Price Guide (average entree): $ bargain - $6 or less, $$ inexpensive - $6 - $12, $$$ moderate $12 - $19, $$$$ expensive - over $19.
Quality Rating: Superb is the highest, considered the very best possible. Notes are qualifiers allowing insight into the reviewer's rating. Disclaimer
| Restaurant: | Lil Jakes | Location: | 1227 Grand Blvd, KCMO |
| Cuisine: | Barbeque | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | small diner with seating |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | the ribs are excellent |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | fast service |
| Favorites: | Barbeque Ribs |
| Comments: | the ribs are excellent love the seasoning also tried the brisket and the smoked turkey all very good nice side dishes as well. Small diner very casual closes early not open on the weekends. |
| Reviewer: | Eva |
Date: | 5/28/02 |
| Restaurant: | Lil Jakes | Location: | 1227 Grand Blvd, KCMO |
| Cuisine: | Serious Barbeque | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Love the stools and counter. Pure 50's. |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Unbelievable burnt ends, brisket and sauce |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | Eat it and beat it. What more can you say? |
| Favorites: | Burnt ends, brisket, beans, slaw. Wow! |
| Comments: | This is the real thing. Barbeque you would gladly die for. Absolutely the best. |
| Reviewer: | Larry |
Date: | 10/4/02 |
| Restaurant: | Lil Jakes | Location: | 13th & Grand |
| Cuisine: | BBQ | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | classic diner style...can eat outside if weather is good |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | here in Oct. 2004, much better than Arthur Bryants |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | friendly... helpful... attentive |
| Favorites: | beef brisket |
| Comments: | Ate here for lunch in October, 2004, a week later ate at Bryant's on Brooklyn. The brisket here was far better than Bryants. |
| Reviewer: | John |
Date: | 12/4/04 |
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