Openings & Closings

Grocery chain serving BBQ just opened third Kansas City area location. Here’s where

The new Fareway Meat Market has a vast selection of meat and fish.
The new Fareway Meat Market has a vast selection of meat and fish. dhudnall@kcstar.com

Fareway Meat Market has opened its third metro outpost, its first in the Northland.

The Iowa-based grocer and butcher shop opened Friday at 8606 N.E. 85th St. near Liberty.

In addition to a meat counter that offers fresh cuts of meat and seafood, the Northland Fareway is a full grocery store, with a produce section; beer, wine and liquor; and to-go barbecue dishes from McGonigle’s Kitchen and Catering.

Fareway Meat Market is now open at 8606 N.E. 85th St. in Kansas City’s Northland.
Fareway Meat Market is now open at 8606 N.E. 85th St. in Kansas City’s Northland. David Hudnall dhudnall@kcstar.com

Fareway purchased McGonigle’s Market at 79th Street and Ward Parkway in 2020, rebranding it as Fareway Meat Market. In 2022, it opened a second local store, in Olathe, at 13430 W. 151st St.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Customers browse the new Fareway deli window on Wednesday afternoon in the Northland.
Customers browse the new Fareway deli window on Wednesday afternoon in the Northland. David Hudnall dhudnall@kcstar.com

Fareway, which recently relocated its headquarters from Boone, Iowa, to Johnston, Iowa, now has more than 130 stores in Midwestern states including Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota.

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David Hudnall
The Kansas City Star
David Hudnall is a columnist for The Star’s Opinion section. He is a Kansas City native and a graduate of the University of Missouri. He was previously the editor of The Pitch and Phoenix New Times.
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