It's Ballard's 117th new barbecue place. Its name is kind of like "Kicking Butt"!!! It's got valet parking and makes an excellent Manhattan and purports to "evoke the memory of simpler times—food and drink made in-house, from scratch, and served with a generous helping of Southern hospitality." It's got these light fixtures that look like a wagon wheel mated with a drag queen’s dressing room mirror. Is Kickin' Boot Whiskey Kitchen any good? I went to find out.*

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*Plus barbecue anecdotes from Austin and Seattle! You can skip the first two paragraphs if you dislike such anecdotes, and/or yell at me in the comments about them.