2 Missouri Eateries Among America's Best 'Hole-In-The-Wall BBQ Joints'

Summer is right around the corner, the perfect season for cooking up all of your barbecue favorites, but sometimes you want someone else to do the heavy lifting. That's where any one of the incredible barbecue joints around the country comes in, dishing out flavorful dishes and BBQ classics you know and love so you don't have to.

Cheapism compiled a list of the "best hole-in-the-wall BBQ joints" across the U.S., the top barbecue hotspots that customers return to again and again to fill up on smoky favorites. Several of the restaurants featured on the list are found in BBQ havens like Texas, Missouri and other southern states, including two eateries in Missouri that made the cut: Roper's Ribs in St. Louis and L.C's Bar-B-Q in Kansas City.

Here's what the site had to say about these must-try restaurants:

"Roper's Ribs claims to serve the 'best BBQ in the Universe.' While that statement is difficult to confirm, it is true that entertainer Steve Harvey once insisted the nondescript, family-owned restaurant serves the 'best barbecue ribs in America.' Hickory smoked for 12 hours, the ribs, shrimp, rib tips, brisket, and pulled pork here have won an impressive list of accolades and awards."

"You can see the smoke pouring out of L.C.'s Bar-B-Q before you smell the goodness, and you can smell it before you see the building. No matter what you order, it will almost certainly be too much, and the burnt ends are everything you'd expect from the very best of a barbecue city such as K.C."

See the full list at cheapism.com to see more of the best hidden gem barbecue spots around the country. You can also check out our previous coverage of the Missouri eatery named the best hole-in-the-wall burger joint in the state.