Gates Bar B Q

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Local(816) 753-0828

3205 Main St
Kansas City, MO 64111

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Gates Bar B Q
Local(816) 753-0828

3205 Main St
Kansas City, MO 64111

http://www.gatesbbq.com

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The Open View

Gates Bar-B-Q in Kansas City is a four star American restaurant. Here's a place to get good food. It's known for its barbecue. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a family atmosphere. This restaurant features delivery, catering, and lunch. This restaurant is open late and good for groups. People who have eaten here found the food wonderful.

User Reviews of Gates Bar B Q

Yelp.com Review - by Tara G.

1.0 of 5 stars. Yucko, go somewhere else. Gates, sigghhhh, sadly is touted as the best BBQ KC has to offer and quite honestly that saddens me because it's terribly misleading. It, alas, is not what it used to be.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jerome R.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place is a class act. The BBQ is by far the best I've ever had (which isn't saying much since Brooklyn isn't known for its BBQ).. but seriously, really fantastic food. My personal favorite is…
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Susan D.

2.0 of 5 stars. Gates BBQ, a KC name... then why do I wish I'd gone somewhere else every time I go there? And why do I keep going there? Because my girl friend likes the chicken. *sigh* Last time I went to KC, we…
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael W.

1.0 of 5 stars. Some of my friends love Gates. I for one can not stand the sauce. I prefer KC Masterpiece, or Bandanas. Arthur Bryants sauce taste more like steak sauce than bbq sauce. I reccomend if ya want good…
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Veronica M.

4.0 of 5 stars. Okay so I hear Bill Clinton comes here every time he is in KC. And I know Why!! D-E-L-I-C-I-O-U-S. Known for their famous sauce. And fries are NOT over seasoned. LOL, just lightly salted. Ribs are…
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gregor G.

5.0 of 5 stars. No visit to KC is complete until you wind up with the best BBQ sauce in the entire world on your shirt.
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Hampton S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Gates & Sons might be the best-known joint in KC's barbecue pantheon. Goodness knows, they have the most distinctive visual style. The red leather booths and hardwood benches, the silhouetted…
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jed D.

1.0 of 5 stars. My friend ordered the burnt end sandwich and it was nothing more than chopped up fat with sauce. I ordered a beef on a bun and it was also full of fat. The fries were really good but did not make a…
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lo C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I'm a fan because of the following reasons: (1) It's not often that I eat at Gates because Gas in Cali is $4.96 a gallon and driving about 3,000 miles will damage my wallet.
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Felix C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I'd heard this was one of the really good, well-known BBQ joints. Stick with the ribs, it was the best thing there.
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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Husband Loved it!

My husband, who has eaten BBQ and ribs in almost every state of the country, still raves about the ribs he ate at Gates. The staff is very friendly and on top of things.
kudzu.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Timmy C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I was told to go to Gate's by some guys I was working with at the time. They said it is the best BBQ around. So I took their word for it and went. This is the type of ambience that I like for a BBQ…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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Great local experience

When you walk into Gates, the staff immediately asks you "Can I help you?" Going to Gates is a KC tradition. The BBQ is excellent. The staff is just fun to watch. Try this place out.
kudzu.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather K.

2.0 of 5 stars. Okay, so after my pompousity in the last review, let me start this one by explaining. I am on sabbatical. Three years of meat snobbery has seen many times of weakness and many triumphs of willpower. I…
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bruce R.

4.0 of 5 stars. This is not just about the food, it is about the experience. While I did hear about other BBQ places to eat, while driving down Main, I saw Gates and was drawn to stop. About the experience . . .
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lyn P.

3.0 of 5 stars. Damn their ribs are good. Don't waste your time on anything but the ribs. Seriously. I had a mixed plate with ribs, beef and ham. The beef was okay (made into a sammich) but the ham was utterly…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Phil L.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love Gates barbecue!! I've been to the other guys in town (umm... Arthur who?) and they just don't compare to Gates. The service is OK, the decor lackluster, but the barbecue is fantastic!! I…
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Noelle M.

3.0 of 5 stars. I'm gonna be honest, I was scared crapless upon entering Gates, mainly because it was completely not what I expected. For those of you who, like me, know nothing about Missouri/Kansas, Gates is…
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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Best BBQ in the World

This is where BBQ was perfected. The ribs, the sauce, the "Hi may I Help you" customer service. Gates is a Kansas City institution for BBQ. It doesn't get any better than this
kudzu.com - user review - 11/07/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom M.

5.0 of 5 stars. This review is only for the BBQ sauce. I live in Portland Oregon and have never visited KC. I got the tip about the sauce from a Food Network BBQ show. I decided to try it and was absolutely blown…
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Little Bug D.

2.0 of 5 stars. Everyone that I've spoken to that has been in KC at one time has told me that I HAVE TO TRY GATES. So I did, and I'm sad to say I'm not a fan. The portions are good, but I think its a little pricey…
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Benjamin L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I came here with my Marine Corps unit for a few days, and luckily, one of my friends is a KC native. So to try out some famed KC barbecue, he took us up the street to Gates. For two, we got an…
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Helen G.

2.0 of 5 stars. Gates was my first BBQ experience in KC and I really didn't like it. The people were nice and the portion sizes were okay but it just wasn't what i was expecting. If you're going to be famous for…
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Ivy M.

2.0 of 5 stars. Anyone who loves Gates, I don't think they've been to Oklahoma Joe or Jack Stack yet. Beef ribs are kinda tough, not much meat on the bone versus the ones in Jack Stack is very tender and meat's easy…
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Just came back from a trip to KC and did a comparison of Gates vs. Fiorellas (didn't have time to get to Arthur Bryant's - my only regret) I visited the location on Main and 32nd. Location looks like…
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Daniel S.

3.0 of 5 stars. Not as good as Texas BBQ, IMAO. The meat is cut too thin to enjoy, and the sauce has too much tomato.
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Hiromi N.

4.0 of 5 stars. When I think KC, I think BBQ. If ever in KC, you MUST have authentic Kansas City BBQ...you must have GATES!
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jack L.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is absolutely the best BBQ place to go in KC if you're looking for the best bang for your buck! Gates is not a full service restaurant so you have to order you food at the counter and bring it…
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Randy R.

5.0 of 5 stars. I really like Gates, but it rates just behind Bryant's in terms of BBQ. Gates, imho, has some of the best tasting sauce out there. Their Hot and Spicy is lip burning, so if you like that, go for it!…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt N.

4.0 of 5 stars. Next to Dreamland in Birmingham,AL..... BBQ does not get better than Gates.. A great spot that I called home on a series of business trips to KC.
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2005
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RestaurantRow.com

the food was wonderful...
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Yahoo! Travel

As a long gone KC native, I make it a point to visit the Gate's location of my choice when ever I happen to be in town. Not all of their several locations will please the discerning BBQ lover
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Wcities

this family-owned, family-operated cafe is a kansas city institution. diners find this spot irresistible. the tender, juicy barbecue draws national attention and has a local following longer than the missouri...
wcities.com - user review
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IgoUgo

as you walk in the door of kansas city's most famous barbecue chain, you'll be greeted by chants of "what may i get you?" the gates' greeting may seem rude to some, but it is a gesture of a longstanding sense...
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