Gates -b-q - Independence

Different times with COVID, but they try to be accommodating.

A Kansas City staple. Never disappoints on flavor. Order the fries extra crispy though, that's the secret.

Great food and plenty of it. Service was great, employee's polite, fast and helpful, environment was clean tastefully decorated. Just an overall comfortable and pleasing experience.

My sister in law from Arizona was in town last week and on the last day she was here, we realized that we hadn 't had any KC BBQ. After seeing the touristy stuff in Independence, I took her to Gates. Normally I gravitate to the ribs at Gates because as I 've said in reviews of other locations Gates offers the best ribs in KC. Period. Today we were here in the early afternoon so we were able to order the daily lunch special; The Nooner : Burnt Ends on bun with a choice of a sliced meat and French fries for $9. A bargain we couldn 't resist. I chose brisket as my second meat and my all beef large sandwich with pickles was fantastic. My wife and sister ordered a Turkey Nooner and enjoyed as well. I have zero complaints with Gates BBQ and really can 't comprehend why Gates gets picked on with low ratings. Over the decades I 've probably had over 50 visits to all the Gates locations combined and never left disappointed. I 'm never ashamed to put Gates in my top tier when discussing KC BBQ. As a founding member of KC 's rich history of BBQ dominance, Gates continues to strut with pride for the past 8 decades.

Love this place!!! Been eating Gates bbq since I was a kid!!! They are always consistent with quality of food and portions