*What I great trip!  Stine gave us the unofficial Stine family KCK history tour.  It was a good meal.  The sandwich was very good.  The beans and sauce are not up to par for me.  But overall well worth a trip to KC.

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*The brisket sandwich was very good.  The meat was very tender and juicy and the bun was fresh.  The sauce was also good and had a slight vinegar taste to it.  It was not too sweet or too vinegary.  The fries were thick and not as crispy as I prefer, but not soggy either.  I was able to share a small (thimble size) portion of beans that had a very good taste.  The cole slaw had a very different taste to it that I could not identify.  They were either too salty or were a special ethnic recipe.  They had a vinegar base and celery seeds, but did not care for it that much.  Again the slaw was also a thimble size portion.  I assume the portions were small because they were part of the special.  If you ordered a regular order of cole slaw or beans, it appeared that they were served in a regular cup, not like the specials.  The restaurant was like a little dinner and was

*I thought Hickory Log was good.  My ham sandwich and fries were okay.  The beans didn't have much taste.  It sounds like everyone else enjoyed their meal.  I would probably buy something different if I go back.  I liked the small restaurant atmosphere and enjoyed meeting one of the owners.  They are from Croatia and their relatives run RC's BBQ on Parallel.

*Hickory Log is a very pleasant lunch stop.  The owners are good hosts.  My beef sandwich was very good--tender, moist, lean.  The sauce is very tasty, too without being too spicy.  I like my cold slaw to retain its natural sweetness, but these are very salty.  My only other complaint is the portions.  Beans-in-a-thimble is not a good idea no matter how good the beans.  And a $6.75 sandwich should be larger than a hamburger bun.

*A nice little surprise we found along the G.A.S. trail.  Never heard of the place till the other day.  The owners have had the place for the past 30 years.  Nice folks.  Good service.  Kind of a small town feel in KCKS.  I ordered the Jayhawker lunch special.  Brisket sandwich, Fries, Beans for $6.75 I believe.  The Brisket was very good.  Nice and tender and good smoked flavor.  Fries were done just right and the beans were also very good but they came in a tiny paper cup serving!!  Once again....If you are going to offer beans as a side, serve them up in decent portions.  A thimble full of beans is not going to pass as a side.  Beans do not cost that much to make.  Serve 'em up!!!!!!!  Portions wise, I thought the sandwich could have been bigger so I had to rate them a bit down in portions and value.  However, what I had was real good.  Great atmosphere for a BBQ joint.  After Lunch, Dick took us on a tour of his boyhood home of KSKS.  Well...actually it was a drive down Leavenworth Road.  Many stories along the way.  Overall a nice experience.  I'd go back!