Smokehouse Barbecue-Gladstone Mo

Reviews

• WH

  Wesley Hall

  4 days ago
  2.0
  Pretty disappointed. My partner grew up in KC and used to love Smokehouse, so we were excited to try it again. We ordered brisket, pulled pork, pork burnt ends, bone-in chicken, and a bunch of sides (mac & cheese, cheesy corn, baked beans, fries). The sides were fine, not bad, but nothing stood out aside from the fries, they were good. The portions were laughably small. We actually giggled at the couple tablespoons of mac in a saucer. But sure “We understand that everyone has different expectations when it comes to portion sizes and pricing” yada yada. Brisket and pulled pork were a bit dry but passable. The chicken and burnt ends, though, were a real miss: bland, pale, no smoke flavor, no bark, and just... sad. They looked and tasted nothing like the menu photos or what we expected. Makes us wonder if they rushed the cook or overloaded the smoker. My partner said it’s nothing like what they remembered. Maybe it was just a bad day in the pit, but with the prices being toward the higher end of KC BBQ prices, we expected better. (Snapped this pic after I finished eating, not representative of portion, I ate some.)
• BG

  BMF Garage

  Oct 2, 2025
  4.0
  Stopped in here late 30 min before close and they were super accommodating. Ordered my food to go and it came out quick. I got the crispy sandwich (burnt ends) and my only gripe is that the burnt ends were basically shredded so any time I picked up the sandwich, it all wanted to fall out of the bun. Would prefer them to just be thrown on whole. Otherwise, absolutely fantastic sandwich. Great flavor, bun wasn’t soggy and the hot bbq sauce, exceptional. The Mac and cheese is really creamy and has great flavor and the baked beans are also really good. Thanks for a great meal and service, especially so close to closing time.
• TT

  Tim Thomas

  Sep 29, 2025
  2.0
  This restaurant has really deteriorated over the last few years with regards to food qty and quality. Brisket is dry half the time and portion sizes have gotten down to almost samplers, when compared to other BBQ restaurants. Coleslaw and bean side orders are about 3 bites. Ordered a Gladstoner and it literally was all bread. 2 small, thin pieces of meat on sandwich. Between the dry meat and bread, I nearly choked!. Really disappointing. Northland consumers deserve better.
• SW

  Sara Willdermood

  Sep 28, 2025
  1.0
  Very disappointed. The burnt ends were all fat and no flavor. The other meals we got were soooo small they were hardly what I would consider a meal. I spent over $200.00 and it was not worth the money!!
• LP

  Lisa P

  Sep 24, 2025
  2.0
  This used to be my favorite bbq but the food has really been terrible the last few times I have been here. It seems you get less and less every time I come here. The meat has been dried out and horrible.