Double S BBQ

Great BBQ. Good prices and large portions so you can take it home and have it for a second meal even. Highly recommend.

I’m sorry but this was awful.
All the food tasted like it came straight from a can or a super value tub from a discount grocery; the bread disintegrated into a soggy mess. Everything was served on thin paper plates that soaked through with grease and stuck to the table.
The owners should check out New Orleans Takeout just down the road and see how similar-​ish food can be done well. We want you to succeed but this isn’t getting there.
Suggestions: get better quality plates; cook food fresh and vary what you offer if it means you can offer higher quality; make it seem as if
On the plus side, the décor was fun.

Checked out this BBQ place on Saturday for lunch. Very busy is always a great sign. My husband had the 2 meat plate: beef brisket and pork ribs. Shocked he could not finish all of the super tender meat! I chose the Texas Tater… a huge baked potato with tons of cheese, sour cream and brisket. We both loved the food! They could use more servers, especially on the weekends… but service was friendly and speedy, too. Had to buy a take home bottle of house BBQ sauce.

Visited Double S on a weekend. Small establishment. Pretty quick seating. The service was charming — true to its mom and pop billing. The food was good. The ribs were tender but I wish they had a bark. The beef brisket but a wet style. If you’re looking for Texas beef brisket I think it mostly will matter what region of Texas you’re looking for. Overall, good food. Would make another visit but I’m not sure it beats out the best of the local competition.

My friend Todd and I are BBQ aficionados and self proclaimed experts. We have taken on the weighty task of reviewing all of the BBQ options in Wisconsin. We also make a point to try BBQ in every city and state we travel to, and between the two of us we’ve probably covered all 48.
By far our favorite thing at Double S was the buttermilk pie. Nothing different about it than standard southern buttermilk/​custard pie, except that it might just be a hundred times more amazing. It was a REALLY good rendition of something classic.
Our second favorite thing about Double S was the sauce. It’s a very sweet sauce, but with a lot of flavor. It worked well on all of the meats and the fries.
We both tried the brisket and ribs, and I also tried the smoked sausage. We would not go back for the ribs alone. They werent bad, they just werent exceptional. Too tender (probably as a result of smoking offside, storing, and reheating). They had a decent amount of smoke flavor, but little flavor other than that, and if you’re going to serve ribs without the sauce cararmelized on, they had better be able to stand alone on flavor. The smoked sausage was solidly good. The brisket was also if you like Texas style.
The sides were also very good. The fries were seasoned perfectly. The pinto beans I would call «southwest BBQ style» with various chunks of meat.
The prices were slightly more expensive than our regular BBQ stops, but nothing outrageous.
Bottom line, we were pleased, but did not feel they dethroned our two Madison favorites (#1 That BBQ Joint and #2 Smoky Jon’s)
I hope the neighbors will eventually allow them to smoke meat on site.

Absolutely delicious! Probably the best BBQ I’ve ever had at a restaurant. The brisket was awesome, hubby had some ribs. The sides are simple but spot on. We had pie for dessert-​so indulgent! The only thing I wish they had on their menu was mac and cheese. I feel like some good BBQ and mac n cheese goes together like peanut butter and jelly, right? Also-​I wish they would use real plates and cutlery instead of paper plates and plastic forks. Just seems really wasteful. Anyway-​the food is awesome! I highly recommend giving this spot a try.

This is a neighborhood restaurant owned by a couple who are working hard to get a local neighborhood association to give them the OK on running an outdoor smoker. The city was fine with the smoker however a number of neighbors expressed concern. So the meat is currently cooked off site at their smoker and brought to the restaurant.
I’ve gotten their brisket and Thursday special tamales numerous times and found them to be great. I’ve called ahead and gotten it to go on the ride home, and it was always ready to go on time. The brisket is actually better to me than other brisket I’ve had from a number of regionally well known BBQ places in the Austin Texas area. It’s correct that you don’t get the whole slices, but our family has found the meat is delicious and the chunks are big enough to enjoy, but with no cutting.
Hopefully the on site smoker gets the green light soon, but in the meantime, we look forward to continuing to enjoy their brisket and tamales.

Went to the Double S after a family recommendation. Had the Brisket sandwich, fries, and Gumbo along with a few Shinerbocks. Gumbo was great and very smokey, Brisket was well cooked and delicious (BBQ sauce is great) and the fries were excellent. Service was good and the owners were very friendly.

Stopped in at Double S BBQ on a whim, didn’t even know it was there until we drove past. The décor is pretty cool and while it’s a smallish space it’s very warm and welcoming. The staff all seem to be very friendly and I was really hoping this was going to be a great new addition to the Madison BBQ scene. Unfortunately the food just didn’t deliver for me and I think some big chances might be needed to get me back to Double S.
I started with iced tea, which was not very good. Very bitter and sort of chalky. An inauspicious start, but it’s just iced tea, no biggie. I was a little surprised that is showed up in a disposable plastic cup, but I thought maybe that sort of fit with the BBQ theme. By the end I realized they serve everything on disposable serving ware. Again, not the worst thing in the world but it certainly doesn’t add anything to the dining experience. The menu is quite limited, and a BBQ restaurant that builds itself around a Texan theme should not offer brisket only in a chopped form. Where are the luscious slices of smoked deliciousness I was hoping to have? Despite that I did try the chopped brisket and found it to be woefully dry and lacking flavor. My wife had the chicken and sausage gumbo and it was also lacking in flavor and would have benefited hugely from some spice. The fires were at least seasoned well, but I do think they started off frozen and were really nothing special.
I didn’t try to sausage or the ribs, but honestly I don’t know that I saw enough promise to go back for another go round. Hopefully this is just growing pains of a new restaurant, and I think they’re smoking off site for the time being. Changing that could potentially make a huge difference.

I really wish it was better. We had the greasiest BBQ we’ve ever eaten, especially the brisket, which was in an inch of grease. The sausage was better. The ribs have some potential but were badly overcooked. Even the loaded potato with brisket was swimming in grease.
The service was very friendly – I do hope the food can get better.

It’s hard to go wrong with bbq, so when I heard of a new joint opening on Monroe street, I knew I’d be checking it out sooner than later. The space was small and the décor did not wow, but overall the joint is cozy. The menu was pretty limited with choice of ribs, brisket or sausage being the big ticket options. I had the brisket, and found it to be a pleasant choice, but nothing remarkable. The sandwich came with a giant plate of fries, and I wish that it included some sides. You do get one side if you order just the meat. The barbecue sauce was very sweet, but the hot bbq sauce had some good flavor.

Stopped in to this place last night, and it was perhaps a little depressing. It was a cold night, and there were only a few tables full of people dining.
The place is rather small, but they do offer some room at the bar. The décor is what you’d probably expect from a place called Double S BBQ. It’s a fun, cozy place to eat some BBQ.
The food was fine. We both ordered the brisket sandwich, and used different sauces. I opted for the original sauce, my companion doused his brisket in the hot barbecue sauce. The sauces were fine, but nothing that really wowed me. The brisket was nicely cooked, and tasted quite nice. A decent portion of meat was served, but the hamburger bun it was served on wasn’t the best. It kind of fell apart.
The sandwiches were served with a truly ridiculous amount of french fries. Way too many french fries, enough to feed 2 – 3 people. There was a pickle spear hidden under that mound of fries, and I did enjoy that. It just took awhile before I even noticed it was there. Perhaps offering the option of a couple sides instead of a pound of french fries would be better.
I was disappointed that they don’t offer barbecued chicken. I know that might not be the traditional protein for BBQ, but it’s what I wanted.
They had a limited amount of beer, but we both found something that met our needs.
Our server was nice, and was very attentive. She was great. The person behind the bar stood around looking very anxious, as if she were hoping that more patrons would come galloping through the door. They didn’t. Because it was a cold, windy night on Monroe Street.

Come check the Double S out. It’s a husband and wife local joint. The Wife have of the Double S, Sarah grew up in the neighborhood. The husband half Shon, may be a Texan, but he’s a progressive Texan… A retired Union negotiator.
The Que is delicious. I had a plate with brisket
and a half sausage link. The Brisket was tender and juicy. But boy howdy the link was the stand out. It was subtle, yet begging to be devoured… not to mention the half link hangs off both sides of your plate.
If you are in the neighborhood — and there are a lot of reasons to be in the Monroe Street neighborhood, check out this decidedly local yet authentic Texan BBQ joint.

This adds another fine place to dine along the Monroe St. strip. Gumbo was hearty and warmed my insides up. The Texan Tater with brisket on top was another nice choice of comfort food. .and who can deny Bacon wrapped poppers?

I’ve been anxiously awaiting the opening of this place since seeing their sign this past Spring. Today was the day to give it a try, and I was very pleased with experience.
We got takeout, but the short wait for the food gave me a good impression of the space. Warm, low key, cute without being kitschy. Decent beer and wine selection. Solid space overall.
We got the ribs, brisket, potato salad, coleslaw and cornbread. The portions were just right, very filling without being gut busting. The ribs were awesome, juicy, flavorful, falling off the bone decadent and great with a little sauce. The brisket was decent. Well seasoned and flavorful, but a bit dry. We dunked it in the rib drippings, which was a pretty great idea. I love sides, and was not disappointed. Fresh, balanced, classic picnic flavors. The creaminess of the slaw and potato salad balanced well with the meat. Yum.
Looking forward to many more ribs in my future!