Price Guide (average entree): $ bargain - $6 or less, $$ inexpensive - $6 - $12, $$$ moderate $12 - $19, $$$$ expensive - over $19.
Quality Rating: Superb is the highest, considered the very best possible. Notes are qualifiers allowing insight into the reviewer's rating. Disclaimer
| Restaurant: | Oklahoma Joe's | Location: | 47th and Mission Rd. KC, KS |
| Cuisine: | BBQ | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Awesome, it's in the middle of a convenience store. |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Very good |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| 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 Joes | Location: | 47th And Mission KC, KS |
| Cuisine: | BBQ | Price: | ?? |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | who cares when the food is so good |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| 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's | Location: | 47th and Mission Rd. KC, KS |
| Cuisine: | Barbecue | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | Cleanest convenience store in town |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Outstanding! don't let location stop you |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | Order at counter - no waiters |
| Favorites: | Ribs, Bbq Beans, Pulled Pork Sandwich |
| Comments: | Ties with Oden's for best BBQ in KC. No fat on meat. Ribs and sandwiches are outstanding and smoked beans are a MUST try. Love their bbq souce - spicy and regular are both delicious. Don't let convenience store location put you off - bbq doesn't get much better than this! |
| Reviewer: | Kein |
Date: | 5/4/01 |
| Restaurant: | Oklahoma Joe's | Location: | 47th and Mission Road |
| Cuisine: | Barbeque | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | They are selling great bbq not ambience. |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Eaten there now 4 times and never unhappy. |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | 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's | Location: | 47th and Mission |
| Cuisine: | BBQ | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | What can you say, it's in a gas station |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Always hot and fresh |
| Service: | | Notes: | Counter service |
| Favorites: | Pulled pork sandwich, fries |
| Comments: | This is a great place to get BBQ. You will stand in line, but it is worth the wait. The pulled pork is the best in town. Yes it's in a gas station, but don't don't let that stop you from going there. It's great! |
| Reviewer: | Mary |
Date: | 2/8/02 |
| Restaurant: | Oklahoma Joe's | Location: | 47th and Mission Rd. KC, KS |
| Cuisine: | BBQ | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | It's in a conveience store |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Best fries in town and the BBQ is great too! |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | 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's | Location: | 47th & Mission |
| Cuisine: | BBQ | Price: | $ bargain |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | The way a BBQ place should be |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Generous & Full-Flavored |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | 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!
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| Reviewer: | Julie |
Date: | 10/7/03 |
| Restaurant: | Oklahoma Joe's | Location: | 47th and Mission |
| Cuisine: | BBQ | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | I don't go there there for the window trim! |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Hog Heaven (Pork and Sausage smothered in the best BBQ sauce ever) |
| Comments: | Some coworkers took me there in 1999 insisting I knew nothing about good BBQ until I'd had OK Joe's. There were right. I've had 'em all and nothing compares. I've been going back just about weekly ever since. The lines are long at lunch, but that's the point. It's good enough that people don't mind waiting for it. |
| Reviewer: | Bill |
Date: | 12/28/03 |
| Restaurant: | Oklahoma Joe's | Location: | 47th and Mission |
| Cuisine: | Barbeque | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Best in Town |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | 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's | Location: | 47th and Mission |
| Cuisine: | Barbeque | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | I thought I knew great bbq. Well, I proved myself wrong after coming here. As soon as I pulling up to the gas station, I knew it was going to be good. Everytime I go to a hole-in-the-wall place, it just rocks! Actually, it is clean, family oriented, and great service. I don't care if I have to wait because it is sooooo worth it! HINT: When ordering fires, one order is sufficient for 2.
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| Reviewer: | Darci |
Date: | 3/22/04 |
| Restaurant: | oklahoma joe's | Location: | 47th mission rd. |
| Cuisine: | bbq | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | it is a gas station avove a liquor store |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | the best bbq in kansas city. Bryant's what? |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | 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's | Location: | 47th and Mission Rd. KC, KS |
| Cuisine: | Barbeque | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | Beware of the long line |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | _ |
| Comments: | I visited the restaurant for the first time this week after hearing such great things about it for years. Frankly, I was dissapointed. I had the pulled pork sandwich, which I'm told is a specialty there. The meat was quite dry and not very flavorful. The saving grace of the meal was the BBQ beans. What I ended up doing was taking the meat from the sandwich and stirring it into the beans. Maybe my expectations were just too high, but I'd go to Bryant's every time over OK Joe's. |
| Reviewer: | Mark |
Date: | 4/30/05 |
| Restaurant: | Oklahoma Joe's | Location: | 47th and Mission Rd. KC, KS |
| Cuisine: | BBQ | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | the food out weighs everything |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | The smells outside of the building will make your lips smack |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | 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's | Location: | 47th and Mission |
| Cuisine: | BBQ | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | It just seems odd to eat in a gas station |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | Turkey Z-Man and Onion Rings |
| Comments: | The food is amazing. I like the spicy sauce! |
| Reviewer: | Sara |
Date: | 6/15/05 |
| Restaurant: | Oklahoma Joe's | Location: | Olathe, KS |
| Cuisine: | BBQ | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Beautiful, rustic |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | The Best BBQ in KS |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | 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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