Abuse-Reports-To: abuse at airmail.net to report improper postings NNTP-Proxy-Relay: library1-aux.airnews.net NNTP-Posting-Time: Wed Mar 19 04:40:20 2003 NNTP-Posting-Host: !d.Nh1k-WLDnS[jFV&,-A76,> (Encoded at Airnews!) X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Xref: usenet.INS.cwru.edu alt.food.barbecue:62536 Thomas M. wrote: > Greetings, > > My 12-year-old son and I are headed to Kansas City tomorrow for the NCAA > Wrestling Tournament. We're looking to have some great meals while there. > All suggestions welcome. > > A couple things worth mentioning: > > 1) We'll have access to the downtown area mid- to late-afternoon after the > morning session. We'll probably be parking at Union Station and taking a > shuttle bus back and forth. So either downtown or a reasonable drive from > Union Station would work for a late lunch / early dinner. > 2) We'd like to find some take-out places that are open late (9:00 pm until > 11:00 pm) for getting something to eat after the day's last session. > 3) We're on a budget (who isn't) and prefer quality food to nice ambience. > Frankly, a BBQ joint would be preferred to a nice restaurant. > 4) Jack's preference is ribs. I'm a beef-eater. Both of us are open to > suggestions for broadening our horizons. > 5) We'll be staying in Lexana, so we'd prefer meals south and west of > downtown rather than north and east. But we'll have a car, so we can be a > bit flexible in the area. > > TIA, > > TFM3 > > (Apologies to The Fat Man, but I've been using this signature most of my > adult life (don't ask)). > Two places in KC are must visit! The first is easy. Check out the 'Golden Ox' at the KC stockyards. Outstanding Chef and sensible prices. Lunch is a free for all, but you better have a reservation for evening dinner. Naturally, KC steak is on top of the menu, but they feature a killer bean soup every thursday for lunch. I couldn't duplicate it even with the Chef's personal recipe written on a knapkin. The second place is harder, because I can't remember the name or address, but everydody in town knows about it. It's a 'Q' joint on the east side. If they aren't all dead by now, it's run by black folk and they do 'Q' indoors in huge wood fired ovens. The restaurant floor is unfinished, the chairs are straight backs, and the tableclothes are oil cloth. At lunchtime, you'll have to wade through the limos, Beemers and Corvettes to get to the door. Don't be surprised to see some Armani suits mixed with grubby hard hats inside. You can have beef or pork and maybe chicken, but don't even think about ordering a steak of pasta. They don't have a grill and they don't own any pots and pans. They do serve frenchfries. If you want sauce on your 'Q' you have to put it on yourself. They don't keep any in the kitchen.
Kansas City, MO