Big T's Bar B Q

The 14 Best BBQ Restaurants in Kansas City - Eater

"Maybe it’s the 15-minute drive from downtown, or maybe it’s that you have to pass by LC’s Barbecue on the way to get here — whatever the reason, Big T’s has flown relatively under the radar compared with some of the city’s other barbecue giants. That’s a shame, because the wood-fired meats coming out of Timothy Jones’s brick pit are consistently great. The double-decker beef brisket sandwich is the best play, but the smoked turkey leg is surprisingly good too (certainly better than you’ll find at any Renaissance fair). Dine in to soak up the restaurant’s charmingly retro vibes, with decor evoking KC’s stockyard roots." - Liz Cook