Enjoy a delicious meal at Smokin’ Franny’s BBQ

Owners of Smokin’ Franny’s BBQ, Regan and Franny Pack, have recently expanded their food truck business to their new location at the Wolverine Market, located at 22 E. Commercial St. in Weiser.
 The Packs have been in the food service industry for over 15 years. Prior to owning Smokin’ Franny’s,  the couple had owned and operated several Mexican food franchise stores around the valley.
 They decided to open a food truck when they found a location in Ontario, but there was already a Mexican food truck at that location, not to mention the variety of Mexican food restaurants available throughout the city.
 They began brainstorming, researching other foods they could cook well that would offer variety to the local customers and quickly settled on BBQ.
 Smokin Franny’s menu offers smoked sandwiches, ribs, chicken wings, and chicken strips, each with your choice of seven signature sauces, including Original BBQ, Honey BBQ, Hickory, Honey Mustard BBQ, Mango Habenero, Garlic Parmesan, and Buffalo.
 Each of the flavors is a house secret recipe created by Franny herself.
 Along with their smokin’ meats, Franny’s offers five regular side choices, including coleslaw, potato salad, macaroni salad, smoked baked beans, and french fries.
 Some specialty premium sides include jalapeno poppers, tater gems with cheese and jalapeno, deep fried pickle spears, deep fried cheese curds, and breaded onion strips.   
 The Weiser location is a creative revamp of a 100-year-old location. The building lost its roof during the winter of 2017, so the Packs have remodeled the space as an open air food court, using awnings, umbrellas, and the neighboring building sides to create all day shade, creating a patio seating atmosphere.  
 The Packs said they immediately fell in love with the location, but it needed a lot of work. It was ugly, but they knew they could make what was there work for something instead of just letting it sit empty. They even hope to host other food trucks from time to time and hold live music events down the road.
 The most important thing about their business is seeing the consumer enjoy their food, the couple striving for consistency and quality. When they have people from the south and Kansas praise their food as some of the best BBQ they have had, it’s really satisfying, they said.
 Their favorite combination? “For Regan,” a pulled pork sandwich with garlic parmesan sauce and garnished with pickles, onion, and coleslaw. Regan said the mix of flavors is a taste explosion. Franny has the same favorite, but with the addition of mango habanero sauce.
 “For sides, I love the macaroni salad,” Regan said. “I can’t get enough of it.”
 The Packs plan to keep Smokin Franny’s open as much as they can. It will depend, however, on their success in finding good workers, so they encourage anyone looking for a job to come visit them.
 To start, they will be open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and hope to add Sundays soon if they are able to get someone to work the shift.