Originally posted by: broon
But what is the best joint in KC for BBQ?
There are a ton:
- Gates is likely the most famous, and it is very good.
- Arthur Bryant's is possibly the next-most-famous and sadly it is the one I have not yet had.
- Oklahoma Joe's is my favorite. Z-man rules all brisket sandwiches in the KC city limits, and their ribs are fantastic.
- Zarda's is good, but with so many better choices, I don't recommend it.
- I went to school in Warrensburg, MO, and a place there called Perry Foster's is the best brisket sandwich I've ever had. $3 will get you around 4 lbs of wonderful meat. Cheap and delicious. Now if they would just stop getting shut down for health code violations. They have pictures all over the wall of the famous people that come to KC and will call them and have them run up a huge order of meat to them - Kid Rock, Charlie Daniels, the late Derrick Thomas, and others I can't remember now.
The single best dining experience for BBQ in KC (probably the world) is Fiorella's Jack Stack.
- Their sides are the best, whether you go with their Cheesy Corn Bake (corn in a cheesy sauce with bits of ham in it), their BBQ beans (TONS of chunks of delicious beef in there), or their onion rings (thick, comes out with a variety of their sauces for dipping).
- The atmosphere varies between locations - very homey and cozy in their original location in Martin City, very classy up north across the tracks from Union Station, and in-between at the Metcalf location.
- The single best BBQ dish in KC is also there, and IMO settles the dispute between pork and beef ribs (though I love both) - the
Crown Prime Beef Rib plate. As you can see, you get a ridiculous amount of meat, and it comes with two sides.