*Liked the atmosphere of the "original" Smoke Stack joint.  They do great beans and the sauce is the best in K.C. for my taste.  Brisket could have been a little more tender, but great flavor.

*My meat was drier than I had wanted, even for burnt ribs!  Their beans are excellent.  And the cole slaw is good.  Service is friendly and efficient and the atmosphere is down-home, as BBQ joints should be!

*The original.  The real McCoy.  It's bona fide.  Been there since 1957.  Cool old time vibe to the place.  It would be interesting to see some pictures of what the surrounding area looked like back in 57.  Got the Smoked Chicken Sandwich today with a side of beans.  The Sandwich was not my usual order.  I wanted to go light for lunch to save some room for an outing at Sneads tonight.  BBQ for lunch and dinner today!  Anyway, the Sandwich was good, great sauce but the bean serving was the usual thimble full.  The waitress told me it was a 1/2 order.  Well, once I saw Dave's full order, I realized I had received a 1/32 order.  Once again...if you are going to serve beans, serve them in a decent sized portion.  How many time do we have to go over this? It's hard to believe it took us 9 years to get over here!  A fun Birthday outing for me today.  Thanks to Dave for buying my lunch!!

*My meal was fairly good.  I had large portions of beans, fries and my ham sandwich was huge.  I liked the atmosphere.  This restaurant has been here since 1957.  It had a nice "old" feel to it.  The service was good and I think most of the people enjoyed their meal.

*Ahh, yes, the original Smokestack.  This is the reason Jack Fiorella has been such a BBQ success.  It was very enjoyable.  The side of beans is only $2 and it came in a soup bowl.  Only the fries left anything to be desired--they were a bit too greasy, but that may certainly be expected.

*It was great to get back to the original Smokestack after so many years.  Diane and Carol, both daughters of the original owners, were there to greet us and our waitress called everyone "honey."  I ordered the chicken and sliced brisket.  It came with little 2 oz. cups of slaw, beans and some fries.  My brisket was lean and moist, the way I like it best.  I especially loved the sauce and the beans.  They're tops.  The trip was nostalgic to me and wonderful to see the photo of Russ and Flora Fiorella on the wall.  I remember Russ behind the cash register asking people as they left, "Was everything all right?"  The stained glass windows, juke box, photo of George Washington and other furnishings were neat to see again.  I enjoyed everything I had and ordered some brisket to take home. 

*It was just ok. OK joes is so much better.  I ordered ribs and chicken at both places and there was a pronounced difference.  My meal was not very hot when served .  The ribs were not very tender and the chicken was a little dry.  The beans were good.

*I hesitated to rank the atmosphere an 8 because the company was a 10!