...one of its most popular restaurants lives inside a gas station.
We're in Kansas City in the heart of the great plains. Straddling the state line between Kansas and Missouri, "KC" is known for its public fountains, extreme weather, jazz music and barbecue joints. Regarding the latter, we visited one of the best, Oklahoma Joe's. And yes, it is inside a gas station. After thirty minutes waiting in line outside, we finally made it through the door only to face another twenty minute queue around the dining room, past the shelves of chips, windscreen wipers and pine tree air fresheners of the gas station's shop before making it up to the food counter from which trays of food were literally flying into the outstretched arms of eagerly awaiting diners. The service was incredible, with the cheerful lady speedily preparing the previous order while taking mine, before calling it out to the cashier who totted up our bill and took our payment. No sooner had I signed my Visa receipt and filled up our cups with soda, two trays of steaming meat, barbecue beans , Texas toast and french fries lay before me.
We ordered a selection and man, them portions were huge! The ribs - the most meaty, tender ribs I've ever eaten with large mouthfuls of meat just falling from the bone. The pulled pork - it was chunkier than any pulled pork I've had before, yet so juicy it melted in the mouth and tore apart like stewed beef. The smoked turkey was light and moist with aromatic smokey flavours which complimented the heavy punch of the red meats. And the brisket, oh the brisket - each slice ringed with a gorgeous ribbon of pink where the flavour packed smoke had actually impregnated the meat, leaving little need for Joe's incredible home made BBQ sauce. The piles of slow cooked meats fell apart on the fork, impossibly tender and like no other BBQ food you're ever likely to get in the UK.
I'll let a fellow meat lover give you his verdict - Man vs Food's Adam Richman
(Oklahoma Joe's pops up just after the two minute mark):
We ordered a selection and man, them portions were huge! The ribs - the most meaty, tender ribs I've ever eaten with large mouthfuls of meat just falling from the bone. The pulled pork - it was chunkier than any pulled pork I've had before, yet so juicy it melted in the mouth and tore apart like stewed beef. The smoked turkey was light and moist with aromatic smokey flavours which complimented the heavy punch of the red meats. And the brisket, oh the brisket - each slice ringed with a gorgeous ribbon of pink where the flavour packed smoke had actually impregnated the meat, leaving little need for Joe's incredible home made BBQ sauce. The piles of slow cooked meats fell apart on the fork, impossibly tender and like no other BBQ food you're ever likely to get in the UK.
I'll let a fellow meat lover give you his verdict - Man vs Food's Adam Richman
(Oklahoma Joe's pops up just after the two minute mark):
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