[url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32509819/ns/travel-destinations/]America’s best barbecue restaurants - US and Canada- msnbc.com[/url] America?s best barbecue restaurants The country?s best joints, from Kansas to North Carolina By Matt Lee and Ted Lee Travel and Leisurehr<!-- --> updated 4:39 p.m. ET, Sun., Aug 23, 2009 Beyond the shamrock gas station?s pumps and past the racks of Hostess cakes, a warren of tables and booths makes up the Kansas City, Kan., barbecue joint Oklahoma Joe?s. On a steamy Wednesday in July, the dean of Kansas City barbecue, Ardie Davis, sat alone in the restaurant beneath drowsy ceiling fans, looking at his watch. When he spied us, Davis shot up from his seat, and though it was just after 11 a.m., dashed toward the cashier to place his order: sliced beef brisket, pork ribs, French fries, beans and burnt ends. The woman behind the counter looked up from her register. ?Burnt ends ain?t ready yet,? she said. ?Y?all gone stick around??
