Food and Drink Lets talk BBQ - Page 7

rambleonthruthefog · 01-26-2009, 02:01 PM

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?

ChiefsCountry · 01-26-2009, 10:35 PM

KC Masterpiece

Now true story - I was in Houston, and me & friend decided to grill it up. So we went to the store to find some BBQ sauce. Couldnt find any of the KC stuff other than Masterpiece which we both declined, so we picked up some HEB KC style. Not even close to real KC sauce. So our BBQ didnt go as well it normally would. Guess I will have to bring BBQ sauce down next I visit.

**Reaper16** · 01-26-2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by xbarretx

its not just about mainstream. that's why i noted small hole in the wall joints that aren't well known. no point in mentioning a place that an out of towner couldn't find

What can I say? I'm a barbecue advocate.

xbarretx · 01-26-2009, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

What can I say? I'm a barbecue advocate.

no prob man, keeping me honest is ok

is LC's that place near CUJC ? havent had them yet but i go to that costco all the time.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 01-26-2009, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by xbarretx

stubbs is a GREAT marinade

Yeah it is.

I'd swear he and Ollie Gates must have crossed paths at one point; their Spicy sauces are damned near identical.

I like to mix it 50/50 with his dark sauce. His regular sauce tastes like a perfected Bryants to me.

xbarretx · 01-26-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

KC Masterpiece

Now true story - I was in Houston, and me & friend decided to grill it up. So we went to the store to find some BBQ sauce. Couldnt find any of the KC stuff other than Masterpiece which we both declined, so we picked up some HEB KC style. Not even close to real KC sauce. So our BBQ didnt go as well it normally would. Guess I will have to bring BBQ sauce down next I visit.

dam .... yeah i think the only reason people eat at kc masterpiece is b/c there visiting and dont know any better or they simply want BBQ .... but without any smoke or BBQ flavor.

**Reaper16** · 01-26-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

#2 and #3 weren't in existence when last I lived in KC. I might have seen something for Smokin' Guns when they first started though. It's been a while.

I don't know when that was, but if the official restaurants were'nt around yet, then:

Smokin' Guns was still just a competition team racking up awards

Woodyard is located in the same place as Southside Patio & Wood in Merriam -- an actual woodyard. Before setting up the official restaurant, they were cooking food selling it under the table (and getting bitched at by the health department).

xbarretx · 01-26-2009, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

Yeah it is.

I'd swear he and Ollie Gates must have crossed paths at one point; their Spicy sauces are damned near identical.

I like to mix it 50/50 with his dark sauce. His regular sauce tastes like a perfected Bryants to me.

i know where Ollie lives, if i see him again ill ask :P

p.s. no im not joking, my dad has a condo in the same building as him.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 01-26-2009, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by xbarretx

no prob man, keeping me honest is ok

is LC's that place near CUJC ? havent had them yet but i go to that costco all the time.

Sni-a-bar and Blue Parkway I think.

xbarretx · 01-26-2009, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

Sni-a-bar and Blue Parkway I think.

theres the kcmo one and the op one right? nvm i saw online its closed. ill head on up to the city this weekend. whens a good time to go? 11:15 - 12? to avoid the pre lunch rush

Sweet Daddy Hate · 01-26-2009, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by xbarretx

dam .... yeah i think the only reason people eat at kc masterpiece is b/c there visiting and dont know any better or they simply want BBQ .... but without any smoke or BBQ flavor.

I'm tellin' ya! I have to school these ****in' people out here. "If it's as thick as ketchup, it's NOT ****ING BBQ SAUCE"!

**Reaper16** · 01-26-2009, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by xbarretx

no prob man, keeping me honest is ok

is LC's that place near CUJC ? havent had them yet but i go to that costco all the time.

Blue Parkway and Sni-A-Bar Rd.

**Reaper16** · 01-26-2009, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth CarlSatan

Sni-a-bar and Blue Parkway I think.

Maybe I should read the thread before responding to posts.

Sweet Daddy Hate · 01-26-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

I don't know when that was, but if the official restaurants were'nt around yet, then:

Smokin' Guns was still just a competition team racking up awards

Woodyard is located in the same place as Southside Patio & Wood in Merriam -- an actual woodyard. Before setting up the official restaurant, they were cooking food selling it under the table (and getting bitched at by the health department).

Now THAT'S ****in' Barbecue!

xbarretx · 01-26-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

Maybe I should read the thread before responding to posts.

nah its overrated

**Reaper16** · 01-26-2009, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by xbarretx

theres the kcmo one and the op one right? nvm i saw online its closed. ill head on up to the city this weekend. whens a good time to go? 11:15 - 12? to avoid the pre lunch rush

Go either after or during the rush, actually. Pre-rush you might run into some leftovers from the day before that they left in the smoker.

01-26-2009, 02:01 PM
rambleonthruthefog Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Casino cash: $5225026	Lets talk BBQ 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?
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ChiefsCountry The Insider Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lake of the Ozarks Casino cash: $1778752	KC Masterpiece Now true story - I was in Houston, and me & friend decided to grill it up. So we went to the store to find some BBQ sauce. Couldnt find any of the KC stuff other than Masterpiece which we both declined, so we picked up some HEB KC style. Not even close to real KC sauce. So our BBQ didnt go as well it normally would. Guess I will have to bring BBQ sauce down next I visit.
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