OK, I will confess: as much as I like talking trash about barbecue (and how KC 'cue is the greatest of all), I also love good Texas brisket and Carolina pulled pork sandwiches.

The problem is that none of these airport joints can really do it right. It's not like they can drop a proper barbecue pit out on the tarmac between a couple MD-80's. MCI has an Arthur Bryant's, but it's nothing like the original restaurant on the east side of downtown.