Franklin Barbecue

Franklin Barbecue serves up tender smoked meats ... or at least before the meat sells out

"...Franklin slow-smokes certified Angus brisket over oak, ($13 per pound, $7.75 per plate)...."

May 28, 2010 Food Review by Mick Vann

Mick Vann's Top 10 Food Trailers

"...1) Franklin Barbecue Aaron Franklin's Angus brisket and ribs are the stuff of barbecue aficionados'..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Barbecue Summer Camp!

What is it about Texas and barbecue? Chronicle Food Editor Virginia B. Wood knows, and she knows we know, but the Southern Foodways Alliance is about to find out on their Taste of Texas Field Trip. Plus, "The Barbecue Song"!?

"...Ben's Longbranch, country-style pork ribs from Artz, John Mueller's brisket, the monster beef ribs from County Line, Certified Angus..."

June 14, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth

Taylor

"...rickety screen door on Second Street. Here, the legendary brisket, chicken, beef, and pork ribs, tenderloin and two kinds..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

Second Helpings: Barbecue in Town

"...Monday-Saturday, 11am-4pm BBQ World Headquarters is the only certified Angus beef smokehouse in Austin. They serve a tasty sliced..."

March 19, 2004 Food Feature

Second Helpings: Austin Barbecue

Austin barbecue joints in today's "Second Helpings"

"...after the clubs close. Sam's serves up wonderful slow-smoked brisket, chicken, mutton, and hot sausage (made on the premises)..."

March 15, 2002 Food Feature

InterStellar BBQ Shoots for the Stars

The team behind Noble Sandwich brings traditional barbecue to Northwest Austin

"...a transcendental product. You take a throwaway cut like brisket and, if you put the right love and attention..."

June 14, 2019 Food Feature by Rod Machen

La Barbecue Turns Up the Heat With Secret Pit Technology

Is this special new smoker a brisket game-changer?

"...Of course, brisket, the crown jewel of Texas barbecue meats, may be..."

April 26, 2013 Food Post by Kenny Pailes

Tickle the Ribs

The first annual 'Austin Chronicle' Invitational BBQ Beef Rib Smackdown

"...If brisket and pork ribs are the debutantes of the barbecue..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Food Feature by Mick Vann

Second Helpings: Local Barbecue

You're here for SXSW, but you're also here for barbecue, right?

"...lust for beef. Ruby's serves a perfectly smoked, hormone-free brisket that goes quite nicely with their earthy greens and..."

March 14, 2003 Food Feature

ACL's Food Court Keeps the Crowds Nourished and the Good Times Rolling

Take an ACL break Austin-style with local eateries and portable fine dining

"...for $7, juicy cheeseburgers for $6, and the original all-Angus-beef jumbo hot dog for $4, served with all the..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Music Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Food on the Fly

Airport food isn't the same as airline food, especially at Austin-Bergstrom.

"...rest of the day, the solid barbecue offerings include brisket, beef links, turkey, chicken, and ribs, served in sandwiches,..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Food Feature by MM Pack

How to Cook Meat and Influence People

Jess Pryles and the making of an Austin food celebrity

"...in order to stay abreast of the Central Texas brisket boom. Then in 2015, she took the plunge and..."

Feb. 24, 2017 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

New on Burnet Road

A basket of new dining establishments serving everyday eats to everyday folks

"...barbecue scene for nearly 70 years. Best known for brisket and ribs, Dickey's nonetheless offers a satisfying variety of..."

June 17, 2011 Food Feature by Rachel Feit

ACL's Food Court Continues to Expand Its – and Our – Horizons

Take an ACL break Austin-style with local eateries and portable fine dining

"...pit. This year's menu includes sausage wraps, Sloppy Nachos, chopped-brisket sandwiches, and a dish of Ribs & Slaw. A..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Music Feature by Claudia Alarcón

The Lazy Fork

The latest in the Mikeska legacy lives up to the name.

"...barbecue ($12.95, $10.95 for a single serving). Platters of brisket, pork spareribs, sausage, and chicken arrive, accompanied by sides..."

June 23, 2006 Food Review by Mick Vann

The Off Beat: What Is the Best Burger in Austin?

A Fourth of July salute to the city’s real grillmasters

"...with grillmasters who’d rather smoke a hamburger than a brisket. As a music critic first, burger aficionado second, I..."

July 5, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Five Food Gifts That Are Austin AF

Austintatious gifts for far-flung relations

"...the international map of 'cue lovers. Yes, and the brisket and other meats Franklin BBQ serves up are, amazingly..."

Dec. 2, 2022 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

So Many Easter Dining Options!

And we’ve rounded up a tasty bunch for you

"...brie cheese bar, and more; with entrees of slow-roasted Angus striploin, rigatoni, grilled chicken, roasted salmon, and even more;..."

April 11, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Hassle-Free Gifts for the Foodie on Your List

Ship it, sip it, sniff it, stuff it

"...butcher shop in Round Rock; choose individual cuts of brisket, filets, Angus beef chuck, or get the best of..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Food Feature by Kimberley Jones

Stage Five, Ahoy – but also Curra's takes over Mother's, Buddy’s Has a Burger, Natalie’s on Cakealikes, and Beard Papa’s Will Be Hella Creamy and Puffy

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...pizza from Bufalina, a couple orders of Old Thousand’s brisket fried rice, and a bottle of Treaty Oak’s Ghost..."

Dec. 29, 2020 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Gift Guide: Homegrown Food and Beverage Favorites!

Skip the old-school impersonal and go boldly local this season

"...Rock, where you'll find a vast selection of Goodstock Angus (USDA Choice) steaks and grinds and Goodstock Black Label..."

Dec. 4, 2020 Food Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Where to Eat Near ACL Fest

Foraging around Zilker

"...Burger Stand Burgers fashioned from hormone- and antibiotic-free Black Angus beef, all-natural chicken, fresh-cut fries, and milkshakes. Sit at..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Food Feature

Foraging Near Zilker

"...Burger Stand Burgers fashioned from hormone- and antibiotic-free Black Angus beef, Buddy's Natural Chicken, fresh-cut fries, and milkshakes. Sit..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Foraging Near Zilker

"...Burger Stand Burgers fashioned from hormone- and antibiotic-free Black Angus beef, Buddy's natural chicken, fresh-cut fries, and milkshakes. Sit..."

Oct. 3, 2014 Food Feature

Change for the Better

How one West Texas family brought the cows to town

"...buy and take home, with selections like rib eye, brisket, jalapeño Cheddar sausage, ground beef, and strip steak. And..."

Sept. 5, 2014 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

Franklin Barbecue

Aaron Franklin is king of all pit masters

"...snappy casing, spicy and juicy, with rich flavor. The brisket ($15 per pound, natural Angus) is superb: a thick..."

June 24, 2011 Food Review by Mick Vann

A Moveable - and Musical - Feast

Eating at ACL Fest

"...Tex-Mex dishes especially for hungry festivalgoers. They've rubbed slow-smoked briskets with Mexican spices and use the meat in both..."

Sept. 14, 2007 Music Feature