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26 hours in Austin TX

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    MNEggerandStuff said:
    wagu in a parking lot?  is that like speakers from 2 guys in a van??
    Yes but with meat. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Is this tomorrow?  I may catch up with you all.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,720
    Since we are all about Austin here, today is one year on from the Franklin fire.  (and yes Harvey landfall). 
    For those of you lucky enough to have such convenient access as to decide to go or not on a given day, pause and remember us poor ba$tards that make the pilgrimage and have a narrow window of opportunity.  ;)
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • MNEggerandStuff
    MNEggerandStuff Posts: 239
    Yes, tomorrow(Monday) 6pm
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    lousubcap said:
    Since we are all about Austin here, today is one year on from the Franklin fire.  (and yes Harvey landfall). 
    For those of you lucky enough to have such convenient access as to decide to go or not on a given day, pause and remember us poor ba$tards that make the pilgrimage and have a narrow window of opportunity.  ;)
    And the one year anniversary of me ripping my bicep off loading up for Harvey. Seems like longer than that. Healed up pretty well these days 
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    MNEggerandStuff said:
    wagu in a parking lot?  is that like speakers from 2 guys in a van??
    Not so much.  In this case, both parties will have exchanged unlabeled packages of uncooked (and sometimes cooked) meat in parking lots for subtle wads of cash many times before.

    You only need speakers once in awhile, but you always need meat.

    (Shadiest by me so far was a fistful of cash for an aluminum tray of BBQ at 11PM on Christmas Eve in the parking lot of a bar --- Santa was pleased to have some brisket and a cold one after all those milk and cookies)
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • SaintJohnsEgger
    SaintJohnsEgger Posts: 1,826
    Ok. Guys. This whole thread is a waste if you don't post pictures and follow up on this meet up.
    Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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  • Arkysmokin
    Arkysmokin Posts: 124
    edited August 2018
    If you go to Loro then I would recommend the Smoke Prime Bavette. It's incredible. @The Cen-Tex Smoker has named off some good ones. As previously mentioned if you can, drive down the Lockhart and hit the 3 there. Another place that isn't bad is Freedmans and they also have a Bourbon bar. They also make a killer Bloody Mary where they smoke the tomatoes for it. I would probably get stones thrown at me but I was disappointed in Valentinos. However, I was there for lunch and their breakfast tacos are supposed to be great.

    Live in Austin/From Arkansas

    XL BGE

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    PM's sent to those saying they had interest. We will see you guys there at 6. We will wait outside.

    For those who have not met me, I'll be in stiff jeans, boots, leather suspenders, and flannel shirt (even in the 103 degree heat) with a waxed mustache doing goat yoga while drinking Kombucha and checking my Insta so I should be super easy to spot in South Austin :).

    I can just see @MNEggerandStuff walking up to everyone asking "are you Centex"? ..."are YOU Centex"?. 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Arkysmokin said:
    If you go to Loro then I would recommend the Smoke Prime Bavette. It's incredible. @The Cen-Tex Smoker has named off some good ones. As previously mentioned if you can, drive down the Lockhart and hit the 3 there. Another place that isn't bad is Freedmans and they also have a Bourbon bar. They also make a killer Bloody Mary where they smoke the tomatoes for it. I would probably get stones thrown at me but I was disappointed in Valentinos. However, I was there for lunch and their breakfast tacos are supposed to be great.
    The bavette is fantastic and it will be ordered.

    FWIW- I'm not a huge fan of the food in Lockhart but I am a huge fan of the pilgrimage. The top 5-6 places in Austin are way better than any of the Lockhart places these days. All the Lockhart places have branched out to Austin (Schmidt Family BBQ is the family the owns Smitty's and Kreutz and Terry Blacks is the family that owns blacks). Terry Blacks is the best of the carpetbaggers but none of them really hit the radar here. Food aside, Lockhart is an amazing place and it is ground zero for TX barbecue history.  Definitely worth the visit. 
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  • Arkysmokin
    Arkysmokin Posts: 124
    @The Cen-Tex Smoker
    I would agree. It's a great experience. I was a fan of Blacks and Smitty's down there. My favorite is probably the Mueller family. The family business in Taylor, sister at LaBBQ and the brother has a tiny place in Georgetown which is closer to me. Coopers is probably next on my list to try. That and Hard Eight in Stephensville but thats a little drive.

    Live in Austin/From Arkansas

    XL BGE

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  • MNEggerandStuff
    MNEggerandStuff Posts: 239
    I'm on the ground and looking forward to tonight!

    My first thought was to tape a picture of a big Green egg to my chest, guess I can just look for the suspenders and flannel now.
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Arkysmokin said:
    @The Cen-Tex Smoker
    I would agree. It's a great experience. I was a fan of Blacks and Smitty's down there. My favorite is probably the Mueller family. The family business in Taylor, sister at LaBBQ and the brother has a tiny place in Georgetown which is closer to me. Coopers is probably next on my list to try. That and Hard Eight in Stephensville but thats a little drive.
    I haven't been to John's new place in Georgetown but I've eaten his stuff a lot. Hope you like black pepper! He's like 90% pepper to 10% salt (same as the mothership in Taylor). Still good though. Better eat there fast because he will be gone soon. He has a long history of burning bridges along with bbq. he does not stay in one place too long but he makes good bbq and is a riot to talk too when he's not in a mood. He is just as quick tell you to f*ck off and leave as he is to slip you a giant burnt end and slap on the back with a joke. He is an interesting cat. 
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Legume said:
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    PM's sent to those saying they had interest. We will see you guys there at 6. We will wait outside.

    For those who have not met me, I'll be in stiff jeans, boots, leather suspenders, and flannel shirt (even in the 103 degree heat) with a waxed mustache doing goat yoga while drinking Kombucha and checking my Insta so I should be super easy to spot in South Austin :).

    I can just see @MNEggerandStuff walking up to everyone asking "are you Centex"? ..."are YOU Centex"?. 
    Last time I met John for dinner he was out front browsing the forum while he waited.

    I actually did LOL on that one. that is like 1 of 1000 LOL's that were real. Good thing I had my sock suspenders on. Would hate to look like tool if my socks fell down. 
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,519
    Fantastic time, great food, no suspenders.
    Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

    Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)

    "If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
    Dennis - Austin,TX
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  • MNEggerandStuff
    MNEggerandStuff Posts: 239
    1/2 way through the trip and it's been great thanks to everyone here.  So far we have Lockhart's, very historic, a drive around cota grounds, then a group met up at Loro and good fun was had by all.
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  • MNEggerandStuff
    MNEggerandStuff Posts: 239
    We'll see what tomorrow holds, could be Franklin's, Stile's, or who knows.  One thing is for sure, they don't make this quality of BBQ in MPLS.
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,226
    Curry sausage you say?

    Do you think they weighed and wrote down the ingredients that they used to make it?

    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

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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    MNEggerandStuff said:
    We'll see what tomorrow holds, could be Franklin's, Stile's, or who knows.  One thing is for sure, they don't make this quality of BBQ in MPLS.
    Dan, I dare you to resist the Real Deal Holyfield
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    MNEggerandStuff said:
    We'll see what tomorrow holds, could be Franklin's, Stile's, or who knows.  One thing is for sure, they don't make this quality of BBQ in MPLS.
    They do not. We don’t have a Famous Dave’s here in Austin 
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    Foghorn said:
    Curry sausage you say?

    Do you think they weighed and wrote down the ingredients that they used to make it?
    It was good, but I prefer our masalawurst, though I have no more in the larder. 
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • 20stone
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    Legume said:
    MNEggerandStuff said:
    We'll see what tomorrow holds, could be Franklin's, Stile's, or who knows.  One thing is for sure, they don't make this quality of BBQ in MPLS.
    Dan, I dare you to resist the Real Deal Holyfield


    That looks like just the thing to eat while you wait in line at Franklins
    (now only 16 stone)

    Joule SV
    GE induction stove
    Gasser by the community pool (currently unavailable)
    Scale (which one of my friends refuses to use)
    Friends with BGEs and myriad other fired devices (currently unavail IRL)
    Occasional access to a KBQ and Webber Kettle
    Charcuterie and sourdough enthusiast
    Prosciuttos in an undisclosed location

    Austin, TX
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    Foghorn said:
    Curry sausage you say?

    Do you think they weighed and wrote down the ingredients that they used to make it?
    Perhaps but not as good as cali’s. That’s for sure. 
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • MNEggerandStuff
    MNEggerandStuff Posts: 239
    20stone said:
    Legume said:
    MNEggerandStuff said:
    We'll see what tomorrow holds, could be Franklin's, Stile's, or who knows.  One thing is for sure, they don't make this quality of BBQ in MPLS.
    Dan, I dare you to resist the Real Deal Holyfield


    That looks like just the thing to eat while you wait in line at Franklins
    Good God, I'll need to make sure they have the defib kit on the plane.
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,936
    Egg, bacon, brisket, all three food groups.
    THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER
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  • dmchicago
    dmchicago Posts: 4,519
    MNEggerandStuff said:
    20stone said:
    Legume said:
    MNEggerandStuff said:
    We'll see what tomorrow holds, could be Franklin's, Stile's, or who knows.  One thing is for sure, they don't make this quality of BBQ in MPLS.
    Dan, I dare you to resist the Real Deal Holyfield


    That looks like just the thing to eat while you wait in line at Franklins
    Good God, I'll need to make sure they have the defib kit on the plane.
    I'm here for you.


    Philly - Kansas City - Houston - Cincinnati - Dallas - Houston - Memphis - Austin - Chicago - Austin

    Large BGE. OONI 16, TOTO Washlet S550e (Now with enhanced Motherly Hugs!)

    "If I wanted my balls washed, I'd go to the golf course!"
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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    Sounds like good eats and company, as is expected when eggnerds convene. 

    And... weighing is for pu$$ies, @Foghorn.

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    We didnt take any food pics but here are a few I pulled off the web:

    brisket


    Oak smoked Bavette



    Oak smoked snap peas with kimchi emulsion 



    Chicken Karaage



    Corn fritters


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