Mendel's KC BBQ

“Came in for my mother’s 70th birthday. Really wonderful drinks and the food was so yummy! Our server was so great (forget his name). Thank you so much for a wonderful experience”

“We ate there last night and everything was excellent! Apps were fantastic, came out very quick, and gave us a good sense of the menu. Recommend the knish with pulled brisket and pastrami flatbread. The pub burger was fantastic, as were the other mains. The place was packed for the holiday weekend and the service was friendly and attentive, with all food coming out very quickly. Nice job Mendel’s team!”

“Highly recommend! Great food and impressively quick service. Pulled brisket sandwich was delicious and had a good texture. Fries are good but nothing insane, probably depends on your preference. The iron skillet blondie was amazing and next time I will be getting the ice cream add on. Two gender neutral bathrooms are available.”

“While travelling to Detroit recently, I finally had the excuse to stop in Cleveland for supper. Naturally I had to stop by Mendel’s Kansas City BBQ. Mendel is known for his amazingly delicious BBQ and smoker. The place definitely had a vibe, and I was digging it. Very rustic, lots of art on the wall etc. After speaking to the manager, we finally settled on what to order. I went with the Brisket Truffle Poutine, the Smoked Fried Wings, Loaded Knish, World Famous Burnt Ends and the Smoked Lamb Riblets. Now being from Montreal, I have grown up with milchig Poutine, which consists of French fries, parve gravy and cheese. However, I have never had a fleishig Poutine. It was really good. There was a nice amount of mushroom truffle gravy sauce, the fries were nice and crispy, and it paired well with amazingly delicious pulled smoked brisket. When you go, you NEED to try this dish. Moving on to the wings, I didn’t expect them to be smoked, but they actually were. We took the buffalo sauce and the wings had a nice fry on them. We were curious about the Loaded Knish, so naturally we had to try it. The dish consisted of a jumbo potato knish topped with their famous mushroom truffle gravy. If that wasn’t enough, they even added some pastrami. It was a mouthful, but a delicious mouthful, very unique and different. Everyone who knows me said if you ever go to Mendel’s you NEED to try both the Smoked Lamb Riblets and the World Famous Burnt Ends. We started with the burnt ends. They were packed with flavor, smokey, bbq, fall apart yummy goodness. There is a reason that they are world famous. Finally it was time for the Smoke Lamb Riblets. When they were brought to our table I was immediately overcome with the smell of smokey goodness. It looked amazing. The riblets had a dry rub on them and I am a big fan. Each bite was better than the last and I was sold. In closing, Cleveland isn’t that far away and its definitely worth the drive for some amazing smoked BBQ.”

“Food was pretty good in taste but sauce could have been included. See photo for all that was included in the $100 combo platter. Very very small portions. We only got 2 ribs for a supposed rack of back ribs, 2 pieces of brisket, and about 5-6 burnt ends along with a small cup of beans and togo box of fries. I don’t think I would revisit because I feel shorted.”