Originally Posted by
jmail1
It sounds like you were on a bit of a schedule, but next time you make it to Dallas you need to try Pecan Lodge. I can assure you they will serve your brisket exactly as you want it and their fatty is amazing.
Sonny's doesn't even make the top 50 BBQ joints in Dallas anymore. It was a sad state around here until Pecan Lodge showed up, now there are dozens of well above average places in town.
Dallas has become one of our go-to places for beef,
because AA and UA spend a lot of time uselessly
sniping at each other's hubs, and the fare wars
often make decent mileage-run or short-trip material
- in fact, being at loose ends this week, I will be
in Dallas for a day plus starting this evening (short
notice trip Washington to Boston, $150, Washington
to Dallas to Boston, $250, who could resist?).
The Sonny's thing was driven by nostalgia (she'd
been there maybe a quarter century ago, and I'd
not been there since 1967 or 1968!) plus the fact
that it's one of the only places where you can get
beef late, now that EZ Dude is gone.
I agree with you about Pecan Lodge and have enjoyed
it very much; thing is that lili and I have generally
stayed (being relatively cheap folks) at places that
offer free breakfast, which means only light eating
until later in the day when Pecan Lodge is likely to
be closed. The two Lockharts, for example, have the
advantage of being open into the evening. See
here.
I thank you for your recommendation of Heim and
will bear it in mind.