BBQ (was Re: Finally starting preparations for the move...)

[Hall, Tony, JCW]

You left out "BB's Lawnside Bar-B-Que 1205 E 85th Kansas City, Missouri".
Has got to be one of the best BBQ places in KC, and it doesn't hurt that
they have live blues all the time. Their yardbird is absolutely mouth
watering, and their Jambalaya is indescribable... LOL! Worth a shot if you
like BBQ and Blues... 

-----Original Message-----
From: Kendric Beachey [mailto:ak at kc.rr.com] 
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 12:56 PM
To: kclug at kclug.org
Subject: BBQ (was Re: Finally starting preparations for the move...)

You shouldn't be disappointed with Bryants...lots of flavor there, even 
without the food.  :-)

For your future reference, after you move here, I'd have to say Gates isn't
as 
bad as the two fellows below would have you believe.  Nearly any place in 
town that puts out a sign saying "BBQ" is worth trying at least once.

A few other notables that nobody else mentioned:

* Jack Stack BBQ

Probably my favorite in the whole area, if I HAD to pick.  The coolest one
is 
in the old Freight House district behind Union Station, but the best one is 
the one way down in Martin City, at 135th and Holmes.  The one at 95th and 
Metcalf is nice but has a really long wait, although it's quick enough for 
take-out.

* Zarda BBQ

We had a KCLUG meeting at the Zarda at 87th and Quivira in Overland Park,
when 
maddog came to visit us.  My wife and I get take-out from Zarda fairly often

because it's nearby, but it's also good value for the money.  There are a 
couple other Zardas around but I can't remember where they are.

* Smokehouse BBQ

Looks like a nondescript restaurant, but the food is amazing.  There is one
at 
the perpetually-under-construction intersection of Quivira and Shawnee 
Mission Parkway in Shawnee, and there is one in Independence too, I think.

* K&M's BBQ

You really have to be willing to drive for this one; it's clear down in
Spring 
Hill.  But the food is good, plentiful, and cheap.  And there's an ice cream

shop next door.

* Big Bubba's BBQ

There are a couple of locations for this one, but the one I know is at 151st

and Mur-Len in Olathe.  The food is good and the lunch specials are 
affordable.

Hmmm.  Does anyone know of any good authoritative sources of information
about 
BBQ in Kansas City?  I know the Star magazine does a BBQ issue every June, 
and a couple years ago they published a map showing all the BBQ restaurants 
they knew of (it numbered in the high 80s), but last year's didn't have the 
map.

Duh, I know...how about asking Google?  :-)  I found this excellent page
that 
rates a whole bunch of local joints:

http://old.jccc.net/~rmoehrin/gas.htm

Also this one, which has a bunch of links for how to become a BBQ master 
yourself:

http://www.bbqsearch.com/

You're probably already in town and thus unable to read this message, but 
you'll be back when you make the move.  :-)

On Friday 21 March 2003 02:47 pm, Matt Graham wrote:
> Nice.  We're totally going to Arthur Bryants.  Sounds like the 
> Unanymous choice.
>
> And we'll checkout the plaza for sure.  Thanks for all the help guys.
>
> Oh Hey.  We'll have a nice full sized rental car too.  Part of the 
> purpose of the trip is just to get to know the area.  Looks like we'll 
> be looking at places in Johnson County - thanks to all the info from you
guys a few
> months back.     Aside from that are there any scenic drives that we
should
> get in on?