Billy's Grille & Bar — Restaurant in Sherman

I really hate leaving reviews with complaints, but I’ve got to be honest about my experiences. So far, I've been here three times, and it's been a bit of a rollercoaster. The first time was fantastic—wings cooked to perfection, just the right amount of sauce, and fries that were spot on. I thought I found my new go-to spot. But then came round two: I ordered the potato with brisket, and let's just say the potato was auditioning for the role of a rock, while the brisket was, well, a little tough. Still, it tasted alright, so I rolled with it.

By the third visit, though, the brisket had taken its transformation to the next level—I'm pretty sure I was served beef jerky disguised as brisket. Two very thin pieces for $12? Come on, guys. I had to ask the waiter for a different cut because I couldn’t cut it or tear it apart without feeling like I was prepping for an arm-wrestling match. Ten minutes later (mind you, there were only two other parties in the restaurant), the waitress comes back and says, ‘The chef says it's all that tough,’ and offers me another meat. At that point, I had to pass. If you're selling brisket, you should know how to smoke it properly!

On the bright side, the potato salad and cowboy beans were solid, and the spicy-sweet sauce was a winner. They did comp our pizza because of a mix-up and a long wait, so props for that. Oh, and a heads up: don't be surprised if you're left standing for 5-10 minutes before being seated, even if there are just a couple of other parties in the restaurant. I guess they like to keep...

I waited 10 minutes to be seated since they had a sign out that said please wait to be seated decided to go use the bathroom came back waited another 15 minutes before I was about to leave when a server came out and seated me ordered the sliders On the menu it With a side of vegetables when I received my food it did not have a side of vegetables on it I had to ask for it when I ordered the food I also asked for a side of Mayonnaise did not get the sight of Mayonnaise He's had to order the sight of Mayonnaise again when they brought out the vegetable tray it had 3 peat tiny tiny pieces of lettuce on it had to order more lettuce By the time the food finally finished coming This everything was cold and I was too annoyed Is to bother with it anymore the waiter never refilled my drink I mean had I stacked all my plates together waited about maybe 10 minutes for them to come over and say can I take this out of your way and then they gave me my check I paid and left was nit was not good service they don't watch the front there was only One table that had people on it out of the entire restaurant Worst service I have received in a long time will not recommend if you're looking for a quick bite to eat or if you're going to have a meeting While waiting for my check I noticed that the table had crumbs from the previous person's food whoever sat there previously had chicken and a whole friar underneath one of the signsThey obviously do not clean their tables after people of eating at them which if I'd seen that in the 1st place I would...

When looking around, the place looks like an average sports bar. There is a jukebox near the entrance but the touch screen uncalibrated and even when you request the song you want, you can barely hear it over the TV playing ESPN. The food was average. It took a while for my cheese sticks to arrive and when I did eat them, they were pretty good. It's not like your usual cheese stick because it's cooked in this beer batter and is served with Billy's special marinara, which is easily the best part. The cheese stick on its own is fine, it's even better when dipped in the marinara. Although, the flavor starts to lose its wow after a while. Before leaving, I had to use the bathroom and I could still the TV audio clearly. Also I nearly forgot to mention that the waiter was a newbie as he constantly forgot or misremembered my order and when I asked him on why my cheese sticks were taking so long, he said that the kitchen wanted to make sure that no one else wanted cheese sticks. Overall, the restaurant can be best described as "Bowling Alley food". It's just average food for a somewhat decent price. Some suggestions are to improve the overall service and to prioritize the jukebox audio over the TV audio because A.) People have to pay at least a dollar to request a song and B.) Not everyone watches ESPN and there's subtitles that can be enabled.

If you plan on eating here, enter with low expectations and try the cheese sticks, the marinara is really good. If I could, I would add .5 to the rating for the cheese...