{"id":15864,"date":"2012-09-05T09:42:35","date_gmt":"2012-09-05T13:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=15864"},"modified":"2012-09-05T09:42:35","modified_gmt":"2012-09-05T13:42:35","slug":"on-the-road-oklahoma-joes-barbecue-kansas-city-kansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2012\/09\/on-the-road-oklahoma-joes-barbecue-kansas-city-kansas\/","title":{"rendered":"On The Road: Oklahoma Joe’s Barbecue, Kansas City Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> After leaving St. Louis<\/a> and heading west we drove through Kansas City and you can guess that BBQ was once again on our mind.<\/p>\n

Scott did some research and came upon Oklahoma Joe’s Barbecue<\/a>. \u00a0Touted as the best in Kansas City and listed as Anthony Bourdain’s “top places to eat before you die”<\/a>, we knew that we’d be stopping there.<\/p>\n

We pulled up on a Saturday afternoon just in time for lunch and just in time to stand in line. Thankfully we arrived right between waves so our wait in line wasn’t nearly as long as it was at Pappy’s<\/a>. (FYI: that link plays music)<\/p>\n

Again we loaded up because, well, we love BBQ and we were on a road trip across the country. Leftovers are a great luxury to have!<\/p>\n

First up was pulled pork and coleslaw.<\/p>\n

The pulled pork was tender, juicy, and packed with flavor. \u00a0I realize that is a very stereotypical food blogger description but really that just sums it up well.<\/p>\n

The coleslaw was mayo based but it was so light on mayo it was hardly offensive. \u00a0Crispy, clean, and cool, it went well with the pulled pork.<\/p>\n

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A full rack of ribs. \u00a0Since this was Kansas City style BBQ this meant that the ribs had a rub and some sauce on them while they smoked. \u00a0Perfection and my rib style of choice. \u00a0These had a little less meat on them but still were tender with great flavor.<\/p>\n

There were two sauces at the table to use, the house sauce and then a spicy version. \u00a0I stuck with the house sauce which had a sweet tang to it. \u00a0I loved putting it on the ribs, making myself a complete mess in the process. \u00a0I was thankful for the roll of paper towels at the table!<\/p>\n

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We also got:<\/p>\n