G.A.S.  BARBECUE


Kingsford's Barbecue
(Out of Business)


Rating 1 (lousy) to 10 (great):
Beans 6.5
Fries 7.1
Sandwich/Meat 6.7
Sauce 6.3
Atmosphere 6.4
Portions 6.2
Value (price) 6.7
Service 6.8
Overall Rating 6.4
Verbatim Comments:

*I had the pork sandwich, fries and drink special for $5.75.  Sandwich was served on fresh white bread and contained an average amount of meat.  Meat lacked a smoky flavor.  I used the milder of the two sauces.  It was just average.  Fries were hot and tasty. 

*Pork sandwich special was very tasty, but on the smallish side.  The sign offered substitutions for fries at an extra price but the counter person stated "we don't like to do substitutions."   Confused?  I was.  The grudgingly substituted cole slaw was excellent - not overly sauced.  Beans were on the sweet side which I like, but could have been a little less so.  The two types of BBQ sauce offered were quite difference from each other; I recommend the spicy one.  Lots of room for our big party and the wildlife mural added a nice touch.

*Beans were sweet. Cold slaw was a little dry. Overall, not to bad.

*The pork was moist and went well with sauce.   The atmosphere was comfortable, not fancy, a good family BBQ joint.

*My lunch sandwich was much better than my first dinner (burnt ends) a few months ago.  The Pork had a lot of flavor.  The sauce is pretty average.  Price was right, service was quick, and the place was clean.

*A very average place. They certainly save on paper plates, spoons, forks and knives. Pickle is  $.25 . Nice to have free refills on soft drinks. One of the two best Bar B Q places in DeSoto.

*The beef sandwich was tender but on the dry side, though there was an ample amount of meat on the sandwich. The fries were crispy and good.  There are two sauces made there, one hot and the other regular and not too sweet or spicy. The beans were very good and very sweet with added brown sugar and/or molasses. The dining area was clean and a sized to handle our large group. I would visit them again if they were on my way to my destination.

*Kingsford's BBQ (located just north of K-10 in DeSoto) serves some respectable BBQ, but nothing too remarkable on this trip. I had the beef sandwich with fries and beans.  While you can smell smoked meat when you come in the restaurant, the tender beef could have used more flavor.  I was disappointed that the sandwich was small - it definitely could have been "beefed up".   The fries were good (standard cafeteria style) and you get plenty of them. The beans had some peppers and a unique flavor but lacked the chunks of meat and smoked flavor that I like.  The BBQ sauce was sweet and I enjoyed it on the sandwich and fries.  Ordering at the counter is a plus and we all got our food quickly (would have been nice to have plates and utensils though).  Overall not a bad place if you
want to get BBQ on your way to and from Lawrence. 

*Nice atmosphere. They have an order at the counter set up and self serve drinks. I prefer that arrangement over anything else. Extra plus for having Mt. Dew. I had the Pork sandwich special. Sandwich, fries and a drink for five something. The Pork was sliced. IMO, if you are going to serve Pork, it should be pulled. Ok smoke flavor to the Pork but the sandwich was lacking something....Pork? Not much meat on this sandwich.  They would be better off to charge a bit more for the special and serve up more meat. The fries were real good and hot. The beans were good but they did not have any chunks of meat mixed in with the beans. Service was great and the place is run by nice, friendly folks. Interesting history of a lawsuit with the Kingsford charcoal company and this operation. Glad the BBQ won the suit! I'd go back but next time, I'll try the Brisket.

*The turkey sandwich was pretty good, just not as much meat as I had hoped for.  The meat was tender and juicy with a nice smoky flavor.  Slathered with Kingsford's tasty sauce it was a satisfying experience.  Seemed to me the beans had a unique flavor to me that I couldn't put my finger on.  Regardless, they were pretty good.  But again what I considered to be a small portion.  I also had the potato salad, which was satisfying as well, but the portion was the same size as the beans.  The good service from the friendly, accommodating staff made up for the non-descript facility.  If you are in the area I would recommend a visit.

*I did not care for either of the two sauces. One tasted very much like V8 juice the other had a sweet cinnamon taste to it. The beans had a sweet taste as well. The meat had a good flavor. Over all it was not bad.

*The meat had decent taste, but the portions were very weak.  It was not enough meat to make even a lunch.  BBQ lunches need to be hearty.  The
sauce was just ok.



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