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KC BBQ Road Trip!
If you REALLY love barbeque, then we hope you'll join us on our continuous BBQ Road Trips as we set out to try every single joint in the KC metro area!
We'll lay out a roadmap of the joints we want to visit by quarter for the year, then over time, set and publish our road trip dates and the joints we'll hit on that day.
Follow along as we code and build our tracker below, already a work in progress, and let us know if you have any questions or ideas!
Looking forward to our road trips and eating LOTS of barbeque!
Darren Shafer
Owner/Pitmaster
Fire Canyon Barbeque
BBQ Road Trip Guide
BARBEQUE
Kansas City
ROAD TRIP
Please note, this table will have limited functionality and broken links while in development. I work on it daily now, so watch it improve over time! - Darren
Joint Name | Next Trip | Last Trip | Phone | Address | City | State | Type | Public Rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Big T's Bar-B-Q | 09/30/2023 | 816-923-2278 | 6201 Blue Parkway | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 3.9 | Operating | |
Stanley James Smokehouse | 09/30/2023 | 785-841-9691 | 1500 E 23rd St | Lawrence | KS | Restaurant | 4.1 | Operating | |
T&T BBQ & Catering | 09/16/2023 | 785-331-8349 | 2632 Moundview Drive | Lawrence | KS | Food Truck | 0 | Operating | |
Hog Wild Pit Bar-B-Q | 09/16/2023 | 785-842-4100 | 1516 W 23rd St, Suite 300 | Lawrence | KS | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | |
Biemer's BBQ | 09/02/2023 | 01/22/2009 | 785-842-0800 | 2120 W 9th St | Lawrence | KS | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating |
Bigg's Barbeque | 09/02/2023 | 785-856-2550 | 2429 Iowa St | Lawrence | KS | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | |
Filling Station BBQ | 08/19/2023 | 816-347-0794 | 333 SE Douglas St | Lee's Summit | MO | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | |
Back Porch Bar-B-Q | 08/19/2023 | 816-349-2880 | 1620 SE Blue Parkway | Lee's Summit | MO | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | |
Low-N-Slow Midwest BBQ | 08/05/2023 | 913-306-5552 | 106 S Main | Lansing | KS | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | |
Wyandot B-B-Q | 08/05/2023 | 04/19/2008 | 913-788-7554 | 8441 State Ave | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 3.9 | Operating |
Moose's BBQ & Catering | 07/22/2023 | 785-691-6757 | 213 E Main St | Gardner | KS | Food Trailer | 4.4 | Operating | |
Barbwire Barbecue | 07/22/2023 | 785-856-0877 | 601 E 10th St #9449 | Eudora | KS | Restaurant | 4.8 | Operating | |
Three Pigs BBQ | 07/08/2023 | 816-813-2227 | 890 E Langsford Road | Lee's Summit | MO | Food Truck | 4.5 | Operating | |
Jazzy B's Diner- BBQ | 07/08/2023 | 816-272-0654 | 1803 B NE Colbern Road | Lee's Summit | MO | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | |
Rosedale Bar-B-Q | 06/17/2023 | 913-262-0343 | 600 Southwest Blvd | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | |
Pigwich @ Local Pig | 06/17/2023 | 816-200-1639 | 20 E 5th St | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | |
LC'S BAR-B-Q | 06/03/2023 | 09/12/2009 | 816-923-4484 | 5800 Blue Parkway | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating |
Slap's BBQ | 06/03/2023 | 06/10/2016 | 913-213-3736 | 553 Central Ave | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating |
Wolfepack BBQ | 05/21/2023 | 816-268-0770 | 910 E 5th St | Kansas City | MO | Food Truck | 4.9 | Operating | |
Night Goat Barbecue | 05/21/2023 | 06/19/2022 | 816-437-7001 | 2143 Summit St | Kansas City | MO | Pop-Up | 4.7 | Operating |
SMOAK Craft BBQ & Coffee | 02/05/2023 | 940-368-0026 | Usually at Maps Coffee | Lenexa | KS | Pop-Up | 4 | Operating | |
Buck Tui BBQ | 02/04/2023 | 913-283-8255 | 6737 W 75th St | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | |
B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ | 02/04/2023 | 816-822-7427 | 1205 E 85th St | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | |
Harp Barbecue | 02/04/2023 | 6633 Raytown Rd | Raytown | MO | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | ||
Chef J BBQ | 02/04/2023 | 816-805-8283 | 1401 W 13 St Suite G | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.8 | Operating | |
Scott's Kitchen and Catering at Hangar 29 | 12/30/2022 | 816-270-0505 | 11920 N Ambassador Drive | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.8 | Operating | |
Fire Canyon Barbeque | 12/19/2022 | 303-587-5381 | Food Truck Location Varies | Tonganoxie | KS | Food Truck | 5 | Operating | |
Char Bar | 12/14/2022 | 816-389-8600 | 4050 Pennsylvania Ave, Suite 150 | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | |
Pork & Pickle | 11/16/2022 | 816-243-5237 | KCI Terminal B | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 3.6 | Closed | |
Meat Mitch | 10/25/2022 | (913) 363-6328 | 3620 W. 95th Street | Leawood | KS | Restaurant | 4.1 | Operating | |
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que | 09/19/2022 | 913-338-5151 | 11723 Roe Ave | Leawood | KS | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | |
Blind Box BBQ | 05/22/2022 | 913-268-4227 | 1601 Village West Parkway | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | |
Fiorella's Jack Stack | 02/05/2022 | 913-382-4227 | 8721 Ryckert St | Lenexa | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | |
Quentin's BBQ & Sides | 01/23/2022 | 611 w 2nd St | Bonner Springs | KS | Restaurant | 5 | Operating | ||
Jousting Pigs | 12/24/2021 | 913-490-7800 | 1702 Village West Pkwy | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 3.9 | Operating | |
Tin Kitchen | 11/19/2021 | 816-640-0100 | 509 Main St | Weston | MO | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | |
Q39 South | 10/29/2021 | 913-951-4500 | 11051 Antioch Road | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | |
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque | 10/01/2021 | 816-231-1123 | 1727 Brooklyn Ave | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | |
Blind Box BBQ | 09/15/2021 | 913-268-4227 | 13214 W 62nd St | Shawnee | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | |
K&M Bar-B-Q & Catering | 04/24/2021 | 913-592-5145 | 603 N Webster St | Spring Hill | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | |
Mr. P'z Bar and Grill | 04/07/2021 | 913-766-9499 | 10400 Mastin St | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | |
Hawg Jaw Que & Brew | 04/03/2021 | 816-741-4294 | 900 Swift St | North Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | |
Fox&Fire BBQ | 04/03/2021 | 816-775-0153 | 1447 Gentry St | North Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 5 | Operating | |
Brobecks Barbeque | 04/01/2021 | 913-901-9700 | 4615 Indian Creek Parkway | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | |
Smoke n Seoul | 03/25/2021 | 913-221-5978 | Location varies in KC Metro area. | Gardner | KS | Food Truck | 4.8 | Operating | |
Crazy Good Eats | 03/14/2021 | 913-905-2744 | 16695 A W 151st St | Olathe | KS | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | |
Jonathan's Gourmet "Wood Fire" Grill | 02/20/2021 | 913-777-6115 | 2111 E Crossroads Ln | Olathe | KS | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | |
Gigi's Seafood and Barbeque | 02/20/2021 | 913-839-5003 | 2011 E Crossroads Ln STE 105 | Olathe | KS | Restaurant | 4.9 | Closed | |
The Junction on Santa Fe | 02/02/2021 | 913-303-3665 | 12804 Santa Fe Trail Dr | Lenexa | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | |
Jones Bar-B-Q | 09/26/2020 | 913-788-5005 | 6706 Kaw Drive | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | |
Summit Hickory Pit BBQ | 09/06/2020 | 816-246-4434 | 1012 SE Blue Parkway | Lee's Summit | MO | Restaurant | 4.3 | Closed | |
Smoke Brewing Co. | 08/30/2020 | 816-525-2337 | 209 SE Main St | Lee's Summit | MO | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | |
Fiorella's Jack Stack | 08/09/2020 | 913-385-7427 | 9520 Metcalf Ave | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | |
Johnny's BBQ | 06/26/2020 | 913-768-0777 | 1375 W Old US 56 | Olathe | KS | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | |
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que | 05/09/2020 | 913-782-6858 | 11950 S Strang Line Rd | Olathe | KS | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | |
Smokin'Joe's BBQ | 03/12/2020 | 913-780-5511 | 519 E Santa Fe St | Olathe | KS | Restaurant | 3.9 | Closed | |
Wild Frontier BBQ | 10/01/2019 | 1531 S Hamilton Cir | Olathe | KS | Restaurant | Closed | |||
Mad Man's BBQ | 07/12/2019 | 844-623-6267 | Permanently Closed | Lenexa | KS | Restaurant | 4.3 | Closed | |
Scout's BBQ | 06/22/2019 | 913-238-9471 | Food Truck Location Varies | Spring Hill | KS | Food Trailer | 4.9 | Operating | |
Barbwire Barbecue | 06/22/2019 | 785-856-0877 | 601 E 10th St #9449 | Eudora | KS | Food Trailer | 4.8 | Operating | |
ChickHoovenSwine BBQ | 06/22/2019 | 816-875-4813 | 1707 Locust St | Spring Hill | MO | Food Trailer | 3.9 | Operating | |
Mad Man's BBQ | 06/22/2019 | 844-623-6267 | Permanently Closed | Lenexa | KS | Food Truck | 4.5 | Closed | |
Fiorella's Jack Stack | 06/14/2019 | 816-472-7427 | 101 W 22nd St #300, Freight House | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | |
Roscoe's BBQ | 11/20/2018 | 913-422-4600 | 9711 Kaw Drive | Edwardsville | KS | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | |
Burnt End BBQ | 08/15/2018 | 913-451-8888 | 11831 Metcalf Ave | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | |
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que | 07/21/2017 | 913-334-8646 | 1320 Village West Parkway | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 4.2 | Operating | |
Fiorella's Jack Stack | 01/24/2017 | 816-621-7427 | 1840 NW Chipman Road | Lee's Summit | KS | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | |
Woodyard Bar-B-Que | 01/24/2017 | 913-362-8000 | 3001 Merriam Lane | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | |
The Rub Bar-B-Que | 10/15/2016 | 913-894-1820 | 10512 S Ridgeview Road | Olathe | KS | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | |
Plowboys BBQ | 10/14/2016 | 816-221-7569 | 1111 Main St, Suite 120 | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.1 | Closed | |
Q39 Midtown | 10/02/2015 | 816-255-3753 | 1000 W 39th St | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | |
Zarda Bar-B-Q | 09/01/2014 | 913-492-2330 | 11931 W 87th Street Parkway | Lenexa | KS | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | |
All Slabbed Up Bar-B-Q | 08/25/2014 | 405 Muncie Rd | Leavenworth | KS | Restaurant | 4.2 | Closed | ||
RJ's Bob-Be-Que Shack | 06/04/2014 | 913-262-7300 | 5835 Lamar Ave | Mission | KS | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | |
Dickey's Barbecue Pit | 07/02/2011 | 7284 W 121st St | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 4 | Closed | ||
Smokebox BBQ Cafe | 09/18/2010 | 816-891-8011 | 10020 N Ambassador Drive | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4 | Operating | |
Smokin' Guns BBQ & Catering | 09/17/2010 | 816-221-2535 | 1218 Swift St | North Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.2 | Closed | |
Johnny's BBQ | 06/06/2010 | 5959 Broadmoor Street | Mission | KS | Restaurant | 4 | Closed | ||
Fiorella's Jack Stack | 04/30/2010 | 816-942-9141 | 13441 Holmes Road, Martin City | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | |
Gates Bar-B-Q | 08/22/2009 | 913-621-1134 | 1026 State Ave | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 3.8 | Operating | |
Arthur Bryant's Barbeque | 08/21/2009 | 1702 Village West Pkwy | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 3.9 | Closed | ||
Smokehouse BBQ | 08/07/2009 | 816-587-3337 | 8451 NW Prairie View Road | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.2 | Operating | |
KC Masterpiece | 03/28/2009 | Permanently Closed | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | Closed | |||
Wyandot B-B-Q | 12/06/2008 | 913-341-0609 | 7215 W 75th St | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 3.9 | Closed | |
Billy Sims Barbecue | 11/15/2008 | 9222 Metcalf Ave | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 3.5 | Closed | ||
Gates Bar-B-Q | 02/17/2007 | 816-483-3880 | 1221 Brooklyn Ave | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.2 | Operating | |
Bates City Bar-B-Que | 10/09/2006 | 913-962-7447 | 6493 Quivira Road | Shawnee | KS | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | |
A Little BBQ Joint | 816-252-2275 | 1101 W US Highway 24 | Independence | MO | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | ||
Aunt Mildreds #10 BBQ Sauce | 816-769-1197 | 10805 E Truman Rd | Independence | MO | Food Trailer | 3.6 | Operating | ||
B&C Barbeque | 316-263-8815 | 355 N Washington St | Wichita | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | ||
Backfire Barbeque | 1855 Village West Pkwy | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 3.8 | Closed | |||
Bandana's Bar-B-Q | 816-671-1166 | 4225 Frederick Ave | St Joseph | MO | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | ||
Barbe-Q-Pit | 4520 E 47th St S | Wichita | KS | Restaurant | 3.3 | Closed | |||
Batch Country Kitchen & Que | 816-673-1122 | 6253 N Oak Trafficway | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | ||
Bates City Bar-B-Que | 816-625-4961 | 201 E Market St | Bates City | MO | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | ||
Bee Cee's Authentic BBQ | 12560 Quivira Rd | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 3.8 | Closed | |||
Big Q Barbecue | 913-362-6980 | 2117 S 34th St | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | ||
Big T's Bar-B-Q | 816-767-0905 | 9409 Blue Ridge Blvd | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 3.6 | Operating | ||
Billy Bob's BBQ & Ice Cream | 620-342-4227 | 20 Commercial St | Emporia | KS | Restaurant | 4.2 | Operating | ||
Billy Sims Barbecue | 925 E Lincoln Ln | Gardner | KS | Restaurant | 4.1 | Closed | |||
Bite Me BBQ | 316-729-2904 | 132 St Francis | Wichita | KS | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | ||
Black Belt Bar-B-Q | 913-579-2031 | 409 Metropolitan St | Leavenworth | KS | Food Trailer | 4.3 | Closed | ||
Black Dog BBQ | 785-845-9559 | 2047 SW Topeka | Topeka | KS | Restaurant | 3.5 | Operating | ||
BobbyD's Merchant St BBQ | 620-342-1990 | 607 Merchant St | Emporia | KS | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | ||
Branding Iron BBQ | 816-380-2214 | 2027 N Commercial St | Harrisonville | MO | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | ||
Broadway Burgers & BBQ | 316-262-3663 | 1659 S Broadway | Wichita | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | ||
Buffet at Harrah's | 816-472-7777 | One Riverboat Drive | North Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | Closed | |||
Burnt End BBQ | 816-601-0444 | 2450 Grand Blvd | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | ||
C. Frogs BBQ Steak Whiskey | 3935 W 69th Terrace | Prairie Village | KS | Restaurant | 4.1 | Closed | |||
Chops BBQ & Catering | 816-866-4337 | 109 E Main St | Smithville | MO | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | ||
Chosun Korean Barbeque | 913-339-9644 | 12611 Metcalf Ave | Overland Park | KS | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | ||
County Road Ice House BBQ & Bar | 816-399-4967 | 100 E 14th St | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | ||
Cox Bros BBQ | 785-539-0770 | 223 McCall Rd | Manhattan | KS | Restaurant | 4.2 | Operating | ||
Crooked Que BBQ | 816-572-7602 | 5637 N Smalley Ave | Kansas City | MO | Food Truck | 5 | Operating | ||
Danny Edwards Blvd BBQ | 816-283-0880 | 2900 Southwest Blvd | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | ||
Delano Barbeque Company | 316-260-4950 | 710 W Douglas Ave | Wichita | KS | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | ||
Depot Saloon | 816-452-2100 | 2702 N Bell St | Avondale | MO | Restaurant | 4.2 | Operating | ||
Dickey's Barbecue Pit | 816-505-3900 | 9000 NW Skyview Ave | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.2 | Operating | ||
Dickey's Barbecue Pit | 1736 NW Chipman Rd | Lee's Summit | MO | Restaurant | 3.5 | Closed | |||
Fiorella's Jack Stack | 816-531-7427 | 4747 Wyandotte St, Country Club Plaza | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | ||
Gates Bar-B-Q | 913-383-1752 | 2001 W 103rd St | Leawood | KS | Restaurant | 4.1 | Operating | ||
Gates Bar-B-Q | 816-531-7522 | 1325 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.2 | Operating | ||
Gates Bar-B-Q | 816-753-0828 | 3205 Main St | Kansas City | MO | Restaurant | 4.2 | Operating | ||
Gates Bar-B-Q | 816-353-5880 | 10440 E US 40 | Independence | MO | Restaurant | 4.1 | Operating | ||
Geno's Bar-B-Q | 316-744-1497 | 140 Oliver | Kechi | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | ||
Guy & Mae's Tavern | 785-746-8830 | 119 W William St | Williamsburg | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | ||
HHB BBQ - Hog Heard a Bird | 785-246-6416 | 906 S Kansas Ave | Topeka | KS | Restaurant | 4.2 | Closed | ||
Hayward's Pit BBQ | 913-451-8080 | 10901 W 75th St | Shawnee | KS | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | ||
Hickory Log Bar-B-Q | 913-287-9560 | 5047 Welborn Lane | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 4.1 | Operating | ||
Hog Wild Pit Bar-B-Q | 316-945-9550 | 233 S West St | Wichita | KS | Restaurant | 4.5 | Operating | ||
Hog Wild Pit Bar-B-Q | 785-783-7071 | 5330 SW 21st Street | Topeka | KS | Restaurant | 4.3 | Operating | ||
Hot Rodz B B Q | 785-209-0527 | 1118 N Washington St | Junction City | KS | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | ||
Iron Horse BBQ | 816-858-6020 | 2405 NW Prairie View Road | Platte City | MO | Restaurant | 4.4 | Operating | ||
JC's BBQ & Grill | 785-579-6606 | 812 E Chestnut St | Junction City | KS | Restaurant | 4 | Operating | ||
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que | 913-722-3366 | 3002 W 47th Ave | Kansas City | KS | Restaurant | 4.8 | Operating | ||
Jousting Pigs | 816-429-6886 | 110 E Kansas St | Liberty | MO | Pop-Up | 4.5 | Closed | ||
KC BBQ Truck | 816-810-2690 | Food Truck Location Varies | MO | Food Truck | Closed | ||||
KC Baby Back Ribs | 816-690-3300 | 204 S Broadway | Oak Grove | MO | Restaurant | 4.2 | Operating | ||
Kehde's Barbeque | 660-826-2267 | 1915 S Limit Ave | Sedalia | MO | Restaurant | 4.6 | Operating | ||
Le - J's Bar BQ | 316-283-0802 | 601 SE 36th St | Newton | KS | Restaurant | 4.7 | Operating | ||
Lonnie Q's BBQ |