The Kansas side of the metro. Slap's BBQ on Central Avenue, Joe's KC on 47th, Strawberry Hill's Croatian heritage and an honest-cheap food culture.
Order The Z-Man sandwich, slow-smoked brisket with provolone, onion rings and barbecue sauce on a kaiser roll.
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que runs out of a working Shamrock gas station at 47th and Mission in Kansas City, Kansas, where the Stehneys opened in 1996.
Order Burnt ends and pork ribs at the counter; grab them before the kitchen sells out.
Slap's BBQ on Central Avenue in Kansas City Kansas runs a competition-pitmaster operation since 2014 and sells out daily by mid-afternoon, ribs first.
Strawberry Hill Baking Company in suburban Kansas City has carried the Croatian sweet-bread povitica since 1903, with the Merriam facility producing up.
The world's largest barbecue competition in Kansas City brings 500-plus teams to the Kansas Speedway over five days from late September into early October.
Kansas City Barbeque Society runs Certified BBQ Judge classes at headquarters in Kansas City; pass the class to judge sanctioned competitions across the US.
Try Z-Man sandwich
Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que in the working Shamrock gas station at 47th and Mission in Kansas City, Kansas serves the Z-Man sandwich, brisket and provolone.
