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Franklin Barbecue
No. 19Admit one · the scene
Chef (2014)
Jon Favreau's food truck stops in Austin and Aaron Franklin hands him brisket; Franklin has a speaking cameo. Favreau later cooked there on The Chef Show.
What to order
Brisket, fatty and lean, by the pound
The brisket that set the bar for Texas barbecue. The film is a footnote; the line has been famous since before it.
Where Chef checked it: en.wikipedia.org, barbecuebros.co, rogerebert.com · open as of November 8, 2026.
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