Best of Kansas City?

I went in June and had the opportunity to meet Buck. One of my '06 highlights. The museum is small in size but huge in terms of impact. Don't miss it.

 

Go to both Gates and Bryant's and decide for yourself. I'll take Gates. Better sauce. It's not quite the same in the bottle, but the best pulled pork I've ever made was off a bottle of Gates I got in KC, orange juice, whiskey and bay leaves.

The better Stroud's under the Interstate closed, but the other one is still open. Good fried chicken. Better cinnamon rolls. Definitely part of old KC, in its own way.

 

Here are three BBQ spots that kill Gates (which is great) and Bryants (which is too filthy)

- Smokin' Guns - North Kansas City - run by the 1999 Jack Daniel's Barbecue champions. Call before you go because they're only open when they want to be. It's that good.

- Oklahoma Joe's - Mission, KS - It's located in the back of a gas station. And it fucking rules.

- LC's - Kansas City - Out by the stadium, this place is closed on Sundays. Because if they're in church, you should be too.

 

There are, indeed, better places than Arthur Bryant's. But it's a sin to go to K.C. and not eat there.

 

Arthur Bryants..........mmmmmmmmmmmmm

 

Not if you're a Gates guy.

 

There's an outlet mall in Overland (I think) that has a Brooks Brothers outlet. You can get some outrageous deals there. I'm talking BB suits for $200.

Westport is good, if you're young enough to not mind the fratboy scene that happens each weekend.

And if you want really good BBQ, head to Memphis. <ducking>

 

Where the hell is Arthur Bryant's? I've been to K.C. four times in the last two years and I can never find it. I'm going to be in K.C. in February and I'd like to go, I loves me some BBQ.

 

damn, i just had lunch and now i'm getting hungry again. maybe someone should start a 'best bbq restaurants' thread?

bryant's is indeed filthy, but i thought the flies and the grimy looking staff were all part of the experience.

 

http://www.arthurbryantsbbq.com/

 

Strauds is awesome. And personally, I thought the one under the bridge was the weaker of the two. Oh, and there's some decent Mexican food available around downtown.
Enjoy!

 

Negro Leagues Museum is awesome. I personally prefer Crown Center to the Plaza, but that might because Crown Center is more geared to families.

I also suggest Arthur Bryant's or Gates BBQ, but there are so many tiny, out of the way BBQ joints that I love too. Bob-B-Que in Mission, KS, for instance. Gawd, I love it.