You know that feeling you have every time Garth Brooks’ “Friends in Low Places” comes on? Stiles Switch is a little like that – comfortingly familiar, a little raucous, and a whole lot of fun. With superb barbecue from owner Shane Stiles and lead pitmaster Lance Kirkpatrick and a killer draft selection, Stiles is always the answer when we want to slip on down 2010 opening.

This article appears in May 6 • 2016.

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