Kansas City thread

[pdub]

HI CAN I HELP YOU?????

[Shirley]

HI CAN I HELP YOU?????

Wrong!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3uiDlMQMNo

[jhawks99]

I love their sauce. When I was still living in KC, I always said they have the best fries in town. The last burnt end sammich I had there was inedible.

[jfish26]

Gates is so, so hit or miss. For that particular type of Q, LC’s is much better.

[Deleted User 289]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6CWOsRXee0

[CrimsonNBlue]

LC's is definitely my favorite of that type and probably my favorite BBQ place overall.

Just felt a need to defend Gates as it gets so much heat. Certainly has it's flaws, but,

I love their sauce so much I could drink it.

I love that the fries taste like potatoes fried in oil and nothing else.

I love that most everyone has a memory of going there as a kid.

I love that you can buy a huge mixed plate of BBQ for $23.

I love the looks of absolute terror on tourists' face when they get yelled at as soon as they walk in the door.

I love that you will never find the words "artisan" or "truffle" anywhere close to their menu.

Gates wouldn't win a contest on the tour, and I love that their owners, employees, and loyal customers couldn't give a single shit less.

[jfish26]

LC's is definitely my favorite of that type and probably my favorite BBQ place overall.

Just felt a need to defend Gates as it gets so much heat. Certainly has it's flaws, but,

I love their sauce so much I could drink it.

I love that the fries taste like potatoes fried in oil and nothing else.

I love that most everyone has a memory of going there as a kid.

I love that you can buy a huge mixed plate of BBQ for $23.

I love the looks of absolute terror on tourists' face when they get yelled at as soon as they walk in the door.

I love that you will never find the words "artisan" or "truffle" anywhere close to their menu.

Gates wouldn't win a contest on the tour, and I love that their owners, employees, and loyal customers couldn't give a single shit less.

So why can't they just source some better meat? It's sort of the MAIN POINT.

[CrimsonNBlue]

The art may have been lost in the amount of volume, expansion, and turnover. That's a good thing about LC's as LC basically lives there. Gates with obvious QC issues, and quite frankly, the suburbanites nerded the shit out of smoking meat to perfection, which wasn't something that Gates ever promised.

The ham and fries were perfect on Saturday--everything else was overcooked by KCBS standards. Unlimited sauce makes up for it.

[jfish26]

You know what's a goddamn travesty, is the Bryant's at the speedway.

[pdub]

Yea.
You may even get better BBQ ( Biemer's/Biggs ) in Lawrence than at that Bryant's.

[CrimsonNBlue]

They finally closed it down a few weeks ago. It was doing way worse things for the brand than any money it could make.

AB's also had travesties at Ameristar and MCI that have also closed.

[NewtonHawk11]

Yeah went there a couple of years ago. Very disappointed in quality, the service and everything else about it.

Convenient location and I'm sure it made them some money, but it was not good.

I was dying laughing earlier this week when Carrington Harrison at 610 shared first time Gates experiences, especially for white people. The panic that white people who are visiting there for the first time when the lady behind the counter yells "HI MAY I HELP YOU!?" is something to watch.

Been to Gates a few times, feel confident ordering there now, but still get a little antsy showing up there.

Still a Joe's guy myself.

[jhawks99]

LC's is definitely my favorite of that type and probably my favorite BBQ place overall.

Just felt a need to defend Gates as it gets so much heat. Certainly has it's flaws, but,

I love their sauce so much I could drink it.

I love that the fries taste like potatoes fried in oil and nothing else.

I love that most everyone has a memory of going there as a kid.

I love that you can buy a huge mixed plate of BBQ for $23.

I love the looks of absolute terror on tourists' face when they get yelled at as soon as they walk in the door.

I love that you will never find the words "artisan" or "truffle" anywhere close to their menu.

Gates wouldn't win a contest on the tour, and I love that their owners, employees, and loyal customers couldn't give a single shit less.

I love this post. I grabbed a bunch of Gates sauce on my way outta KC this morning. Nothing better on barbecued chicken .

[jhawks99]

You know what's a goddamn travesty, is the Bryant's at the speedway.

I read that it is closing. Famous Dave's was a better choice.

[Leawood]

I’m big on value. I had my entire family crammed into my 1,100 sf condo. I fed 9 on $60 of Rosedale this past summer. Everybody got full.

[shindig]

I always get the $5.99 nooner at Gates for lunch. Love the burnt end mixed with brisket and more fries than you can actually eat. And yes, the original Gates Classic sauce is the best. I use it on chicken at home all the time.

[CrimsonNBlue]

Another one of my seemingly unpopular KC opinions: I like Minsky’s.

[jhawks99]

I like Minsky's too. My kids' favorite KC pizza.

[Deleted User 62]

I like Minsky's too. My kids' favorite KC pizza.

Me too

[Deleted User 62]

My favorite BBq in KC is a little strip mall spot by Embassy Suites at the airport:

Smokebox BBQ Cafe
10020 N Ambassador Dr, Kansas City, MO 64153
(816) 891-8011
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MWCBRU62dw4aFzVR6