So I Guess It Is Time

Hello faithful readers (feeling my Stephen King today).  I have been writing this blog for a while now and by now you all know how much I love Austin Texas.  I have made so many trips there and been to one BBQ place many times but never have reviewed it.  I thought it didn't need it but it is finally time.  So let's go.

Franklin's BBQ.  If you haven't heard of this place, you must either not be a BBQ fan or living under a rock.  This place is epic.  There are two great things about this place.  The food and the wait.  The food is beyond good.  I usually say things like well this was god but the sides were just ok.  Not here.  It is really all great.  Brisket is what I strive to match with my own twist.  The pulled pork was the best I have ever had.  Sorry Carolina.  The sausage is amazing.  And the sides?  Amazing.  Try the Tipsy Texan.  It is huge and awesome.  A friend was with me and she said that the Tipsy was not only the best bbq sandwich she had ever had but the best sandwich she had ever had.  So needless to say, the BBQ can not be beaten.  

Now the line....the line is long.  Very long. If you get there much later than 10:30 in the morning, you probably won't eat.  They serve the BBQ until it is gone.  Was in line at 9am and got close to the front (thank you Ellen).  But even though the wait is long, they open at 11, the wait is worth it and fun.  I have met people from all over the world.  Everyone comes to Franklin's to experience the greatness. So come on, how fun is that?  Meet great people, eat great food, and most likely you will get to meet the man himself, Aaron Franklin.  So get out to Franklin's and enjoy the best BBQ and atmosphere you will ever have.

Thanks for listening and keep on smokin'!

Time to Testify!!!

Last weekend was a big weekend for a little girl in my life.  Well, she is 24 so not so little but always little to Dad.  It was her bday and she was moving to a new apartment (which is an awesome apartment and when she gets done decorating, it will look amazing.  She is really good at that stuff that Dad just doesn't care that much about.  :)  ).  A birthday and moving weekend so what better way to celebrate some big days than with BBQ, right?  I decided to take her and Shannon to a world famous BBQ place, Mt. Zion Baptist Church BBQ in Huntsville Texas.  Nicknamed Church BBQ. I have eaten there several times and it has won several awards as best BBQ in the state and the country.  We tried all they had to offer.  They got a new smoker recently and we were the first ones there so maybe that explains the so so fare.  The food is usually top notch but today it left a little to be desired.  The ambience is always cool because you are in the followship hall of a church.  The food was in no means bad but just not, "Wow!! This is great.  GIve me more."  The sauce was great and you get plenty of it when they smother the meat in it.  So if you want some Texas BBQ history, give Church BBQ a try.  Here are a couple of pics for ya....

Let me know some other famous Texas BBQ places to try and always.....

KEEP ON SMOKIN!!!!!!!

Game Day!!!

Hook Em!!!  Texas! Fight!  The eyes of Texas!

No BBQ review here today.  Just a brief word about today.  Today is the Red River Rivalry or Shootout or whatever is politically correct this year.  Big day in my household.  I will be hunkered down watching the game, tending the smoker while my brisket and ribs are going.  Waiting for the perfect meal to hopefully end a perfect day with a Texas win!!  BBQ and football just go together.  Today is just a great day. 

Today also makes me think of something else.  Today is not only Texas-ou but it is my dad's birthday.  My dad, my grammy and myself really had fun with today.  On the rare occasion when Texas would lose my grandmother would be the first to call my dad and tell him that ou won because they had better Texas boys than the Horns had.  Yes, I will admit here and in public.  I am 100% Texan but I do have okie blood as my dad was an okie.  I know, I know.  So Dad, I know you will be up there rooting for your sooners and I will be rooting for my Horns and I will miss you and Grammy and I just hope she doesn't elbow you and say, "You're Texans were better than our Texans."

I love you and miss you both and I will keep on smokin today thinking of you two.

Houston BBQ!!!

I was in H-town last week.  I went by a classic Texas BBQ place for dinner.  I tried several meats they had there.  The turkey was pretty good.  Had a good spicy rub on it.  The brisket was good, not great but good.  The sausage was very good.  It was very cool seeing sausage advertised as Czech sausage.  You don't see that a lot and it is totally a shout out to the Czech heritage in Texas.  If you don't know much about that, you should Google Czech and Texas.  You will be surprised.  So, next time you are in Houston, stop by Goode Co.. on Kirby.  Great sausage and served in the classic Texas style.  You won't be disappointed in their style and flavor of a classic Texas past time.  Tell them Trinity BBQ sent you!

Keep on Smokin!!

Hot sauce and home...

Well the Carolina trip is over and sadly, I had no Carolina BBQ. No time in the schedule and I know, I know. There is always time for good BBQ. Well, I stayed in last night and just had a sub. The sub place I went to had a ton of hot sauces and it got me to thinking. How many hot sauces do you really need? My personal opinion is that hot for hot's sake is a waste. I recently tried some scorpion sauce at a little shop in Fredericksburg, Texas. ( we will talk about that awesome town in later blogs). That sauce was so hot, it burned my tongue for almost an hour and had almost zero taste. Is that necessary? Do you need to prove how tough you are by eating super hot things? I love some heat in my food but a nice dusting of cayenne or a liberal amount of Frank's Hot Sauce (my favorite and I will eat it on just about anything) is enough heat for me. So I am headed home to have some BBQ sausages I made with some spicy mustard and Mrs. Bairds bread. You can keep the heat and I will take the taste. How do you feel about super hot stuff? Let me know!

Holy Smoke!


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