Wingman, glad you're having a good trip. Great documentation on the bbq joints and great pictures. I was trying to pull up a post about a bbq road trip I made to Franklin's a few months ago but couldn't find it. Maybe someone that likes searching more than I do will find it and repost it. In that post I had the same experience as you. When we arrived at Franklin's, the girl came out and said it was 2 and a half to 3 hours to get served. We bailed on that and went to Louie Mueller's in Taylor. I have eaten there probably a 100 times and love their bbq, but that day, I wasn't enamored with the taste of the Q. Both the brisket and the sausage had the same peculiar taste that wasn't pleasant. Everybody has a bad day once in a while and this was probably their day. I still hold them in high regards and anytime somebody says road trip to Mueller's, I will be the first on the bus. By the way, did you know that on that trip between Franklin's in Austin and Mueller's in Taylor, you passed right by a Salt Lick in Round Rock (not the original, but a branch office).
