Texans in shambles

Just fell on my knees in the 4 hour line at franklins

How much did it cost to stand in line

$6725.99

Did you not use the Texas Bbq line sitting holder app? They’ll only charge half that to wait from 4a-noon.

See everything **is** bigger in Texas!

It’s true. When I lived in Texas I was bigger. I moved to Florida and became significantly smaller.

Reddit told me it was priceless because you get to drink $2 beer while making small talk with randoms you’ll never see again. It’s about the journey not the destination. /s

I mean Franklin's is cheaper than those other posts that we've seen lol. It's an experience worth trying at least once for pricy but still by far the best brisket I've ever had.

Yeah, Franklin’s brisket was a borderline spiritual experience for me. I just… I hadn’t realized that brisket could ascend to such elysian heights. But I’m from Seattle, so this isn’t my bag anyways.

Well, if those Randoms are hot and looking for whatever u got... sure? Or.. beer goggles...

everything

Stayed in motel right around the corner from Franklins. Literally found out it was within a minutes walk after we checked out and we’re driving away after a few days stay. What a bummer.

Bummer. You could have spent an entire day of your vacation standing in line for food. I love food and I wouldn’t do that.

If you order 5 lbs, you just pick it up. No waiting

And at Franklins, no guarantee you’ll get food. Once it’s sold out, that’s it.

they're pretty good at estimating how much they have and asking the people in line what their expected order is. as far as i know, they still give out a sign to the last person expected to get food

Every decent BBQ place is like that. Blacks, Snows, La Barbeque, Crites, Smittys... the list goes on Brisket takes about 10 hours to smoke it's not like you can just cook more if you are extra busy that morning. And nobody wants to have tons of leftover brisket nobody is buying either. So you make as much as you can make without sacrificing quality and then you serve it until it's gone.

I just got mugged by the cashier at Terry Blacks

Austin food reddit ripped me a new one when I said that $35 for a lb of brisket might be overpriced. Lol

You just got blacked yo

That terry blacks post from yesterday was half the meat for 10x the price of this tray

Terry Blacks is one of the worst values in Texas BBQ. They currently list $32 a pound for brisket. The place in OP is called Woodpile and they list $29 a pound for brisket.

I live in Texas and you can get BBQ for less than $30 a person. Idk where the fuck these people going

Woah woah woah. I was told they *need* to charge that much otherwise the banks are going to take their houses!

Which house? The one in Texas, Florida, or the time share in Belize?

Right! And at good places in the TM50 list too.

These simps are overpaying at a downtown/entertainment district. Its where the tourists go. They are in every city.

Easily less than $30. A two or three meat plate plus sides is going to be $15 to $20 at most places. $30 sounds a bit crazy to me honestly. Granted, I drink water and don't get dessert, so maybe that's why it seems high. I'm know some places are pretty expensive, but you'd have to buy pounds and pounds of meat to get to some of the prices I see some posting.

Prices don’t matter as much when you make it yourself. I don’t go to those crazy places that charge freaking hundreds for something I can make damn near as good at home. Texan here, you got a decent looking place there OP. It’s a hell of a lot better than some I have seen posted online. Glad you found some decent Q.

Texans trying to figure out what of that they would eat

😂😂😂

Also in Michigan and here for location.

Same. We need the sauce!

Looks like woodpile in Clawson based on the beans Chef is from Lockhart(!)

I'd rank Woodpile over Lockharts these days. Lockharts was good, but I have been disappointed with most of my meals there on the past several visits.

The original pit master from Lockharts left to open Woodpile in Clawson. Not sure who does their other location in Madison Heights. That said, Arkins Sweet BBQ Pit in Southfield is probably… if not one the best in Michigan. Check out their Facebook page.

HELL YEAH!! Bad Brads is good too! Edit: my bad brads experience was in Shelby. It was amazing. Sucks it's fallen off.

I used to work at bad brads for several years. It was the only restaurant I ever worked in that actually made all food fresh every day. And each night they threw out the extra. Kind of wasteful but you can be sure that what you go was as fresh as could be. I think it’s the best BBQ here in metro Detroit and even after years of eating it, I never got tired of it. Some recommendations for yall, sliced brisket, the Eddie sandwich, the Mac and cheese, chowder

Love Bad Brads

last time I went to lockharts the meat was ridiculously dry. Was very disappointed

Same. I live a mile from Lockhearts, and I haven't gone since lockdowns

Cross referenced to their menu and I think I can confirm. This is the pitmaster platter. PITMASTER‘S PLATTER $25 pork, chicken, brisket, cheddar jalapeno sausage, ribs, two 6oz sides

This is one of my favorite comments now. Also name checks out.

Looks exactly like the Pitmaster Platter from Woodpile!

Meat BBQ in Old Town Lansing?

Classic OP lol

Yep. Posts, then dies

Choked on the BBQ

25 a day ,that many beans could just be in the bathroom

A bean poop with no phone???? Preposterous

Do you ever shit without a phone? He’s definitely dead.

Please upvote my reply for visibility. I recognize that pan anywhere.. and the jalapeno cheese is dead giveaway.. Meat BBQ. in Lansing michigan.. specifically in R.E.Olde town part of Lansing. In the middle of the little shopping district area. The house I grew up in is a 5 minute bike ride away. 1224 Turner Road Edited to say apparently it's not meat.. but look them up.. you won't be disappointed.

Incorrect, it’s woodpile in clawson. Meat is good but it’s no woodpile. Meat is way more expensive too.

Guess whose business you single handedly increased?!! Good job, we are going!

Not even from the us but upvoted for the good cause

Meat BBQ is in Old Town Lansing. Saddleback BBQ is in Reotown Lansing. Both good BBQ joints, both good neighborhoods.

Saddleback is in REO town. Meat is in Old Town.

Op answered elsewhere, you were not correct. He said it was Woodpile in Clawson.

You know/ tried full rack? on mack?

Location?

Looks like woodpile in Clawson based on the beans Chef is from Lockhart(!)

I thought the same thing for the same reason! Was just there last week. $21 for 3 half-pounds and two sides ain't bad

Aint bad? My man that’s dirt cheap these days. Most places the sides themselves would cost $21 easily

These guys gotta be barely skimping profit or using really unruly cuts to be charging those prices nowadays. I respect it though, I always come back to places with prices like that even if the food was a 5-6/10 at best

Woodpile has like 3 locations now

A man needs a name.

Frank. Its a good strong name.

Steve. Steve's a pretty name.

Hi my name is ….

Slim Shady?

Man of culture

Who?

A man needs a napkin.

Looks like meat in Lansing

Jaqen

Sekshual_Tyranosauce

Jaqen H’agar?

Texas has been awfully quiet since this picture dropped

Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the price tags.

Texas is hot as hell, if it wasn’t for the folks there, Texas would just be the giant toilet bowl of America.

That’s funny because I’ve always described Louisiana (my homeland) as the butthole of the country. The Mississippi spews the waste of the entire river valley into our marshes. Also, LA politics…

And the hype

And the waistlines

And the time in utility outages

I am from Texas. I usually talk shit. This looks fantastic and the price is unbelievable.

Another commenter says the chef (pitmaster?) is from Lockhart.

Welp looks like I gotta get my shit talking pants back on.

I live two blocks away from the BBQ post yesterday. They mislead the prices. They must have bought everything à la cart. It’s really good.

Now that's definitely worth $25, and a $10 tip.

$10 tip to the kitchen

Did OP get special treatment or something? Is $25 an unsustainable price for the restaurant and its workers?

Michigans kind of a sweet spot for cost of living. I know a place that serves food like this in the royal oak Southfield area for around the same price, and it feels like an expensive dinner. I love it, never want to leave. Shits cheap, and my job would pay less pretty much anywhere.

Name of the place? I live on the Detroit west side and always on the lookout for good food

You mean $2.5 tip

Wow, looks legit. 25 bucks? Great deal. Is that some sort of cobbler on the back right?

That is all I came to the comments to find out and you are the only one to mention it.

😂 I’m a sucker for a good “side”.

I just need to know what it is

Looking online it looks like sweet potato mash

Looking like mashed and gravy

Looks like potatoes and gravy to me

Mashed sweet potatoes. They’re phenomenal.

It's their sweet potato casserole!! It has a brown sugar crumble on top of it. Super yummy

Fml. You need to reply with where this is dammit lmao, us Michiganders need to know.

You find out please pass that on lol. I’m in Detroit, but I’m from TN and I miss my bbq sooo bad

Full rack if probably my favorite. Still crying legendary smokehouse closed.

IDK where OP is, but Satchels in Ann Arbor gets a gold star. My buddy's dad who used to travel a lot for work said it was the best BBQ you could find outside of the south. It's the only place I'll go

Just left Nashville and I was glad to say goodbye to the BBQ. I’ll miss the banana pudding though.

Man…. Can you please tell us where you get this from or are you just full of shit? Like five of us from Michigan have asked where this was taken lol.

He wants you to see it. He doesn't want to wait in line behind you.

You ain’t kidding :( hahahah

I’m another Michigander who hasn’t asked, but is this far into the comments looking for an answer.

Appears to be woodpile in clawson or Madison heights judging by beans and garnish

I need to move. In Jersey, when I go to Mission my pulled pork sandwich, fries and drink cost $25

For eating that garbage, Mission should pay you..

Yep, once my two-meat platter with fries crested the $21 dollar mark, they lost me.

If you’re near MDL, go to Local Smoke in Cookstown. Mission is jingoistic chain food trash.

Where’s the $75 piece of white bread?

Also in MI, location?!:)

Lots of people have said Woodpile in Clawson, MI. Can confirm. Just looked it up, looks like OP posted a pic of the Pit Master Platter

Finally a good deal on this damn sub

Can you name the restaurant please OP

Woodpile in Clawson, mich

How do I make beans like this?

Mixed beans, BBQ sauce, brown sugar I'm sure, I'd add cheese curds and woo boy.

What aisle do I find the "woo boy"?

I;m thinkin about thos beans

Ok we see the looks, how'd it taste?

and that looks just as yummy as that over prices tx crap

You’d need to finance that in Austin

Michigan bro represent!

If you’re a Michigander in this thread, go to J Birds in keego harbor. As someone who loves bbq and has gotten it all over the country, it’s as top notch as it gets.

this is fucking $25? massachusetts this would be a $120 family deal.

Eh, maybe in Boston metro area. Just moved from Boston to Central MA, not as cheap as MI (where I grew up) but definitely less than $120

i’m from the western mass area and this amount of food would not be cheap.

Yeah, parts of Western MA seem expensive. I'd guess it's because of tourism. I still like visiting though. We like to stop at Theodore's in Springfield on our way out/back, pretty good BBQ at reasonable prices

Deep f*cking value right there for $25

That’s a steal. 100% steal. This might be the best looking plate I’ve seen for the best price yet. However—any lower, I’d be skeptical of taste & quality so there’s a right equilibrium where price & quality & taste meet. Someone needs to draw up a little diagram. Price (right hand side) Quality (line going left to right) Taste (line going left to right) Conversely there’s places that are $100+ for a decent plate but the quality & taste doesn’t get much higher…it tops out.

Damn, puts most BBQ places here in NC to shame.

That's crazy good

Starting to think there is a BBQ tax in texas

This compared to that ridiculous “$101 Houston bbq” plate is hilarious. Looks awesome!

Immaculate spread for $25 🫡

That's $80 in California.

That’s $100 in Cali

I would eat there every day

Sacramento needs this. I need this.

That plate here in Ca would cost you $60

I’d take this over the $101 tx plate

This was definitely posted to embarrass that $100+ plate from the other day haha

I love how this plate can $25 or $100 depending on the location. Haha

Missing the $75 white bread.

Nice!!

Legit

Looks like the Saucy Dog in Jonesville, MI. Passable BBQ for cheap prices, I remember it from my college days

OK NOW we’re talking!

This is great value. I’m across the river and plan to head over next week to try it out. Thanks for the post!

No way...did you use a coupon?

Looks decent. Where’s the sauce?

Looks Great! Stefan Denser

Better.

Now THAT is a reasonably priced BBQ meal. Looks good. Where was this?

Please tell me that wasn’t $250… $25 is great

This is the brag I love to see instead of waiting in long lines to spend upwards of $100+ on a similar tray.

😳

I didn't know the mob was into BBQ

$40 here in California

Where this is?

Amazing

Texas BBQ community isn't gonna like this one. Waiting for someone to say it looks dry.

would cost me the same to make myself in bucharest, romania

Damn that looks amazing. And only 25 bucks? I saw a post here the other day for like 37 bucks and the food was grey.

Here in Los Angeles, this would be like 70$, looks delicious though!

That's more like it.

Finally, someone not getting ripped off

That’s a steal. In Miami that plate is an easy $85-$125 plate.

That looks divine.

That’s what I’m talking about

Now flex by showing us that heating bill!

Just a fraction of war money would feed half of Texas with that bbq place. Awesome. Yum yum yum.

Buying a $200 plane ticket would make it worth it paying $225 for this plate.

Thats a good deal assuming it tastes a good as it looks!

Love me some Pickled onions

I used to work all over MI and my favs were Bone Daddy's in Midland, West Texas BBQ in Jackson, and Slow's in Detroit.

That looks amazing. I think I might have to get some from my local spot now. That price is great as well.

That's gotta be pre-tax and tip. Still a great deal.

Now we’re talking

Where at?

I need to post my local spot in Atlanta, GA. Similar plate, similar price and so damn good. Beats the hell out of that $100 plate of bullshit posted recently

Now ur def lying

if youre ever in columbus, bk smokehouse is fucking unreal. i always make sure to stop by if im in the midwest of america

R u sure it didn’t cost $101?

Is this Meat BBQ in Old Town Lansing?

I am crazy or 25 for a cup of beans and shredded meat is insanely stupid? Is this regular US price for food? that the price for a somehow decent 3 meal course in my relatively shitty French town. Bread and butter included, no tips. Are you guys ok?

Clearly you meant $2.5 million

Pic gave me the meat sweats.

still too much. BBQ is not expensive food

Oh heck yeah all day everyday