Openings & Closings
Kansas City barbecue restaurant opens second location, adds pickleball to the platter
December 5, 2023 at 3:13 PM
Kansas City Barbecue Guide
With so many different kinds of barbecue to enjoy and over 100 restaurants to choose from in the metro area, Kansas City’s barbecue scene can be overwhelming. Let us be your guide to the perfect plate.
Eat & Drink
Sorry, Josh Hawley, you’re wrong about the best BBQ ribs in KC. These are the greatest
Updated June 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Openings & Closings
Acclaimed Kansas City restaurant is expanding: BBQ and honky-tonk dive bar on the way
Updated November 29, 2023 at 4:07 PM
Eat & Drink
On Kansas City’s East Side, a mixed plate of barbecue, blues and booze
November 1, 2023 at 5:30 AM
Local
Historic neon sign hung at a Kansas City BBQ joint for decades. Will it shine again?
Updated November 11, 2023 at 4:31 PM
Eat & Drink
Nashville joint invites Taylor Swift to show Travis Kelce ‘real BBQ.’ KC is horrified
September 28, 2023 at 11:32 AM
Eat & Drink
I tried the Kansas City barbecue that Josh Hawley loves. He’s right: It’s great
Updated June 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Openings & Closings
His BBQ sold only at food truck or pop-ups. Now he’s opened this Kansas City restaurant
September 8, 2023 at 5:30 AM
Chiefs
More KC barbecue is headed to Arrowhead for Chiefs games. Here’s a guide to what’s new
September 6, 2023 at 5:30 AM
Openings & Closings
Bad month for Johnson County BBQ restaurants: Two catch fire, and one is still closed
August 22, 2023 at 3:54 PM
Cityscape
Best chain BBQ? Best cafeteria? Best buffet? KC-area restaurants make national lists
Updated May 16, 2023 at 1:29 PM
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Cityscape
The latest on Kansas City barbecue: One big remodeling, two big national shoutouts
May 10, 2023 at 5:30 AM
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