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    Dempsey's BBQ

    4.0 (109 reviews)
    ModerateBarbeque
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Sampler platter
    Ashley J.

    Good hole in the wall BBQ spot! All meat was well seasoned and had great flavor. Chicken breast looked dry, but was actually moist. The homemade French fries were a surprising touch- delicious! The sampler platter was plenty for my husband and I to share.

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    Cherie O.

    So this hole in the wall place with nothing fancy going for it has such delicious BBQ but just about everybody and all their friends including ten cousins showed up at once flooding the poor server who took it in stride. Seat yourselves and soon enough she came with menus and drink requests. Of course we waited about twenty minutes before getting our food but that was understandable as the entire place was filled with customers at once. Good time to check emails and have convos. We both got the Pork and brisket sandwiches, mine with green beans vs. his with the best fries known to me. They were definitely double fried and then lightly salted. Perfect fries. Get the fries, don't try to be healthy, look you're at a BBQ joint. He offered A fry so I snatched three of them. Then I looked up after gobbling them down and he had eaten all of them. Good indication of a BBQ place is that we people we met up with hours later said we smelt like a smoky BBQ place! We didn't even know that! Rustic but good.

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    Peggy O.

    Super convenient bbq right off the 70- seated quickly with friendly staff. They have a senior menu with the kids menu! Always hoping to see that as I don't love a huge portion. On to the food - asked for fries well done. Right on target - perfect. The brisket? Meh... on a typical boring white bun. I thought maybe it was so dry because it was sitting on that bun with no sauce. Dumped the meat on my plate stashing the bun. Dry dry dry and tough. Even had trouble cutting it. Would try something other than the shoe leather..

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    2 months ago

    Great little BBQ on your way towards KC. We went on a holiday weekend. Service was a little slower than expected but would stop in again

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    10 months ago

    Everything tastes amazing! My picky 8 year old loved the food. The wings and brisket were my favorite! Staff were so helpful and sweet!

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    10 months ago

    Food was great and reasonably priced. Quick service, but it was warm inside. Other than that, we will be back!

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    2 years ago

    Great food and great service!! Family owned, we stopped by on our way to St Louis and were drawn in by the Amazing Smell :)

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    The service was awesome and the food was even better! Really great experience in the middle of nowhere MO.

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    4 years ago

    This is my new favorite spot to eat while Tesla Supercharging. Brisket, ribs and pulled pork are fantastic!

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    2 years ago

    Food was good and short wait considering only one waitress. But she was a hustler. We went as 12:30 fairly busy. Would go back

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    4 years ago

    Good BBQ but the fries are my favorite. Good prices and has room for large groups. They have a large kids menu.

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    Jack Stack Barbecue - Lee's Summit - KC Kansas City Combo 3 meat, lamb ribs, burnt ends and bone in chicken dark meat.

    Jack Stack Barbecue - Lee's Summit

    (555 reviews)

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    My first visit to Lee's Summit, and wow... what a restaurant! If you like barbecue and you don't…read morepay these folks a visit, you are doing yourself a huge disservice. First off, the place is huge. Despite that, it's not too loud, and it's not overwhelming. I really enjoyed the meal here with 4 other business associates. Service was spot on. Really. Our waiter made us feel like we were the most important people in the place. I can't say enough about how important that is, but I'm sure most of you understand that already! I had the brisket and burnt tips, and they were amazing. As a side, the fries were also fantastic, and the barbecue sauce was superb. I don't normally go overboard about dining at a restaurant, but this place deserves every good review it gets. I cannot recommend Jack Stack highly enough. I only wish I didn't live 4 hours away - I'd look forward to going here one a much more regular basis!

    It's been a long time since we sat down for a meal at Jack Stack Barbecue in Lees Summit…read more We ordered a barbecue platter w brisket & ribs and hickory smoked baked beans, chicken and potato au gratin, Mac n cheese w burnt ends and bbq beans, and double burnt ends w bbq beans. The portions were perfect. Couldn't have eaten more. Flavors around the table exceptional. Service was terrific. I always enjoy someone who likes to kid and joke around a bit. Our server was wonderful. The ambiance was pleasant, open feeling, relaxed, comfortable. Recommend making this a staple whenever visiting or just wanting a terrific meal.

    Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que - Full-Slab of Ribs, Dirty Rice, Mac & Cheese

    Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que

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    Fantastic barbecue--best we had while visiting. Will definitely return. The Carolina sandwich was…read moreeveryone's favorite but I doubt there's a bad item on the menu. Getting the Big Red ice cream next time.

    I've had gas station sushi, gas station boner pills and gas station BBQ. And if you've had what…read moreI've had you'd stop considering those insults because the BBQ right here is on point. What differentiates them from most BBQ in KC and alot of BBQ nationwide is their really sandwich focused. While they bake their cornbread daily their rolls are not house made, but when the best burgers are served on Martin's potato rolls that shouldn't matter. What matters is the meats. I don't like how they have a Carolina style sandwich. KC BBQ should be good enough to stand on it's own and not need other regions to lean on or prop themselves up. Texas toast, Carolina should be whole hog and chopped. I mainly come for the sandwichs and ribs as I prefer Texas Brisket and Turkey and a sourthern style smoked ham. First off, look for the green colored gas station and the line out the door. It's casual trying to hide it's a little fancier than it should be. Unlike most BBQ their sides aren't anything to rave about, but they are large. I like their dirty rice the most. Their regular hog heaven and a Z Man give you the jist of the sandwiches, large, meaty, smokey, but too sweet for my tastes. I like their rib rinner half slab from the meatier short end. Burnt ends are available most of the time, but not always. Decor has character, service is fast and friendly, very common you'll find entertaining conversation with patrons in line with you. Prices are excellent. Portions are excellent. I like the tenderness of their brisket, but find they don't wrap during the stall with foil and i'm more of a butcher paper and tallow guy myself. Burnt ends are tacky and sweet, too sweet and you lose beef flavor. Their sausages are dense and have snap and chew, held a little too hot and render a bit much in waiting. I know I may be nitpicking, but I used to compete in BBQ and feel that what they are doing in Texas is really pushing the envelope and while I appreciate what the Stehney's are doing here, as it's one of the best in KC, I don't think of Joe's as the destinational place it once was.

    Wabash BBQ - Sliced Brisket

    Wabash BBQ

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    TLDR; worthy of a Michelin star for ambience, but only the ribs are edible. Below-average sweet…read moreBBQ sauces, even the "spicy" sauce is bland. No liquor license. Investors: buy this distressed business and fix it. Serve beer and make a decent spicy BBQ sauce. Simplify the menu. Keep the servers. It was the day before Thanksgiving and it was a sunny day, so a short road trip was in order and this was the destination. I hadn't been to dear old Excelsior Springs in quite some time, so I was game. Although the tiny former train station is just another nondescript red brick building on the outside, the spacious inside has wonderful old-timey vibes, right down to the waitress in perfect 1950s drag makeup. We arrived around 2pm. It wasn't empty, so that was something. The first sign of trouble was the long menu with a lot of non-barbecue items for such a small place, including fried catfish and a fried chicken sandwich. I discounted this because my mother had been excited about the fried mushrooms. The second sign was that my parents only ordered the long ribs, even though they like brisket. Note: order what the experienced order. The ribs were fine--not too dry and falling off the bone, with a mellow smoke flavor. But it's hard to mess up ribs. My burnt ends were overcooked except for a few pieces, and a couple pieces were actually carbonized rather than caramelized. A travesty in the region responsible for the delicacy! The brisket was as others have described: dry, thinly-sliced. Decent but not exceptional flavor. Certainly not the tender, moist, barbecue brisket I was hoping for. I regretted eating any of what I ordered--it gave me a terrible stomach ache into the next day, despite skipping dinner and drinking a lot of hot mint tea. Rancid oil used for frying? Or just tough meat? Whatever, I learned my lesson! As for the rest: Fried (sliced) mushrooms -- fine, not over-salted, served with a light ranch sauce in a squeeze bottle. Easily enough for four people. Beans were sweet with some bits of pork in them. Possibly out of can. Cole slaw was extremely sweet and finely chopped, almost like a while salsa. Potato salad was good but nothing special.

    Wife and I came in for lunch. Wife had been in before and was excited to take me here as the food…read morewas good on her prior visit. The location was it busy and has ample seating and parking. The staff was very attentive and gave great service. The food however, was not what we were expecting... We ordered the fried mushrooms which were fine. I orders the burnt ends, ribs, and turkey and my wife also got burnt ends. The burnt ends were extremely overcooked and borderline inedible. The ribs also were overcooked- both tasted like dry pot roast. It seemed like they reheated yesterday's BBQ for service. The turkey was moist, however you could tell it was processed turkey breast . The food had very little smoke flavor. Coleslaw was not homemade. The regular fries were good, however the sweet potato fries were overcooked. Really had high expectations and walked away disappointed....

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