Best BBQ in Okc metro.

[Dubya61]

I will try the burgers. UI have gotten sausages from them as well as sausage meat and both were excellent.

Can you order sausages with certain ingredients? Some of my family members are extremely opinionated about what they like in a sausage -- can you order a "signature" sausage?

Edit: Can you order a custom sausage?

[bradh]

If already posted I apolig but how is Paddy's at May and 10th?

[Jeepnokc]

Can you order sausages with certain ingredients? Some of my family members are extremely opinionated about what they like in a sausage -- can you order a "signature" sausage?

Edit: Can you order a custom sausage?

I haven't tried but they appear to make the sausages on site so worth a try to ask

[Roger S]

If already posted I apolig but how is Paddy's at May and 10th?

Hmmmm... What corner of May and 10th? I drive through that intersection regularly and can't imagine I would have missed a Q-raunt there.

Perhaps you meant Pappy's at Reno and May?

[bradh]

Hmmmm... What corner of May and 10th? I drive through that intersection regularly and can't imagine I would have missed a Q-raunt there.

Perhaps you meant Pappy's at Reno and May?

yep that's the one, my bad, wrong E/W street

[Roger S]

yep that's the one, my bad, wrong E/W street

Before the fire I thought it was good but a little pricey.... I was there about a month after they re-opened and did not think it was as good but was still pricey..... Could have just caught them on a bad day though... Oklahoma City BBQ isn't known for consistency.... :+/

[TheTravellers]

Before the fire I thought it was good but a little pricey.... I was there about a month after they re-opened and did not think it was as good but was still pricey..... Could have just caught them on a bad day though... Oklahoma City BBQ isn't known for consistency.... :+/

Nope, you didn't catch them on a bad day, I work down the street from them, had to try them, completely average, absolutely nothing worth getting excited about (tried brisket and pulled pork). But then again, my opinion is that pretty much any OKC BBQ joint that I've tried (still have some to get to, so I haven't been to *all* of them) is not very good (except Mr. Spriggs, but they're just slightly above average, not very much, and I don't think they've re-opened yet).

[Roger S]

... (except Mr. Spriggs, but they're just slightly above average, not very much, and I don't think they've re-opened yet).

Not yet but when I drove by there last Tuesday they did have a sign up on the front of the building.

[Dubya61]

Not yet but when I drove by there last Tuesday they did have a sign up on the front of the building.

Where did they finally land?

[Roger S]

Where did they finally land?

Where Apple Medical used to be on Air Depot in Midwest City..... Just right down the street from their previous location and much better than the 10th and Midwest Blvd location they were considering.

[ctchandler]

Not yet but when I drove by there last Tuesday they did have a sign up on the front of the building.

OKBBQEA,
There may be some things going on inside, but last Tuesday the new Mr. Sprigg's didn't look any different than it did when I last posted, 10-23. As long as it's done when I move to MWC, I will be happy. I did notice that there's a Billy Sim's on Air Depot. I will have to try them. I wasn't thrilled with the food at the Edmond location, but it hadn't been open long, less than a month.
C. T.

[TheTravellers]

OKBBQEA,
There may be some things going on inside, but last Tuesday the new Mr. Sprigg's didn't look any different than it did when I last posted, 10-23. As long as it's done when I move to MWC, I will be happy. I did notice that there's a Billy Sim's on Air Depot. I will have to try them. I wasn't thrilled with the food at the Edmond location, but it hadn't been open long, less than a month.
C. T.

Don't get too excited about Billy Sim's, I've been to 3 of their locations for lunch (not my choice, I was overruled, the people I was with wanted to eat there), they were pretty much all the same, the meal you got at the Edmond one is pretty representative of them...

[Roger S]

If any of you are interested in a little light reading about ribs. We recently wrapped up the 2015 Oklahoma City Broken Rib Tour.

[Martin]

interesting article... given your previous reviews, i'm surprised at which one came out on top. well... not that surprised because i like that place. -M

[turnpup]

Wow, you sure put a ton of work into this! Thank you for sharing it with us. Two of your top 5 are within a mile of my house, and I've never thought to try them. Now I will!

[Easy180]

Prefer pulled pork when I hit up BBQ but your report might sway me to at least pull a Chris Rock and ask "how much for one rib?"

[ctchandler]

Nice review, I have been to most of the Q-raunts reviewed and although I have a different opinion about a few of them (as you said "I'm about telling you which BBQ tastes the best to me."), you have convinced me to try a couple that I haven't been to in quite a while. Just curious, judge #2 had "no comment" on ten of the sixteen restaurants reviewed. Why is that?
Thanks,
C. T.

[kevinpate]

While I am not a major rib fan, I have to say that eating one rib is like eating one potato chip. It just ain't gonna happen.

[ctchandler]

OKBBQEA,
You said "Last but not least. Last years Top Ranked Q-raunt closed their location a few months after the 2014 Tour.". I can't find your 2014 tour, who was last years top ranked Q-raunt?
Thanks,
C. T.

[Roger S]

..... Just curious, judge #2 had "no comment" on ten of the sixteen restaurants reviewed. Why is that?
Thanks,
C. T.

I wish I knew for sure. I did not make comments mandatory and they are probably the least experienced when it comes to BBQ. So they might just not have known what to say.

OKBBQEA,
You said "Last but not least. Last years Top Ranked Q-raunt closed their location a few months after the 2014 Tour.". I can't find your 2014 tour, who was last years top ranked Q-raunt?
Thanks,
C. T.

If you scroll all the way to the bottom of the article. Right below the chart where I showed all the results combined. There is a link to the 2014 Tour.

Or you can just click right here..... Oklahoma BBQ Eaters Anonymous: 2014 OKLAHOMA CITY BROKEN RIB TOUR

[Pete]

If any of you are interested in a little light reading about ribs. We recently wrapped up the 2015 Oklahoma City Broken Rib Tour.

Wow, what a great and thorough process and write-up.

Greatly appreciated.

[Pete]

I'm glad to see Backyard do so well because I've been a little worried about them.

I love the space, the location and concept... But it seems their food generally misses the mark, especially at the prices they charge.

I wonder how they are doing in general, now that the new factor has started to wear off.

I'm sure they'll benefit from all the great things coming to Uptown.

[Roger S]

I love the space, the location and concept... But it seems their food generally misses the mark, especially at the prices they charge.

You pretty much nail it with that comment in my opinion but I also think they will be fine and around for a long time.

After they served me rib jerky on my last lunch visit there and when the manager asked me how the food was and I held up a rib and showed it to her and she just smiled and walked off. I haven't been back there for lunch because the food is priced to high to be served anything short of what we were served the day we were there for the Tour.

While they didn't fill the niche I was hoping they would fill when I saw the places they went to for inspiration. They are a niche BBQ restaurant with their specials not being items you generally find in Q-raunts.... Then again that's kind of what all their restaurants concepts are. They take a basic idea and they attempt to kick it up.

So while I think they succeed at what they do. The often times fail miserably at the basics. Which frustrates me because despite the mythical proportions BBQ has attained in this country recently. At it's roots it is a basic cuisine.... Meat... Seasonings... Smoke..... The true masters are the ones that take those 3 simple concepts and turn out one of the best pieces of meat you will ever put in your mouth. So to me Back Door is kind of like the Wizard of Oz.... They aren't that great at the basics but they are wizards when it comes to using smoke and mirrors to create their specials.

[Urbanized]

I think it's the difference between chef-driven BBQ and that of a pit master. I see them both as different animals. If you can get past the expectations you'd associate with a traditional, low-rent (I mean "low rent" in a good way) place, you can be really pleasantly surprised in a chef-driven place. Especially when it comes to sliced meats and sides. Just don't get the ribs.

[Roger S]

I think it's the difference between chef-driven BBQ and that of a pit master. I see them both as different animals....... Just don't get the ribs.

Couldn't agree more!