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Franklin's BBQ on fire
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Mickey said:Last night Franklin's caught fire (est $350k) from an ember. Seems Austin would have had enough rain to put out.....Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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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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Watch how quickly other places step in to help him out. He's lifted everyone up around here. Can't imagine it will be long.
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From my understanding, fire was contained to the smokehouse. The restaurant itself only had smoke and water damages. Guess he'd going to get the updated smoke shack with fire suppression after all!
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Stockbridge, GA - just south of Atlanta where we are covered up in Zombies! #TheWalkingDead films practically next door!
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Oh man, now the restaurant will smell smokey.
Curious if the smokers survived the fire.
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nolaegghead said:Oh man, now the restaurant will smell smokey.
Curious if the smokers survived the fire.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
nolaegghead said:Oh man, now the restaurant will smell smokey.
Curious if the smokers survived the fire.
Despite the intense fire, all of the steel smokers are undamaged. “The gauges are blown out,” Franklin said, joking that they didn’t really use the thermometers anyway.
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The thing is the smokers are on the second floor elevated over a storage area. They had to be lifted into the structure by a crane. The structure survived, but I am sure they will have to crane them out, rebuild, then crane them back inside - a very costly endeavor. If he wasn't so land-locked, having a separate pit house would be good and much easier to do.
LBGE #19 from North GA Eggfest, 2014
Stockbridge, GA - just south of Atlanta where we are covered up in Zombies! #TheWalkingDead films practically next door!
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It seems John Lewis realized that when he built his place in Charleston. I was just there and got a tour of the pits. Not surprisingly it is very similar to Franklin's in terms of pit size, number, design, etc. He has a flatter space to work with.
XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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@Foghorn, is Lewis' brisket comparable to Franklin's? Far better chance I'll get to Charleston than to Austin! Thanks.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Carolina Q said:@Foghorn, is Lewis' brisket comparable to Franklin's? Far better chance I'll get to Charleston than to Austin! Thanks.
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Carolina Q said:@Foghorn, is Lewis' brisket comparable to Franklin's? Far better chance I'll get to Charleston than to Austin! Thanks.XL, Small, Mini & Mini Max Green Egg, Shirley Fab Trailer, 6 gal and 2.5 gal Cajun Fryers, BlueStar 60" Range, 48" Lonestar Grillz Santa Maria, Alto Shaam 1200s, Gozney Dome, Gateway 55g Drum
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@GATraveller - out trolling?? Look at the post count for a dead give-away and the obvious space in the handle name. But @Carolina Q can provide more id info I'm sure.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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lousubcap said:@GATraveller - out trolling?? Look at the post count for a dead give-away and the obvious space in the handle name. But @Carolina Q can provide more id info I'm sure.
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-Umberto Eco
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GATraveller said:Carolina Q said:@Foghorn, is Lewis' brisket comparable to Franklin's? Far better chance I'll get to Charleston than to Austin! Thanks.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Thatgrimguy said:Carolina Q said:@Foghorn, is Lewis' brisket comparable to Franklin's? Far better chance I'll get to Charleston than to Austin! Thanks.
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Paging @The Cen-Tex Smoker as I recall he has the Austin BBQ family tree story.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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Carolina Q said:@Foghorn, is Lewis' brisket comparable to Franklin's? Far better chance I'll get to Charleston than to Austin! Thanks.
It is. John Lewis was Franklin's pitmaster when he was called the best bbq in the world and got famous. I've had his stuff several times. He's very good.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
This is before Franklin had restaurant. The guy in the left window of the trailer is John Lewis. He was there running the pits when everything blew up for AY-Ay-ron.
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Carolina Q said:@Foghorn, is Lewis' brisket comparable to Franklin's? Far better chance I'll get to Charleston than to Austin! Thanks.
As for the family tree, it is my understanding that Lewis learned from John Mueller and helped Franklin open his restaurant as he learned from him. Then he partnered with LeAnne Mueller to open LaBarbecue before he moved to Charleston.
He doesn't normally move as much meat as Aaron although for the eclipse weekend he geared up to that level (100+ briskets/day). Apparently, they don't man the pits all through each night either as their 4 pits can handle all the meats at one time - vs Franklin when he fills all his pits with brisket from 10 AM to about 2 AM every day, then gets it off to make room for ribs and shoulders, etc. Lewis seems to have enough meat to last until 10 PM so there's no need for standing in a long line or getting there early. He also has a good bar with some good local beers so it is much more of a place to hang out.
I hope that helps.XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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Thanks, guys!! Interesting that Lewis took his brisket skills to Pigs-Я-Us country. Far less beef competition I guess, but I would think, far less interest
too. If "Lewis learned from John Mueller and helped Franklin open his restaurant as he learned from him", I wonder who learned from whom!
Anyway, next time I'm down that way, I'll see what this brisket nonsense is all about.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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Carolina Q said:Thanks, guys!! Interesting that Lewis took his brisket skills to Pigs-Я-Us country. Far less beef competition I guess, but I would think, far less interest
too. If "Lewis learned from John Mueller and helped Franklin open his restaurant as he learned from him", I wonder who learned from whom!
Anyway, next time I'm down that way, I'll see what this brisket nonsense is all about.
If you don't like John's brisket, you don't like brisket. It's not as good as Franklin's every time but it's always good. It's top 2-3 on the planet. Definitely worth a try.Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX -
hahaha, I DON'T like brisket... but all I've ever had were the three I cooked!
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
Carolina Q said:Thanks, guys!! Interesting that Lewis took his brisket skills to Pigs-Я-Us country. Far less beef competition I guess, but I would think, far less interest
too. If "Lewis learned from John Mueller and helped Franklin open his restaurant as he learned from him", I wonder who learned from whom!
Anyway, next time I'm down that way, I'll see what this brisket nonsense is all about.XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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Curious as to the time-frame when Lewis moved to Charleston as I had some great brisket at LaBarbeque in Austin last Dec.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 have been to Lewis's as well and got a tour. That place is legit!_________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
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Lewis BBQ is a nice lookin' place! Incredible outdoor seating under the shade of some live oaks.
Nice cookers. Looks pretty fireproof too.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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lousubcap said:Curious as to the time-frame when Lewis moved to Charleston as I had some great brisket at LaBarbeque in Austin last Dec.
He has been gone over a year but he most likely taught whoever made yours how to do it. Not sure who is doing it now. haven't to been to LABBQ in a while.
I think he still has some small ownership in LABBQ. LeAnn Mueller (The LA in LaBarbecue and Louie Mueller's granddaughter) was saying he was still their creative consultant and had his hands on everything they do at LaBarbecue.Speaking of LA, they are opening a trailer in Los Angeles in the next month or so.
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Thanks @The Cen-Tex Smoker. Definitely top-notch groceries and no line-got there at 10:50 AM (opened at 11). Spent a few minutes getting the "tour" of the smokers and talking with the crew.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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