Burnt ends there are awesome...pulled pork is the star.

Yeah. It's a crying shame they don't serve them together.

Smart though. They know where the money is.

You can order it as an appetizer. Basically a side order. I usually do that when I am with someone else there.

You got me mixed. 32" waist and fitter than most 20 year-olds.

Works for me.

Chris Brown? :D

IT'S ON!

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I'll try to make it down there. I've been talking to a bunch of you for too many years not to have a person to associate with the posts.

for sure. and i like to eat too, lol

Also, if we get enough people we can rent out the party room there.

Another vote for Woodyard's.

And then there were 6!

Clay, you can make it the Magnificent Seven.

Come on, mang.

Well, when your food doesn't suck. You make nicer, bigger restaurants. It's how the world works. I'm quite amazed they haven't put the metal to the metal in expansion. All of their restaurants make a freaking killing.

Same here. I'm looking to buy a house in that area and become a long-term resident. Love the area.

I went by MO Brew yesterday and it didn't look open yet.

If you guys are having a gathering in that area, I'll join.

I've gotta see what is going on that weekend, seems I remember March/April being a mess, but let me know when and I'll try to make it. Haven't tried that place yet.

Yeah, me too. It's a really great neighborhood. Been trying to find a nice little house in the area for a while. Much easier said than done though.

I'm pretty sure Mo Brew is open. I've walked by several times with doors open, people sitting inside, and beer flowing freely. Just haven't had time to go in and sit down.

Is there anything more important in life than getting together with CP posters and eating BBQ?

I think not.

Make it happen, Morph.

Made a trip to KC today and tried out Q39. Excellent ribs, brisket was good, puled pork was alright and the sauce was just meh. I'm still a Gates fan but it was worth the stop and would eat there again.

In my dream world all BBQ restaurants offer Gates as an alternative sauce.

Brobecks

This.

Say what you will, but they wrote the ****ing book.

Okay. I know this isn't KC BBQ, but damn does it pass the eye test:

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wish I had seen that 3 weeks ago....

Wow. I am so hungry now.

:drool::drool::drool::drool::drool:

Is it wrong to masturbate to a food video??? :hmmm:

JFC that was awesome and now I feel like driving all the way to Austin from northern VA for lunch! My stomach is rumbling. Great find! :clap:

anyone been to woodyard?

http://woodyardbbqkc.com

I've been there about a half dozen times. The chicken is some of the best in the city. Overall very good stuff, and you can buy different kinds of wood to take home and use in your home smoker if you like. They have daily specials too.

woodyard is nothin special

Hi!

sup

Hey...a MO sighting.

It is decent food has a nice smokey flavor. Used to not live very far away and would hit it up but I don't really make special trips there. I like its front patio area.

Gate's...I don't mind being yelled at by the order taker that is whatever. But their system for getting the orders must be the most inefficient thing that has ever existed. You have to repeat your order 5 times and tell them if you want fries or not 10 times. HI MAY I HELP YOUUUU....again I would not mind you yelling at me if you would just listen when I respond.

I like Gates every now and again. It is super close to me in midtown. I like their burnt ends and beef but think their ribs are often poor and IMO low quality.

Not sure which thread to put this in, but Zarda's won the Burnt Ends competition March Madness Tourney ran by the KC Star.

http://www.kansascity.com/living/liv...207501154.html

Article says they have a new recipe they started using a year and a half ago. They look good! :shrug:

I'll assume they stole Q39's or Hawg Jaw's recipe, if that's the case. :D

Lol!

I live out of town, and have only eaten at 4 places. KC Joes, Jack Stack, AB, and Gates. KC Joes was the best.

I thought Zardas winning might raise an eyebrow or two.

You can't taste pictures, but the photo of Zardas Burntends does look very good.

I was surprised they made it passed the first round. I tried them again last week, just to see if I was missing something. Dry and not smoky. However, their brisket was good.

Had Q39 on Opening Day. Still hard to beat IMO.

Wabash isn't too bad on a good day, but I'll make a 45 minute trip for some KC Joe's.

Good 'ol Mike Zarda.

Well it is the KC Star what do they have now a couple hundred subscribers.
I dont get over to Zardas much but when I have I had no complaints.

Q39 Q39 Q39 its a broken record here. Seriously if its the only place you eat BBQ in KC area how would you even know what the others are like. Same with Joes KC which I like very much but there are many joints that have good Que. I remember when Jackstack was all the rage in here and people kept justifying it because of the cheesy corn:rolleyes:ROFL

Has anyone ordered Jack Stack or Joe’s on-line & had it delivered?

I want to put out a spread for some out of town guests from Wyoming at the lake & wanted to give them some good KC BBQ.

Jack Stack or Joe’s would be great.

Well, since this thread has been bumped, and since I made a fairly rare trip down to the original Arthur Bryants on Brooklyn Ave, I'll chime in.

I had the usual for me. Beef and Fry. It was $9.50, which isn't terrible for lunch these days. While you can't tip anymore for the old extra handful of meat, they give you so much that it's damned hard to eat all of it. I'm gonna guess there was about 3/4 pound of sliced brisket on my plate, and another 3/4 pound of fries. Its been a few year s since I went down there, but here is my update.

The brisket was as good as ever. Great smoke flavor, but still great beef flavor. They leave just enough fat on to keep it super moist. I still think its the best brisket sandwich in KC, even though I think Q39 does a fine job. The sauce is what it is. You either love it or hate it. I happen to love the original sauce. For those that don't, they now have a more KC style sweet bbq sauce that's rather good also. Get there by 11:30 or you will be in line a while. I was very glad to see and taste that AB is still one of the best in KC

Gotta give some love for Tin Kitchen in Weston. Smoked half chicken, brisket, pulled pork smothered fries are some highlights. During lent, they have a legit shrimp po'boy and fried catfish.

I had Q39 last time we visited. I had the pulled pork and it was the best pulled pork I’ve ever had. Whatever they sauced it with was orgasmic.

I love Q39. But, in the apocalypse, give me Rosedale.

Last time I was in there the sauce on the table tasted like it was going bad. Havent been back since. Now I just buy the sauce and put it on my Wabash.

Wife ordered Jack Stack for a me a few months ago. Ordered Ends, Slab of Ribs, Beans and Cheesy Corn Bake. Comes with a bottle of sauce in a styrofoam cooler with dry ice.

I grew up eating at the original Smoke Stack and I go to the Martin City Jack Stack everytime I am in town. The mail order food is good, but it loses some of its soul when you do the mail order thing. It will definitely scratch the itch though...especially out here in SOCAL where decent BBQ is pretty much nonexistent.

As far as value, I think it's overpriced for the quantity of food you get. I have gotten pretty good at smoking ribs, and it's certainly a better value. God, those beans though, they are fuggin GOOD.

Want your soul back? Move out of SOCAL.

I was travelling two weeks ago and had the WORST BBQ brisket ever in Arkansas. No matter where you go in KC, what you get will be light years beyond what you get in other places, trust me.

Quick reply to some of the suggested places:

The new Gates in Independence is a nice facility, but Gates has always been suspect for quality of service. Some days its OK, some days it's a Chinese Fire Drill.

Woodyard on Merriam Lane in KCK: It's a road house. The smoked chicken and the BBQ Chili are the best things on the menu. Service is slow. Don't go if you're in a hurry.

Arthur Bryants: Very good value for the buck. Tip: If you order a combo sandwich, you can make ribs one of the meats. Ask for it dry, then put the sauce on at the table or get sauce to go. Try the original and the sweet tangy. Some people really hate the original. I love both.

Rosedale: Everything is good except ribs. Great value for the buck, nice people.

Q39: Still haven't been there, so I can't judge. Understand it's expensive and the portions are smaller than most BBQ places.

Jack Stack: Good, safe, tourist BBQ. Not a real joint like LC's or Arthur Bryants.

^^^ Listen to this man there is a wealth of knowledge in this post.

Use the Force, Luke.

Rosedale has never really clicked with me. I think their pulled pork isn't very good and pulled pork is my go to at BBQ joints. I don't mind a quick turkey sandwich and sweet corn nugget lunch from them though.

Q39 still has the best pulled pork in the city.

Gates is ****ing terrible. I guess if you don't care about quality of meat or rubs, and just like your BBQ drowning in sauce, that place is for you.

Rosedale is a true joint. My love began in 1987, in Graduate School. Love Q39.
It, however , will never be mistaken for a joint.

You gotta wash it down with a cold RC when there. My Love started in the 70s after school we worked at Worlds of Fun getting the park ready for opening. On Fridays after work boss took us to Rosedale for ribs ( when they were excellent) and cold 40s of Coors it was 18 then and 3.2. Been going there every since and I could drink that sauce straight I love it that much. Beautiful cinnamony goodness. The ribs took a hit after the old man died I always felt.

When did he die? This is all fresh to me. I started in 1987. Ribs were not good. Learned better options.

I thought I was the only one. Service and food both sucked the only time I've went to Gates

**** you!

Heh

Mr Rieke died in 1997 and his wife in 2002. I think his Daughter runs the place now. I always got the half slab of long ends back in the day. Also Mr Rieke always hand cut his fries I am not sure but I dont believe they are anymore but still good.

Thanks for the history. As a naive student, I only knew what tasted great.

You know you can always tell them to hold the sauce. Any BBQ aficionado always sauces on the side for god sake this isnt Texas.

I actually had there food in the 60s. My mom worked as a secretary in the grain mill next to Rosedale. She would order take home and pick up after work ended. It started out as a lunch counter popular with the railroad workers and millers. They kept requesting his bbq meats that he had every friday so a BBQ joint was born.

The ribs have always been country style, and are fatty and the consistency of pot roast. Not their best menu item. Turkey, brisket, all the sides are excellent. Best drink selection of any BBQ joint in the city. The fries are spectacular. Crinkle cut, and served in little wax baggies. Sauce has a fruity apple/cinnamon kick. It's one of my favorite places in the city. Great value too if you don't mind eating off a styrofoam plate.

Some other places in the city that deserve mention: Smoking Guns BBQ in North KC has (IMHO) the best burnt ends. I'm not a real big fan of burnt ends. Usually they're way too greasy and sloppy for my taste. Smoking Guns version is great, and the rest of their menu is very good too. Big T's is a joint just east of LC's on Blue Parkway. Their mixed plate is HUUUUGE. You get a lot of food, enough to feed two for sure. And they have a drive thru, which I love. And they're open Sunday. LCs is iconic, no better beef sandwich. It's messy, so get a lot of napkins. LC's, Big T's and Gates on US 40 are the closest BBQ joints to the stadiums. A sleeper place in near where I live in Independence called "A Liittle BBQ Joint" near US 24 and River, just west of Hi-Boys. They have an outdoor patio in good weather, and hot rodders like it because it has a classic car motif theme. Food is decent, not my favorite, but it's good. Nice people there too. They donate food to a lot of local charity events.

Nice. Thank you.

Great rundown.

When I am back in KC, I'll get beans from Jack's to go and then buy brisket or ribs from someplace else.

I'm happy with the ribs I make, but don't have the energy to try and also do beans. Maybe I should look into mail ordering just the beans.

Jack Stack's beans are one of their signature items. Their onion ring stack is pretty spectacular too, but doesn't travel well.

When I was a kid, there was a place on 40 Highway not too far from Cool Crest called The Driftwood BBQ. It was a sit down diner kind of place. If you ordered BBQ beans, they came in a little ceramic bean pot, like a coffee cup size, but like a little jug shaped pot just big enough to dip a spoon into. They kept the beans piping hot, and that was outstanding. I wish places still did that, but I'm sure those were a bitch for the bus boys to wash. They looked kind of like this, but were individual serving sized.

I've been to all those places but Big T's, little bbq joint is pretty good for a place that's not far from my house.

It says in the article, 50,000 votes went to Zarda's in the final. 92,000 over the 4 week event.

Back in the day when Jack was Smokestack, I think I recall the same ceramic pot thing there as well.

Who remembers when Arthur Bryants was in Ameristar casino?

I watched Superbowl XXXVI in there as a kid. Their BBQ itself was good, but that BBQ sauce is the worst I've had.

Fight me IRL

Ill say it again ..

Slaps.

They have a jalapeno sausage with a white sauce that is awesome. And their cheesy potato thing is the best

ROFL - the idea of Orangehead Pilkington getting that worked up about BBQ is the funny part.

His ideal meal is a canned soup that never goes bad and comes out of the can pre-heated.