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> Big city barbecue places are also a bigger time investment for patrons. Potential customers will need some freedom to take long lunch hours or maybe even take
by chiph 9y ago
> Big city barbecue places are also a bigger time investment for patrons. Potential customers will need some freedom to take long lunch hours or maybe even take the whole morning off.
That's the #1 reason that I've never eaten at Franklin BBQ in downtown Austin. I can't afford to take an entire morning off to stand in line (and risk their running out of food before I can order).
But if I'm in the Lockhart area, I can stop in at Blacks and get some brisket and sausage in only a few minutes.
- vogt 9y agoMy wife and I came down from Dallas specifically to go to Franklin on a weekend, and in that context, it was so worth it. I got pretty ornery by the time we were inside and had been in line for about 3 hours. When we finally ate though, I don't want to say I would have done it all over again realistically speaking, but I almost would have. And yeah Black's is great. Louie Mueller is similar, though they do get a little more hype than Black's, I think.
- vmarsy 9y agoKreuz market (also in Lockhart) also opened another kreuz market in Bryan, TX. That's a shorter distance from Dallas/Houston