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The Kansas City Star

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USA Today list ranks the best of Kansas City BBQ. Which joint is No. 1?

Declaring the very best version of Kansas City barbecue coming out of the many beloved joints in the metro area is often a futile and controversial task — it depends on one’s preference and the day and time a diner goes to a restaurant, and you best be prepared to defend it. But each year, publications, influencers and anyone online with an opinion tackle the scary job of ranking our barbecue and sharing their findings. USA Today, the national media company that owns newspapers across the country, including in Missouri and Kansas, published the 2026 readers’ choice list of 10 best Kansas City-style BBQ restaurants on Oct. 28. Last year the publication’s readers voted, strangely, to award a non-Kansas City joint (Stateline Road Smokehouse in Napa, California) with the No. 1 spot on a Kansas City BBQ list — though to be fair, owner Darryl Bell is originally from Kansas City. But it seems those readers righted their wrongs, with a Kansas City-based barbecue restaurant earning the most votes to claim the top spot. That best barbecue restaurant is Slap’s BBQ , a KC spot that’s often considered one of the best to ‘cue and has produced a loyal following

Kansas City, MO · 23h

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This Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant In Missouri Is Worth The Drive From Anywhere In The State

Some restaurants earn their reputation through marketing budgets and Instagram filters, and then there’s LC’s Bar-B-Q in Kansas City, Missouri, which earns its reputation the old-fashioned way: through smoke, patience, and meat so good it makes you question every life choice that kept you away this long. If...

Kansas City, MO · 2d
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A Kansas City grocery store thrives where others closed. Now the model is expanding

Deborah Phillips walked up to the automatic sliding glass doors of the Sun Fresh in the Blue Parkway Shops on Oct. 26, only to be disappointed. The grocery store had closed for good the night before, citing “declining sales and rising operating costs.”. Phillips works down the street and...

Kansas City, MO · 3d
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Flight heading from Kansas City to Atlanta diverted to Lambert

A plane from Kansas City with a destination of Atlanta diverted to Lambert International Airport Monday evening.

Kansas City, MO · 13h
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The Kansas City Star

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Mice droppings on shelves, gnats under sink: Latest KC-area restaurant inspections

From moldy food on grocery displays to roaches under a soda machine, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week. Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public. In Kansas City and Independence, each city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections. The lower the number of violations, the better. Most restaurants correct violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly after. The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations. They are available for Kansas City at inspectionsonline.us/foodsafety/mousakansascity/search.htm and Johnson and Wyandotte counties at portal.kda.ks.gov/Food/FoodInspectionSearch. Here are the restaurants in Kansas City, Johnson and Wyandotte Counties that received seven or more priority and priority foundation ​violations from Oct. 25-31. No eateries in Independence met the threshold during this time period. Midtown Market-Desi Dhaba 3967 Main St. Nine violations found during Oct. 26 inspection Roaches were seen on a wall, while dead roaches were seen in paper towel dispenser. An employee was seen cutting cilantro

Kansas City, KS · 1d

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New ‘best’ KC barbecue spot named according to national poll

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (KCTV) - There could be a new king of Kansas City-style barbecue. The results will be controversial. Fans just named Slaps BBQ in Kansas City, Kansas, the best Kansas City-style barbecue spot in the country, according to a USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice poll. “To everyone...

Kansas City, KS · 3d

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The Fresh Cheese And Ice Cream At This Missouri Dairy Farm Will Have You Coming Back For More

There are places you visit once and forget, and then there are places that quietly rearrange your expectations of what a good day looks like, and Shatto Milk Company in Osborn, Missouri is firmly in that second category. You don’t stumble onto Shatto by accident. You hear about it...

Osborn, MO · 14h

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Fill Your Entire Shopping Cart For Just $35 At This Unbelievable Discount Store In Missouri

Nobody walks out of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in Kansas City, Missouri feeling like they paid too much for anything, and that is a genuinely rare thing to be able to say about a shopping trip. The store’s tagline is “Good Stuff Cheap,” and after one visit, you’ll understand that...

Kansas City, MO · 4d

The US Sun

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Price Chopper launches value-based offshoot offering groceries at cost plus a 10% charge

SHOPPERS can now buy groceries at cost, plus a 10% charge, through a brand-new version of a discount retailer. The development comes as giants like Kroger and Walmart have recently been forced to detail their pricing strategies. Cosentino’s Food Stores, a regional grocer in the Kansas City, Missouri, area, has...

Kansas City, MO · 17h

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Missouri’s 4 Best Catfish-And-Hushpuppy Fish Camps Sit Right Beside Rivers And Lakes

Fried catfish tastes better when you can see the water it came from, or at least water close enough to count. Missouri has plenty of rivers, creeks, and lakes, and a handful of fish camps sit right on their banks. These four spots pair crispy catfish with golden hushpuppies and...

Missouri · 2d

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This Old-School Missouri Supper Club Has Been Hand-Cutting Steaks Since 1946

A salad named for the year 1957 still lands on tables at one Missouri steakhouse, and people keep ordering it by name. I love when a menu carries its own birthday like that. The prime rib gets talked about more than anything else here. Carrot cake comes in a strong second, which tells you folks save room.

Kansas City, MO · 22h

The Kansas City Star

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Popular OP antique furniture booth moving to new Brookside shop: ‘Really beautiful'

A popular antique furniture and interior design store that was previously a booth inside a Johnson County antique mall, is moving to its own storefront this week. Hydrangea House , which has over 11,000 social media followers, opened inside the Glenwood Antique Mall at 9030 Metcalf Ave in Overland Park last year. Mother and daughter duo Jessica Carpenter and Abigail Gaughan initially got a 164-square-foot booth and quickly expanded to a 2,000-square-foot space to better serve shoppers looking for curated vintage furniture and carefully reupholstered couches and chairs. “We just want to sit and talk to people, and it’s really hard to do that in an antique mall. If you’ve ever tried, it’s very challenging to have a conversation with somebody and sit down with them and talk to them about their house,” said Gaughan, the owner of Hydrangea House. Carpenter, the Hydrangea House’s Chief Creative Officer, is an interior designer by trade. Customers regularly seek her advice on anything from basic interior design tips to what color to paint a house’s exterior. “We have somebody who drives from Iowa the first weekend of every month to come see us, and she’s just adorable,” she said. Gaughan and Carpenter came

Kansas City, MO · 19h

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This Old-School Missouri Drugstore Counter Still Pours Hand-Mixed Malts Like It’s 1950

A marble bar, a chocolate malt, and a phosphate soda are still waiting on one Missouri town square. Yes, phosphates. The fizzy old fountain drink your grandparents ordered never fully left this spot. The menu reads like a time capsule with a few modern surprises tucked in. You’ll find floats,...

Independence, MO · 3d

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10 Missouri Fried Chicken Dinners Folks Would Argue Over Before Any Fancy Steak

One Missouri restaurant has been tossing hot dinner rolls across the dining room since 1942. Servers fling them, and you catch them. I love that a fried chicken trip can come with a side of outfield practice. That same spirit runs through this whole list. One spot sells mashed potatoes...

Kansas City, MO · 1d

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The Best Apple Cider Donuts In Missouri Are Waiting At This Charming Hidden Orchard

There’s a barn in Weston, Missouri with a red roof and an old tractor out front, and inside that barn are apple cider donuts that will quietly rearrange your priorities in life. Historic Weston Orchard & Vineyard doesn’t advertise itself loudly, and honestly, that’s a big part of its...

Weston, MO · 6d

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Kansas City’s Town Topic Hamburgers Has Kept Its Tiny Grill Going Around The Clock Since 1937

Some Kansas City restaurants close at night, and one tiny burger counter on Broadway simply never does. Its grill has been working since 1937, through decades of changing streets, changing tastes, and changing neighbors. There are only a handful of seats, a short row of stools, and a parking sign...

Kansas City, MO · 2d

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Man wins $100,000 after buying holiday scratcher ticket in Blue Springs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man in Blue Springs has some extra money to spend this holiday season after winning the top prize on a scratcher ticket. The winner told the Missouri Lottery a family connection draw his attention to the $5 “It’s Gold Outside” holiday-themed scratcher.

Blue Springs, MO · 1d

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Heartworm cases increase according to Kansas City animal nonprofit

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The number of dogs treated for a dangerous disease surged this year according to information from a Kansas City nonprofit. Pet Resource Center of Kansas City said nearly 160 dogs have tested positive for heartworm at its clinics this year. The nonprofit kept track of...

Kansas City, MO · 22h