Aaron Franklin's Personal Tour of Franklin Barbecue

Aaron Franklin is the Willy Wonka of bbq😂

Do what makes you happy. This guy loves his life. What a shining example of how we should live in this crazy world.

Seems like such a humble guy. He says "Oh nothing special." Mr. Franklin, it's all very special sir.

I’ve seen the inside of that dry storage and it was a room the size of a tennis court just full of Lawrys, jars of tallow and mad scientist bbq gagged and tied to a chair in the corner.

I've had the opportunity to meet Aaron a few times now. Absolutely hilarious guy, a master of his craft, and a massive dork in the best way possible lol.

this is insane. What a well organised, calm and happy environment. Everyone seems to really know their business there.

Quite simply this is the "Franklin's" of Franklin interviews. Best I've seen...and I think I've seen them all!

America is hungry for this…..far beyond good bbq. Back to simplicity, home made goodness, people in the community. Local butchers and bakers, farmers markets….list goes on. A young skilled girl in my community opened a small bakery, she is literally sold out 2 hrs after she opens, people line up no different than Aaron’s BBQ.

I decided to head up here yesterday by my lonesome, to sit in line, and try some of the best BBQ in the land... so I've been told, seen, had (not fresh, kinda, a boss ordered a brisket for a holiday party in Seattle, and that's where I tried it the first time), and cloned (my best attempts). I spent nearly four hours in line and met a married couple from Houston who was in town for a wedding, a couple friends from Chicago, and another guy from the PnW area, I believe, as we had a lot of memories of Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, and all over the PnW. We all chatted, had a few drinks, and waited in excitement to try some really good BBQ. And I will tell you, it far exceeded my expectations. The best barbeque I've ever had. Even just chatting with the staff was nice. Taylor was great, as she came out and gave us notifications a few times. All of us even chatted about WA/OR area since I was wearing my Tacoma Rainiers hat, and she knew of the team being from OR. All the years my family and I lived in Central Texas, we never got to try Franklin Barbecue! It’s rated one of the best BBQ places in the country. And, oh my lamb… the wait was worth it. I would absolutely bs with folks from all over the country and do it again for four more hours. Every time I smoke a brisket, it’s always Central Texas style, and has always been from watching Aaron Franklin’s Master Class channel. Yesterday was an awesome day. Will definitely do again.

Thanks for the tour Aaron! - You're on my bucket list! - Cheers!

Great job allowing the Girl Scouts out there That’s fantastic kudos

This was so cool. A visit to Franklin's is still on my bucket list!

Everyone needs to do the Franklin experience...it will change your life!

fantastic BBQ, even better people.... eaten there several times, always friendly people, no matter how busy it is. Met him a couple of times, his energy is infectious....

I have to go here. He just loves what he does, and that's great!!!

Had no idea, lot of stuffed packed into a small area and a well-oiled machine. On my bucket list.

Thank you for putting this together. I would love to get there one day.

Wow. That’s just an incredible behind the scenes. Epic stuff Kevin. And great pacing to the edit too. Greets from Ireland 🇮🇪

He has done a great job of scaling operations with it still maintaining a small bbq shack vibe.

You are doing it right! Keep it up and hopefully I will get to see it soon