KC Food Wars: Ribs Parts 2 & 3

Last week, we ventured out to City Market for Ribs Stop Number 2 at Winslow's. Our first impression was not a good one because there was not a customer or worker to be found! We did go on a Tuesday night, but you still don't expect to be the only people there. We eventually did find a server and sat out on the "debatable" city's largest patio.

Once again, our server knew nothing about Rib Wars and after about a ten minute wait while she asked her manager, we were finally offered buy one ribs, get the second half off. Not the deal we were originally promised, but we did it anyway.

Here we go!

Scoring:

Tenderness of meat- 16
Flavor- 18
Value- 9
Ambiance- 13
Sauce- 9

Grand Total- 65 out of a possible 100 points

Overall, I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed these ribs because of the flavor. The menu boasted that the ribs stood on their own without the sauce and it was true, in my opinion. Which was also a good thing, because as Judge Jessica pointed out, "the sauce is a little too vinegar based for this KC girl."

Judge Dan commented that he "really enjoyed the patio. Sauce-wise, I also prefer a thicker molasses based sauce. I don't like the sauce to drip off my ribs."

So, besides being the only people there and the waitress not knowing about the promotion, I thought these were above-average ribs because of how flavorable they were. At $12.99 for a half slab of ribs, it's a lot of meat, but again, no sides come with it. So far, these ribs were better than Zarda's because they more consistently tender and much better flavor. However, none of us liked the sauce as well.


Third Stop: Johnny's (not the bar but the bbq place in Mission, KS).

So, our BOGO ribs promotion only lasts this month and we're kinda running out of time to hit up all the spots. We decided to get our third ribs to go and take them over to Bree's house for our weekly Bachlorette party. Jessica picked up the ribs and thought the place was pretty cool. It seemed fairly new, nice and clean. The best part was the staff actually knew about Rib Wars and was excited about it!

Scoring:

Tenderness of meat- 16.5
Flavor- 15.5
Value- 17
Ambiance- 16
Sauce- 12.5

Grand Total- 77.5 out of a possible 100 points


The value at $9.99 was by far the best we've had. Again, no sides but a much more reasonable price. These ribs were also beef which made them have a completely different flavor than that other two. They were the most tender we've had. Still a little fatty, though.  Overall, we all agreed they were the best so far based on flavor and tenderness.

We also got yummy fried macaroni bites, which were good. But basically, the ambiance and friendliness of the staff really set it apart.

Well, we've still two more stops to go! Can't wait! Laura