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    Ball's Q Shack

    4.6 (43 reviews)
    InexpensiveBarbeque, Soul Food
    Closed Closed

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    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Ryan B.

    Great food. Great service. The chicken and ribs combo is excellent. Mac and cheese and spaghetti are a couple good sides that we tried. Pork steak is amazing.

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    Carroll V.

    Although open only at the end of the week, and for lunchtime hours, don't miss this local jewel stuck in the corner of a small shopping center in the middle of Wright City. Get the tip sandwich and spaghetti as a side. Classic. My group also liked the pulled pork sandwich. But the real story is the jumbo sausage sandwich--smoked perfectly. And it is jumbo!

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    C.and. E.

    Yummmm. Our fav was the greens beans. I could eat a whole plate of them! Baked beans were delicious, sweet tea was southern sweet! Brisket was delicious, husband ate his on a bun, I ate mine plain.

    a fried chicken sandwich with a side of green beans
    Matt W.

    The fried fish was amazing. Huge portion sizes and great sweet tea. A must visit. Hospitality is incredible. My son loved the pulled pork. The cobble was out if this world.

    Pulled pork sandwich, one is "topped" (with coleslaw), baked beans, and a pickle. Sweet tea in a mason jar seals the deal. Delicious!

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    I stopped at this place by pure chance. I got the Fried catfish sandwich and the fish was perfect. Highly recommend

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    4 years ago

    Stopped here on my drive to Kansas City. Authentic BBQ, and very friendly service. If I lived here I'd be a regular.

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    4 years ago

    Wow what a surprise on our way home from the Ozarks! So good!! Definitely a great stop!!

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    3 years ago

    Quite possibly the best pulled pork I've ever had in my life. Friendly staff and good music.

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    3 years ago

    Good food, good people! Only reason not 5 stars is limited hours but understandable today

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    Wonderful food, amazing owners, great experience! Clean restaurant, kind employees, great quality of food . Portion size meets price.

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    Great food and an all around great family owned local business. If you haven't been in to eat you are missing out!

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    Awesome ribs and the iced tea is liquid crack. Best BBQ place West of Reds and East of Gates.

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    Best bbq around, and great sides to match. Also, great family, there all so nice!!!

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    We got there and they were closed (it was valentines day) Travis stayed open for us and served some great BBQ.

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    Looking farther into the restaurant. Plenty of big tables and booths.

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    Our favorite bbq restaurant! The ribs literally fall off the bone, and fresh pork rinds come to the…read moretables sizzling and popping.

    There is an accessible ramp in the back of the building, near the patio. The main entrance is not…read morethe one you think it is with handrails, signage and a few steps. It's actually to the immediate left with one step and no handrails. Also, when you step inside the first dining room, there's a rather high step to get up to the other dining room room. If you have mobility challenges, park in the back, enter through the ramp and you'll be directly in the main dining room without having to deal with any steps. The establishment has such a fun vibe. It's located next to railroad tracks and embraces the train ambience detailed decor. The dress code is very casual. I was greeted warmly as I entered, and shown to a table. I was pleasantly surprised to not have to wait for a table on a Saturday night, even though they were rather busy. Service was top-notch throughout my visit. And we were even reminded of the "whistle stop" which is when a freight train rolls through unexpectedly and many drinks are half off during that time. It happened once during our 2+ hour visit. This is a barbecue place with many options for carnivores. During Lent season, they have a delicious fish sandwich available. It's really limited options though if you're vegetarian. That may change when they add some Mexican food to the menu soon. I hope. We chose to visit on a night when performer Terrance Wafer was playing. He played known top hits on an acoustic guitar with incredible vocals. We really enjoyed listening to him. I'm already looking forward to returning here.

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    My wife and I were visiting my niece, and on our way out of town we came across a little BBQ spot…read morecalled Sugar and Smoke. It's a neat-looking place--nicely decorated, inviting, and full of that good smoky aroma that hits you as soon as you step inside. We were welcomed immediately, told to sit wherever we liked, and our waitress followed us over to take our drink orders right away. My wife ordered the meatloaf special, and while I teased her for choosing meatloaf at a BBQ joint, I ended up going with the Smoked Reuben. They brought her an entire meatloaf, along with green beans and mashed potatoes. I'm not exaggerating--this loaf easily could have fed three people. It was so good she nearly hurt herself trying to finish it. She almost made it through all the green beans, too, but I managed to snag the last one--and it was delicious. Then came my Reuben: a massive, five-layer monstrosity. I actually asked the waitress whether they made it that way just to impress me (since I had announced upfront that I'm a bit of a Reuben snob, lol) or if all their Reubens are like this. She swore they're all made exactly the same. You've got to see the photo. The marbled rye was sturdy and didn't collapse under the weight of two layers of thinly sliced smoked beef and a thick layer of juicy, tangy sauerkraut. I'm a kraut lover, so I really appreciated how generous they were. The house-made Thousand Island-style sauce tied everything together perfectly. In the nearly 17 years I've been posting on Urbanspoon, Zomato, and now Yelp, this Reuben easily sits in my top three--maybe even my #1. The smoky flavor made it unique, and I loved it. My only regret was not being able to finish this monster of a sandwich--it was delicious but messy, and I went through a handful of napkins. A lovely lady came out to ask how I liked the Reuben and introduced herself as one of the owners. (I apologize--I've forgotten her name!) My only suggestion would be to keep the meat thinly sliced--shaved would be even better--and maybe offer a half portion at a lower price. As it was, I could barely touch my perfectly cooked French fries. To top off the experience, my wife ordered the bread pudding. She has a "gold standard" bread pudding from years ago that she compares all others to, and she said this one was just as good, if not better, than her all-time favorite. I wish we had a Sugar and Smoke closer to home, because it would absolutely be a regular stop for us. It's so refreshing to find an establishment that cares this much about its food and its customers.

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