If you can only have one meal in Kansas City...?!
Answers: I will be in KC for dinner one day next week and want the best BBQ I can get my hands on - any suggestions? I prefer local holes-in-the-wall, but will eat at a tourist stop if it's the best.
Jack Stack is the upscale place. It's REALLY good, but it's not KC.
I recommend Arthur Bryants or Gates if you want to taste what made KC famous in an "authentic" atmosphere.
There are tons of little places too that are good. Too many to list. Wyandotte BBQ, Midwest BBQ, Rosedale BBQ (they are rude, but it's good).
If you see a place and it smells good, it's probably good. And if the parking lot is full, that's a good sign too!
The last supper.