Slow-cooked brisket that you can shred with a fork is one of the most popular menu items at BBQ restaurants, with diners raving about the flavor, texture, and tenderness of the meat. Good brisket is worth taking trouble over, and many restaurants specialize in serving up only the best beef brisket you can get, whether it’s for a platter, sandwiches, or anything you like. Here are seven chains where the brisket is fall-apart tender.
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit serves up spectacular brisket that has been slow-smoked for up to 18 hours over hickory wood. “Even if you don’t have 3 days to smoke a brisket, don’t stress! A few hours can get the job done,” the restaurant recommends. “Choosing the right wood is essential. You’ve got to get the right smoky flavor that isn’t too overbearing. We suggest hickory, to get that true Texas-style smoked flavor.”
Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que
Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que
Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que has award-winning brisket on the menu, and even ships it nationwide. “Moist, tender, smoky, beefy. Joe’s brisket is barbecue at its best. This is the brisket that made the Z-Man one of the best and most famous sandwiches in the good ol’ U.S. of A,” the chain says.
Smokey Bones
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Smokey Bones is proud to serve up a Texas-Style Beef Brisket Platter, featuring brisket that’s hand-carved, hand-rubbed, house-smoked for 10 hours served with a signature BBQ sauce. Guests can also get a Brisket Stuffed Grilled Cheese, which is housemade chopped brisket served on thick sliced bread with cheddar jack and American cheese.
City Barbeque
City Barbeque
City Barbeque has brisket down to an art. “Our most award-winning menu item, and for good reason. Our pitmasters have been known to smoke a brisket for up to 18 hours, and the result is so tender and juicy, you might think you’ve died and gone to Texas,” the restaurant says.
Black’s Barbeque
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The brisket at Black’s Barbeque is exceptional. “While grilling is quicker, the low-and-slow process of using a BBQ pit brings out the natural flavors of tougher cuts of meat like brisket, pork ribs, and sausage. This dedication to the craft is why we’ve stuck with pits for over 90 years,” the restaurant says.
Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque
Diners love the tender brisket at Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque. “I had a great experience at Mighty Quinn’s BBQ! The food was absolutely delicious — I ordered the brisket sandwich, which was tender, flavorful, and perfectly smoked,” one customer said.
Mission BBQ
Mission BBQ
Mission BBQ serves up slow cooked, tender, moist brisket customers love. “I ordered a few different dishes, smoked ribeye, brisket, sausage, pulled pork, potato salad, and the first time I got peach cobbler, and the second coconut cream pie. This was the best BBQ I’ve ever had in a restaurant. The meat was juicy and tender, with the perfect amount of spiciness,” one diner raved. “A buddy of mine said we should give it a try for lunch. I got a two meat plate with brisket and their regular smoked sausage. The brisket was tender and had excellent flavor,” another said.
