LoL... in response to the actual thread... I have had alot of BBQ... but none from KC... need to rectify this...
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Having had both, MHO is that Carolina BBQ is very good...and KC BBQ is better.
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They both are good after hitting the bong:-):-)
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Glad to hear you like our BBQ... do you remember where you had it?
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Buddy of mine goes to SC every year a couple times, and always brings me back some BBQ. No clue what restaurants they are from.
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I'm actually a fan of all bbq. I know I would like the carolina style, because we have "carolina style" here at several places. KC is kind of the melting pot of bbq.
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That sounds like heaven, Blake.... :-)
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This. When it comes to BBQ, it's all good.
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Oh no.... Bob found his way to the BBQ thread... <shocking> :-)

If you start talking about BBQ, Bob, Idk if my tastebuds can handle it... :-)
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I did smoke a pork butt yesterday.
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It felt wonderful. :-)
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Bob is notorious for describing gourmet magic in the zombie thread... then I, stuck at work, read descriptions of his "culinary wizardry" and go home to bagel bites... lol jk :-)
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So back to the OP... anyone know any homemade BBQ sauce recipes?
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Im in KC a few times a year. Jack Stack and Gates are both stops for me regularly. Agreed - I do the combo with brisket and burnt tips with a side of mac and cheese and some sort of veggies. Always awesome.

Oklahoma Joes is really good too, but I dont get there as often due to proximity.

I like ALL Barbecue, Carolina, Texas, Memphis, KC, you name it. Chicago is almost a BBQ wasteland compared to those cities... but Illinois does have 17th Street BBQ which I would put up against any in the country.
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Directions, please..... :-)
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When y'all want real BBQ just come on down to Memphis and we will show you how it's done
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Memphis is on my bucket list, definitely wanna do the town (and the BBQ) someday.
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They are all far away in Southern Illinois unfortunately - Marion, Murphysboro, and East St Louis... www.17thstreetbarbecue.com

Closer to home there is a place called Chucks in Burbank that is pretty good on an "on" night, but not too great on an off day... Worth a drive though - www.chuckscafe.com .

Ever since Famous Daves closed in Palatine, there has been a barbecue drought around here...
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Never liked Famous Dave's myself....I am a fan of the Texan in Algonquin.
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Famous Dave's was ok. I've been to one in Nashville. Not bad but not great either
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