We did make a stop for lunch today. A friend was in Kansas City, Missouri not too long ago and stopped at a barbecue place that he raved about. We thought we'd stop and check it out. Q39 Barbecue has to be some of the best barbecue that we've ever had. The brisket, pork ribs, burnt ends and there sauces were textbook perfect. If you're ever within a couple hundred miles of the place, it's worth the drive! They actually are a world championship joint and it shows. Okay, enough advertising for them.
Back in Hays, we found a room and went off to explore the area. Our first stop was Defiance Brewing.
It was a very nice place with good beer and a very helpful beertender. As we sipped a couple of pints, we got to asking about good places around to have dinner. She was nice enough to write down 7 or 8 of her favourites (I didn't think the town was that big). Out of the mix, we decided on more barbecue.
We pulled up to and sat down at TK's Smokhaus. Just after the bartender delivered our drinks, she asked if we'd like some free bacon…? To the dumbfounded look on our faces, the bartender went on to explain that from 8:00pm till closing, every Thursday, they have free bacon. 
Now, taco places will give you tortilla chips and salsa; some restaurants will give you some bread, but this place…not just an hors d'oeuvre sized portion of bacon, but a whole damn plate! It gets even better! The bacon is All-You-Can-Eat! No kidding!
We couldn't possibly even finish a single plate of bacon. We did put the leftovers in a box for road snacks.
We had an idea for a light meal even before we rolled in. Perhaps feeling a little obligated, we did order it, but just ate just enough to taste that their barbecue is good too. We're not sure if it's as good as Q39, but it's good. So, if you ever find yourself in the middle of Kansas on a Thursday, you know where to head.
We waddled out, fully showing the effects of a bacon overdose. There was more town to explore so we went in search of Main Street. We cruised up and down Main St. before calling it a night. Hays is a nice, clean town lined with turn of the century (19-20th) brick buildings.
We're looking forward to a totally different experience tomorrow as we head into Colorado.
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