WWFB: Franklin Barbecue Edition
The scene: Austin, Texas. Spring break. You want some transcendent BBQ.
We’d done our online sleuthing in advance and knew that if we wanted to experience the magic of Franklin Barbecue, we’d have to get there early.
The line started at 6AM when some intrepid souls with camp chairs and blankets queued up at the entrance. We were committed, but not 6AM committed (this was vacation, after all), so we rolled up at 10:30. The line wrapped around the restaurant and stretched for an impressive distance, past a well-positioned coffee trailer.
A worker popped out of the restaurant and handed me this sign. It meant we were the last people guaranteed to be served…around 2PM. Some enterprising youth offered to hold our place in line for the low, low price of $20, if we wanted to go sight-seeing or whatever.
We had brisket and turkey and got two kinds of pie to go: key lime and lemon chess. Six hours later we were still full! #texasforever!
VERDICT: 9/10 would wait in that line again. One point off for the coffee trailer not having boozy options.