Big Jack's BBQ

Food: We had the ribs and brisket plate with green beans and Mac and cheese for the sides. We also had the banana pudding as a desert. This was my second time coming here in over three years. I wanted to try them again to see if things were different… Ribs – they really tasted old. Almost like they have been sitting in the fridge for a while and then warmed up to serve. You can see a smoke ring but, can’t tasted the smoke. I believe they are baking the ribs along with smoking them. 1 out of 5 Brisket – much of the same thing with the brisket. Tender meat but, lacked smoke and tasted old as well. 1 out of 5 Sides – the sides were not good as well. The green beans were canned in my opinion and didn’t taste fresh. The Mac and cheese was flavorless and the noodles were over cooked. 1 out of 5 Desert – the banana pudding tasted processed as well. Didn’t seem fresh. It was a lot of pudding with only a two cookies and no bananas. 1 out of 5 Service – the service was actually really good. Everyone was so nice. We were greeted at least twice. The chef was really nice and the servers were as well. 5 out of 5 Atmosphere – the atmosphere was not great. The seat was tapped and overall just didn’t feel clean to me. 3.5 out of 5 Price – we paid $22 for the plate plus the desert and one drink. Not bad for a bbq spot however, for the quality of food it’s over priced to me. Overall, this place is much like it was a few years ago when I tried it. The food isn’t smoked all the way through. The food does taste like left overs. I think with a few small adjustments they could be a good place to come for bbq. If they were to attempt to cook some of their sides fresh, revamp their desert options and smoke the meat all the way through, they could be a go to spot here in Lewisville. Unfortunately, the best thing we had there was the soft drink from the fountain machine. Sorry but, that’s the truth. Hopefully, they can adjust.

Weeknight dinner Brisket was very dry, had to add sauce which I typically don’t. Mac and cheese was fine, banana pudding was good, no bananas in my portion though. Food wasn’t bad just wasn’t good/great. Just a meal (shrug). Can’t recommend, unless you don’t want to drive 10 min farther out. Dickeys/spring creek level quality.

Based on the high almost 5 star rating I had high hopes. The brisket was extremely DRY & almost grey looking. The sauce helped the meat a lot and was an average 2/5 taste nothing special. I do not know how this place is rated so highly because it’s below average at best! The staff was super friendly though, 5/5.