Frankie's Smokehouse - Woolloongabba

Grabbed a quick end of week lunch with a friend last week for a long overdue catch up. Not wanting to stray too far from home, we went to Frankie's Smokehouse in Woolloongabba, a fairly popular American BBQ joint that I've heard a number of good reviews about.

A booking is recommended because the place is quite busy. Parking is also very hard to find.

 

As expected at a bbq place, the menu had all the essentials, ribs, brisket and pulled pork in various combinations along with some salads and sides. 

We ordered at the counter and were given a buzzer for our food. Luckily for us, the food didn't take too long to come out.

This was the platter for two. It came with beef brisket, hot links, pulled pork, slaw and pickles along with some fries and bread rolls. We added a serve of brisket since we were dining as a group of three. Of the meats, the brisket was my favourite of the evening, moist and tender, it was a little bland in flavour but went well with the bbq sauce. I didn't particularly like the pulled pork as it was quite dry and stringy, but again the sauce rectified this. The salads were ample but didn't stand out in particular, although I did enjoy the sour crunchy pickles. The side of chips was very generous and crispy, fresh out of the fryer. The bread rolls were fairly average though.

As we had a third person, we also added a serve of loaded fries. This was topped with pulled pork, brisket and sauce. Again portions were huge and the fries were fresh. My earlier misgivings about how dry the pulled pork was was alleviated by the ample amount of sauce. 

For three people, there was definitely too much food and we had to get some take away. Overall, I would say that there are better options elsewhere for American BBQ. It wasn't too bad but I would be in no rush to return any time soon.

Price Range: $30 - $40pp

Taste: 6/10

Value: 6/10

Service: 7/10

Environment: 7/10