Going to San Antonio/Austin

[byndbad914]

Originally Posted by SW

Tim, I wished you had called me, my office is about a block away from the Noble Pig!

I had seriously considered it but I was in town with the fiancee and she wanted no part of my "car habit" on our vacation. I got her bought into going to COTA to see it before our flight out Monday eve but it started pouring rain on the way there so I just went to the airport. I won that battle but lost the war anyway I guess haha.

I would seriously eat at the Noble Pig a couple times per week if I were a block away. I can see why the guy at the counter (an owner or the owner, recognized him from TV) is the size he is; I would be grazing at all hours if I worked there.

Originally Posted by carbuff

Glad you enjoyed the visit! You definitely made a good choice on the BBQ. What time did you arrive? On the 2 occasions in which I've gone, we've gotten there about 9:30 to get in line. It doesn't open until 11:00, and they sell out daily around 12:30 - 1:00. It is amazing though!

Let's start with the fact that typically I am not a lucky person... we didn't get to Franklin until 12:35pm! I had already mentally prepared to just drive by, wave at the line, and head on to 6th Street. One of the workers there that was doing a head count around 1:15 told us we got incredibly lucky because last Friday, for whatever reason, was unusually light! Still waited 1:45 mins in line (I know these times because I set my watch just to see how bad it would be) so we got food after 2pm! She also handed a guy the "last man standing" sign about 6 people back after her head count at 1:15.

Any other day she assured us it would have been a bust coming at that time and that normally the wait was twice as long. There were people that came at 1:45 and squeaked in taking whatever was left.

Cool people in line right before and after us so we got tons of tips on where to go too. Actually everyone in general was really nice and pretty helpful. I asked for directions near the school to find the art gallery and the guy damn near gave me a rundown of every event that was happening at the school that weekend.

That luck continued throughout most of the weekend as well, especially with parking. I ended up getting rock star parking on Rainy on that Friday night, the last spot available at the Gourdough's truck, then on 6th 3 blks from Congress Sat night and Sunday night, right by the Capitol building when we went, right across from the school for the art museum. If I didn't know any better I would assume it is always easy to park in Austin

Of course, when I planned the trip I specifically picked the weekend after Labor Day weekend as I figured it would be slow and easier to navigate the town so apparently that bet paid off.

[my79f]

Lenie what Italian place did yall eat at?

[Lenie]

Botticellis