Arthur Bryant’s
Gates & Sons Bar-B-Q
Fiorella’s Jack Stack BBQ
- A local legend in the art of spicy barbecue joints, Arthur Bryant’s was founded in the 1920s by Arthur’s older brother Charlie. Since it’s near Municipal Stadium, you may see a ballplayer or two digging into some ribs. According to the restaurant, noted author Calvin Trillin declared in Playboy magazine that “the single best restaurant in the world is Arthur Bryant’s Barbecue at 18th & Brooklyn in Kansas City.” www.arthurbryantsbbq.com
Gates & Sons Bar-B-Q
- This family-owned restaurant is a Kansas City institution, having opened its doors in 1946 and growing from a single storefront at 19th & Vine to offering five restaurants throughout the K.C. metropolitan area today. Sauces and rubs can also be purchased online. www.gatesbbq.com
Fiorella’s Jack Stack BBQ
- With four locations in K.C., including a new restaurant in Country Club Plaza, Jack Stack’s was founded in 1957 by the Fiorella family as a modest storefront barbecue house, and has since grown to offer hickory-grilled poultry, steaks and seafood. Products from Jack Stack’s can be shipped throughout the continental U.S. www.jackstackkc.com
- Other unique and popular barbecue joints among the more than 100 that make K.C. a place where plenty of napkins are a necessity include BB’s Lawnside BBQ (www.bbslawn sidebbq.com), which features a regular calendar of thumpin’ live blues music; Oklahoma Joe’s (www.oklahomajoesbbq.com); L.C.’s Barbecue (816.923.4484); and Rosedale Barbecue (913.262.0343).