BEST BBQ?

Just FYI don't Google "Jack Staxx" it is "Jack Stack".

I miss Austin BBQ. Brisket is offered moist or lean. The outer crust has the perfect amount of smoke & salt & flavor. Really wish that existed here in KC. It's all too lean & dry here (flamesuit on).... Originally Posted by SamK

Start running Sam.
But perhaps you recognize these Austin locations:
Terry Blacks BBQ
Green Misquite BBQ
Both just a walk east of Zilker Park

Start running Sam.
But perhaps you recognize these Austin locations:
Terry Blacks BBQ
Green Misquite BBQ
Both just a walk east of Zilker Park Originally Posted by Unique_Carpenter

Yep!

Styles Switch (where dazed and confused pool scene was shot) is my favorite everyday place.
Franklin's and LaBBQ are both amazing; but its not worth standing in line for 2 hours to get brisket.

LC's . Burnt ends.

I miss Austin BBQ. Brisket is offered moist or lean. The outer crust has the perfect amount of smoke & salt & flavor. Really wish that existed here in KC. It's all too lean & dry here (flamesuit on). Jackstack crown prime is amazing (but not brisket). Originally Posted by SamK

Jack Stack is good BBQ too, and it is one where I have taken out of town guests. Good food, and good atmosphere, as opposed to Brian's where you get better food with a little more grease, and a grease joint atmosphere. But then, all of the presidents when they come to town seem to go to Brian's. If it is good, eat it! There are a lot of different BBQ types. Jack Stack makes the same mistake as Q39; Brisket has to be slow cooked for a long time and neither of these places take the time to cook Brisket properly.

And I believe this one is actually Bryant’s not Brians^^

Thanks. The place has been around for years. I should have looked up the spelling.

Q39 is my personal favorite. Omg sooooo good

SLAPS in KCK
Blind Box in Shawnee
Joe's KC on 47th St
Zarda BBQ in Lenexa really upped their burnt ends game if you haven't been in a couple of years
Q39 is excellent, they do it different, but it works
Just about any other place on the right day. Loves me some BBQ

Thanks. The place has been around for years. I should have looked up the spelling. Originally Posted by JRLawrence

Arthur Bryant's is good, depending on the location. Brooklyn location is the best, but personally would not go to that neighborhood at night. Location near speedway is also good. Not sure if they still have the casino location, but would avoid that one, as I understand the meat is brought there from another location. The lard cooked fries are wonderful.

Gates is consistently good.

Joes and Jack Stack are also great. Some things that stick out at Jack Stack include: Lamb Ribs, Crown Ribs (one beef rib will fill you up!), and of course, Cheesy Corn Bake!

SLAPS in KCK
Blind Box in Shawnee
Joe's KC on 47th St
Zarda BBQ in Lenexa really upped their burnt ends game if you haven't been in a couple of years
Q39 is excellent, they do it different, but it works
Just about any other place on the right day. Loves me some BBQ Originally Posted by lakecat

SLAPS in KCK -- Agree completely; might be my fav
Blind Box in Shawnee - need to try; only one on the list I haven't had multiple times
Joe's KC on 47th St -- def tops for sandwiches; and probably ribs
Zarda BB - still seems hit or miss for me
Haywards on 75th - Most reliable Burnt Ends for me

Arthur Bryant's is good, depending on the location. Brooklyn location is the best, but personally would not go to that neighborhood at night. Location near speedway is also good. Not sure if they still have the casino location, but would avoid that one, as I understand the meat is brought there from another location. The lard cooked fries are wonderful.

Gates is consistently good.

Joes and Jack Stack are also great. Some things that stick out at Jack Stack include: Lamb Ribs, Crown Ribs (one beef rib will fill you up!), and of course, Cheesy Corn Bake! Originally Posted by Badboy_71

Agree, The best location for Bryan's is on Brooklyn; the location isn't as bad as everyone says it is. But then I usually go armed. Really, it is kinda set apart from any trouble - unless you just hate to go into a black neighborhood. I have never had a problem at Bryan's.

Jack Stack's Lamb Ribs are the best, and Lamb Ribs are hard to find. I, for one, would not call the Lamb Ribs or Crown Ribs BBQ: don't get me wrong, I like them. They are just different from the slow cooked, cheap cut of meat, Brisket BBQ.

OK, a whole new discussion. Can chicken be BBQ? Can you call any cooking method you want BBQ. Kinda like the time I was at Penn State and I saw a menu with "Southern Fried Chicken" and the brought me Deep Fried Chicken. Turned out they thought that they were the same. OK, Is Pan Fried Chicken the same as Southern Fried Chicken?

My opinion only: I think that the term BBQ should be reserved for slow cooking meat for hours at a low temperature so that the meat is super tender and just falls off of the bone. Most commercial food places do not want to take the time and patience to properly do true BBQ. They want to cook it fast, slap some spice on it and make the most profit. It might be kinda good, but it is not BBQ.

BBQ is easy to cut or chew and not not tough. When Q39 BBQ serves meat that I have to cut with a knife, it is not BBQ even if they slap some BBQ sauce on it and charge $25 for the meal.

I have been to Q39 just one time: Bad food, and I saw the waitress chewing out the lady cleaning up the tables (Busboy does not have gender. In English nouns do not have gender - try French and German. In German, a mountain is male and is modified by the male form of the English "the". Thus, in German, it is "Das Berg" and never Die Berg". All of that got changed for the English in 1066).

She did not deserve that type of treatment: not then, not ever.

We all vote on where we eat with our feet - we can walk away. Of the seven people that I took to Q39 for lunch, all of them expressed the same thought: they will never visit that hell hole again.

I like pretty much any of the places everyone has mentioned. That said, it is the sauce that helps me decide. I like it a little sweeter. Each place is different and most have a few kinds.
Slaps- their main sauce is sweet due to the honey
Bryants's- their's has a more vinegar based sauce
Gates- the main sauce is a little more tangy
Joes- is a little like Gates