ate at maurice's today. pretty dang solid cue. brisket had a nice crust (not really a smoke ring...pretty well done all the way through, but very tender, moist and tasty). the sausage was great...just the way i like it. the hot sauce is excellent...i haven't had anything like it and i couldn't quite pinpoint what was in it. except for the cobbler (which was awesome...with more nutmeg than usual, which i liked), the sides weren't that great. the potato salad had too much mayo for my taste, and also had too much of a pimiento flavor. the beans were standard...they were good, but didn't stand out. the sweet tea was lipton/nestea out of the fountain, which is a big no-no in my book. i hate that stuff. next time i'll get a DP.
overall, i still prefer schoepf's in that area...i like the pepper crust they put on everything and i still prefer their sauce, but i will most certainly make many happy returns to maurice's. thanks for the heads up!