Reviews for Jack Stack Barbecue - Martin City in Kansas City, MO

I've been eating at Smokestacks since they opened when I was a kid. This one was the original second location and as great as... the original. Then as most know it continued as Jack Stack and is as great as ever. This original location for Jack Stack wasrebuilt during covid, and the new layout is excellent. Still the feel of the original with a small ramp between levels,decor. Had excellent staff, lady had been with here for 18 years. Lunch special I had was one of my choices, burnt ends. Hadthe cheesy corn bake and fantastic baked beans as sides. Also chowed down on the corn bread and almost forgot to het it forreview and share here. One of KC's real originals. Read more

We stopped here for lunch while driving through on a business trip and really enjoyed the food. I ordered Brisket, Pork Burnt... Ends and Broccoli (see picture) and thought all were delicious! The brisket had good smoke flavor and was moist (althoughideally I like it sliced thicker), the pork burnt ends were lean, juicy and flavorful - and the broccoli with butter was alsodelicious! Food: 5 Atmosphere: 5 Value: 4 Service: 5 If you found this review helpful, please click to show your support.???????? Read more

It's very good, but Q39 is still my favorite. The beef burnt ends were juicy and not too fatty, the sausage was tasty. Corn... cheese was Mac and cheese sauce with corn, pretty interesting. Potato salad was just okay, but I'm picky with potato salad ingeneral, so it might just be me. I would go back but Q39 would be my first choice. I wasn't offered different types of bbqsauce, but overheard the options of spicy, hot and regular being offered at another table nearby. Service was really goodoverall, friendly waitress, she suggested changing my order from the combo pick 2 to their special since it matched what Iwanted, that saved me about $2, very appreciated. Loved their pickles! Crunchy and tart! Read more

Everything about this place was excellent from the ambiance to the food and even the wait staff. I ordered the pulled pork mac... and cheese which came out in an ENORMOUS portion and was the creamiest mac and cheese I have ever had. Topped by smoky flavor ofthe pulled pork, it was truly an experience. I also ordered their bloody Mary to complement my meal and it was so delicious. Thetomato flavor was accompanied by a slightly smoky flavor that took me totally by surprise. This delectable concoction was toppedby none other than pulled pork stuffed green olives which were heaven in and of itself. If you are looking for some deluciousKansas City BBQ look no further. Read more

1st timer to KC (Missouri side). The one thing I wanted to try was some good local BBQ. 4 out of 5 KC residents we asked... mentioned Jack Stack so the choice was made for us. It is very family oriented and have decades of hickory history (like manyof the establishments in KC). Based on the pictures on the walls, the inside was renovated in 2020 but still kept the originalcharm. The menu covers all sorts of sumptuous appertizers, spirits, wine and, large smoked meat selections. We can't decideamongst so many great choices so we went with the Pit Master, BBQ shrimp and the gigantic "bangle size" union rings. We enjoyedthe ambiance and the friendliness of our host Jessica. Unfortunately they were out of the pork burnt ends and for some reasonmissed our sausage burnt ends as well. Read more

OH. MY. GOD. - this place has the best BBQ I've eaten in my life and a knock your socks off smoked orange old fashioned. I... never knew about cheesy corn until this place (WOW!) and the beans were incredible too. The burnt ends had the perfect amount ofbuttery, melt in your mouth fat and were out of this world. Read more

Came to this OG Jack Stack location for KC Restaurant week and was not disappointed. Clean bathrooms and well-decorated interior... with fireplace. Our waiter was nice and provided good service. For example, he brought us bread for free after we asked. Read more

Good BBQ so you need to plan ahead. Very busy but attentive friendly staff! The broccoli was loved by all, baby back ribs a hit,... and pork burnt ends just melted! Brisket and chicken (in photo) were good but not as smoked or seasoned as I like. Putting sauceon for plating suggests lack of flavour of the meat in my books. Read more