It's all about the food, with the understanding that not all food travels well and ambiance is a big part of the experience for many places, like BB’s Lawnside Blues & BBQ. One more caveat: With the exception of Chef J BBQ, our group orders were to-go, so our reviews and opinions don't reflect the dine-in experience. There's a helpful map at the bottom of this page, if you want to see the places closest to you. ![]() We steered clear of the standard and legacy places - like Joe’s Kansas City and Gates, et al - as a group, since most of us had been to those places before. We also tried the sides offered - including fries, beans, mac-and-cheese, potato salad and coleslaw. We occasionally disagreed about the best BBQ spots, so we know you will too, but we hope you find a new place to try or gain a deeper appreciation of the KC BBQ scene from our selfless efforts.Īt each of the 17 locations we sampled as a group, which are indicated by an asterisk below, we ordered up to seven meats - ribs, brisket, pulled pork, turkey, burnt ends, sausage and ham - to the extent they were available. With the 2023 NFL Draft in town, it just made sense to present it as our own fantasy BBQ restaurant snake draft. None of us - content producers Dre Bradley, Tod Palmer and Wilson Truong graphic designer Melissa Mairs-King and producer Tillman McClunie - are devout foodies or claim to be barbecue experts.īut we all share a love for smoked meats and killer sides, so if you’re looking for an everyman review of dozens of Kansas City barbecue restaurants - whether you’re coming to town for the NFL draft or some other event or, like us, live in town but haven’t sampled enough BBQ - you’ve come to the right place. ![]() It took hours of tedious research, eating Kansas City barbecue from 17 different joints most of the team had never tried, but the results are in.įive KSHB 41 news staffers undertook a deep dive into the BBQ Capital of America’s world-renowned barbecue scene.
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