St Louis top 3 Q places are Sugarfire, Pappys and Bogarts. Any of the 3 won't steer you wrong. Sugarfire has multiple locations so it depends on where you will be.
Sugarfire has a 4 meat sampler. That's my favorite.
Enjoy!
Based on this thread, I hit Q39 over the holidays.
My son's reaction was the best: "Why haven't we been eating like THIS all trip?"
Brisket and pork ribs were both very good, and not swimming in BBQ sauce like some other KC joints I've been to. You could taste the meat!
Even the burnt ends were closer to naked cubed point without all the extra carmelized sauce.
WHICH MADE THEM AWESOME. Fatty tasty goodness!
Thanks for the tip!
Bogarts in STL is a must. Same owners as pappys with a different recipe. Pappys used to be my favorite until I had bogarts ribs. Sugar fire is also good, I liked their variety of sauces the best.
I haven’t had as much good stuff from KC as I have in STL. Been to jack stacks and Oklahoma joes. Jack stacks didn’t impress me and was a sit down restaurant that was super crowded. Oklahoma joes was better but doesn’t compare to the STL bbq I have had.
Ya the whole KC Q is loaded with sauce is just fake news. I can think of two places that do that. Everything else is typically naked with sauce on the side or just a light glaze.