kansas style bbq - delicious. location:
my wife and i visited momma's the other week around 8. easy to find location as it's in between lexington rd and frankfort ave. when you walk up you'll see two doors, one to the left goes to the bar and the one upstairs opens to the main dining room.
food:
earlier we received a recommendation from the owner to try the wings or ribs. sadly, they were super busy earlier and ran out of wings (though i suppose that's good for them...plus i ended up getting wings later as you'll see). i ended up getting the half-chicken which was less than 10 bucks. it was so big i couldn't finish it (rare for me) and had the rest for lunch the next day. my wife had the smoked sausage.
first off, the flavor combinations are near perfect. there are sweet pickles and spicy ones. the way they taste matched with the bbq is hard to explain, but man it's good. the mustard they make in house, like the pickles, tastes a bit like stone ground mustard but better.
the skin on the chicken was crispy and delectable. the chicken itself had an ever so slight smoky flavor. it wasn't juicy, but it also wasn't dry at all. i really liked the balance and found each bite of chicken better than the first. again, mixed with the mustard, pickles, and those seasoned fries...it was hard for me to choose what to eat next, as i wanted each flavor in my mouth at the same time. the slaw was spicy, something unique i've never experienced before but enjoyed.
my wife's smoked sausage came with bread to make a sandwich if so desired. she loves mustard and pickles. my wife typically does not like bbq, but she couldn't rave about this enough. the sausage was very flavorful, smoky, and had the perfect meaty kick to it. she and i both had mac and cheese as sides, which had just the right amount of cheese...creamy, but not like cheese goop you get at some places.
and let's not forget the sauces. their bbq sauce lends a tangy, mouth watering sensation to the bbq. now, the great part was that the sauce was not necessary, as it is with many bbq places which have dried meats. the "hot" bbq sauce wasn't too hot, though it had a good blend of spiciness which made it "hotter" than the regular sauce.
and lastly, we were able to meet chad, the owner. fun, friendly guy who noticed i didn't get the wings i had come for. it was quite a bit later in the night by the time we were done, so i'm guessing they had picked up more wings. he insisted we try them and special ordered them for us. they were piping hot, so we gave our thanks and ate them at home (about 12-15 minutes away).
back at home they were still hot, and oh my goodness were they delicious. i don't know how but they dry rub these wings with some sort of pepper/salt/sugar combo (probably completely wrong on the ingredients but that's how it tasted). when you bite into the wings you get that earthy smoky flavor you've always desired in bbq plus super juicy meat. so, somehow dry meets spicy and sweet plus smoky and juicy. i don't get it, but it happened. and again, my wife doesn't usually favor bbq, and she doesn't like wings, but she thought the taste was too good to pass up. looking forward to trying those wings again.