Franklin Barbecue

Top 1% of restaurants in Austin

9 / 10

“Proprietor Aaron Franklin is to barbecue as homebrewers are to beer. He has created his own niche with craft brisket on par with the dispensaries in legendary Lockhart.”

– BlackBook

Fodor's

"If Central Texas is the hub of the state's best barbecue, then Franklin Barbecue is the gold standard." Full review

Frommer's

"Aaron and Stacy Franklin have been serving food out of this trailer since winter 2010, and word of their old-style barbecue has spread like wildfire." Full review

Zagat

"Originally a trailer, this brick-and-mortar BBQ joint in East Austin is "giving the big names a run for their money" with some of the "finest brisket in the entire state"." Full review

Gayot

"In less than two years, Aaron Franklin opened a small trailer dispensing barbecue that then evolved into a brick-and-mortar eatery." Full review

Not For Tourists

"Pork ribs & peppery brisket. It's good."

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+1 512-653-1187

900 E. 11th, Austin, TX 78702

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