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?

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

OK Joe's is my hands down favorite in KC, .

the one off 119th? or the one near south KC and i-35 in the gas station?

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by xbarretx

the one off 119th? or the one near south KC and i-35 in the gas station?

The one on Mission is closest to my place, but the one on 119th is right by my work. I hit them both.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Goapics1

No McRib?

How dare you sir!

Originally Posted by Reaper16

I am compelled to disagree. While it is probably true that KC has the biggest variation amongst sauces, I would argue that geography is more indicative of KC's bbq culture than sauce. Kansas City is the barbecue capital of the world because of a confluence of three factors: 1.) Westward expansion (i.e., Carolinian and Tennessean bbq men moving further west), 2.) animal stockyards (KC was second only to Chicago), and 3.) The Ozarks (the sheer abundance of readily available wood). The wood supply met the animal supply met the men trained to use both to make bbq.

It was destiny, baby.

Minus the omission of the Kentucky influence, I'd say you nailed it dead-on. Good call on the wood. It's ALL about the wood. I gotta' smell that hickory from a block away!

I recently had some non-brine pulled pork that was smoked with pecan; magnificent.

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

The one on Mission is closest to my place, but the one on 119th is right by my work. I hit them both.

hmm im smack dab at the S-Campus... i wonder which is closest to me? im like away from them all equally. i am overdue for some burnt ends

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

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.

Come up to the mountains and try "Grumpy Jakes"; bring your barf bag.

[KCUnited]

Originally Posted by xbarretx

hmm im smack dab at the S-Campus... i wonder which is closest to me? im like away from them all equally. i am overdue for some burnt ends

There's fat guys all over Idaho that would kill for that problem. Go get you some.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by xbarretx

hmm im smack dab at the S-Campus... i wonder which is closest to me? im like away from them all equally. i am overdue for some burnt ends

My ****ing Kingdom and this whole godforsaken state for a plate of real, rubbed, and hickory smoked burnt-ends!

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

There's fat guys all over Idaho that would kill for that problem. Go get you some.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

QFT

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

My ****ing Kingdom and this whole godforsaken state for a plate of real, rubbed, and hickory smoked burnt-ends!

dam you! its 10 at night... how am i going to kill this craving for burnt ends ..

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by xbarretx

dam you! its 10 at night... how am i going to kill this craving for burnt ends ..

Ouch! You just missed "last sauce call" all over the BBQ Kingdom!

The good news is; it'll all be there tomorrow.

[blueballs]

big black queens

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

Ouch! You just missed "last sauce call" all over the BBQ Kingdom!

The good news is; it'll all be there tomorrow.

[DeezNutz]

Best burnt ends in the KC area can be found at what establishment?

[xbarretx]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

Best burnt ends in the KC area can be found at what establishment?

ill take flaming for this but there's two answers depending on my mood IMHO.

quality meat and smooth flavor = Jack Stack

Old School BBQ with some bite = Gates


not to say that others aren't good, im just saying that those are always top of my list for when im in a strictly Burnt-end and nothing else mood.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by xbarretx

I can't even get a good steak up in this bitch much less BBQ. ****in' Arizona desert rats!

I guess they "forged the west" on a diet of Crow and Prairie Dog, 'cause every piece of meat they cook all these years later tastes just about as "great".