I just got back from a little BBQ Weekend to Austin, TX and I thought I'd report back. Two places are big names, one place might be new to some people.

Friday: Salt Lick in Driftwood, TX
I've been here once before and wow was it great to be back. My friend and I arrived at about 7 PM and waited 40 minutes for a table. As we'd brought a dozen beers, we didn't care! We ordered the Thurman Plate which came with brisket (good, not great), rib (amazing), sausage (also amazing) and taters, slaw and beans. We followed this up with blackberry cobbler which was the just excellent.



Initially I took this picture from farther away but they insisted I come around the counter to get a better shot.





Saturday: Kreuz Market in Lockhart, TX
This place was new for both of us and when we arrived, the line was out the door. However, good food is worth waiting on and we weren't disappointed. The place is a gigantic warehouse with no air conditioning (though they have a smaller air conditioned dining room as well). We ordered a pound of brisket (decent, worse than Salt Lick), a half pound of Prime Rib (amazing) and two jalapeno/cheese sausages (amazing). I also tried Big Red which, fun as it was to try, is not something I'll be having again!



"I'll take one"
"one what?"
"One everything!'



Sunday: Franklin's BBQ in Austin, TX
Believe it or not, this was my first time visiting Franklin's. We arrived at 9:20 for the 11 AM opening and were 7th in line. We ordered a half pound of brisket (the best of the weekend), half pound of pulled pork (very good), and two sausages (love the hard casing and soft insides, best sausage of the weekend). This place absolutely lives up to its hype and I would have waited 4 hours for all the food.



Menu on paper? Love it!



You can see the famous Franklin's sauces too.

Great food, great weekend.