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Smokey Racks BBQ

4.5 (2 reviews)
Closed • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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6 months ago

Everything is delish there. The service is great. Food is amazing, my favorite place by far to eat BBq in town

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Pichler's Chicken Annie's

Pichler's Chicken Annie's

3.8
(53 reviews)
4.0 mi
•$$

When you come to Pittsburg Kansas and ask "Where's a good place to eat?" You're likely to hear…read morePitchler's Chicken Annie's. First, it's a damn interesting name. Who's Pichler and who's Annie? If you dine there, read the back of the menu and you'll be educated. Secondly, if you drive by you'll likely see the place surrounded with cars and pickup trucks. That's usually a good sign. Our party of five waited about 15 minutes for a table at 5:30 pm. Not bad on a Saturday night. Seating is at mostly larger tables, and the entire place has a bit of a multi-room cafeteria feel. Comfortable, but a bit chopped up and crowded. They're not striving for romantic dinners. We started out with an order of their Onion Rings. Do not skip this step! And make it a large! You'll thank me for that tip. Ordering the chicken is a bit confusing, especially when your server tells you that the two thigh, one drumstick dinner is their white meat option (bless her, she said "This is my first week, I'm still learning the menu."). The chicken is very good - crispy, tender, and juicy. But don't expect large. These pieces must come from a five pound bird. The sides I ordered were their house coleslaw and potato salad. Both old German recipes. I'd recommend skipping these. The slaw was garlic heavy and sour and the potato salad had very little taste. It's not that they're wrong, just unexpected and not that good for my taste. But you may feel differently. Somehow these recipes have survived for decades! Overall, I rated Pichler's above average. It's an experience with good chicken, good service, great onion rings, and a damn interesting name!

ALRIGHT. After many years of seeing the damn signs, I stopped in while I was in town overnight. Per…read morethe townies, Pichler's is better than the original--and don't even go to Mary's because ownership has changed and the recipe isn't the same. We got in right at opening, and by the time that we left at 1230, it was looking pretty busy. We ordered and waited for a good 20 min before our meal came out. The ice they use is very crushed, almost a slush. Chicken is steaming hot and super fresh. Nice crunch. The batter seasoning is rather plain, but salted. Loved their green beans and coleslaw. The slaw was very vinegary and dryer. Not like the mayo doused slaw you may be used to. Service was excellent. We had a wonderful waitress who made sure our orders were accurate and that our drinks were full

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Chicken Mary's

Chicken Mary's

3.8
(106 reviews)
6.6 mi
•$$

My wife and I journeyed to the Pittsburg, Kansas area to judge the chicken war for ourselves…read more Chicken Annie's and Chicken Mary's have been rival fried chicken restaurants there for decades. Our first stop was Chicken Annie's. The next night we went to Chicken Mary's. Both were very good in many ways. Service at both was efficient and friendly, but our server at Mary's was the most exceptional. Both restaurants have an old fashioned family eatery vibe, but Mary's was just a tiny bit nicer. At both restaurants the water had a slightly unusual off-note that was also noticeable in the iced tea. Both restaurants offer white bread from a well-known local Italian bakery. Honestly, it was no more special than any grocery store white bread. At Annie's it was fresher. At Mary's a bit stale. My wife tried the German potato salad at both and proclaimed Annie's far superior. We both had green beans at both restaurants. Both were very good. My wife liked Annie's the best. I preferred Mary's. Strangely, neither restaurant had real butter as an option, only the chemically "whipped spread" so my baked potato was untried. The star of the show is supposed to be the chicken. Portions were generous with both. The breading at Annie's was crustier. The breading at Mary's was flakier and lighter. The chicken at both was moist, but even juicier at Mary's. For this reason my wife and I agreed that Mary's was the winner of our contest. Many people have told us that one or another of these restaurants has "the best fried chicken I've ever had." Honestly, we can't agree. The fried chicken at the grocery store deli near our Roeland Park home is just as good. We have found the Brookeville Hotel in Abeline, Rye on the Plaza in Kansas City, and Stroud's in Overland Park to be infinitely superior to both Annie's and Mary's.

While travelling to Kansas City, I decided to stop here for some Fried Chicken goodness. There…read morehave been several tv shows that featured this restaurant, along with the competitor right up the street from here. I ordered a 2 piece (leg and thigh) dinner with sides. While the contests had to pick a winner, I must say that I really enjoyed the chicken offerings from both places. The chicken was well prepared, juicy and the crust was delicious. You cannot go wrong when having food from here. A five star experience!

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Homemade bread brought table side with butter, small order onion rings, homemade ranch, sweet tea
Homemade bread brought table side with butter, small order onion rings, homemade ranch, sweet tea
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Pueblo Mio

Pueblo Mio

4.7
(9 reviews)
0.7 mi

Costumer service was excellent. The girls did a great job with handling a busy time. However, it…read moretook about 15 minutes to get our order and only 1 person was in front of us. Maybe they need more people working h in the back during busy times. I ordered a concha ice cream sandwich. I think the idea was better than the actual item. I am very particular about my conchas and well, this one tasted dry and almost like the store bought kind. I couldn't eat all of it. However, the ice cream was delicious! We also had a chocolate shake. My nephew enjoyed it. I would suggest getting g just the Ice cream cone.

Pretty solid new place. Think of a Mexican version of American ice cream/ burger diners…read more Instead of ice cream, burgers, nachos and classic fountain drinks, they have ice cream, tons of unique popsicles, gorditas, churros, horchata, and more. The outside needs massive help. Looks extremely ghetto, old and run down. Yet the inside is super modern and nice. Don't be fooled. I had to double check to even make sure I was in the right place. Don't be afraid to ask. Their drink menu is mostly coffee, but I just asked if they did a normal horchata instead of a latte version and they did. If you know anyone that speaks Spanish, take them with you. Not needed, but it could help. Fly issue was pretty big inside. Not like 5-6. Like 15-20. A lot of potential here for sure. Worth trying.

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