Best BBQ in Kansas City

Barbecue is a polarizing topic. So many regions lay claim to America’s best, but the pitmasters of Kansas City have as strong a claim as anyone. And, there’s unspoken rule, you don’t leave town without inhaling some serious grub. It should be noted, locals take their meats, especially burnt ends and ribs, with all the fixings and dressed in a sweet, spicy and tangy sauce as gospel. From casual roady-style pits to white tablecloths, below, a sampling of our favorites.

This airy Westport restaurant with a wall of pit master trophies doles out plates like the Pitmaster Brisket with classic sauce, provolone cheese and onion straws on a toasted bun or the firebird chicken with spicy slaw and chipotle mayo. The wood-fired grilled plates like the juicy KC Strip Steak pair well with an icy cold pint.

No one should leave Joe’s Kansas City without a helping of either burnt ends (served on Mondays and Saturdays) or the epic, well-documented sandwich called the Z Man which is packed with slow-smoked beef brisket, smoked provolone cheese and topped with two crispy onion rings on a toasted Kaiser roll (a vegetarian version uses smoked Portobello mushrooms) and paired with a cold Boulevard Pale Ale.

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自1920年代以来，这一全国尊敬的烧烤点已经担任了一群粉丝，其中许多美国总统（Barack Obama，Harry Truman和Jimmy Carter）在一个没有褶边的空间。像短尾肋一样的三明治在白色奇迹面包或拉猪肉中搭配炸薯条的全部秩序，泡菜和喷泉苏打水的堆积是唯一的途径。

The slogan of the longstanding Gates Bar-B-Q is “Hi, May I help you?” which is uttered every time one struts though the famed doors. To complete your experience, order a combination of beef, ham and turkey, beans, cole slaw and potato salad. If by some miracle you’re still hungry, the yammer pie, a triangle of sweet potato goodness, does the trick every time.

What Slaps lacks in atmosphere, it makes up in taste and flavor. This cool, no-frills roadstop is perfect for brisket and sausage (arrive early as these items sell out quickly) doused with spicy sauce. For sides, pick a potato casserole and delicious cheesy corn with pickled jalapenos and two slices of white bread.

Since 1957, this small chain has catered to a crowd craving all things meat: pork, ribs, turkey, and sausage. For dinner, split a full slab of Pork Baby Back Ribs with classic sides like hickory pit beans, cheesy corn bake, and creamy coleslaw. The signature sweet colossal onion rings are hand-breaded daily as are the fried mushrooms with horseradish sauce.

在这个驱动器的风格的鸡巴中用餐或在德克萨斯烤面包或菜单上的最大三明治配有鲍勃斯队的鸡肉 - 棚屋堆叠在轻闻到光烤的九盎司的九盎司白面包。

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On Sundays, before the beloved Kansas City Royals or Chiefs take the field, many tailgaters and meat food lovers drop by this old-school, bare bones, midtown joint (est. 1989) which doles out a burnt tip bbq sandwich a3nd ribs galore accompanied by white bread and thick cut French fries.