Blue’s on Franklin

Blues on Franklin has become my go-to BBQ restaurant! I travel the nation and go to BBQ restaurants whenever I can. Blues is by far my favorite in the whole nation! Andrew (the owner) adds a personal touch to all customer interactions. His brisket recipe has been in his family for 175 years!!! The brisket is sliced thinly, is extremely lean and tasty! If in the UNC area, run (don’t walk) to Blues for the best brisket in the nation!!!

Loved eating here for the first time! The owners are really nice -- they even brought out roses for the women graduates during commencement weekend! So thoughtful! The menu alone was worth a whole conversation topic and the food was great. Would love to come here again :)

Blues on Franklin is an awesome place for authentic smoked meat. On my first visit, we met the owner, Andrew, and he showed us the smoker. The smell was amazing but we smelled like smoke by the time we left the restaurant. He sent out some burnt tips for us to try and then I just told him to bring us whatever he recommended. We ended up having some pulled pork, deep fried okra, fantastic curly fries, and other delicious items.

We had to go back and on our second visit we got the burnt smoke gifts and baby back ribs. They were fantastic! As we were leaving, there was a DJ setting up music and I was told it was karaoke night. I was going to start it off with the first song of the night but he wasn't quite ready. I think this place would be an awesome place for late night but we were there around 5 p.m. before it got busy. Definitely check it out. Our waitresses, Savannah, was very knowledgeable and friendly. Strongly recommended!

This place is incredible! I went in with my buddy on lunch one day and the owner Andrew treated us better than I’ve ever been treated. We were the only ones there since they had just opened. He showed us the smoker, hooked us up with a free meal. 10/10 would recommend. Great food and great prices