Southern Quivira Road in Overland Park is quickly becoming
the mecca of barbeque in the Mecca of Barbeque. A third joint just opened a
mile up the road* from Burnt
End and John
Russell’s. Bee Cee’s opened about 10 minutes before I set my First
Customer toe inside their door on Apr 2, 2013. I was expecting a fanfare, maybe
some confetti, at least. Bupkis.
What I did get was one dyn-o-mite brisket and sausage
sandwich, almost over laden with meat (not that there’s anything wrong with
that). The brisket was from the point, but was lean and tender as newborn’s
ear. The sausage was a simple link sliced in half. (I despise!!! links simply
sliced in half. I want sausage like I want my brisket, sliced.) However, the
link was coarse ground and had a robust taste. The natural casing absorbed a plenteous
amount of smoke. The brisket had a rich beefy taste, but only a rumor of smoke
ring and no bark. (Sandwich, chips, soda, and tax totalled $10.93)
Bee Cee’s is a newborn… all awkward and immature. There was
neither sauce nor napkins on the table – kind of a must at a good bbq joint.
The floor was a dirty mess, either from a soft opening the night before or
never cleaned up from the last café occupant. The french fryer was on the fritz
and only bags of plain-jane Lay’s chips were offered. A six-cylinder soda
machine features the least amount of Pepsi products available.
Nonetheless, I got nothing but love for startups and
Mom&Pops – BeeCee’s qualifies on both accounts. I’ll be back soon to try
some ribs. Based on my
standards, I score Bee Cee’s as follows:
* Bee Cee’s is nestled in the nasty agglomeration of
buildings that KU calls the "Edwards Campus." I just saw a Picasso exhibit in
Chicago. This campus looks like the ghost of Picasso is getting his cubism on
at the architect’s office.
No site or Facebook page yet. Phone 913 897 4500
