"Driving around southeast Missouri, I passed through the town of Maple Hill. Where I found Jay’s. What a fantastic find! I ordered the brisket dinner, which came with two sides I got fried okra and mac cheese. And I also ordered their chocolate pie (they had coconut cream, chocolate peanut butter, and some other flavor, all freshly made) It was a football field of fried okra, but it was so crunchy and tasty that I almost ate all of it! The brisket was thinly sliced, very smoky and tender. I got the barbecue sauce on the side, and it was also good. The mac cheese was just mac cheese, but I figured for leftovers it’s going to be mixed with brisket so it’s going to be thoroughly excellent. The chocolate pie was really wonderful. A very large piece, lovely chocolate flavor, the crust was kind of like a puff pastry, and it was just really good. The bathrooms were clean, service was quick on my takeout and it’s easy to get to, so go! Stopped here in November 2023, got the Port steak, which was phenomenal. My brother loved the “real“ mashed potatoes, that had the addition of garlic. I had a half smoked chicken, and it was fall off the bone good. We also got cherry cobbler, which kind of looked like a mess in the to go container, but was full of cherries and crispy oat bits. Excellent stuff!"