New Oklahoma Joe's Location?

[gblowfish]

According to the KC Pitch, today is opening day for Oklahoma Joe's location #3 at 11723 Roe in Leawood, in an old TGI Friday's building.

So now three spots to get a Z-Man..... oh YEAH!

[DeezNutz]

It's now a chain. **** 'em--they suck. /CP

[DaFace]

And when will they open one in Denver? :sulk:

[tooge]

I just want them to open one up north. JFC, the johnson co folk cant drive 15 minutes that they need three down there?

[Reaper16]

I've been hearing word over the last few months that the quality has started to dip, that they're beginning to rest on their bevy of laurels. I haven't been to OK Joes since July 5th of last year, so I can't confirm.

[gblowfish]

Today on the Pitch website it says opening has been delayed till Thursday 7/5. They first reported it would open today.
http://www.pitch.com/fatcity/archives/2012/07/02/oklahoma-joes-opens-on-thursday-in-leawood
All OK Joe's are closed on Sundays, which I'm sure Gates LOVES.

[Al Bundy]

I've been hearing word over the last few months that the quality has started to dip, that they're beginning to rest on their bevy of laurels. I haven't been to OK Joes since July 5th of last year, so I can't confirm.

You've been hearing wrong. I had it 2 weeks ago, it was just as good as it has been since I started eating there 7 years ago.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

I've been hearing word over the last few months that the quality has started to dip, that they're beginning to rest on their bevy of laurels. I haven't been to OK Joes since July 5th of last year, so I can't confirm.

I went to the original location a couple of weeks ago and I was converted. I wasn't a fan after I went to Lenexa, but my wife and I both loved it, and my wife isn't much of a Q fan. Z man was money, and the pulled pork was her favorite she's ever had.

We even bought a bottle of sauce and made some ribs with it last night. Fucking excellent. If it used to be better, wow!

[Mr. Flopnuts]

I'll tell you what I did have that sucked balls, was smokehouse BBQ in OP. :Lin:

[gblowfish]

I think some of OK Joe's stuff is fantastic, other things are done better by other BBQ joints in town. Their meats are usually very good, especially pork. Their fries have too much seasoned salt on them. Beans are OK, other places much better. But overall, they make a good product. The store in Olathe is very nice. It's clean, big, comfy, nice.

[SAUTO]

I'll tell you what I did have that sucked balls, was smokehouse BBQ in OP. :Lin:

what the hell were you thinking?
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[mikeyis4dcats.]

wish they weren't closed Sunday...seems like most of the time I'm in KC it's on Sunday.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

what the hell were you thinking?
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Somebody gave me some bad information. I would've never gone there without recommendation.

[Kyle DeLexus]

I think some of OK Joe's stuff is fantastic, other things are done better by other BBQ joints in town. Their meats are usually very good, especially pork. Their fries have too much seasoned salt on them. Beans are OK, other places much better. But overall, they make a good product. The store in Olathe is very nice. It's clean, big, comfy, nice.

The fries have too much seasoning? That seasoning is like crack...the more the better. For fries and meat it's hard to top OK Joe's. It's been my favorite BBQ joint since I moved up here.

[Saulbadguy]

WHITE PEOPLE

[bevischief]

I'll tell you what I did have that sucked balls, was smokehouse BBQ in OP. :Lin:

That is some bad stuff.

[SAUTO]

Somebody gave me some bad information. I would've never gone there without recommendation.

I'd slap that motherfucker next time I saw them
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[Fish]

I think some of OK Joe's stuff is fantastic, other things are done better by other BBQ joints in town. Their meats are usually very good, especially pork. Their fries have too much seasoned salt on them. Beans are OK, other places much better. But overall, they make a good product. The store in Olathe is very nice. It's clean, big, comfy, nice.

Fries have too much seasoning? Whatchu talkin bout Willis?

When I'm done with my fries, I like to stick a straw in the soggy bag and snort that shit at the bottom like a coke fiend. I could make a meal out of their fries...

[mr. tegu]

Welp, I guess I am eating OK Joes tonight.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

I'd slap that motherfucker next time I saw them
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I'm going to get him drunk and teabag him when he passes out.

[SAUTO]

I'm going to get him drunk and teabag him when he passes out.

Lol
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[Ceej]

I've had OK Joe's once.

It's my second favorite BBQ place in the KC area; behind Woodyard's.

[Munson]

Love their pulled pork and Z-man sandwiches.

The fries (with a bunch of seasoning) are damn good.

Their ribs are terrible, IMO.

[Caseyguyrr]

I just want them to open one up north. JFC, the johnson co folk cant drive 15 minutes that they need three down there?

no fucking shit

[Fish]

I just want them to open one up north. JFC, the johnson co folk cant drive 15 minutes that they need three down there?

Just like a Northie.... move 45 minutes north of town, then complain about everything being 45 minutes away... :D

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Lol
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I'm also going to get it on video proclaiming "Flopnuts sweet tea is as good as Smokehouse BBQ!"

[Reaper16]

Just like a Northie.... move 45 minutes north of town, then complain about everything being 45 minutes away... :D

During OK Joe's golden age, before their first downward swing in quality 2 years ago (when the burnt ends declined in quality and when they switched their rib cut from spareribs to the uniform-every-time St. Louis cut ribs), I would travel from the Northland to OK Joes, on average, once every 1.5 weeks. I never complained about the distance.

[tooge]

they are closed on sundays because we should all be Qing our own food on sundays

[Reaper16]

they are closed on sundays because we should all be Qing our own food on sundays

I am distrustful of any BBQ joint that is open on Sundays.

[dilligaf]

I ate at the Olathe locations few years back and loved it. I would eat the once a week if there was one close to me!:thumb:

[gblowfish]

I've had OK Joe's once.

It's my second favorite BBQ place in the KC area; behind Woodyard's.

Woodyard's funky factor is off the chart. That is a true BBQ shack. Very tasty stuff. Their smoked chicken is wonderful. It's the closest thing to what Stephenson's in Independence used to serve up before they got bulldozed for a Quik-Trip. Now THAT is a crime against humanity!

If you don't know Woodyard, check it out here:
http://www.woodyardbbq.com/

[Ceej]

Woodyard's funky factor is off the chart. That is a true BBQ shack. Very tasty stuff. Their smoked chicken is wonderful. It's the closest thing to what Stephenson's in Independence used to serve up before they got bulldozed for a Quik-Trip. Now THAT is a crime against humanity!

If you don't know Woodyard, check it out here:
http://www.woodyardbbq.com/

I've helped at the Lumber Liquidators up there. Woodyards is like one mile from the store. I got the sampler.

I'm not a HUGE ribs guy -- but theirs were really good. Their chicken was fantastic too.

I also love the venue, as low-key as it is.

[Kyle DeLexus]

I just want them to open one up north. JFC, the johnson co folk cant drive 15 minutes that they need three down there?

You all got Longboards. I haven't had that stuff in a long time, but it was one of my favorite lunch spots during my internship. The last time I went, I got three wraps (lunch all week ftw) since I never go up to that area.

[Reaper16]

You all got Longboards. I haven't had that stuff in a long time, but it was one of my favorite lunch spots during my internship. The last time I went, I got three wraps (lunch all week ftw) since I never go up to that area.

Longboards just opened up a 2nd location too, in Liberty.

[blaise]

The only thing I ever order is the Carolina style pulled pork, and the last time I had it it was as good as always.
There's an Oklahoma Joe's in Tulsa that advertises on a radio station I listen to, but someone here told me they're not affiliated. Said some guy that used to be part of Oklahoma Joe's in KC moved down to Tulsa and opened it, but it's not technically another location.

[Kyle DeLexus]

Longboards just opened up a 2nd location too, in Liberty.

Yeah I heard about that. They should have opened it up down in the Overland Park area though.

[mikeyis4dcats.]

The only thing I ever order is the Carolina style pulled pork, and the last time I had it it was as good as always.
There's an Oklahoma Joe's in Tulsa that advertises on a radio station I listen to, but someone here told me they're not affiliated. Said some guy that used to be part of Oklahoma Joe's in KC moved down to Tulsa and opened it, but it's not technically another location.

OKJ started in Oklahoma. The original owner sold the business, and the Oklahoma location closed years ago. If it's open again, it's fairly recent.

[Reaper16]

The only thing I ever order is the Carolina style pulled pork, and the last time I had it it was as good as always.
There's an Oklahoma Joe's in Tulsa that advertises on a radio station I listen to, but someone here told me they're not affiliated. Said some guy that used to be part of Oklahoma Joe's in KC moved down to Tulsa and opened it, but it's not technically another location.

Here's the connection:

Jeff Stehney (sp), competition barbecue legend, wanted to open up a BBQ joint in this gas station on 47th and Mission. He wanted to name it Oklahoma Joe's, in tribute to the Oklahoma Joe brand of smokers, of which Jeff first started barbecuing on. So he went into business with the owner of the Oklahoma Joe smoker company to make the name happen. Jeff opened up the OK Joe's we all know and love, while the owner of the smoker company opened up his own branch with his own recipes (but the same sauce, I think) in Oklahoma. That place in OK closed within a year. But he's since opened up a new place in Tulsa.

They're only affiliated contractually.

[blaise]

OKJ started in Oklahoma. The original owner sold the business, and the Oklahoma location closed years ago. If it's open again, it's fairly recent.

I'd say the Tulsa one has been advertising for at least 3 months.
I just looked at their website, and it's pretty much like Ok Joe's KC.

Edit-Nevermind, I see Reaper's post.

[stevieray]

I've had OK Joe's once.

It's my second favorite BBQ place in the KC area; behind Woodyard's.

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[gblowfish]

OKJ started in Oklahoma. The original owner sold the business, and the Oklahoma location closed years ago. If it's open again, it's fairly recent.

The original original was in Stillwater.

[Ceej]

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What is this?

I'm on my phone and the picture is tiny, even after I opened it.

[Reaper16]

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Nice work, stevie! That must be fairly recent.

[oldman]

I just want them to open one up north. JFC, the johnson co folk cant drive 15 minutes that they need three down there?

Well, they ARE from Johnson County. :evil:

[Superbowltrashcan]

Fries have too much seasoning? Whatchu talkin bout Willis?

When I'm done with my fries, I like to stick a straw in the soggy bag and snort that shit at the bottom like a coke fiend. I could make a meal out of their fries...

The wife and me are vegan ( stop before you start) and we live in Olathe. I can confirm you can make a meal out of the fries, and a side salad, and a cold draft....:thumb:

[Pasta Little Brioni]

This is OKLAHOMA Joe's

[Fish]

The wife and me are vegan ( stop before you start) and we live in Olathe. I can confirm you can make a meal out of the fries, and a side salad, and a cold draft....:thumb:

Sorry, I can't help it...

When somebody starts a sentence with "The wife and I ______.", it usually indicates that she made the decision for both parties. I hope that horrible decision was at least your own. Man's greatest evolutionary step was taken when cave men switched from a vegetarian diet to one including meat. That's what caused our brains to grow larger than the other primates.

Going to OK Joe's, and not being able to eat any meat... that's like worse than the Holocaust...

Sorry bud... no offense... :D

[Kyle DeLexus]

Sorry, I can't help it...

When somebody starts a sentence with "The wife and I ______.", it usually indicates that she made the decision for both parties. I hope that horrible decision was at least your own. Man's greatest evolutionary step was taken when cave men switched from a vegetarian diet to one including meat. That's what caused our brains to grow larger than the other primates.

Going to OK Joe's, and not being able to eat any meat... that's like worse than the Holocaust...

Sorry bud... no offense... :D

This is true. I couldn't imagine going in there smelling all it has to offer and then just eating sides.

[blaise]

If I were a vegan and went into Oklahoma Joes I wouldn't be a vegan for that half hour.

[Ceej]

If I were a vegan and went into Oklahoma Joes I wouldn't be a vegan for that half hour.

If I were a vegan I would be hanging from a noose.

[boogblaster]

Sorry, I can't help it...

When somebody starts a sentence with "The wife and I ______.", it usually indicates that she made the decision for both parties. I hope that horrible decision was at least your own. Man's greatest evolutionary step was taken when cave men switched from a vegetarian diet to one including meat. That's what caused our brains to grow larger than the other primates.

Going to OK Joe's, and not being able to eat any meat... that's like worse than the Holocaust...

Sorry bud... no offense... :D

yup .. nose-ring on a short lead .. lol .. poor sob ...

[BigMeatballDave]

The wife and me are vegan ( stop before you start) and we live in Olathe. I can confirm you can make a meal out of the fries, and a side salad, and a cold draft....:thumb:

I didnt know it was possible to be vegan and live in the BBQ Mecca.

[Valiant]

And when will they open one in Denver? :sulk:

Said this should be the last one opening up per thepitch article.. Does not want it really going franchise, or he will not be the one to push it..

[Valiant]

I just want them to open one up north. JFC, the johnson co folk cant drive 15 minutes that they need three down there?

BigBear BBQ in the same stripmall of sidepockets off of 169 is the best in the Northland.. Their pulled pork was amazing, and they have specials of full rack for 15bucks, it was not to shabby..

[Pants]

I ate at the Olathe locations few years back and loved it. I would eat the once a week if there was one close to me!:thumb:

I eat OK Joe's every Tuesday.

Me and the woman get a pulled pork jumbo, an order of fries and a side of beans and that's enough to make us full to the brim when we are done.

There is not a better way to spend $15 in the goddamned world.

[RockChalk]

Last visit was about a month ago. Took my gf for her first visit. On the ride home, she asked "when can we go back again?"

I am loyal to the z-man, but sometimes I order it with chicken rather than brisket. It's a nice changeup

[Reaper16]

Last visit was about a month ago. Took my gf for her first visit. On the ride home, she asked "when can we go back again?"

I am loyal to the z-man, but sometimes I order it with chicken rather than brisket. It's a nice changeup

My buddies and I used to order off-menu at OK Joe's all the time. They have the Z-Man and chicken breast Z-Man on the menu, but you can order a turkey Z-Man or pork Z-Man or sausage Z-Man or etc. Also: brisket heaven, turkey heaven, etc.

[mr. tegu]

Just got done eating there because of this thread :) got the z-man and fries. Delicious!

[Titty Meat]

My buddies and I used to order off-menu at OK Joe's all the time. They have the Z-Man and chicken breast Z-Man on the menu, but you can order a turkey Z-Man or pork Z-Man or sausage Z-Man or etc. Also: brisket heaven, turkey heaven, etc.

If you want to experience true KC bbq go to Arthur Bryants on 18th and Brooklyn.

[SAUTO]

If you want to experience true KC bbq go to Arthur Bryants on 18th and Brooklyn.

Back in the day lol.
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[ArrowheadHawk]

I do IT work for them and its almost painfull to smell the BBQ the whole time I am working. It smells so wonderfull. The new location doesn't smell, not yet anyway.

[Reaper16]

If you want to experience true KC bbq go to Arthur Bryants on 18th and Brooklyn.

You're telling me like I don't fucking know everything there is to know about Kansas City barbecue.

[Dave Lane]

I'll have to try this one much closer to me.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Sorry, I can't help it...

When somebody starts a sentence with "The wife and I ______.", it usually indicates that she made the decision for both parties. I hope that horrible decision was at least your own. Man's greatest evolutionary step was taken when cave men switched from a vegetarian diet to one including meat. That's what caused our brains to grow larger than the other primates.

Going to OK Joe's, and not being able to eat any meat... that's like worse than the Holocaust...

Sorry bud... no offense... :D

Yep, that is such fail on his part. That is one whipped bastard.

[Saulbadguy]

Not a fan of the "z-man", don't like all that garbage on a BBQ sandwich.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

What's on it?

[Predarat]

Trading away a TGI Fridays for Oklahoma Joes???? That is like the best trade in the history of the universe. I want a trade like that to happen in the Nashville area.

[Saulbadguy]

What's on it?

garbage

[RockChalk]

What's on it?

Traditional is brisket, sauce, provolone and two onion rings

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Traditional is brisket, sauce, provolone and two onion rings

Thanks

[Fish]

Not a fan of the "z-man", don't like all that garbage on a BBQ sandwich.

Cheese and an onion ring is garbage? LOL... OK....

[Molitoth]

I'll tell you what I did have that sucked balls, was smokehouse BBQ in OP. :Lin:

ummmm the smokehouse in Zona Rosa is effing amazing. The burnt ends "super crispy" is anyway.

Dunno what you had...

[cookster50]

I'll tell you what I did have that sucked balls, was smokehouse BBQ in OP. :Lin:

Hmm, just that location? I like the super crispy when I go to the one in Independence.

[Dave Lane]

Anyone eat at the new one yet?

[Kyle DeLexus]

ummmm the smokehouse in Zona Rosa is effing amazing. The burnt ends "super crispy" is anyway.

Dunno what you had...

Hmm, just that location? I like the super crispy when I go to the one in Independence.

So I take it one of you will be getting teabagged by flopnuts