Franklin Barbecue Gets Slammed

Franklin Barbecue

This came in the firm of an apparently drunken driver who slammed into one of the walls, and prevented Franklin from opening as scheduled for the first time in the restaurant’s history. While obviously not the fault of the owners and staff, still the what-could-have-been tragic event was turned into a positive by some handy staffers who were able to patch the wall together and feed the hungry hordes, who like on all days were in the queue lining up for their favorite ribs et al.

This is not the first time some drunken fool caused havoc at an Austin restaurant. Not that long ago the East wall of the popular Green Mesquite was leveled at 4am by another loaded lunatic. Had the event occurred during the afternoon, as there are tables right at the impact spot, it could have been devastating. But Tom Davis and crew got lucky.

Someone emailed us today suggesting that the Franklin’s incident was deliberate and the work of a disgruntled competitor. To which I responded, “Bunk!” That idea is simply not worthy of a response. The restaurant community here is fairly close knit, and I would simply would not even entertain that such an act would be possible.

Meanwhile, errant car or not, Franklin’s quickly and quietly went about the process of selling their popular smoked meats. Good for them.