Best BBQ you've ever eaten

[RustyBourneHorse]

So, first of all, I have moved and am settling into Kansas City, Missouri at my new townhouse. I begin my new career tomorrow morning. So, I'm looking forward to that. So, that leads to point 2.

What is a conversation about Kansas City without BBQ? The previous time I was here was to look for apartments. During that trip, I ate at Smokehouse BBQ (along with Minsky's). Before tonight, those had been the best BBQ ribs I had ever had. But then we come to tonight.

Tonight, I had the pleasure of eating at Q39. In the words of my friend Caffeine Fox, OH MY GOODNESS!!! That was simply, the best BBQ I've ever had in my life!!!!!!!! The ribs and brisket were incredible! The beans and fries couldn't be topped. I loved every bite!!!!!!!

What's the best BBQ, you've all ever eaten?

 

[cowboyec]

marlowe's...on elvis presley blvd in memphis.
'Merica

 

[Tabascocat]

There are some good places in KC for sure. Q39 ranks right up there but I like Jones and Porkys just a tad better, mainly because of their choices of wood.

I am really picky on smoked meats since I was born and raised in Texas. But, now I take what I can get while living in SoCal. We had brisket from a chain called Lucille’s last weekend and it was great! I never would have thought that a few years ago

Oh, and they love their vinegary mop sauces out here coated on any BBQ......it can do a number on my stomach sometimes

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

marlowe's...on elvis presley blvd in memphis.
'Merica

Had one BBQ in Memphis which was pretty good.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

There are some good places in KC for sure. Q39 ranks right up there but I like Jones and Porkys just a tad better, mainly because of their choices of wood.

I am really picky on smoked meats since I was born and raised in Texas. But, now I take what I can get while living in SoCal. We had brisket from a chain called Lucille’s last weekend and it was great! I never would have thought that a few years ago

Oh, and they love their vinegary mop sauces out here coated on any BBQ......it can do a number on my stomach sometimes

Hmm, I'll have to try those

 

[Tabascocat]

Hmm, I'll have to try those

Porkys is only open Sat and Sun if I remember correctly.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Porkys is only open Sat and Sun if I remember correctly.

No trouble, I'll find them hehe.

 

[Ranched]

What's the best BBQ, you've all ever eaten?

My own.

 

[DFWJC]

There's more, but there are 4 main parts of the country that I think of when anyone mentions BBQ
Texas in general (mostly beef), The Carolinas (pork), Memphis, and Kansas City.
All unique in their own way. So it's just a matter of preference.

So many places in KC and the surrounding area.
Enjoy!

 

[CouchCoach]

I do not know the name of it but my client took me to lunch at a BBQ joint in Chickasha, OK owned by a black family and that was the best entire BBQ meal I ever had and OK can flat out do some BBQ, every bit as good as any other state, CAR, TEN, MO or TEX.

There is also a BBQ joint in Greenville, TX, or it was years back, also owned by a black family that was a close second to that Chickasha one and both were excellent on the other art of BBQ, the sides.

I also loved the ribs at Hardeman's in Dallas, floating in sauce with some outasight potato salad.

Best ribs I ever had was at The Rendezvous in Memphis and my first dry ribs, I was all about the sauce when it came to BBQ and those ribs needed none. Corky's was a close second and the recipes from Red, Hot and Blue are from Corky's after Charlie Vargas, Rendezvous, turned down some lawyers to franchise out.

The best brisket I've had was Franklin's and John Mueller's in Austin all because of one element, that bark. They've changed the way brisket is cooked from that 18 hour 225 turn the meat to mush to a higher cook temp, shorter cook time and bark that is addictive. I thought it was all Texas hype about Aaron Franklin's brisket until I tried it. It is the real deal, the man earned that reputation.

BTW, little bit of trivia for you. The Rendezvous ribs were the first fully cooked food to be overnighted via air when Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, talked Vargas into the experiment. It was so successful that the laws were changed and restaurants had to have a totally separate kitchen to ship food. Vargas dug in against it but capitulated when Corky's took his business away.

 

[CouchCoach]

There's more, but there are 4 main parts of the country that I think of when anyone mentions BBQ
Texas in general (mostly beef), The Carolinas (pork), Memphis, and Kansas City.
All unique in their own way. So it's just a matter of preference.

So many places in KC and the surrounding area.
Enjoy!

I would add OK BBQ to that, they can go toe to toe with any of them and can do pork a hell of a lot better than TX.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

My own.

 

[rags]

Sonny Bryan's in Dallas.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

You always like your own BBQ, at least I hope you do. I like the local BBQ because I like Chile and you can't get Sweet Green Chile BBQ anywhere else in the world. You can't get marinated Carne Adovada or Carne Asada BBQ like you can get here.

I like Lockhart's, they do a good job but if I'm picking BBQ, from anywhere, I'll take down home South Carolina style BBQ. I think it's the best and that's saying something. Lots of good BBQ out there, KC, St Louie, Arkansas has good BBQ but South Carolina, I like that best.

 

[Rockport]

So, first of all, I have moved and am settling into Kansas City, Missouri at my new townhouse. I begin my new career tomorrow morning. So, I'm looking forward to that. So, that leads to point 2.

What is a conversation about Kansas City without BBQ? The previous time I was here was to look for apartments. During that trip, I ate at Smokehouse BBQ (along with Minsky's). Before tonight, those had been the best BBQ ribs I had ever had. But then we come to tonight.

Tonight, I had the pleasure of eating at Q39. In the words of my friend Caffeine Fox, OH MY GOODNESS!!! That was simply, the best BBQ I've ever had in my life!!!!!!!! The ribs and brisket were incredible! The beans and fries couldn't be topped. I loved every bite!!!!!!!

What's the best BBQ, you've all ever eaten?

Franklins in Austin, Texas. The best in the world.

 

[Hardline]

I live in Ft.Worth. The best BBQ I've ever eaten is at six different BBQ joints.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

My own.

Hehe, sounds great

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

There's more, but there are 4 main parts of the country that I think of when anyone mentions BBQ
Texas in general (mostly beef), The Carolinas (pork), Memphis, and Kansas City.
All unique in their own way. So it's just a matter of preference.

So many places in KC and the surrounding area.
Enjoy!

I have been so far hehe. I'm enjoying living in KC so far.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I do not know the name of it but my client took me to lunch at a BBQ joint in Chickasha, OK owned by a black family and that was the best entire BBQ meal I ever had and OK can flat out do some BBQ, every bit as good as any other state, CAR, TEN, MO or TEX.

There is also a BBQ joint in Greenville, TX, or it was years back, also owned by a black family that was a close second to that Chickasha one and both were excellent on the other art of BBQ, the sides.

I also loved the ribs at Hardeman's in Dallas, floating in sauce with some outasight potato salad.

Best ribs I ever had was at The Rendezvous in Memphis and my first dry ribs, I was all about the sauce when it came to BBQ and those ribs needed none. Corky's was a close second and the recipes from Red, Hot and Blue are from Corky's after Charlie Vargas, Rendezvous, turned down some lawyers to franchise out.

The best brisket I've had was Franklin's and John Mueller's in Austin all because of one element, that bark. They've changed the way brisket is cooked from that 18 hour 225 turn the meat to mush to a higher cook temp, shorter cook time and bark that is addictive. I thought it was all Texas hype about Aaron Franklin's brisket until I tried it. It is the real deal, the man earned that reputation.

BTW, little bit of trivia for you. The Rendezvous ribs were the first fully cooked food to be overnighted via air when Fred Smith, founder of FedEx, talked Vargas into the experiment. It was so successful that the laws were changed and restaurants had to have a totally separate kitchen to ship food. Vargas dug in against
it but capitulated when Corky's took his business away.

That's an ingenious experiment!

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Sonny Bryan's in Dallas.

If I'm thinking of the same one, I went to one just off a DART station a few stops away from the Hyatt in Dallas with some fellow furries during TFF. It was very good.