In the days of old, when I first began reviewing restaurants, I traveled to the old BBQ spot where King’s stands currently. I don’t remember the business’s name, the people that worked there, and even the circumstances that led me to it, but I do remember this: they had some good-ass smoked meat.
And now, at King’s Custom Smoked Meats, 2410 North Portland Ave., not only am I reminded of the former restaurant’s great glory, but how King’s manages to make their own traditions of flavor and spin it into some great BBQ.
(Really though, to be fair, Oklahoma BBQ in general is really hard to beat…)
After much debate, I decided on trying King’s one recent afternoon. The Portland traffic was breezy, and the dining room was a real representation of city’s urban BBQ, down the street and up the corner is a thrift store, a dojo, and a Mexican meat market. Representation!
Looking over the menu, I was thinking brisket, but the cashier told me their ribs were pretty phenomenal…well, you didn’t have to tell me twice!