Burnt end plate with beans and cheesy corn
a plate of ribs and french fries
a pulled pork sandwich and chips
food
West Dining Area
interior, bagels
Restaurant Exterior
Dry flavorless brisket. It looks boiled, no smoke ring.
chowder, food, soups and chowder, soup
Smoked Ham salad
Ham salad appetizer
ramen and noodles, drink
Sauce bar ( retail choices)
Burnt ends
Delicious ribs!
Up close and personal
Even the government knows these ribs are good
food, ribs, bbq ribs
drink
Look at this awful brisket
Ribs to the max!!
Graham L.
Jan 28, 2025
Food- really goodService - goodAmbiance - a non-de-plume bbq joint1st time here as of 1/28/25.The second you walk in you get the BBQ aroma, and the hint that "this is going to be good!"Had the burnt ends and 1 rib combo with baked beans and cheesy corn as my 2 sides.Beans are good for sure.Cheesy corn is almost as good as J.Stack IMHO.Baby Back rib was so good that I may need to get at least a 1/2 slab next time.Burnt Ends were soft and chewey, smoky and great flavor.Nice touch @ the table of a good KC BBQ sauce AND a good NC BBQ sauce as well (more mustard based).Very casual spot a mini-Mahomes throw away from Wooden Spoon on Nall and 103rd.
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Jeff L.
Oct 29, 2024
Ham salad was unique, interesting shredded ham thats smoked.Onion rings were perfect, not to much breading Brisket little on the dry sideBurnt ends were not fatty, probably lost some flavor- still excellent. Good sauce and spicy..wow. Ribs were meaty and only bought one.
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Amy J.
Sep 18, 2024
Burnt ends were very dry. Super sad. The barbecue sauce has a cloyingly sweet artificial brown sugar flavor. Unremarkable bland glommed up macaroni and cheese which was more pasta than anything else like flavor or cheese. The cheesy corn was very good. Plenty of wonderful black pepper mixed with cheesy flavor. Very dry small chunks of pork belly on the pork belly Cobb salad. The salad was otherwise very well appointed with ingredients like cheese, egg, and onion. Tasty soft homemade $1 cookies. Chocolate cake was kinda dry but the buttercream frosting was good.
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Dustin E.
May 23, 2024
This is a great barbecue restaurant located just north of Winstead's, near Roe and 435. The ham salad is their specialty and it is magnificent! It was almost as good as my grandma used to make. That is a huge compliment as she was considered to be the best cook and baker in her town. The spare ribs here are some of the best I've had in Kansas City! The baby back ribs were very good also but I prefer the former. The coleslaw was creamy, but not too sweet. The beans weren't cloyingly sweet like Slaps (which are disgusting), and they have a little mustard in them and some meat as well. Pretty decent beans.I really did not care for the burnt ends. They were brisket burnt and about 50% fat in all. I had to pick them apart and throw several pieces away that were only fat. I guess the chance you take.I will most certainly be back for the ribs and the coleslaw. The ham salad is all time. Great spot!
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J E.
Jul 12, 2024
Wow... Y'all call this BBQ?!?! It definitely smelled like tasty smoke when I walked in, but the food I got was anything but...Service was moderately decent, but friendly. The menu was normal and decent. I opted for their brisket and jalapeño sausage along with beans and slaw as sides. The brisket was horrible! I can't believe any smokehouse or BBQ joint would plate something like that. It was clearly made ahead of time, like yesterday and then pan seared or microwave or heated in some inappropriate way for service. There were cooked juices/grease all over the plate in fact - GROSS! Check the pics, no brisket should ever look like that! The sausage resembled and very smooth external casing texture, like hot dogs. The bite texture matched that and the flavor definitely wasn't of a smoked jalapeño sausage, rather one of a cooked hot dog... very disappointing.The sides weren't that great either... I had to add tons of salt & pepper to the slaw and the beans were just hopeless.Sad and disappointed because this is the type of BBQ I'd expect where I live, in the Northern VA/DC area, but not at all what I'd every expect from the second best BBQ region in the world (Texas is most definitely, without a doubt, 100% the BEST! And it's places like this that prove that point). Maybe it was an off day... I don't know. But in my case, I don't visit here often, so you only get one chance to get it right... all restaurants should know this and act this way. I'd never return.
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Brad S.
Dec 26, 2024
Can't beat their smoked ham salad. I bring a quart home every time I go for lunch and I'm the hero of the house until it's all gone e!
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Lesleigh P.
Sep 9, 2023
Everything here is fantastic, but hands down my favorite is the ham salad with chips and crackers! Our server was just the sweetest, and took excellent care of us.Daily lunch specials during the week, and fabulous family style deals. Plus, they're now open on Sundays for carry out for football!
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Fred Q.
Dec 11, 2024
I've been back several times just to pick up ham salad to go. It's in a refrigerator so pick the size you want and take it to the register. Warning, it's addictive so go ahead and get the biggest size.
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Brandon S.
Nov 18, 2023
Elite service! So I placed a pickup order through Uber Eats. When I arrived the system made a mistake and they cooked a double of my order(was only charged once). Instead throwing it away or making me pay for both, they just gave it to me. They were extremely nice, so I made sure I gave them a tip because I appreciated them giving me the free food. As for the food, I had a two meat sandwich which was sliced sausage, and ham on a triple-decker sliced bread. The ham was flavorful and juicy, with the sausage being close to perfect. The other part of the order was a brisket sandwich, lean cut that wasn't dry & had the right amount of smoke. I do recommend the mustard bbq sauce they serve, it's extremely addictive. Food is good & service is better. Support local & go check them out.
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Rick N.
Nov 2, 2023
The staff was super friendly, and the place was clean and busy. I got the Ol Ray's Favorite. I chose jalapeño cheddar sausage, pulled pork, and sliced brisket. I had white cheddar mac n cheese and coleslaw for sides. The jalapeño cheddar sausage was thinly sliced, which made it dry. Had a little heat and good flavor but dry. I should have gotten the sausage chunked instead of sliced. I think it would have been juicier. The pulled pork was lightly smoked, but it was dry, too. The sliced brisket was excellent, though! It had great smoke flavor. The house bbq sauce was really good. Slaw was bland, and the mac n cheese was ok. Overall, it wasn't bad trip.
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