Kansas City knows it's barbeque and Q39 is no exception. Q39 is a restaurant and bar that specializes in BBQ and wood-fired grilling located in the 39th Street West district. {Q39= BBQ on 39th Street. See what they did there?} This was my first stop for KC Restaurant week and I was not disappointed.
Q39's atmosphere is modern and open. There's a wall dedicated to the awards and trophies they've won for the barbeque- in case you're not quite convinced of how great the food is. It's family-friendly (there were lots of kiddos), but there's also a bar if you're wanting to grab drinks and apps with friends. Luckily, we made dinner reservations. Otherwise, we would have been waiting awhile for a table on a Saturday night, but even with a packed house the servers were friendly and service was pretty fast.
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| Lucas- my date for the evening |
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| Nervous about the mass amount of food we were about to consume. |
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| Appetizers: Onion straws with a mystery dipping sauce. I only say "mystery" because I don't remember what it was, but it was good. Pretzels and apple slices with some sort of cheesy goodness dipping sauce. Luke's meal: "The Judge's Platter"- pulled pork, brisket, ribs, cole slaw, potato salad, and corn bread. My meal: Grilled salmon, mashed potatoes, and grilled veggies. To summarize: Enough food to feed a small village. |
Everyone I know has given me a lot of shit for ordering salmon at a BBQ place, but it was really good! Way better than the expensive salmon at The Plaza III - which is good because The Plaza III is a little too fancy smancy and expensive for this guy.
Because I was that girl who ordered the healthier option then stole food from her man's plate, I also tried the barbeque. The brisket and pulled pork were tender and flavorful. Luke inhaled the ribs and cole slaw before I could steal a taste, but he said they were delicious good [but only because he's a guy and isn't good with adjectives. He only uses four words to describe bbq: good, bad, or Oklahoma Joe's]
Vampires beware: The mashed potatoes were amazing, but a l i t t l e on the garlic-y side.
In my opinion, it's the sauce that makes or breaks barbeque and whatever kind Q39 uses is now one of my favorites. I don't recall there being a large selection of bbq sauce, but one is all ya need.
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| As full as I was, I still dominated dessert. Two desserts actually. Luke was too full, so I took one for the team. I ordered the apple crumb situation with ice cream for myself. Luke ordered the cheesecake (which was also for me). |
Regretfully, we went to happy hour at Tomfoolerie's before dinner so we didn't have as big of an appetite as we would have liked. However, we did power through like champs and eat much more than our stomach's appreciated. Needless to say, we immediately drove home after we ate, watched a movie, and went to bed. It was 11:30p on a Saturday night. It was more like 9:00p on a Saturday night and I'm embarrassed to say I actually think I got a headache from eating too much so laying down was the only thing I had the energy to do at that point.
I'm bummed KC Restaurant Week is over, but I'm glad I made sure to check this place out. I will be going back to Q39 sooner than later, but I will not eat right before going.
Until next year,
K
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