Specialties: Ribs, brisket, and the original sauce Arthur Bryant’s has been serving Kansas City since the 1920s and has earned its spot as one of the city’s most historic BBQ spots.

They trace back to Henry Perry in 1908 when he would sell slow-cooked ribs, wrapped up in newspaper for 25 cents a slab. While prices have certainly changed, quality Kansas City BBQ has not.

Kansas City: Sweet KC BBQ Sauce Kansas City is a major hub for meatpacking, so when it comes to barbecue, you’ll find just about everything under the sun there, from ribs to brisket to chicken ...

Ready for the judge’s table. Competition Kansas City-style ribs from Kenny Nadeau. Nadeau is the owner of Uncle Kenny’s Takeaway. His food truck will soon have a permanent spot at Ax-Caliber ...

Beyond burnt ends, Kansas City also has a scene for Korean barbecue (K-BBQ) and Japanese barbecue (J-BBQ) full of flavorful ...

“For us, we also get to play around,” he laughed. “We’re going to cook some Kansas City style ribs and a little cheesy corn.” The 2025 Players Tailgate is set for 1 p.m. in New Orleans.

In Kansas City, expect everything and anything to be barbecued: basically, no meat is off-limits (chicken, pork, ribs, beef brisket, ham, turkey, sausage and so on). Typically, the meat gets a ...