really bummed and told him about a Twitter convo Aaron and I had a lil over a week ago.We laughed about Aaron's man brain and I asked later if they allow people to see the pits. He said, sure, I'll take you back right now. Since they're closed tomorrow, there was no meat besides sausage on.I forgot his name, but after he tended to the fire, he asked me if I wanted to see the sausage on the pit. You know what I said!Benji told me that they cook 65 briskets every day. That would have been a site! This was a huge freaking pit!So I thanked Benji multiple times for the quick tour and went back to get in line. I told my wife a lil later "I just want to warn you, I'm going to order a lot of damn meat. I want lots of leftovers!" She smiled and pretty much already knew what was coming as I had a huge grin on my face. So they let us in and I begin to place my order. I asked for a 2 lb end cut of the point (note sliced) and wanted it wrapped in butcher paper. I proceeded to order 1.5 more lbs of point, 1/2 lb of flat, 1 lb of ribs, 1 lb of pulled pork, 1 lb of turkery, 2 sausage links, a Tipsy Texsan, and a pint of beans. I get to the register and the girl asked me for my drink order. After giving it to me, she asked "can we get you anything else today?" I said no and started reaching for my wallet when she said "Your meal is on us today, Happy Birthday!" OMG, my mouth dropped and I started fumbling all my words when I asked are you serious. Benji is right behind her and they both were smiling and incredibly delighted to see my reaction. After trying to recompose myself, I shook both their hands and thanked Benji and her a million times. Benji told me "you're welcome, it's Aaron's fault, he should have been here" and started laughing. 100% without a doubt unexpected, and my wife will attest that it was the first time she's seen me at loss for words in 12 years.Point brisket (9 out of 10), Flat brisket (10.5 out of 10), Pork Ribs (10 out of 10), Sausage (9 out of 10), Turkey (9 out of 10), Pork (8 out of 10).Tipsy Texsan - Great sandwich, but not recommended with a feast like this as the bread understandably got soggy.This was a super easy wait, almost like tailgating. I would do it again, but still would limit to once every few months. For the record, we probably left with about 6 pounds of food so I know what we're having for dinner this week!Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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@cazzy-If you have your choice between lucky and good-take lucky every time. Congrats on such a journey and a SWMBO who gets it. I was envious on day one and this is "over the top^".Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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I am going to have to get down to Austin this year. Thank you for this post, just awesome.In Manchester, TNVol For Life!
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Outstanding. This was highly entertaining. Happy Birthday!"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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This is such an incredible story and I so want to do a similar tour. What a great weekend you had.Clarendon Hills, IL
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Dude, these are great posts! But am I supposed to have heard of Aaron Franklin and his BBQ too? So far, you're battin' a thousand.FWIW, I HAVE heard of Lockhart. And Black's. Oh, and Wilber's. Even Short Sugar's, Though I"ve never been there. And I know a bit about pizza joints in NYC! Hahaha!!The only thing I know about Austin is that UT is there... and Lance Druggie Armstrong.Glad you are enjoying this. Happy B'day!
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Carolina Q said:Dude, these are great posts! But am I supposed to have heard of Aaron Franklin and his BBQ too? So far, you're battin' a thousand.FWIW, I HAVE heard of Lockhart. And Black's. Oh, and Wilber's. Even Short Sugar's, Though I"ve never been there. And I know a bit about pizza joints in NYC! Hahaha!!The only thing I know about Austin is that UT is there... and Lance Druggie Armstrong.Glad you are enjoying this. Happy B'day!Even though you've never heard of these guys, they're all legit and worth a visit. I am surprised, but I never heard of a 10 cent soda pop or this drive-in movie theater you guys talk about. :PJust a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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LOL. 5¢.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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Caz, what should I order "to-go" besides the obvious?
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Great posts @cazzy. March can't get here soon enough.
Ball Ground, GA
ATL Sports Homer
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Wow! Happy Birthday. So which flat ended up better? Yesterday you said La Barbecue. You know this means you have to hit Snow's some Saturday before you head north. Incredible pictures. @Henapple is a lucky man.
XL BGE; Schertz TX by way of Stow OH. #egghead4life
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I love that story of you at Franklins and how well you were treated. That's a birthday for the ages.
"Hold my beer and watch this S##T!"
LARGE BGE DALLAS TX.
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Eggcelsior said:Caz, what should I order "to-go" besides the obvious?Ultimately though, get more ribs than you planned on. He cooks them over, as they don't hold the bone at all. However, they were superb and were ridiculously juicy. I noticed that they actually foil with liquid during the final step, then unwrap and slice em up to order. They're almost wet, so between what I saw at the pit area and the product I saw and ate. It was fairly obvious that they're just sitting in the mixture of liquid and fat before they carve.They get these pies from this spot called Cake and Spoon and they're freaking great. We had the Bourbon Banana Creme Pie and was excellent. My wife's cousin said the Key Lime Pie she had was the best she's had in her life.Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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GQuiz said:Wow! Happy Birthday. So which flat ended up better? Yesterday you said La Barbecue. You know this means you have to hit Snow's some Saturday before you head north. Incredible pictures. @Henapple is a lucky man.Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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Green egg, dead animal and alcohol. The "Boro".. TN
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Totally jealous. Happy birthday and thanks for the great pics and reviews.Dunedin, FL
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One thing to note to all, the brisket at La Barbecue and Franklin Barbecue have the same flavor profile. The texture in the point and flat was very close, and the only difference is Franklin's was a lil more moist.The variables will be the pits and the beef. Franklin Barbecue uses Creek Stone Blank Angus and La Barbecue uses IBP Prime CAB. I think the technique is identical, which makes complete sense.Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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That was one fantastic birthday you will remember forever. I wish I had the patience to stand in line at Franklin's. Did all of those people get in the door?
That was funny about Aaron not being there and they bought your lunch. Cool guys.
Judy
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Spring Hen said:
That was one fantastic birthday you will remember forever. I wish I had the patience to stand in line at Franklin's. Did all of those people get in the door?
That was funny about Aaron not being there and they bought your lunch. Cool guys.
Just a hack that makes some $hitty BBQ....
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