jack stack barbecue - martin city

posted tue, 02/26/2013 - 15:23 by smoke daddy tour:  kansas city tour joint:  fiorellas jack stack barbecue this is about as good as a high-volume, commercial restaurant enterprise can be.  my favorites were the beef rib, spare rib, and beans. main fare: brisket - not sliced paper-thin. good smoke-meat balance. moist & tender.  rub doesn't add much.  good. rib - sweet exterior. fully rendered.  meat is tender, moist, and comes off the bone easily.  best rib of the tour so far (12th stop onkctour). sausage - sliced lengthwise, of course.  however spices are not italian.  good. crown [beef] rib - oh, this is yummy! greasy, but good.  i like the rub used on this beef. excellent.  other fare: cheesy corn bake - good cheesy corn. beans - thick, and very sweet. lots of drippings & meaty bits. excellent. potato salad - creamy with a touch of mustard... and dill cole slaw - crunchy with a creamy-vinegar dressing. sauce - all 3 sauces are heavy on the celery salt... would be a good addition t

i love jack stack. i'm from texas and at first i was skeptical thatkcbbq could be as good or better. i feel like i'm not allowed to say this but it's way better than anything i've had in texas. the lamb ribs are to die for and the pit beans are the best baked beans i've ever had.

(possibly) the best bbq in kc. jack stack in martin city is possibly the best barbeque place in kc. i say possibly because there are a lot of outstanding barbeque restaurants in thekcarea, and depending on who's having a bad day at any given time, the title can change hands.
having said that, i have never been disappointed eating here. that kind of consistency may put this place over the top, simply because no one else has been as consistently good in my book.

awesome bbq, nice place, great service. this place is one of my favorites here in the southkcarea. there are a few things that are really important to have a nice meal and jack stack bbq has them all.

1) not only is the food delicious, but the portions are extremely generous. we always end up taking some home. our favorite is the burnt ends, beans & cheesy corn.

2) the place is so nice. we love the environment and how classy it feels. all the servers are dressed in black and there is ambient lighting. looks fancy without it affecting the budget.

3) who doesn't like customer service with their dinner? i know i do. the people at jack stack are very friendly and always have a smile on their face. they are helpful and always make sure you have what you need and even more.

one bad thing: they don't have mashed potatoes.

5 stars for sure!

bring the big appetite...!!. the best gut busting - belt stretching, loosen the pants bbq i have ever had. hands down - period… i visitedkcthe summer of 2007 during a stifling heat wave... lots of places had hvac problems and so did this one. it was hot and sticky - but by god i was going to get mykcbbq and this place came highly recommended. despite the heat - and it was hot - the food was fabulous beyond words. a damn mountain of victuals that just seemed to go on forever and we simply couldn't finish it all no matter how hard we tried. the service was excellent, polite and courteous with the right amount of attention. the only issue was the heat and broken ac but i will not hold that against them as the food was still well worth all the sweat… bring the big appetite and put the feed bag around your head and go for it - no disappointments here whatsoever…!!!