Meat Mitch Barbecue

Reviews

• MP

  Megan Proft

  3 days ago
  5.0
  Absolutely delicious! We were passing through and wanted KC BBQ - Meat Mitch was a great find! Highly recommend the brisket and the Bama Fried Chicken sandwich. Jeffrey was a great waiter - attentive, knowledgeable and friendly. We'll go out of our way to stop again when in the area!
• JK

  John K

  4 days ago
  5.0
  First time at Meat Mitch and everything was amazing. The service, Kristen was awesome. The food, naked and afraid sandwich is almost life changing and the beans were very good. The location was very clean and inviting. Definitely will come again when I'm in town.
• JW

  Jerah White

  May 10, 2026
  3.0
  I had whichever sandwich has the burnt ends and sausage on it with Mac and cheese with blueberry bread pudding for dessert and a coke to drink. I'm partial to competition style and Texas style bbq so naturally I wanted to at least try Meat Mitch. The venue gave me char bar vibes as did the food. It's a great atmosphere but if I wanted to take someone to experience the best KC has to offer in bbq it honestly wouldn't be here. Mac came out luke warm and got sent back to reheat. Had more of a liquid cheese sauce consistency than creamy and fairly bland. Not a great example. Burnt ends where almost rendered but didn't get there so they came off like fat marshmallows instead of meat. Sausage taste seemed ordinary and left a lot to be desired as well. BBQ sauces are ok but I wish I would have brought my go to store bought brand to use. Best one was the mustard sauce. Bread pudding was actually taken off the bill by my server. Lemon ice cream and cinnamon really do not compliment each other. Blueberries weren't horrible but they really have no place in a bread pudding. Carmel, cinnamon, vanilla ice cream would keep a great dessert original and amazing! Y'all destroyed a perfectly good dish trying to get fancy. Service was amazing!
• TC

  tom christiansen

  May 8, 2026
  5.0
  Having judged this restaurants championship BBQ in Memphis years ago I was determined to find the actual restaurant and try their wide variety of offerings. We were not disappointed. Our favorites were the pork ribs and burnt ends. Brisket is good too. Try the variety of sauces to find the one that hits home. The Naked Whomp was my fave. Can't wait to return.
• DT

  Dan T

  Apr 25, 2026
  5.0
  If you take your BBQ even halfway seriously, you owe it to yourself to spend some time at Meat Mitch BBQ. I’ll say it straight up as someone who pays way too much attention to smoke rings, bark, and fat render—this is the most complete, no-weak-links BBQ experience I’ve had anywhere in Kansas City. The brisket hits that perfect balance where it actually tastes like beef first, smoke second, and effort throughout. Ribs have that clean bite—not falling apart, not fighting you either. Turkey (which a lot of places treat like an afterthought) is shockingly good—juicy, flavorful, and worth ordering every time. And the burnt ends? Best I’ve found in KC, and I don’t say that lightly. They’re consistent, rich without being greasy, and actually taste like they were handled by someone who cares, not just chopped up for hype. Sides aren’t filler here. They hold their own, which matters more than people admit. And the drink setup? Legit. Solid beer lineup plus a real selection of hard alcohol, which already puts it a step above the usual BBQ joint expectations. What surprised me just as much as the food is the feel of the place. The ambiance leans more polished than your typical smokehouse—clean, modern, a little upscale—but it doesn’t lose that BBQ soul. It’s the kind of spot you can bring anyone to, from die-hard pit nerds to people who just want a great meal. Service has always been dialed in too. Friendly, efficient, and consistent—no off days, which is rare. You can tell Mitch Benjamin takes this seriously. Not in a flashy, look-at-me way, but in the details. The kind of care that shows up bite after bite. There’s a lot of great BBQ in Kansas City. But if you’re asking for the best all-around experience—the place where nothing feels like a compromise—this is it.

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