I was just on 107.3, Radio Arts Foundation, talking about food, and I mentioned that I had been in Kansas City earlier this week. This is my favorite hole in the wall there, although, as I admit, I have a soft spot for the lamb ribs at Jack’s Stack – the place whose name I forgot. You can read about those here.
I found rib tips, not so common in Kansas City, at LC’s Bar-B-Q. It’s not far from I-435 south of its intersection with I-70, a simple, old-style spot. They were great, a generous serving with a sweet-hot tomato-ish sauce cooked until it darkened.
The fries are hand-cut, in the traditional KC style, the fried okra was good, and I’m ready to go back to try the spicy green beans. The gentleman in the photo who was tending the pit, said he had family hereabouts, and had lived here for a while. He also pointed out that if you don’t go for the texture of the rib tips, the burnt ends, which LC’s does as pork as well as beef, are solid meat.
Open Monday-Saturday for lunch and dinner. The website has Sundays listed as “Royals holidays” and “Chiefs holidays” with varying hours – so I’d call to make sure they’re open, not knowing what constitutes a holiday.
LC’s Bar-B-Q
5800 Blue Parkway, Kansas City, MO
816-923-4484