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BBQ in Franklin and Williamson County
Whole hog, Nashville hot, Memphis ribs and Texas brisket, from the Sizzle Awards and Visit Franklin.
Southern, with smoked meats · Downtown Franklin, Williamson County
Puckett's
Downtown Franklin's meat-and-three and music room, with cherry-smoked pork.
- Today
Why go
Andy Marshall bought Puckett's Grocery in Leiper's Fork in 1998 and turned it into a restaurant and music venue in 2002.4 Andy and Jan Marshall, the founders, are MTSU alumni, and Andy added an $8,000 smoker in the parking lot of the Leiper's Fork store.5
Puckett's Franklin opened in 2004 in a former grocery store that had become a bicycle shop.6 It was the brand's first full-service restaurant, and it hosts songwriter rounds.4 Across the brand, the menu runs to Southern classics like meat-and-three plates and slow-smoked BBQ.4
Visit Franklin calls it a five-tool player, with pulled pork smoked over cherry wood, baby back ribs, brisket, chicken and turkey. It placed third for barbecue in the 2026 Sizzle Awards.32
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In the press
- May 18, 2026Visit Franklin · Top 10 Barbecue Joints in Franklin
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Photo: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0Best-of lists · Tennessee
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Spots named by The Infatuation, Eater, the Nashville Scene, Tennessee Tourism, Visit Franklin and Southern Living, each list credited and linked.
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Researched by Erik Peterson, sources linked below.
Sources (6) · every fact on this page links to one
- Franklin · Puckett's · Checked Oct 27, 2026
- Dine With the Best: Guide to Williamson County's 2026 Sizzle Awards Winners · FranklinIs · published 2026 · checked Oct 27, 2026
- Top 10 Barbecue Joints in Franklin That Will Keep You Coming Back for Seconds · Visit Franklin · published May 18, 2026 · checked Oct 27, 2026
- About · Puckett's · Checked Oct 28, 2026
- Pucketts is smokin · MTSU News · published 2023-06-29 · checked Oct 27, 2026
- Article_0fffe60e 7522 11ef a256 07ba47b2c082 · Williamson Herald · published 2024-09-17 · checked Oct 27, 2026