Barbecue Travelogue Austin Epilogue

What started out to be a good idea and something that I had thought about was ill conceived in its execution.  I like beef and I like barbecue so Texas was a logical spot to spend a few days having beef barbecue.  But my focus was too narrow in its initial stages.  Tasting the same item at different locations.  Quickly, I found that I was getting tired of eatting the same thing day after day.  I enjoy the different variety of foods.   This is why I started ordering other items after a few days at it.  One thing I didnt think through was the ordering process.  I thought I could order a bit of this and a bit of that.  but all of that soon became a very large pile of meat.  Again, I like variety and ordering small amounts didnt get me variety at places that sold their wares by the pound.  Places that offered combo plates were the lifesaver.  Here you can have variety in smaller portions and still be able to enjoy variety with a few side dishes to boot.

Barbecue Travelogue Austin Day 4 w/pics

Final day of the trip and theres a number of errands to run.  Theres a location in Lexington thats open only on Saturdays at a very early 8am.   The drive is about an hour northeast of Austin

Barbecue Travelogue Austin Day 3 w/pics

Driving toward the east side once again.  From where I was staying, Ive had to take the long way around to get to the highway due to morning traffic.  I could barely get out of the parking lot.

Barbecue Travelogue Austin Day 2 w/pics

The barbecue captial of Texas is what Lockhart likes to call itself.  About 30 minutes south of Austin, no bbq roadtrip would be complete without a stop here.  there are 4 main restaurants: Kreuz, Smitty's, Black's and Chisholm Trail.  The first establishment as you enter town from the north is Kreuz.  Its quite a large operation.  It moved here from its smaller original location a while back.

Barbecue Travelogue Austin Day 1 w/pics

When I landed in Austin at half past 11pm, the rain had subsided and the temp was hovering aroun 80 degrees.  As soon as I stepped onto the jetway, I ran headlong into the wall of humidity.  This would foreshadow the climate in the days to come.  Next morning, its 80 degrees once again but at 8am in the morning.  It will top out at 95 degrees with a heat index of 105 degrees.  This is how it started as I began the 3 hour wait for lunch at Franklin Barbecue.