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🇺🇸 Kansas City
10 places across No Reservations
Every Place Bourdain Visited in Kansas City
10 placesJoe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que
W 47th Ave
Tony ate here with Zamir and a food blogger. The blogger says this is the best place to get BBQ in the city. It was called Oklahoma Joe's when they attended. Tony loves the ribs and burnt ends.
Jack Stack Barbecue | Freight House
West 22nd Street
Zamir and Tony ordered bourbon, short ribs, lamb ribs, spare ribs.
LC's Bar-B-Q
Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Woodyard Bar-B-Que
Merriam Lane
Tony had BBQ here with The Black Keys
B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ
E 85th St
BBQ catfish, burnt ends
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Savoy Grill (Closed)
West 9th Street
This used to be the Savoy Grill, but it closed now. Tony and Zamir had a meal here, in a place that used to feed both mobsters and politicians
Rosedale Bar-B-Q
SW Boulevard
Zamir ordered chicken and ribs (the platter is called The Flying Pig) and Tony had the brisket sandwich
Cigar Box
Grand Boulevard
Zamir and Tony had a night cap here with some bourbon.
Town Topic Hamburgers Baltimore
Baltimore Ave
Drunk late night burgers.
Kansas City Chiefs Football
Arrowhead Dr
Tony and Zamir went to a Chiefs tailgate party
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