Best BBQ Joint In America

Spring Chicken

Well now... This is interesting. Kerlin BBQ took 1st in the latest list of top BBQ joints by Business Insider. 

http://kerlinbbq.com/index.html 

But here's what's interesting about them. They smoke their brisket at 400° for 12 hours. 

Here's their menu: 

MENU 

BBQ 
Thurs-Sun 11-4 or sold out 

Meats 
Prime Angus Brisket 
Pork Ribs 
Pork Shoulder 
Beef Hot Links 

Sandwiches 
Sliced Brisket 
Chopped Brisket 

Pork Shoulder 


Sides 
Blue Cheese Coleslaw 
Jalapeno Dill Potato Salad 
Smoked Corn on the Cob w/ Chipotle Butter & Queso Fresco 
Charro Beans 

Prime Brisket, no less. 

It's on my list to try next time in Austin. 

Spring "Someone Else's 1st May Not Even Make My Cut" Chicken 
Spring Texas USA

DMW

400* for 12 hours? Seems really long at that temp.

lousubcap

FWIW-  when I clicked thru to the article, it was titled the 15 best new BBQ joints in America.  Edit:  I'm not from Texas....

scdaf

Pretty sure if you cooked a brisket at 400 degrees for 12 hours it would look and taste just like RO lump...

Spring Chicken

lousubcap said:

FWIW-  when I clicked thru to the article, it was titled the 15 best new BBQ joints in America.  Edit:  I'm not from Texas....

Then you saw where Franklin's BBQ came in 7th in the article.  And Franklin's is not "New" by any stretch.

I just thought the 400° was a bit strange.

Spring "All BBQ Is New.  Otherwise, It's Old BBQ" Chicken

The Cen-Tex Smoker

scdaf said:

Pretty sure if you cooked a brisket at 400 degrees for 12 hours it would look and taste just like RO lump...

Or like mickey's wings. You can't cook anything at 400 for 12 hours. BBQ legends are damn liars. All of them. AyAyron Franklin is the master. It's an art form.

bhedges1987

That's from 2015.... Here is the 2016 one.  I don't see it in the top 10.

http://www.businessinsider.com/best-barbecue-joints-in-america-2016-6/#1-joes-kansas-city-bar-b-que-50

Acn

bhedges1987 said:

That's from 2015.... Here is the 2016 one.  I don't see it in the top 10.

http://www.businessinsider.com/best-barbecue-joints-in-america-2016-6/#1-joes-kansas-city-bar-b-que-50

Did they just use foursquare ratings?  That seems to be as useless as tits on a fire hydrant.

Jupiter Jim

It must have been RIGGED! I'm sure The Chicken Ranch in Spring Texas has the best BBQ.......................... Don't even try to tell me otherwise!

bhedges1987

Acn said:

bhedges1987 said:

That's from 2015.... Here is the 2016 one.  I don't see it in the top 10.

http://www.businessinsider.com/best-barbecue-joints-in-america-2016-6/#1-joes-kansas-city-bar-b-que-50

Did they just use foursquare ratings?  That seems to be as useless as tits on a fire hydrant.

Not sure what foursquare is.  

Here is yelp top 10.  

http://www.wideopencountry.com/10-bbq-joints-must-try-die-according-yelp/

Spring Chicken

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

AyAyron Franklin is the master. It's an art form.

You're right about Franklin.  We've been backstage at his place and have seen the magic as it happened.  It's no wonder his lines are long, even on a slow day.