Worst BBQ restaurant you've ever ate at?
 

Went to a place call A Little BBQ Joint in Independence today. Sign outside said Burnt Ends soon to be world famous, so I go in and get the burnt ends, BBQ beans, and Cole slaw. Sides weren't terrible, but the burnt ends taste like they had beef jerky rub, were fairly tough and the saltiest thing I've ever eaten. I'm not a picky eater and I could barely finish the burnt ends.

So, what's the worst place you've had BBQ?

Billay's mom's house.

Some rat**** son of a bitch joint in Monett Missouri. The Black Kettle, I think.

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I was a kid and literally remember thinking "these are like bones dipped in BBQ sauce"

A place called 'Kansas City BBQ' in downtown San Diego.

Pretty much every BBQ place that I've ever eaten at in the South, especially Alabama.

That place blows and should face civil and criminal punishment for soiling the Kansas City name.

Literally every "BBQ" place in the state of Arizona. For years people have been taking me to "their BBQ place" to prove that their place of choice can hang with KC BBQ. They all suck. Every one of them

That place in Independence has a meth rub that I don't really care for.

Famous Daves and it isn't even close.

Bill Millers BBQ in San Antonio.

We don't even do BBQ here anymore. It's all bad. Only place that I think might be decent is Little Miss BBQ but they aren't open much and always a line out the door I'm told. Ever been there?

How would you rate Rudy's BBQ?

Lews moms house

Zardas

In Kansas City? Bates City BBQ and LC's barbeque (yeah I ****ing said it)

Probably between Wyandot Barbeque and Snead's... I assume the latter was just a bad day, because it has good reviews.

I can't think of one time I've eaten BBQ outside of KC though, except for maybe a pulled pork sandwich or two... WTF would I do that?

Tin Star Smokehouse in Golden, CO. Yeah, I know, wtf am I thinking eating BBQ in Colorado. I didn't expect to be blown away but my god, everything was terribly bland, the sides sucked, food was served barely warm. They did absolutely nothing good at all.

Was literally typing this verbatim.

I had Snead's burnt ends once and they were some of the best I ever had, then I went again and they tasted old. Probably just a consistency issue

Randomly stopped at a place outside of at Louis once in a road trip called Banderos I think. ****ing awful

Though, honest to god, I think Gates is pretty terrible. Sucked so bad we didnt got for seven years, the one day out of the blue after a royals game we decided to hit it up.....Yep....still sucked..

LCs. Burnt end were duo salty I couldn't eat them. And I almost skipped on that greasy ****ing floor.

You guys who think Famous Dave's is the worst have never truly had terrible BBQ. It absolutely can get worse than that.

I think Rudy's is decent myself, but I'm not a big sauce guy. I like quality meats and rubs. KC has that AND sauce.

Other than KC, there is some shitty place the locals rave about in Sioux City. Rolling Smoke in Vegas is okay, but still pretty shitty.

Thank you! Everybody loves that place. I've at there twice and the meat was burnt both times. And I like BBQ places to be homely and kind of a dive, but that place was disgustingly dirty.

I've had a ton of shit BBQ, all because I had a hankering for Q. I hate myself sometimes.

Probably some outfit in Sidney. Don't even remember the name.

If Famous Dave's is the worst you've ever had, you've lived an incredibly sheltered, ridiculously lucky life.

The next BBQ I eat, I'm going to Famous Daves. I don't even know what it tastes like. I want to go to try it, to see how utterly shitty it actually is.

I can dig some Famous Dave's. Maybe I got extremely lucky but their brisket was ****ing delicious. Everything else was edible to pretty good.

Buffalo Bobs smokehouse

I'm almost certain you mean Bandanas, and they're everywhere because they're decent, reliable and popular. They started out of shut-down Shoney's in Arnold in about 1995, and now stretch from Iowa to Indiana.

They're not on par with a BBQ haven like Joe's KC or Bogart's, but they're 'chain good.' Like a Texas Roadhouse steak. They are really good at keeping their brisket moist, and getting a lot of smoke into their chicken.

http://www.bandanasbbq.com/

Worst I had was Red's in Maryville, IL. Back in the mid-90s I was dating a girl in Edwardsville, and her dad loved their BBQ. But part of that was it was about the only BBQ anywhere in the area at the time. Stringy meat with no evidence of slow smoking, and thin red sauce with no spice.

It's closed now, with plenty of competition [including Bandana's] to take it's place in the mean time.

It's meh chain food. It is really consistent, but it tastes like everything is prepared offsite, and just warmed up.

I've heard Little Miss is good and the wife likes it but she doesn't have the standards I do. Rudy's is edible, I suppose

It's not shitty. It's just mediocre chain BBQ. If you are not in the midwest it may be the best you can get.

That place had a great prime rib. I didn't know they ever had BBQ.

THIS!!!! That place is a joke


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I've only eaten there once. Meat was 'chain OK' not chain good, but decent. Their sauces are corn syrup based though, which is a big drawback, except their really really hot sauces, which barely count as barbecue.

Wilbur's revenge is about as hot a sauce as you're going to find in a chain restaurant. They warn you 9 ways to Sunday before even putting it on the table. And it's hot enough that 2-3 drops in chili will have you sweating.

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The biggest drawback for me was, they put your salad right in the middle of the plate and scoop your barbecue and sides around it. Who wants a hot salad slathered with barbecue sauce?

At the grocery, though, grab their 'Devil's Spit' pickles. Those things are righteous.

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wyandotte bbq :D

Without a question Gates




Sorry Gblowfish

oh come on. i remember they shut the place down once simply to let the roaches have a family bbq :D

Louisiana would absolutely trounce Alabama in a shitty barbecue cook-off.

Dickey's BBQ. Went to the one in OP. Really awful. I could have made better in the crock pot at home.

Same.

There was this place in Wichita on like Seneca St. It was all you could eat and your plate came out of a small ass service window. It looked and tasted like a old Asian woman with no teeth was back there serving it after she chewed on it a while.

Wyandot BBQ is ****ing awesome. So underrated.

A local chain here - Rib Crib.

If I'm in the mood I'll eat about anybody's bbq though.

Rib Crib ain't too bad. They have the all you can eat Tuesday night?

LOL Rib Crib is the best BBQ around me :sulk:

Maybe just a bad day there, too.... started going to Roscoe's (and went to Arthur Bryant's every once in a while) and never went back.

I must ask, who is that chick in your avie looking like she's in the taking a dick pose?

That's how Rudy's tastes to me.

I was in this dive a few years ago. I wouldn't feed that crap to my dog.

http://bubbasbar-b-que.com/

Yeah, that's sounds familiar.

Any body ever eat at Jethros in Des Moines?

"KIds & Seniors" ...LMAO

LMAO We stayed right next door to that place when we were in Cody a couple years back. I thought it was ok, but the farther I get from Missouri, the lower my expectations get when it comes to BBQ.

Famous daves is way better than Zardas

Sonny's.

The secret to Bandana's is to limit yourself to two sauces

Sweet and Smoky and Carolina Smokin' Hot.

The rest try too hard and don't get it right. The Texas, KC, Memphis and regular Carolina styles suck. The Sweet and Smoky is more KC style than their KC style ever pretended to be. And the Smokin' Hot is just the right amount of heat, even if it's mustard based, it's mostly Tabasco.

That and their garlic bread is as good as some BBQ place's meat.

I vote Zarda's like the 14th best BBQ restaurant in KC...so, middle tier to just above.

I don't know who she is. After a few years of the pigs I had for avatars I thought I would throw a bone

It's baffling to me that anyone who actually likes BBQ doesn't think LC's is good.

Correct. I ate there once during a conference. Ugh.

Did not love Jethros. I mean, it was fine, but I'd much prefer Smoky D's.

Famous Dave's is pretty decent.

Maybe if they don't burn their food it would taste better. Consistency would be helpful. Only been there twice.

Lucille's - nasty chain

And honestly.....most of the bbq around KC sucks. Maybe not compared to other regions, but for being KC bbq......most places suck in terms of quality and price. FFS, bbq used to be what you'd eat when you were short on cash. Now, it's the last place I'll think of. Shit, I'd rather have Thai food for the same price. Or some really good sushi. Because I know it won't suck and be pissed I dropped $15-20 a person for average food.

Aside from the random hole in the wall BBQ place etc. I think the BBQ in this town is seriously overrated.

That I remember: Red, Hot, & Blues. It was somewhat decent, not bad for a chain.

I don't think you actually like BBQ dear sir.

Honestly, I appreciate you expounding on your views. I have enough trouble defending Bandana's from KC snobs [when I'm not even comparing it to snob places, which I love as much as the next guy], without people thinking you're objective. ;)

And FTR, whatever you say about Bandana's overpriced isn't one.

I go to Jethros every now and then, but normally don't get BBQ. I stick with wings or a burger.

McRib

Some joint on the east coast. Ran into Aaron Hernandez there. Was going to ask for his autograph but I didn't want to hang around.

Winslow's in KC. It's crazy to me how a place can have one of the best locations in the entire city and still consistently churn out absolute shit food and service.

Bandanas in Iowa City, IA. I ate it because I was hungry but I cried inside.

B.B.s Lawnside and Sneads like trying to eat a shoe.

Dickeys BBQ is pretty bad, I ate at the one by zona Rosa.

Dickey's and Gates top the list for me. Dickey's meat isn't so bad but their sauce sucks bad. And I haven't eaten at Gates in more than 10 years. The last time I did, I had a brisket sandwich that was full of fat and was like chewing on leather. I've never been back.

Isn't that the Top Gun bar?

that's exactly my stance on it. used to go all the time,and after years of going there I though "you know....this isn't even all that good" Stopped for a good 7 years the tried it again on a whim......still sucked.


granted, I've only eaten their sammiches....but man, they were bad. anymore finding good beef/brisket in this town that isn't like chewing a boot is becoming harder and harder.

dude, I took some friends there before a Chiefs game last year, and I was embarrassed. Meat was dry, burnt and so ****ing salty I couldn't eat it, and I don't complain about salt. Terrible!