Hawg Jaw Que & Brew
A championship team's North KC weekend pit
Hawg Jaw Que & Brew is a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.
Hawg Jaw is what a championship competition team builds when it goes brick-and-mortar. Tucked into North Kansas City's industrial district and open only Thursday through Sunday, it turns a limited schedule into a weekend-event feel—arrive early on Saturday or watch the count dwindle through the afternoon. The 'que and the 'brew' get equal weight here.
The contest pedigree translates straight to the plate: brisket sliced with real care, burnt ends wearing a caramelized crust on every cube, and smoked wings meaty enough to reward the trip. Then there's the genuine craft-beer program—the 'brew' in the name—that adds a dimension most pits skip entirely, a house pour built to sit beside a tray of smoke. Precision from the competition circuit, served with a pint alongside, in a room that treats the weekend as an occasion rather than a shift.
- Style: Kansas City Style
- Price: $$
- Neighborhood: North Kansas City
- Serving since 2017
What to order
- Brisket
- Burnt Ends
- Smoked Wings
- Craft Beer
How it scores — 8.6/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 900 Swift St, North Kansas City, MO 64116
- Phone: (816) 741-4294
- Website: https://hawgjaw.com
Hours: Thu–Sat 11am–8pm, Sun 11am–3pm
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