Only went once about 5 years ago and wasn't terribly impressed. Sounds like I might have to make a return visit.
Main Street BBQ is "all you can eat". Their brisket is hit or miss : on their best days I'd give them a 7, but on their worst, it's like eating snot (there's sometimes way too much fat in the brisket). The ribs are always average to above-average the times I've tried them. The best brisket I've had in Dallas was at Lockhart Smokehouse. They're in the Kreutz family from what I recall. It is probably the 3rd best brisket I've ever had behind Franklin and Snow's. The only problem is, I've been there about 3 or 4 times and two of those times, the brisket wasn't that great. They are inconsistent as hell. There's a shack in the middle of nowhere called Meshac's. I think it's in Garland. I've been meaning to try it. It's basically a booth with no seating from what I recall, but people absolutely love their brisket.
Tried out Stiles Switch today for lunch. Brisket: A : excellent flavor and moist. No sauce needed and a nice bark on the meat. Very tasty. Pork Ribs: C : good flavor but tough. Meat was actually hard to pull from bone and a little chewy. The flavor saved the grade of a C or they would have been close to failing.
I tried Stiles around a month ago. Brisket was as you described. The sausage was great as well. Would visit again.
I posted my experience at Coopers in this post. http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=6658242&postcount=458
you are 20 minutes from lulling and lockhart - if you dont want to make that drive then you deserve nothing more than bill millers.
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