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“K and M. It’s in Spring Hill”

— Casey Bear, student, Lawrence

“Bigg’s BBQ. I like their sauce.”

— Kenny Kies, rural letter carrier, Baldwin City

“My favorite is Four Legs Up in Great Bend, Kansas, which is where I’m from. Good down-home cooking.”

— Audrey Bellendir, manager, Lawrence

“Oklahoma Joe’s — the gas station one.”

— Jason Scott, server, St. Louis

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Phil Minkin 4 years, 1 month ago

Rosedale for ribs, Gates for chicken and Bryants for beef and pork.

Katara 4 years, 1 month ago

The original Smokestack. Loved going out to eat at the Martin City location.

Next would be Arthur Bryant's.

And then there was a place called Keegan's that was in Martin City too. They had awesome burnt ends and tasty brownies.

Katara 4 years, 1 month ago

I should have put a "but" to join those 2 statements. The Martin City location was closer to my house.

RoeDapple 4 years, 1 month ago

So far my son-in-law's. Haven't tried autie's . . . yet.

Jeff Rice 4 years, 1 month ago

Oklahoma Joe's for Ribs, Pulled Pork, Fries

Jack Stack for Brisket, Beans, Cole Slaw

Arthur Bryant's for Sausage

In Lawrence, I like Beimer's the best, but their portions are lacking.

Kevin Haislip 4 years, 1 month ago

the downtown bar and grill inTonganoxie.

riverdrifter 4 years, 1 month ago

Guy and Mae's in Williamsburg is still high quality. Arthur Bryant's is good.

Jeff Rice 4 years, 1 month ago

Williamsburg is good stuff!

patkindle 4 years, 1 month ago

if you are a tourist, eat down town other wise locally grandaddys ribs are the best if you are a shopper, go to the grocery store

shotgun 4 years, 1 month ago

Wabash BBQ, Excelsior Springs, MO Ditto on Grandaddy's locally.

http://www.wabashbbq.com/menu.html

Any 1 of the three smokers in my backyard. I can smoke meat better than any "Q" joint around. Moist, tender, perfect smoke ring every time. Ask anybody who has ever had it, they prefer mine over everybodies, no joke.

Jeff Rice 4 years, 1 month ago

Geez. Don't break your arm patting yourself on the back. We're all very proud of you.

LadyJ 4 years, 1 month ago

Cool, now when they disappearded a comment, they leave the posters name there so you know who it was. You can even still leave a reply. Hey, better yet, you can still like the comment after it has been removed. I did like the comment BTW.

PhilChiles 4 years, 1 month ago

Here's a fun thing to do. Go to Yelp, and look up the Gates BBQ reviews, starting with the worst. People are just SHOCKED that anyone could be rude to them at a restaurant. Personally, my vote is for Pappy's Place in Springfield, or Biggs if I'm in Lawrence.

Jeff Rice 4 years, 1 month ago

HI MAY I HELP YOU!!! (that's my impression of a Gates employee screaming at you) :)

Katara 4 years, 1 month ago

No, It's more like

HI! MAY I HELP YOU???

and it is hilarious to take new folks there.

Gart 4 years, 1 month ago

Gran-Daddy's Barbeque! I guess it is closed now? Maybe moving again. Love the sauce - a lot of pep.

Jayhawk_4_Life 4 years, 1 month ago

yeah they add a lot of "herb" to their sauce

shotgun 4 years, 1 month ago

No! Grandaddy's is alive and well on 23rd St by Copy Co.

pace 4 years, 1 month ago

I think it is poor manners to try to tell people a business is closed when it is open for business Granddaddy's has great food and good service. I anticipate you claiming that you really felt or imagined they were closed but no. they are open.

Gart 4 years, 1 month ago

Oh, pace. That comment was posed as a question if you did not read it correctly. If you re-read, there is no statement saying that the business is closed. Chill.

DillonBarnes 4 years, 1 month ago

Penguin Ed's!

Gart 4 years, 1 month ago

Roe_

Just wanted to run this one by you.

http://www.staged.com/video?v=q0eb

Have done some of my own calculations after smoking with a BBQ'r. Wait, I don't smoke. Must have been something about me saying I am....... FLIP!....

Back to the point. I think it may break a collar bone and kill - demolish- at under 300 yards. Is my math off?

John Spencer 4 years, 1 month ago

Guy and Mae's in Williamsburg still has the best ribs around.

Gart 4 years, 1 month ago

Alex? Where is my second post? I did not smoke anything tonight - honestly.

Alex?. . . . . Alex?? . . . . .

Gart 4 years, 1 month ago

The context of my second post which was obliterated into cyby(ville)space.

To Roe_

http://www.staged.com/video?v=q0eb

Will ask later if this even posts.

Gart 4 years, 1 month ago

davidmcg 2 hours, 3 minutes ago

......."I can smoke meat better than any "Q" joint around. Moist, tender, perfect smoke ring every time. Ask anybody who has ever had it, they prefer mine over everybodies, no joke."

Umm.......well...Uh...Ok. .....please do not elaborate. Your business, not mine.

BTW - Pretty Gross...

Gart 4 years, 1 month ago

From my second post for Roe_ which did not post. Another try.

http://www.staged.com/video?v=q0eb

Bill Lee 4 years, 1 month ago

I don''t eat BBQ very often. I haven't had ribs in at least 20 years. I'm more of a burnt end guy. Arthur Bryant's has a good, but interesting sauce. I've only been to their original location in KC.

Gart 4 years, 1 month ago

“My favorite is Four Legs Up in Great Bend.".....

Ok.....No comment.

JackMcKee 4 years, 1 month ago

My own. Guy n Maes. Grandaddys. OK Joes. In that order.

JackMcKee 4 years, 1 month ago

On the Lawrence BBQ front, it's going to be interesting watching the latest failed venture at the SE corner of 10th and Mass. Some people never learn or the trying the same thing repeatedly but expecting different results. Take your pick. I wonder if the BBQ will taste like fish too. I guess slum lords don't make good restaurant owners.

trinity 4 years, 1 month ago

'Burg, long time favorite; but you'd also LOVE Leroy's in Pomona...the guy cooked at 'Burg for many years til opening his own place. BBQ is really good, they have a lot more side dishes too. We B Smokin' at the Miami County Airport kicks some major BBQ butt, too! Lot of great places around for Q. BB's Lawnside in KCMO for atmosphere. :)

FranklinBluth 4 years, 1 month ago

The joint operating out of the back of the Pool Room is outstanding. Hope they find a more visible spot.

And Grandaddy's "afro-sausages" are crazy good.

Matthew Herbert 4 years, 1 month ago

Much like the question of "what's your favorite Mexican restaurant", my answer would be "anything not in Lawrence". This town is awesome for a lot of reasons; food is not one of them

Flap Doodle 4 years, 1 month ago

Within a radius of 100 miles from Lawrence, Jack Stack gets the nod from me. The best in the country is City Market in Luling, Texas.

MIke Mallory 4 years, 1 month ago

Guy & Mae's ribs are fall off he bone great. And the sauce is awesome!!

Terry Sexton 4 years, 1 month ago

Man, I'm drooling here, more than normal anyway. Not gonna make it through the day without some barbecue.

Dare I say it? I had a good meal at that famous guy's place the last time I was there.

LadyJ 4 years, 1 month ago

I thought swillin alcohol in some form and telling wild stories was a requirement for cooking good barbecue.

RoeDapple 4 years, 1 month ago

So . . . Romney/Ryan . .

Terry Sexton 4 years, 1 month ago

barbecue slowly from an offset heat source, then smoke thoroughly at the polls.

Eddie_Haskell 4 years, 1 month ago

Grandaddy"s. They sell barbeque and joints. And to think Chad used to be my source. Wow!

Eddie_Haskell 4 years, 1 month ago

Dammit, prospector! I told you not to share the pics of my home/lab/bathroom!

del888 4 years, 1 month ago

Cutters BBQ in Eudora is the best around here.

shotgun 4 years, 1 month ago

Ate there, AWFUL!

Charles L Bloss Jr 4 years, 1 month ago

Dickie's in N Topeka.

LadyJ 4 years, 1 month ago

Keep waiting for the Sound Off from today's paper to appear online, it would produce some fun comments.

Eddie_Haskell 4 years, 1 month ago

I spent the summer in the Douglas County Hotel and ended up getting farmed out to Jefferson County for 3 weeks. They served "hamburgers" and "meatloaf" sometimes. I'm not a picky eater but I damn near yakked. I guarantee it wasn't beef, pork, chicken, turkey, or fish. Considering where I was I'm seriously thinking horse or coyote. Then again, the people working there looked straight out of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" so........

number3of5 4 years, 1 month ago

We who live in Jefferson County object to your remark. We do no look like we are straight out of "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". We are good friendly people who do not think money is everything. We love helping our neighbors and even strangers,"friends we have not yet met", if the need arises. Our hamburgers and meatloaf are not made from horse or coyote. There might be a little venison in some, but that only makes them healthier with less fat. They are not the greasy, sloppy, calorie laden ones you can get in Lawrence. As for barbecue, non can surpass my ex son-in-law's, May made the best barbecue ever.....

RoeDapple 4 years, 1 month ago

Cajun Coyote

INGREDIENTS: 2 cups vegetable oil 2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning 2 tablespoons dried Italian-style seasoning 2 tablespoons lemon pepper garlic powder to taste 2lbs of fresh thawed coyote meat - pounded to 1/2 inch thickness

DIRECTIONS:

In a large shallow dish, mix the oil, Cajun seasoning, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and lemon pepper. Place the coyote meat in the dish, and turn to coat with the mixture. Cover, and refrigerate for 1/2 hour.
Preheat the grill for high heat.
Lightly oil the grill grate. Drain coyote, and discard marinade. Place coyote on hot grill and cook for 6 to 8 minutes on each side, or until juices run clear.