Blue Ribbon BBQ

This place is the freaking bee's knees of barbecue. If you call yourself a barbecue lover or if you just "like" barbecue you gotta check this place out. They have DAILY menu specials and it's always some delicious mashup like looking at the menu right now, one of the daily menu specials is a buffalo chicken caesar rollup like what?! That sounds amazing! Anyway, it was pretty easy to get parking here, but they also have two parking garages because they get THAT packed. We got platters (served with your choice of two sides and cornbread): PULLED CHICKEN Dry-rubbed boneless chicken thighs smoked until falling apart, mixed with a little North Carolina Vinegar BBQ sauce. The chicken was deliciously juicy and that vinegar barbecue sauce is unreal. I usually don't like pulled chicken because of how dry it usually is and this was just so tasty. KANSAS CITY BURNT ENDS Beef brisket that had been smoked for about 14 hours with oak & hickory, chopped up and cooked in their Sweet BBQ sauce (which is also sold separately) until the meat is caramelized and literally falls apart from the tenderness. I freaking love burnt ends and the best burnt ends I've ever had was down South and oh my gosh these Kansas City Burnt Ends were up there. So flavorful, lightly charred and just so so addicting, bite after bite. Sooo good. ST. LOUIS CUT RIBS St. Louis style trimmed pork spare ribs that had been dry-rubbed, smoked for hours til tender, then lightly glazed with their secret sauce. We got 1/3 slab which is 4 ribs. Such tasty ribs, the meat just falls off the bone, the way it's supposed to! BAKED BEANS Cooked from scratch for 12 hours, flavored with molasses and beef brisket trimmings. These beans are just a yummy classic. Sweet and hearty. COLE SLAW Shredded green cabbage and carrots, mixed with a vinegar and mayo based slaw dressing. Refreshing and light with a great crunch in between all the meats. COLLARD GREENS Big leafy greens, cooked for 3-4 hours until tender with chicken stock, garlic, red pepper, salt and pepper. These were some tasty collard greens made just the way it should be slightly sweet and earthy. Not soggy or overly salty. Just right. CORNBREAD Their homemade cornbread is so tasty, it's super light and fluffy. Ugh, so good. Crumbly and buttery, and just a teeny bit of sweetness making every bite so delicious. It paired perfectly with the barbecue meat and was able to stand alone too with how good it tasted. DIRTY RICE White rice sautéed with onion, celery, garlic, spices, and their Texas Hot Link Sausage. Topped with homemade gravy. The rice was perfectly cooked, nice and al dente. The addition of celery, garlic, spices and the hot sausage made this rice so flavorful with a hint of spice. The homemade gravy was just the perfect addition to make this side even more tasty. GREEN BEANS Cooked greens beans, flavored with mildly spicy smoked pork sausage, vinegar, salt & pepper. These green beans were soo good. Well flavored and a very slight crunch, you can tell these were prepared fresh and not frozen, they just soaked up all the juices they were cooked in, it was just delicious. MASHED POTATOES Red bliss potatoes mashed with roasted garlic, half & half, butter, salt & pepper. Really creamy with lumps of potatoes in it, lots of butter too. I really liked this side, it was well salted and flavored. Some yummy mashed potatoes they got here. I have MISSED southern barbecue and this place really hit the spot and checked allll the boxes. I'm telling you, you have got to try this place out if you're a barbecue fanatic because this place is absolutely worth the visit and try. Highly recommend!

I'm usually very positive and graceful when I give reviews, infact I've given a few hundred that have been appreciated. My son ordered some food from here because I worked all day and I was completely disappointed by the quality, taste, presentation. It was a rib plate with barely any sauce overcooked, rice and beans salty, potato salad hard and not seasoned. My son was to embarrassed to ask for a refund because it was close to closing..which could of been another problem and the left over scraps. Please consider what we provide to others would we provide to love ones especially during this inflation. Thank you

We love getting the trio platter and a dozen rolls for dinner. Perfect serving size for dinner for 2, we usually get an extra 1/2 pint of pulled pork to enjoy for lunches the next day. The meats are tender and juicy, especially their pulled pork, brisket, and ribs. Their coleslaw and potato salad are chunky and flavorful. They protect your cornbread with some aluminum foil so it doesn't get soggy before you're ready.

-Pulled Chicken was tasty and not dry. -I selected Hot Bbq Sauce which can make up for any lack of flavor, its a decent thin sauce you can pour over yourself. But not really “hot”. Asked for sweet bbq sauce too, but they only gave me hot. -The Collards were fine but nothing amazing flavor wise. They drain the juice probably so it doesn’t spill onto your other sides. -Rice and Beans were good also, would order them again. -Cornbread is huge and comes with the meal, but it really lacked flavor for me. I appreciate it being there, but it can use some more flavor. Maybe sugar, honey, corn I don’t know. -Sweet Bbq Chicken dinner was a “dry rub” which I don’t mind, but it didn’t blow my socks off, and personally feel it was a little dry because it wasn’t cooked with the sauce they give you on the side. Mine was half a chicken, and you do get all of those pieces. The Breast, Thigh, Drum, Wing. It was short lived because it needed the sauce they didn’t give me (sweet bbq). I had to use the hot bbq sauce from my other order and it was just OK, and still dry. -Mashed potatoes looked dry, but they were actually really tasty. I didn’t need to add anything to them. I would order here again but just stick to the pulled chicken, mashed potatoes and rice and beans!!! Hopefully they give me the sweet bbq sauce next time so I can try it! The meat had a slight smokiness to it, I enjoyed it, and wish it was more of that smoke flavor. ** Also felt for a “bbq place” it would be nice if they had mac&cheese, or sweet potatoes as a side. I ordered online for pick up, which it prompted me to sign up for post mates. Just be aware. Let’s you know when your order will be ready in real time.

Everything was beyond excellent. The brisket, pork, chicken, all were amazing. The sauces are just as good, but honestly the meats are so unbelievable they don't even need the sauces. That said, the kick the "hot" sauce has is addictive, and the vinegar-based North Carolina sauce is also great. Mix them together for a blend of flavors...just can't go wrong. They also cater.