Station 8 BBQ — Restaurant in Wichita

Station 8 BBQ has officially brought great BBQ back to Wichita! My husband and I were finally able to get to Station 8 this past Saturday and we were not disappointed in the least! We knew, from word of mouth, that getting there early was of importance if you wanted burnt ends and, since we are all about the burnt ends, we got their plenty early and there was already a fairly decent line formed.

Not to worry though because Station 8 had recognized that the Waygu beef burnt ends they were cooking up that weekend were going to be popular so they had cooked up 80 pounds for that day! (Note: they had sold out of the 40# they cooked on Friday in 23 minutes; on Saturday the 80# sold out in 50 minutes). We were able to get our 1/2 pound of burnt ends in addition to the Yeti that we already ordered and I can attest that those were the best burnt ends I have ever eaten. Melt-in-your-mouth and so full of flavor it made me wish I had gotten a full pound!

None of the flavoral meat that we purchased required any sauce even though I did ask for a sample of all four of the sauces available. My personal favorite was the Sweet Peach sauce but they all had good overall flavors. I tend to like my sauce, if needed, a bit thicker than those offered but since I really didn't use the sauce at all, it was all good.

My husband raved about the macaroni and cheese that he ordered as a side and I loved both the baked beans and the green beans that we got as our other two sides. The fresh-baked homemade bread was wonderful but I didn't eat any of that while we were there but rather in our take-home portions. We had so much left over that we had three additional meals at home!

I loved the atmosphere of the building and the staff were so helpful and attentive from start to finish. There was even live music from a wonderful guitar player which was a nice addition. I liked the set-up of ordering your food and being able to get your own bottled drinks out of the convient cooler set-up at the cash register. A table conveniently situated right after the cooler holds plasticware packets, napkins, and take-home boxes. There is sufficient seating inside and an outdoor patio with additional seating as well.

It was a great experience and we have already made plans to go back for more! For the quality and quantity of what we ordered, I felt the cost was on point. Absolutely the best tasting BBQ I've had in Wichita...

TL;DR - This place is freaking delicious and worth it. Go, if possible right now.

Actual review:

While in town visiting my sister and her family, one day for lunch my brother-in-law suggested we hit this place called Station 8 for BBQ. My dad immediately was about as they'd gone before on a different trip out there. Having had a lot of BBQ in my day, when I was told this place had the best BBQ my dad had ever had I was intrigued but skeptical as I am whenever anybody makes that claim.

But as we walked up to wait in the short line out the door (I'm sure it gets much longer), that sense quickly started to dissolve as the smoked meat wafted through the air. On that first sniff, I went from questioning to anticipating and it only got better from there.

Once in the spot they hand down menus so you're ready. Having never been there I asked the guy real quick if the burnt ends and brisket were where it was at and he said that was on the money.

And he was 110% right. We got the last of the burnt ends and man were we lucky! Perfection. Sweet, tender, little crispy, purely delicious. The brisket was very good as well but the burnt ends stole the show for me and was a perfect pairing for the mac side I got.

My dad got the burnt ends and the turkey, which was just so perfectly smokey I may have regretted only getting 2 meats instead of 3, but the portions are awesome here. That said, the dude behind us in line got 3 different meals and took them all home for the next few days - smartest guy I've met in a while for that ace move.

I also asked about the bologna when they were putting my plate together and they hooked me up with a small taste and man was it nice and smokey, that flavor was top notch. I'd eat a few sandwiches with just that smokey, smokey bologna.

If you couldn't tell, I can't say enough great things about this place and I'm a hard sell and a harsher critic. This place is legit and won't let anybody down who likes great good. 15/10...

Father, forgive me, for I have sinned. I don’t usually dive into messy foods. But peer pressure is a hell of a drug!, so I said yes to Station 8 BBQ.

The line was biblical; black Friday long. It was so long I started wondering if they were serving food or forgiving sins. Honestly, could’ve gone either way.

We waited. And waited. And waited. Until finally, we saw them: the chose ones, like pilgrims crossing into the Promised Land: the blissed-out faces of food leaving; glassy-eyed, staggering like they’d just eaten the Last Supper with Jesus himself. Cleansed. Absolved. Smoked.

From the first whiff --- oak, meat, and sin; you know this place doesn’t serve food. It delivers redemption by the pound. If you don’t eat at Station 8, just don’t eat at ALL.

This place doesn’t serve meals. It puts on a Broadway show, with meat. And not some Wichita community-theater production, either. This is full-blown, Tony Award-level BBQ. When you're done, you leave dancing like you've been hypnotized by brisket. It’s that vocal, that grand and unapologetically meaty.

Let’s talk food. Because… DAMN!

No filters. No artful food tricks. No spritzes of glycerin to fake a glossy sheen. This is not the kind of fast food that arrives at your table looking like it’s just gone through a bad divorce and three rounds of lipo.

Station 8 delivers the goods the way your BBQ dreams intended: fatty where it matters, juicy enough to ruin shirts, and powerful enough to stir deep, inconvenient emotions. But you’ll thank it.

The ribs? They don’t fall off the bone—they depart it, like a disgraced prophet. The brisket? So tender it should be illegal in three states and two religions.

And the sauces? Not needed.

Station 8 BBQ isn’t just a restaurant. It’s a full-blown franchise in your soul. It’ll make you stand up and shout DAMN!, and wonder how you ever settled for less.

One bite in, and the...