Kansas City is known for its unique BBQ covered in sweet sauce made with molasses. There are plenty of BBQ joints throughout the city, but none quite like Joe’s Kansas City BBQ. Locals have been gobbling up Joe’s BBQ since the 1990s, but the restaurant has recently been getting lots of attention. Yelp named it one of the Top 100 Places to Eat in the U.S.
Yelp used tons of data to build its list, and criteria included: recent reviews, overall star rating, and the number of reviews to help determine which restaurants are the most popular in any given community, not just the top-rated establishments.
Joe’s has gotten pretty popular over the years. Even the Tonight Show host Jimmy Kimmel has given a shout out to the Kansas City-based BBQ joint. His favorite thing on the menu seems to be a Z-Man Sandwich, which is a slow-smoked beef brisket sandwich, topped with smoked provolone cheese and onion rings on a Kaiser roll (we’re sorry to make you hungry).
Joe’s Kansas City BBQ ranked number 25 on the list. Last year, when the restaurant was named Oklahoma Joe’s BBQ, it ranked number three! But don’t worry—it was not the name change or the quality of the food—the list moved around a lot from last year, which was Yelp’s first time making the list. Last year, the list also used 10 years’ worth of data, while this year, more recent data was weighed much more heavily. No other Kansas-based BBQ joint made the cut, but there were two from Missouri.
If you have moved to Kansas City, you will have to head on over to Joe’s Kansas City BBQ for a Z-Man Sandwich, or anything for that matter. Trust your Kansas City moving company…it is all delicious!