Kansas City BBQ

[SDClone]

I will be heading down to KC in a couple of weeks and would like some suggestions on a few good BBQ places. I have ate at Jack Stacks before and was not impresses with the quality of food for what I had to pay. Anyone know of any good locally owned places?

 

[kcclones]

Oklahoma joes

 

[sunnysideup]

I haven't been down to KC in a while however, my best friend goes down there a couple of times a year and they swear by Arthur Bryant's BBQ.

 

[thatguy]

Jack Stack is all about what you get.

 

[clonehenge]

Oklahoma joes

Yup

And Smokin' Gun...

 

[acgclone]

Oklahoma Joe's
Arther Bryant
Gates

Can't go wrong with any of these. Very affordable as well.

 

[JP4CY]

I love Jack Stack, I just don't get the appeal for Bryant's.

 

[CYKID]

Gates has hands down the best BBQ. I would rate them.

Gates
Arthur Bryants
Famous Daves
KC Masterpiece
Jack Stack


Gates is affordable and plentiful. It is a counter place so don't expect to sit down and order. They do have beer if you feel (Like Me) that BBQ is best complimented with it.

 

[Broodwich]

I see the usual suspects have been rattled off.

Try LC's. It's in a scary place. It has bars on the windows.

They've got the best burnt ends I've had.

 

[aeroclone]

Across the menu, Oklahoma Joe's for the win.

At Gates it is the burnt end on a bun. That is great, but never been a fan of much of the rest of the menu. Both places are counter service, nothing fancy.

Personally I like Jack Stack, but if it isn't your thing, plenty of other options. I found Arthur Bryants okay, but with the other options in town I wouldn't seek it out.

Is there a KC Masterpiece even open anymore? The only one I knew about was off I435 and Metcalf in Overland Park, and that shut down about a year ago.

 

[huntt26]

Arthur Bryant's is excellent

 

[kentkel]

I concur with the Oklahoma Joe's crowd - that is some awesome BBQ!!!!

 

[joefrog]

Oklahoma Joe's
Arther Bryant
Gates

Can't go wrong with any of these. Very affordable as well.

That is my ranking exactly. All 3 are great though.

 

[SDClone]

Thanks for all the imput. Now I will just have to find out where these places are at.

 

[SvrWxCy]

This should cover the locations of Arthur Bryants, Oklahoma Joes, Gates and even LC's... I haven't had the chance to get to Gates or LC's yet, but I would put Oklahoma Joes above Arthur Bryant's based upon my experience thus far.

Google Map

 

[CyPride]

Willie Slims. Hands down.

 

[Illiniclone]

I love Jack Stack, I just don't get the appeal for Bryant's.

You don't get the appeal? Huh? Were you poopin your pants while you were in there or somethin?

 

[ISUboi12]

Gates has hands down the best BBQ. I would rate them.

Gates
Arthur Bryants
Famous Daves
KC Masterpiece
Jack Stack


Gates is affordable and plentiful. It is a counter place so don't expect to sit down and order. They do have beer if you feel (Like Me) that BBQ is best complimented with it.

"BUWRNN ENZ"

 

[Clone1450]

How can you even put Famous Daves in the same sentence as real BBQ joints? You might as well add Applebees... I've been to most of the places in KC and would say that Oklahoma Joes (original location) is the best. I'm not a huge fan og Gates or Aurther Bryants, but I do still go to each of them once in a while. I would also suggest Danny Edwards Boulevard BBQ! Danny has some of the best meats in town (sides are not great though). Beyond that, I would say RJ's Bob-B-Q, Johnies, And Smokin Guns are favorites of mine.

 

[CYKID]

How can you even put Famous Daves in the same sentence as real BBQ joints? You might as well add Applebees... I've been to most of the places in KC and would say that Oklahoma Joes (original location) is the best. I'm not a huge fan og Gates or Aurther Bryants, but I do still go to each of them once in a while. I would also suggest Danny Edwards Boulevard BBQ! Danny has some of the best meats in town (sides are not great though). Beyond that, I would say RJ's Bob-B-Q, Johnies, And Smokin Guns are favorites of mine.

HOW? I have eaten at Famous Daves in several different cities and always had a consistent satisfying meal. I think Devil's Spit is the Cat's Meow of Sauces. I wasn't aware that it required a dirty floor and people sweating in my food to qualify as a real BBQ joint. You sound like one of the guys on the board that doesn't believe it is beer unless a micro brewery makes it.