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OT - Austin BBQ - Micklethwait

20stone
20stone Posts: 1,961
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@20stonespice and I grabbed lunch at Micklethwait Craft Meats earlier today. We drove by this place called Franklin, where the line was pretty short, and the pressure was on for Micklethwait to deliver.



Duuuuuude.

Of the big Austin spots, I’ve now had Franklin*, La Barbeque*, Valentina’s **, and Stiles Switch***....and the winner is.....


...ME!

I almost had Terry Black’s (didn’t want to wait for dinner), and will soon. It is <0.5 from the casa, so I’m sure I’ll get to it. 

Even worse, the Texas Monthly BBQ Festival was in my “back yard” at the park that hosted the Beto rally with Willie awhile back, and I was too lazy to go.  We are just spoiled rotten here, and trying not to take it for granted. 

* Away games - eaten at festivals in Houston. 
** Breakfast and lunch, and they’re both awesome 
*** Brought into the office (and their cobbler is unreal)

(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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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,552
    Go ahead and rub it in...


    Greensboro, NC
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  • Foghorn
    Foghorn Posts: 10,227
    Get a life.

    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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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    Foghorn said:
    Get a life.
    Got one.  It's pretty good.

    FYI, for those traveling in Texas, the Texas Monthly BBQ app is super helpful.

    Wolfpack said:
    Go ahead and rub it in...
    You read me like a book.  I assume you are more of a vinegar/pork guy (which is good in its own right), but we are pretty spoiled here.
    (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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  • Wolfpack
    Wolfpack Posts: 3,552
     Not at all- I have really grown to appreciate Texas bbq. I am jealous of the options you all have.  I stood in line for 6 hrs at Franklins and I would do it again in a minute. 
    Greensboro, NC
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    Wolfpack said:
     Not at all- I have really grown to appreciate Texas bbq. I am jealous of the options you all have.  I stood in line for 6 hrs at Franklins and I would do it again in a minute. 
    The line at Micklethwait today (which is just down the street from Franklin, and as good/nearly as good/better)


    (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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  • JohnInCarolina
    JohnInCarolina Posts: 34,735
    That is one nice looking plate of Q!
    "I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike

    "The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand." - Deep Throat
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  • dcc
    dcc Posts: 90
    Great place.  I stop there whenever I go through Austin.  Great desserts and homemade bread too.
    Houston (Clear Lake) TX
    2 LBGE, 1 Mini-Max

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  • JRWhitee
    JRWhitee Posts: 5,678
    Looks like a great meal @20stone

                                                                
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 36,794
    FYVM for you locals.  Haven't been there since Dec '16 but will do an expanded tour Spring '19.  It is all good, like other activities, some are better than others  =)
    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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  • mEGG_My_Day
    mEGG_My_Day Posts: 1,661
    That plate of good looks killer!!! 
    Memphis, TN 

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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,174
    Great lunch. A lot better than the crap I ate. 
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,459
    DoubleEgger said:
    Great lunch. A lot better than the crap I ate. 
    Poundmetoo 
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  • DoubleEgger
    DoubleEgger Posts: 19,174
    theyolksonyou said:
    DoubleEgger said:
    Great lunch. A lot better than the crap I ate. 
    Poundmetoo 
    That’s what she said 
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  • lkapigian
    lkapigian Posts: 11,549
    Killer looking sausage @20stone
    Visalia, Ca @lkapigian
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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,877
    It's a food truck?  I don't do those...
    NOLA
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    buzd504 said:
    It's a food truck?  I don't do those...
    In Austin or w Texas BBQ, that is a mistake. 
    (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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  • caliking
    caliking Posts: 19,780
    buzd504 said:
    It's a food truck?  I don't do those...
    For argument's sake, how different is it from Valentina's?

    #1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February  2013 • #3 Mini May 2013
    A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    caliking said:
    buzd504 said:
    It's a food truck?  I don't do those...
    For argument's sake, how different is it from Valentina's?
    From a trailer perspective, it is very similar. The food was also awesome, better than the lunch at V’s maybe, by a small margin. 


    (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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  • dcc
    dcc Posts: 90
    They will be opening a restaurant in Smithville soon.   I think they still plan on serving out of the trailer in Austin.  The pit will be in Smithville.  The sausage selection varies from day to day and is made in house.
    Houston (Clear Lake) TX
    2 LBGE, 1 Mini-Max

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  • buzd504
    buzd504 Posts: 3,877
    edited November 2018
    20stone said:
    buzd504 said:
    It's a food truck?  I don't do those...
    In Austin or w Texas BBQ, that is a mistake. 
    Sorry, that was snark, based on the Valentina's pictures I posted last week. 
    NOLA
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  • EggbertGreenII
    EggbertGreenII Posts: 253
    edited November 2018
    I was in Austin this past Sunday at COTA. Great place. Missed hearing from you 20Stone

    Tampa Bay, Florida
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    edited November 2018
    EggbertGreenII said:
    I was in Austin this past Sunday at COTA. Great place. Missed hearing from you 20Stone


    We ended up just going out Saturday, and was booked up showing my father in law around.  We did get PART of a lap around lunch time.



    I am sorry I missed you this time around.
    (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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  • Teefus
    Teefus Posts: 1,259
    Pro tip: if you wait more than 10 minutes for BBQ in Austin, you’re waiting way to long for BBQ in Austin. Franklin is awesome, as are many other places. Look around. Enjoy. 
    Michiana, South of the border.
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  • EggbertGreenII
    EggbertGreenII Posts: 253
    Sorry I missed meeting you too. We'll no doubt be there again next year. We're going to Daytona in the morning for the last race of the season. That a good looking 2002.
    Tampa Bay, Florida
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    EggbertGreenII said:
    ....That a good looking 2002.
    Thanks.  My father-in-law bought it new in 1974.  My brother-in-law had it for about 30 years and we've had it for eight.  We went a little crazy on a restoration a few years ago, and now it's pretty sharp.
    (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
    "We went a little crazy on a restoration"- Centex chuckles at "a little"
    Keepin' It Weird in The ATX FBTX
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  • 20stone
    20stone Posts: 1,961
    The Cen-Tex Smoker said:
    "We went a little crazy on a restoration"- Centex chuckles at "a little"
    I got a little self-Jonzed, but it turned out pretty nice.

    https://www.flickr.com/gp/97275085@N02/djU0Z9


    (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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  • EggbertGreenII
    EggbertGreenII Posts: 253
    Now that is impressive! Great job.
    Tampa Bay, Florida
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