Besides my family-in-law's cooking this was the highlight of our Missouri culinary experience…read more After a 3 hour flight it was a three hour drive to our destination. About 2 hours in we see signs on highway 54 for "Barnyard Smokehouse". Drooling over the signs and starving my wife start calculating by the time we arrive at our destination it'll be too late to eat with family so we follow the signs. There's no offramp, just hang an instant right off the highway onto the dirt road at the barnyard. Used to clearly marked offramps I missed it and had to take a detour. Luckily in Missouri you can make u-turns on the freeway :-D The entire property is the "Central Missouri Meat & Sausage". There's a deli, market, and restaurant called "Barnyard Smokehouse". Beef and pork is locally raised and butchered on site. Walking in the door we're greeted by warm and friendly people telling us to sit wherever. The restaurant is inside the market/deli to the right. Lots of tables. To start we order some fried pickles. They're sliced thin and battered in cornmeal and served with ranch dressing which is one of the food groups in Missouri. I wish the pickles used were more sour but they tasted really good. For dinner I had their smoked brisket with Texas toast, BBQ beans and Mac-n-Cheese. My wife had the same thing but with "bacon, cheddar, and ranch potato salad" and mac-n-cheese. When it came out I was skeptical since the tri-tip came out in paper thin slices but I shouldn't have judged a pile of meat by its looks since it was fantastic. Beef was saturated with smoky goodness and due to the thin cuts it was super tender. On the table was several made in house BBQ sauces. I really enjoyed their spicy one and my wife liked the sweet one. Side dishes were great too. Due to our odd flight times we only had a tiny sandwich on the airplane so we both devoured everything on our plates. While waiting for our food I walked over to the dessert case and perused. Another standard item in Missouri are refrigerated whip creamed based "pies". We ordered the oreo cookie one. It was gut busting rich. Thick slab of dense vanilla custard topped with crushed oreos and whipped cream. Super rich and decadent. We both felt like we were going to burst after our meals but it was a great start to our vacation. When walking around the market after we saw these giant 6 to 7 foot cured meat sticks made from pork. Since we were going to a potluck in a few days we got 4 of them and at the party cut them up into bite sized pieces. These pork sticks are AMAZING. The BBQ flavor was the favorite followed by the jalapeno. They have them in more reasonable sized pieces too that are vacuum sealed. I bought some for myself and some co-workers. If you find yourself driving on Highway 54 through Fulton, MO do yourself a favor and follow the signs to this great place!!

Wonderful drink and diverse beer options, not a super big menu but I do enjoy the food! Has a…read moremini-store inside the restaurant so you can browse meats and cheeses after you dine! Lovely experience, service was wonderful as well!

Delicious all around. Staff is great and this meat oh man I can't explain how tasty it is. My mouth…read morehas never been so satisfied. Definitely the best bbq I have eaten.

First time here and it was a very pleasant dining experience and a convenient location in Jefferson…read moreCity. The pulled pork was tender and had a fantastic flavor and the potato salad was good but the beans were some of the best I have eaten in a long time. Definitely recommend this restaurant and hope you give it a try.

My buddy and I were looking for a lunch spot in Jefferson City. We came across what looked like a…read morehole in the wall that was a food truck and they are now a brick and mortar place. We looked over the menu and saw they had sweet tea. More on that in a moment. That's important for Bama Boys. The menu is pretty simple with pulled pork, wings, and burgers. I went with a full order of wings. 10 wings were $20. I thought that was pretty high though they were terrific! I chose them to be naked and had DAT Honey, Spicy BBQ, and Sweet and Spicy on the side. DAT Honey was a superb sauce especially mixed with the homemade ranch. The other 2 sauces were good too. Now back to the sweet tea. As I came in thinking I was going to get a fresh-brewed homemade sweet tea turned out to be purchasing a bottle of that abomination of sweet tea known as Gold Peak. It was comical how fast I told the guy at the register I would rather take a water. Then I receive a bottled water from Sam's. The owner did throw in a cookie for me to offset the price. But I wasn't impressed with the drink options. The service was good though! I really debated between a 3 and a 4 rating but the most important thing to me about a restaurant is making sure my food tastes amazing. JQ's delivered on that and plus the service was friendly and fantastic. I didn't like the price of 10 wings or the drink options but if you don't mind that, JQ's is a solid lunch spot.

Everyone says I should try this place for the wings. So I did. As much I love wings I wasn't…read moreimpressed how the wings was presented, taste like. The wings was little over cooked, tasted like a smoky flavor I couldn't even taste the hot sauce. The stuff was rude when I couldn't understand what order taker was saying I'm Hard of hearing and having a mask on behind a glass window doesn't make it easier for people who can't hear. There no reason for wearing a mask if they are at lest get a clear mask so I can read lips. Also don't be rude to people who are deaf super unprofessional and make people uncomfortable. Employees need take a training test how handle these type situations. Your your going fall into a lawsuit for discrimination

Went here for an early dinner, so there were plenty of seats. The service was very attentive. The…read morefood was excellent. The wife and I had the "Full Slab for Two". That is a lot of food. Of course I ate the lion's share....lol. Food came out very quickly. The only complaint we had was that the ribs were not very hot, so the ribs got cold quickly. I couldn't eat them fast enough. I would go back.

Stopped in for a late lunch. We ordered the BBQ for two. It came out excellent. The ribs were…read moremeaty without being fatty. The chicken was moist and well done as was the Brisket. Moist and meaty without being fatty. The fries and beans topped it off. Our server LIZZY did a fine job taking care of us. Was very professional and friendly. I would recommend going a little after the lunch rush if you wanted great food and service without being rushed.

Came by Sunday, saw a youngster go in, come to find out she works there, they are closed on…read moreSundays. here it is Tuesday and we ate. I like ribs, they have baby back and spareribs. I got a double portion of spareribs and couldn't finish them, DELISH! I will try next time to eat all the sides; however, the beans were too sweet and the mac 'n cheese didn't taste smoked. the broccoli salad was outstanding. worth a return trip.

Excellent food. Friendly service. Warm and clean seatings with plenty of bbq sauce options. Each…read moretable has a little game for the group or individual, perfect for screen free dining and conversation around the table. I've tried pork steak, bbq ribs, pulled pork, Mac n' cheese, cucumber tomato salad and potato salad. All were excellent. Will definitely visit again!

I was worried when we pulled in to a gas station....but once the food arrived and I had my first…read morebite all worries went away! I ordered a combo of babyback ribs and beef burnt ends. The ribs were very tender and flavorful. The burnt ends cooked to pure perfection! Normally I think Texas has the best BBQ...but today I'd say I found a place as equally as good. I tried their homemade BBQ sauces and was very pleased with each though the meet didn't need any. The side salad served with my meal had all the vegetables one could imagine, broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, tomatoes and cucumbers and the ranch was soooooo good!

No ambiance, its at a gas station. Chips were disgusting. BBQ ok. Way too much hype for the…read moreresulted meal. I hoped for the best but toall let down. If you just need good, its a hot sandwich.

I had the Como SloMo sandwich and "Floating Salad" for the side. (Cucumber salad)…read moreCucumber salad reminds me of the food an older rancher's wife would make when they needed help around the ranch. Food was better than getting money for my work. Service was surprisingly fast, based on the number of people already there. Sports bar type ambiance. The sandwich had a spicy bite to it, but was easily cooled by my Ice Tea. Cheyenne was very pleasant and seemed to actually enjoy working at this place. She had nice things to say about how the manager ran things. Portion size was near perfect for a lunch meal.

THIS LOCATION! This is the best dang BBQ in the area and never ever disappoints me. I always get…read morebrisket and it's the juiciest smoked brisket I've had. And let me tell you... the fried mushrooms! Out of this world. I get their mushrooms about every week I'm so addicted! I haven't had such good luck with the other location. But this one never lets me down!

ALWAYS A MUST STOP if I get through. HAVE to stock up on a good meal that lasts me a few days and…read moresome meat roles that will carry me an additional few weeks. That's the only time my wife and I FIGHT- when we are down to 8 inches of meat role left.

Fantastic ambiance. Great food and very friendly people. The turkey sandwich was very moist and…read moretasty. Nice shopping area too. Picked up some Bourbon there