Frank's Barbecue Texas Smokehouse

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.<br/ <br/ 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.<br/ <br/ 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.

Taken a while for me to visit this place on the strip in Vic Park but will be coming more often now. Good value and great service. It 's a fun place. Sitting outside on a big wooden bench table on a warm evening, you order drinks from the bar and food from the canteen. The drinks are simple range of whites and reds and a good range of beers. It 's not really a place for 'foodies ' as such but the food is real good. Comes out in a box and on paper with plastic cutlery. The brisket was tender and flavorsome. The sausage spicy and excellent. The pulled pork was pulled pork a little bland but OK. And the beer can chicken really good. Sides are excellent too. I would suggest getting 100g of each of the meats and sharing with one or two. Again, a good fun place which will not remain a secret for much longer.

What a gem!  Tasty, tender brisket and ribs, lovely sides and drinks at very reasonable prices.  Service is friendly and the old car-yard is a perfect setting for this kind of restaurant.  Love it!