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*You
have a feeling a place is going to be good when you get out of your car and smell smoking meat. Fortunately, the meal did live
up to its parking lot aroma.
I had the jumbo sandwich (beef and pork) that includes
fries, slaw, and pickles for $7. They allow you to make substitutions and
I substituted beans for slaw. The sandwich was pretty good - plenty of meat but it was a little dry. The beans were good
(I think!). They gave you
enough for 2 bites so they definitely need to improve the portions for beans. The fries were crispy and of the
"steak fry" variety.
I would have liked them a little less done. The service was excellent,
especially considering our large group. Overall, I liked the place
and would go back.
*An average outing today… I had the burnt ends lunch which is a deviation from
my usual sandwich. The burnt ends were for the most part lean but not all had
the smoky flavor I was hoping for. Some pieces tasted like pot roast with BBQ
sauce. Ordering burnt ends can be risky as some are served way to fatty or lack
the smoke flavor. I gave the beans a 0 rating - an all time low in our years on
this tour. The reason for the low rating…? I was finished eating the beans
before I could actually taste them. Seriously, there must have been a total of
15 beans in this thimble serving. Here's some advise - if you are going to serve
a side, serve a side! I would guess that beans are relatively inexpensive to
make. I don't understand why beans are served in such miniscule portions at many
BBQ places. For you folks reading our reviews, if you know something about this
bean mystery, send an email to Rick. The fries were ok and the sauce was good.
Aside from the beans, the portions were decent. Service was good. If you get
over to the Smoke Stack, check out the picture of the person playing what looks
like a Mandolin or Lute on the wall. Rumor has it that this person is one of
Dick S's relatives.
*Smokestack was okay. My ham sandwich was
decent but not enough to make me want to come back. The portions on the beans
were something off a children’s menu. I took three bites (One bite for Rick)
and they were gone. The service was okay and the price was good.
Otherwise.....where are we going next?
*Enjoyed Smokestack BBQ. Location
was easy to get to on Wornall - smoke and smoked meat smell greeted us in the
parking lot. Thurs. sausage sandwich special was a good value and very
tasty. Non-specials seemed a little pricey to me. Plenty of seating
room to accommodate our party of 12. Thought the beans were especially
good, but side portions were too small from my point of view. Slaw was
excellent. This place does substitutions on sides which I appreciate.
Fries were very crispy the way I like them. Air conditioning was working -
bring a sweater next time, Jana.
*It was a good lunch. The smell of smoke coming from their
"stack" was a welcome smell to a hungry group. The sandwich was
very good. It does continue to surprise me that a restaurant would limit
the cole slaw and beans to as such small sample cup. I there anything
cheaper to buy than cabbage and beans? They should make the servings last
for the whole meal and not disappear on the first spoonful.
*Though the serving was too small the beans were very good. And the fries
were the nice, thick, crispy kind that I like. The sauce was OK (not the
best and not the worst I've ever had). I was not impressed with the meat.
The burnt ends were a little to fatty and the sausage was served barely warm
under a warm sauce. The atmosphere was pretty good and our waitress did an
impressive job of waiting on our group, keeping orders straight, refilling
drinks, etc.
*The ribs were over cooked . The beans were above average with burnt ends
included in the beans. The slaw was very good with a sweet taste. The service
was good. Orange creme but no red creme. No dessert.
*You see the sign and say ahhh. You
get out of your car, smell the smoke and say ahhh. You go inside the
restaurant and say yummm. You start eating the sliced meat platter and say
whaaa? There's nothing spectacular here folks, just a typical place.
The service was good and cordial. The price was right. The
thimble-sized serving of beans were pretty good, but the sauce was bland and the
meat was average. The fries...no thanks, I'll pass.
This Smoke Stack is one of a chain of Smoke Stacks owned and operated by
one side of the Fiorella family. I suppose that's what makes my rating
even more disappointing since the Fiorella's are a well-respected mainstay in
Kansas City barbecue.
*The Wornall Smokestack is a good, solid BBQ joint. The service was very
friendly and efficient (even if she did like to talk, so did we). My ribs
were a bit over cooked, but tasty. Beans were also good. The sauce
has a unique short of Bryant's gritty yellow sauce.
*beer free place.
*Aside from being LEFT BEHIND on the curb for this G.A.S. excursion, it was great
to get back to this Smokestack restaurant. Mary Fiorella runs this one and her
daughter was our waitress. I ordered the short stack sandwich with beef only
(you can get two choices of meat) and chose the fries and Cole slaw. An extra
charge will also get you the cheesy corn, which is my favorite. Some others
ordered the pork ribs and said they were good and plentiful. This is a
convenient location at 89th and Wornall and their sauce and beans are terrific.
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