Grill & Shout BBQ Permanently Closed
BBQ · 6909 N Loop 1604 E, San Antonio, Texas 78247
★★★★☆ 1 review(210) 776-7768
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Was Underserved, Was Offered More and Then Charged For A Double Portion.
Friday night a friend and I decided to give the Rolling Oaks Mall food court a go. Many of the restaurants there have closed and new ones have opened in the last 2 years. So we decided to see what kind of new places were there.
One of the new places is Grill N Shout BBQ. They offered a sample of brisket and I was hooked.
My friend and I both ordered the #1 plate, which is 1/4lb of meat, 2 sides and a drink. Options for sides included beans, green beans, or potato salad. I was going to steer clear of the potato salad, but with a lack of options, I got it because the employee there told me "the potato salad is good".
I asked for the moist brisket despite most of the brisket appearing to have a decent amount of fat along the edge. The portion was pretty small, and the employee slicing asked "is this ok?", paused and said "would you like some more meat?" I said sure.. he proceeded to slice 2 more small slices and add them to the plate, which I thought was because the meat was so fatty.
When I got to the register they rang the plate up as a #2, which is a 1/2 lb of meat and I paid the extra $4. I later found out my friend had also ended up paying more than expected. (more on that later)
The brisket had excellent flavor and was better than many local places. I would definitely put it above Bill Millers for tenderness and flavor. Id put the brisket up there with 2 Bros or Blanco BBQ, the sides were where they failed. The brisket had good bark, a nice pepper coating, it wasnt dry at all, had a nice smoked flavor and was seasoned well. I always order moist brisket and even ask for pieces with fat at times, but this was even on the edge of being too fatty even for me. The green beans were good as well, they were seasoned with onions and tomato, but could have been hotter temperature wise.. The potato salad was the disappointment of the meal, it was very bland, almost like plain mayo and potatos. It had an odd flavor, possibly the skins, and was the worst item of the meal. I would have enjoyed coleslaw or even plain buttered corn over this.
Now, a bit about my friends order. He ordered the #1 as well, after asking for brisket and sausage, and being told he would need to order a #2 to get that. After seeing the portion of brisket he was served, he decided to go ahead and add the sausage. Instead of them changing his plate from a #1 to a #2, they rang up his plate as a #1 and added the sausage link as an additional item which made his total more than the #2 plate.
Both our plates ended being $16-$18 each, which is in line with what you would expect pay at dine in BBQ restaurant, but maybe not a food court restaurant.
Over all the food was good, aside from the potato salad. The portion size of meat on the #1 plate is so small it caused both of us to upsize our orders. Not sure I would return, but if I did, I would probably opt for just a chopped brisket or a brisket po-boy.
The photo of the brisket has odd coloring, it was night time, and the food court was not lit.
— Paul