Lets talk BBQ

[rambleonthruthefog]

What i've been thinkin bout is.... other than location. what makes it Texas BBQ, or KC BBQ, or Memphis BBQ, or Carolina BBQ, etc.

I've spent most my life in TX, eatin' all my BBQ in TX, with the exception of two places. I've had plenty of good, and some great. I've always judged the BBQ here by and large by the chopped beef sandwich. if your sauce and chopped beef aren't delicious together, most likely i don't want any ribs or chicken. The other two BBQ joints i ate at were...

Arthur Bryants in KC. was there for my pilgrimage to Arrowhead
and a place called Corky's in Memphis. Was there for a Widespread Panic show.

I had some chopped beef at both joints and was not overly impressed, but the sausage sandwich i had at Arthurs was out of d*mn sight, it was hot, it was sliced nice and thin, and stacked high. it was great. prob the best sausage sandwich i've ever had. At corky's the ribs i had were great, i mean really really good. i didn't finish my chopped beef sandwich, but i did ask for some ribs to go. These two experiences blew my theory away.

i still think that the chopped beef makes or breaks you in TX, and most TX joints usually have some version of habanero sauce, or jalepeno sausage, and they all got pickles and onions, and most have banana pudding(preferably with nilla wafers), amd beans.

what makes it KC, Memphis, or Carolina BBQ?

[DTchiefs58]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Dude. I was laughing with you. I found it kinda ironic.

Calm down, Francis.

My account wasnt activated until recently



Man i wish I could have 12k post like you

[DrRyan]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Kansas City BBQ is the best overall IMO. Sauce is what sets KC apart IMO. Gates, Arthur Bryant's, Jack Stack's, Smokehouse all amazing. Not fan of KC Masterpiece though. Memphis has the best ribs by far. The dry rub is really good, though I would love to smother those Memphis ribs with some Gates or Arthur Bryant sauce. North Carolina is different bc its a vingear/mustard base. Its good but not close to KC IMO. Texas is the BBQ sandwichs, better than North Carolina though. So my rankings:
1. Kansas City
2. Memphis
3. Texas
4. North Carolina

Oklahoma Joe's "Night of the Living BBQ sauce" is my favorite hot sauce in KC. I agree with your 1.KC breakdown and after that I could go with Memphis and Texas being a push and NC bringing up the rear. Damn I miss all the good BBQ of KC, Arizona BBQ can't even be mentioned in the conversation. Although, the guy that owns Dillion's down here is a KC native sporting both a Chiefs and Cardinals helmet on the bar. Gotta give him some rep for that.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by DrRyan

Oklahoma Joe's "Night of the Living BBQ sauce" is my favorite hot sauce in KC. I agree with your 1.KC breakdown and after that I could go with Memphis and Texas being a push and NC bringing up the rear. Damn I miss all the good BBQ of KC, Arizona BBQ can't even be mentioned in the conversation. Although, the guy that owns Dillion's down here is a KC native sporting both a Chiefs and Cardinals helmet on the bar. Gotta give him some rep for that.

I tried OK Joe's for the 1st time ever saturday night and man i was blown away by how dam good the food was. I had a sandwich and the fries, well they are the best damn fries i've had.

I suggest anyone to try OK joes, its in a gas station in KC, and that nightmare of the living bbq sauce was delicious.

Great Place

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

I tried OK Joe's for the 1st time ever saturday night and man i was blown away by how dam good the food was. I had a sandwich and the fries, well they are the best damn fries i've had.

I suggest anyone to try OK joes, its in a gas station in KC, and that nightmare of the living bbq sauce was delicious.

Great Place

You only went to OK Joe's for the first time a few days ago? Well, I'm glad you see what you've been missing all of this time. In the summer, I go to Joe's on an average of once a week.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

You only went to OK Joe's for the first time a few days ago? Well, I'm glad you see what you've been missing all of this time. In the summer, I go to Joe's on an average of once a week.

Yeah, my gf has been telling me of this place for quite sometime, she hadn't tried it until months ago. We finally went and man, i want to make it a weekly thing, ive never had such wonderful bbq. Im excited to try most of the menu and get fries everytime.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

i want oklahoma joes! right now!

too bad i live in springfield.

[Mama Hip Rockets]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Yeah, my gf has been telling me of this place for quite sometime, she hadn't tried it until months ago. We finally went and man, i want to make it a weekly thing, ive never had such wonderful bbq. Im excited to try most of the menu and get fries everytime.

their fries are so awesome!

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by thurman merman

their fries are so awesome!

I never eat things cold, it's just a no-no for me on hot foods, but when i took some home i just ate the fries cold, it was so damn good. The GF kept saying that i had to try the best fries ever. I wasn't even hungry when i went but i went ahead anyway and i ended up piggin out.

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by DTchiefs58

My account wasnt activated until recently



Man i wish I could have 12k post like you

Again... I wasn't making fun of you. I found it ironic that a lurker would make such a post. I thought it was funny.

However, if you're going to be all butt hurt over something as innocuous as my post, officially, you can **** right off.

[Extra Point]

I ate at Pete's in Houston, TX, and the gentleman who took me to that place bragged on how good it was. Sampled everything. Determined that you can't screw up smoked sausage. The sauce was a corn syrup/ketchup solution, diluted with water, not vinegar. The brisket reminded me of a "St. Patrick's day corned beef Meets Cayenne Pepper" short film. The ribs were way the Hell overdone. If that is an inkling of Texas-Style BBQ, then I just don't understand why that place is raved over and over by Houstonians.

I really like the Carolina pulled pork sandwich at OK Joe's. I like the white cabbage cole slaw as a dressing with on the pork.

LC's is great, Gates is good (if you like bread), and BB's has great ribs, beer and blues. Rosedale's has some good ribs, though I'm not a fan of cinnamon in the rub or sauce. Bryant's original sauce is a tad different than what you'd expect at Gates, but it's great, in its own right. Hayward's seems to have gone downhill.

I just like to smoke my own stuff. I have yet to master the beans. If I could find a way to do it like Smoke Stack (their meats are really good), then I'd be in the chips. I just like my own fried taters and onions, and my own rub and sauce. That, and I"m a cheap ass.

[Demonpenz]

ok joe's is also close to 119 the one not in a gas station

[sportsman1]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Kansas City BBQ is the best overall IMO. Sauce is what sets KC apart IMO. Gates, Arthur Bryant's, Jack Stack's, Smokehouse all amazing. Not fan of KC Masterpiece though. Memphis has the best ribs by far. The dry rub is really good, though I would love to smother those Memphis ribs with some Gates or Arthur Bryant sauce. North Carolina is different bc its a vingear/mustard base. Its good but not close to KC IMO. Texas is the BBQ sandwichs, better than North Carolina though. So my rankings:
1. Kansas City
2. Memphis
3. Texas
4. North Carolina

I would agree but flip Texas, and NC. My whole family is from KC so I grew up around it. Gates has always been in supply at our house in Texas. Growing up in Texas I can tell you that everything there is average at best. I lived in Memphis for Seven Months.. Corkys has a great dry rub, and Interstate also does ribs very well. Interstate also has BBQ spaghetti which is awesome. When I was in Asheville,NC I had a pretty good Pulled pork sandwich which is why I will take it over Texas.

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Kansas City BBQ is the best overall IMO. Sauce is what sets KC apart IMO. Gates, Arthur Bryant's, Jack Stack's, Smokehouse all amazing. Not fan of KC Masterpiece though. Memphis has the best ribs by far. The dry rub is really good, though I would love to smother those Memphis ribs with some Gates or Arthur Bryant sauce. North Carolina is different bc its a vingear/mustard base. Its good but not close to KC IMO. Texas is the BBQ sandwichs, better than North Carolina though. So my rankings:
1. Kansas City
2. Memphis
3. Texas
4. North Carolina

this and end of thread.

the difference is the spices and sauces and types of wood.... or the lack there of. i think TN bbq is rather bland. i like my KC if its good KC... i dont care for AB's or famous daves. but jack stack and gates and some of the smaller joints around town who are lesser known simply own!

TX is good as well as i like the wood used in it.

*found this online, and its a decent response*
The meat of choice is pork (Carolina, Memphis and KC) and beef (Texas).

1) Carolina BBQ - is typically pulled (shredded) pork shoulder with a vinegary sauce. Also, the pulled pork sandwich is topped with cole slaw. (very good!)

2) Memphis BBQ - is typically pork spare ribs cut St. Louis style cooked with a dry rub. Depending upon who you ask, some say the ribs should be served dry (no sauce) while others like them wet.

3) Kansas City BBQ - is mainly about the sauce (For example, KC Masterpiece). The sauce is tomato based and tends to be on the sweet side.

4) Texas BBQ - becuase of it's cattle history, Beef is the choice of meat. More specifically, Beef Brisket. The brisket is coated with a dry rub before bbq'ing. Again, some people like it dry others like it wet.

[KCUnited]

OK Joe's is my hands down favorite in KC, however its their Carolina Pulled Pork sandwich that I like the best.

[ChiefsCountry]

Funny thing is there is always a thread about this on Conference USA message board. They have teams in NC, Memphis and Texas so you get to hear all about all of the different kinds.