Adam's Smokehouse
$$A Pappy's-lineage South City pit famed for smoked salami.
“Skip Steele's blowtorched, apricot-glazed ribs in Soulard.”
A short walk from the Soulard Market, Bogart's runs a tight menu of ribs, brisket, pastrami, and burnt ends. The line moves fast and the torched ribs are the reason to stand in it.
Pitmaster Skip Steele finishes Bogart's signature ribs to order with an apricot glaze and a blowtorch, a bit of theater that turns out one of the best plates in the city.
Regulars point to Apricot-Glazed Ribs, Brisket, Pastrami, and Burnt Ends.
Bogart's Smokehouse is mid-range ($$).
Bogart's Smokehouse serves St. Louis barbecue — St. Louis barbecue is its own animal, built on the pork steak, the crispy pork snoot, and the St. Louis-cut spare rib, finished with a sweet, sticky, tomato-based sauce. The tradition leans closer to grilling and long backyard smokes than to the all-day pit cooking of Texas, and it carries a deep soul-food lineage on the city's North Side.
A Pappy's-lineage South City pit famed for smoked salami.
David Sandusky's region-topping brisket and pork steaks, across the river.

Named for the KCBS turn-in box, built for the same standard