The staff are friendly, the venue is no frills and great for families. Mac and Cheese is delish, Dirty Fries is a winner, the burgers are big and tasty. Bbq and hot sauce are nice too.
Our group ordered some of the $60 platters, which were a generous serving, well cooked meat, comes with two sides, the only downside was that is tasted like all the meats had the same spice rub, so everything tasted the same.
I lived in Austin for a long time and really miss Central Texas BBQ. Frank's is authentic as it comes outside of Texas! It's a very faithful tribute to Rudy's, one of the Mainstays of Texas BBQ, and does a great job. The brisket was fantastic and they have the best Texas sausage reproduction I've had.
It's great to see a place being so faithful to Austin, including wax paper, white bread, iced tea, take-home cups, and pickles & onions, despite getting the occasional negative review from people who don't get how authentic this is.
Please keep this up, it made me homesick for Texas!
When we went to Houston, Texas, we deliberately visited a Texan barbecue restaurant to see if our local restaurant, Frank's, is authentic. We can absolutely say that even though the range of offerings wasn't as big as the restaurant we went to, Frank's does serve very authentic Texan barbecue, complete with soda fountain with iced tea, complementary pickles and onions, and sliced bread. The only thing that was very different was that the pecan pie in Houston was much softer on the inside, but you go to a smokehouse for barbecue, not pecan pie. Added to that is the atmosphere of this restaurant. Everytime I go there, especially in the coolness of winter, I forget that I'm in my neighbourhood in Victoria Park. I keep feeling I'm back in Houston, although maybe that's just me. One of the things that popped out about this restaurant is also how friendly and helpful the staff is, from the moment you walk in until the moment you leave. Definitely recommended.
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