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Oklahoma Joe's

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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: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission Rd. KC, KS
Cuisine: BBQPrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: *** excellentNotes: Awesome, it's in the middle of a convenience store.
Food: *** excellentNotes: Very good
Service: ** very goodNotes:  
Favorites: Pulled Pork Sandwich/spicy slaw/red beans and rice
Comments: This place is probably the best BBQ that I've had so far. Get away from the well known Gates and Bryants and go somewhere else, give it a try, you won't regret it!
Reviewer: Greg Date: 10/11/00


Restaurant: Oklahoma JoesLocation: 47th And Mission KC, KS
Cuisine: BBQPrice: ??
Ambience: * averageNotes: who cares when the food is so good
Food: *** excellentNotes:  
Service: ** very goodNotes:  
Favorites: Smokey Joe, Ribs, Seafood Jumbalaya, Fries
Comments: It was really hard for a Nebraska fan to walkin to a place with Oklahoma in the name, what a mistake(waiting so long). Outstanding BBQ, a real winner, daily specials are usually what I order, and always delicous.
Reviewer: Ned Date: 3/28/01


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission Rd. KC, KS
Cuisine: BarbecuePrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: tackyNotes: Cleanest convenience store in town
Food: **** superbNotes: Outstanding! don't let location stop you
Service: * averageNotes: Order at counter - no waiters
Favorites: Ribs, Bbq Beans, Pulled Pork Sandwich
Comments: Ties with Oden's for best BBQ in KC. No fat on meat. Ribs and sandwiches are outstanding and smoked beans are a MUST try. Love their bbq souce - spicy and regular are both delicious. Don't let convenience store location put you off - bbq doesn't get much better than this!
Reviewer: Kein Date: 5/4/01


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission Road
Cuisine: BarbequePrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: * averageNotes: They are selling great bbq not ambience.
Food: **** superbNotes: Eaten there now 4 times and never unhappy.
Service: ** very goodNotes: Line up and get your good food
Favorites: Sausage, Sandwiches and fries
Comments: I have eaten barbeque in Kansas City for over 35 years. This place and L. C.'s original place both have great food. If you are going for ambience go elsewhere and let us that like truly great barbeque enjoy good food.
Reviewer: Wayne Date: 12/15/01


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission
Cuisine: BBQPrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: tackyNotes: What can you say, it's in a gas station
Food: *** excellentNotes: Always hot and fresh
Service:  Notes: Counter service
Favorites: Pulled pork sandwich, fries
Comments: This is a great place to get BBQ. You will stand in line, but it is worth the wait. The pulled pork is the best in town. Yes it's in a gas station, but don't don't let that stop you from going there. It's great!
Reviewer: Mary Date: 2/8/02


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission Rd. KC, KS
Cuisine: BBQPrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: tackyNotes: It's in a conveience store
Food: **** superbNotes: Best fries in town and the BBQ is great too!
Service: * averageNotes: Order at the counter, no waiters
Favorites: FRIES, Smoky Joe, beans
Comments: I've always said the best food can be found in the hole-in-the-wall restaurants, not the bit tourist traps. Best BBQ in a gas station overlooking a liquor store. I guarantee!
Reviewer: Erich Date: 9/4/03


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th & Mission
Cuisine: BBQPrice: $ bargain
Ambience: ** very goodNotes: The way a BBQ place should be
Food: *** excellentNotes: Generous & Full-Flavored
Service: ** very goodNotes: Assembly Line, But Fast
Favorites: Carolina Sandwich & Pulled Pork Sandwich
Comments: I'd heard about OJ's from a number of friends, then saw a segment on Food Network which featured the show. On a whim we headed over for some take-out. At first we had a hard time spotting the place. We thought the gas station on the corner was a gas station on the corner. Turns out it's a 'combo' gas station and fabulous BBQ joint. The place is clean and tidy, with just enough rustic decor' to make it fun. Our young son loved it. There was a long line when we arrived, but the staff behind the counter moved fast. The huge chalkboard menu is great, as you can read it even at the end of a long line. The sandwiches were large and generous, as was the order of fries. The flavor of the Carolina Pork Sandwich was mouthwatering, and I instantly wanted to come back for more. I was delighted with the sweet & spicy fries, very unique and full of flavor. My husband gobbled down the Pulled Pork Sandwich so fast that I didn't get a taste. Must've been good. Needless! to say, OJ's has moved into our #1 favorite BBQ place in KC. Take the kids!
Reviewer: Julie Date: 10/7/03


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission
Cuisine: BBQPrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: * averageNotes: I don't go there there for the window trim!
Food: **** superbNotes:  
Service: *** excellentNotes:  
Favorites: Hog Heaven (Pork and Sausage smothered in the best BBQ sauce ever)
Comments: Some coworkers took me there in 1999 insisting I knew nothing about good BBQ until I'd had OK Joe's. There were right. I've had 'em all and nothing compares. I've been going back just about weekly ever since. The lines are long at lunch, but that's the point. It's good enough that people don't mind waiting for it.
Reviewer: Bill Date: 12/28/03


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission
Cuisine: BarbequePrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: * averageNotes:  
Food: **** superbNotes: Best in Town
Service: ** very goodNotes: Long line, but they move fast
Favorites: The Z-Man Sandwich and Fries
Comments: Best in town. Very unique.
Reviewer: Jay Date: 1/31/04


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission
Cuisine: BarbequePrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: * averageNotes:
Food: *** excellentNotes:
Service: ** very goodNotes:
Favorites:
Comments: I thought I knew great bbq. Well, I proved myself wrong after coming here. As soon as I pulling up to the gas station, I knew it was going to be good. Everytime I go to a hole-in-the-wall place, it just rocks! Actually, it is clean, family oriented, and great service. I don't care if I have to wait because it is sooooo worth it! HINT: When ordering fires, one order is sufficient for 2.
Reviewer: Darci Date: 3/22/04


Restaurant: oklahoma joe'sLocation: 47th mission rd.
Cuisine: bbqPrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: * averageNotes: it is a gas station avove a liquor store
Food: **** superbNotes: the best bbq in kansas city. Bryant's what?
Service: *** excellentNotes: stand in line and get you're food
Favorites: pulled pork and smoked chicken
Comments: this is the best bbq in the midwest hands down. try it and you will want to wait in line for another round.
Reviewer: Daniel Date: 12/28/04


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission Rd. KC, KS
Cuisine: BarbequePrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: * averageNotes: Beware of the long line
Food: * averageNotes: _
Service: * averageNotes: _
Favorites: _
Comments: I visited the restaurant for the first time this week after hearing such great things about it for years. Frankly, I was dissapointed. I had the pulled pork sandwich, which I'm told is a specialty there. The meat was quite dry and not very flavorful. The saving grace of the meal was the BBQ beans. What I ended up doing was taking the meat from the sandwich and stirring it into the beans. Maybe my expectations were just too high, but I'd go to Bryant's every time over OK Joe's.
Reviewer: Mark Date: 4/30/05


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission Rd. KC, KS
Cuisine: BBQPrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: ** very goodNotes: the food out weighs everything
Food: **** superbNotes: The smells outside of the building will make your lips smack
Service: ** very goodNotes: Good service (Gates BBA may have an edge on this though)
Favorites: Hog-a-Maniac Special
Comments: I was new to Kansas City (from Detroit) and my co-workers took me. I wsa in AWE!!!! I soon brought others and eventually flew my parents down from Michigan just for the BBQ!! It exceeds excellence!!!!! (In his high school days, my father was a BBQ cook in Louisiana; he said that the BBQ out did his!! I can't wait to fly back to get one more sandwich. I hope I can take some on the plane back with me!!!!! Go Chiefs!!!!!!
Reviewer: Steve Date: 6/14/05


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: 47th and Mission
Cuisine: BBQPrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: tackyNotes: It just seems odd to eat in a gas station
Food: **** superbNotes: _
Service: * averageNotes: _
Favorites: Turkey Z-Man and Onion Rings
Comments: The food is amazing. I like the spicy sauce!
Reviewer: Sara Date: 6/15/05


Restaurant: Oklahoma Joe'sLocation: Olathe, KS
Cuisine: BBQPrice: $$ inexpensive
Ambience: *** excellentNotes: Beautiful, rustic
Food: **** superbNotes: The Best BBQ in KS
Service: *** excellentNotes: Fast & Friendly
Favorites: Carolina Pork Sandwich
Comments: Just learned that Oklahoma Joe's had opened a new location in Olathe. This usually means a step down in service & quality but not for Joe! The place is much larger than the original Joe's, and not part of a gas station. It's right next to Tractor Supply at 119th & Strang Line. The decor' is very charming, and they've brought the nicest elements along from the original. The service is very fast and everyone is friendly. Again, the portions are quite large and the food is superb. Simply THE best BBQ in all of KC. Their fries are fantastic, dunked in their sauce. Love it!
Reviewer: Julie Date: 6/24/05

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