I had a rare day to do nothing so I decided to do a bbq roadtrip. Got up early to drive 156 miles to Austin and visit Franklin's BBQ (the best bbq in the USA [or the world as we know it] according to Bon Apetit Magazine). I have heard that you should get there early because there is a long waiting line when they open at 11am. I figured they would be busy on a Friday but I didn't expect this many people. When I arrived the line was about a block and a half long. A girl came out almost immediately and stood close to my part of the line and announced that the wait from this point of the line to the counter was about 2 and 1/2 hours. I noticed a guy across the street renting pink folding chairs for $5 and he was very busy. I bet he made $500 on this crowd today. That's the entrepreneurial spirit. Now I love BBQ and I love all you guys and gals on this forum, but I don't love y'all enough to stand in line for that long in the hot Texas sun just to tell you how good it was. So driving on to Taylor, Texas for some Louie Mueller BBQ. Well, guess what. It didn't taste anything like the world famous bbq that I remembered from 15 years ago when Louie Mueller was still alive. As a matter of fact, I would rate Houston bbq better than this stuff. I have no idea where it went wrong through the years, but the brisket (though very tender and moist) had a distinctly poor taste, the ribs had the same poor taste, and the sausage wasn't the same as it had been during their heyday. Very disappointing. Driving on to Elgin to visit Southside Market where the quality is always top notch and the second best sausage in Texas (or the world as we know it). Never disappointment here. Bought some original rub, some fajita rub, and a cone of BlueBell homemade peach ice cream (yumm, yummmm). Now back to Houston. Although not a very successful trip this time, any trip for bbq is fun in my book. Took a few cell phone pics and will post them later if anybody cares and if I can get them out of the phone. Later, Dudes.
Oh, by the way....Jaxon, Aaron says hi.