The five worst sins of a BBQ restaurant employee

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Alicia is fired up, even if she’s a bit misguided. Kansas City barbecue is likely more well-known for being tomato-based than molasses-based, but I didn’t set out to debate the semantics of sauce because both are usually mentioned when it comes to explaining how we like our barbecue here in Kansas  City.

Employee ignorance is definitely an issue, and anyone who fails to differentiate the regional barbecues doesn’t deserve to hold a basting brush, but there are worse sins when it comes to barbecue restaurant employees. Here are the five worst transgressions of pitmasters and their co-workers.