Kansas City Barbeque

(619) 231-9680

610 W Market St
San Diego, CA 92101 32.7115 -117.1677

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Neighborhoods: Marina, Central, Central San Diego

KCBBQ.NET

Years in business

Established in 2008

Price:

$

Last updated 1.09.10

Category:

Barbecue Restaurants, Restaurants, Catering, Bars & Pubs

Payment Methods:

Visa, Discover, MasterCard, Debit Card

Restaurant Special Features:

Local Favorite, Family-Friendly Dining, Family Style Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining, Happy Hour, Bar Scene

What People Are Saying About Kansas City Barbeque

Featured Review

Amanda Knoles

Contributor

Scenes for "Top Gun" were filmed here, but the savory ribs and memorabilia-filled dining room elevate it to legendary status.

ambiance
100.0% positive
  1. It was a fun atmosphere, big pa.
atmosphere
100.0% positive
  1. great loacation& atmosphere
  2. great atmosphere!
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. great service and great ribs and beer.
  2. Great service and great ribs and beer.
food quality
84.61999893188477% positive
  1. REAL fresh BBQ food.
  2. The service was okay, the food was good and the priced were reasonable.
  3. even liked the potato salad, which is the best I had.
  4. the food was good
  5. The food was cold, fatty, and tasted terrible.
  6. Easily the worst barbecue food I've ever eaten.
  7. enjoyed the barbecue beef ribs and chicken and they were out of this world.
  8. i even liked the potato salad, which.
  9. amazing tasting food
  10. awesome bbq food.
  11. it has great food and incredilbe ribs, pork!
  12. but the food is huge and delicious.
  13. great food, and tom cruise!
  14. this little barbeque joint has great food.
  15. disgusting food!
  16. This little barbeque joint has great food.
  17. Good BBQ & Chicken wings
  18. Good bbq downtown
  19. It has great food and incr.
  20. Good pulled pork sandwiches and great fries.
  21. i enjoyed the barbecue beef ribs and chicken
  22. The food was good but the portions could have been a little larger.
  23. real fresh bbq food.
  24. Great food!
  25. the food was cold, fatty, and tasted terrible.
  26. you like barbecue
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. do not miss out in this hole in the wall since they have some great ribs of various styles that!
overall
100.0% positive
  1. this place is great
  2. when it seemed like a local group of regulars.
  3. great barbeque joint
return potential
100.0% positive
  1. to enjoy the san diego day
service
100.0% positive
  1. The service was okay, the food was good and the priced were reasonable.
  2. disgusting service!
  3. it looks kind of dirty inside
  4. the waitresses were very sweet and smiley
  5. Great service and great ribs and beer.
  6. great service and great ribs and beer.
value
100.0% positive
  1. great portion
  2. The food was good but the portions could have been a little larger.
  3. but the food is huge and delicious.
1 Star Rating: Poor

10/24/10

Yuck!

by Parliament at Citysearch

We're locals and we've always seen the place, but have never visited. We thought we'd give it a try. Big mistake.

The food was lukewarm, and the ribs were really nasty; the sauce was bitter and what's with the white, stale bread?

My hubby got a pulled pork sandwich that was lacking in the pulled pork, so he was still hungry when we left.

The onion rings were soggy and coated in some weird batter...I could go on and on but you get the point. If you must eat bbq in San Diego then treat yourself to Phil's BBQ. Delish!!!

1 Star Rating: Poor

08/30/08

Worst Barbecue Restaurant Ever

by coachspud4 at Citysearch

Easily the worst barbecue food I've ever eaten. The food was cold, fatty, and tasted terrible. The only positive about the restaurant was the Top Gun memorabilia. If you like barbecue, you don't want to eat here.

  • Pros: Top Gun memorabilia
  • Cons: Everything else
1 Star Rating: Poor

02/13/08

WORST FOOD I HAVE EEVR ATE IN United States

by sd29sd at Citysearch

This is my worst experience ever.DISGUSTING FOOD!!!DISGUSTING SERVICE!!!!DON`T GO TO THIS PLACE.This is my worst experience ever.DISGUSTING FOOD!!!DISGUSTING SERVICE!!!!DON`T GO TO THIS PLACE

  • Pros: NOTHING
  • Cons: disgusting barbecue sauce.no meat on beef ribs,very expensive
3 Star Rating: Average

08/01/07

Great loacation & Atmosphere

by mccraney2007 at Citysearch

This was our first visit to California and this eatery was our Saturday evening destination, I had done some research way ahead of our trip, so we would know where to eat on our visit. The Top Gun shoot location really did not steer us towards eating there, but it was the BBQ. Once there, we found it to be small and a bit on the run down side. Lots of tables outside with little umbrella's to shade the diners. Inside it was very cramped, so much so that waitresses almost could not walk around our table to get to the other tables. The service was okay, the food was good and the priced were reasonable. Would we eat there again? Prolly not but for the reason of it being so small of a joint. Womens restroom was big enough for 1 person and was very very busy.

  • Pros: Film location, ambience
  • Cons: Restrooms were too small, the eatery itself was too small and service could have been more personable
4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/29/07

Best place for barbecue! Especially when visiting the finest city.

by aladdin96 at Citysearch

My sister and I visited the restaurant and it was cool. It's the very same place where the movie, Top Gun, was filmed. I enjoyed the barbecue beef ribs and chicken and they were out of this world. I even liked the potato salad, which is the best I had. The waitresses were very sweet and smiley and the atmosphere is pretty intensed. I wouldn't mind eating there again if I happened to be visiting, especially for a convention. I highly recommended to my friends and family.

  • Pros: Food, Service, Atmosphere, Price
  • Cons: Bathroom

The Details on Kansas City Barbeque

Place Categories:

  • disgusting food
  • enjoyed barbecue beef ribs
  • sweet waitresses
  • great barbeque joint
  • great portion
  • enjoyable diego day
  • liked local group
  • liked barbecue
  • great incredilbe ribs
  • great great ribs
  • dirty inside
  • great place
  • liked potato salad
  • amazing tasting food
  • disgusting barbecue food
  • great bbq food
  • disgusting service
  • even liked potato salad
  • famous place
  • very busy womens restroom
  • worst experience
  • great barbecue beef ribs
  • good bbq downtown
  • great fries
  • great beer
  • enjoyed chicken
  • great atmosphere
  • big pa
  • good bbq
  • dirty inside b
  • great incr
  • good chicken wings
  • like barbecue
  • great loacation
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