2 american bbq spots in 18th and Vine Jazz District

Arthur Bryant's Barbeque

Order Burnt ends sandwich on Wonder Bread with the rust-coloured original sauce.

Arthur Bryant's on Brooklyn Avenue in Kansas City is the canonical BBQ address, with roots back to Henry Perry's 1908 pit and the Bryant family's takeover.

Gates Bar-B-Q

Order Beef on bun with extra sauce and a side of beans, plus burnt ends if you can get them.

Gates Bar-B-Q's Emanuel Cleaver II flagship in Kansas City has run the city's tomato-sweet sauce style since 1946, with the famous greeting at the door.

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