RJ's Bob-Be-Que
Mission's hometown pit since 1998
RJ's Bob-Be-Que is a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.
RJ's Bob-Be-Que has anchored Mission and northeast Johnson County since 1998, the kind of hometown pit a neighborhood measures its weeks by. It doesn't reach for reinvention—it makes honest Kansas City barbecue at prices that keep the regulars regular, in a room that has never needed a gimmick to fill its tables.
The pulled pork sandwich is the everyday go-to, carrying a clean hickory smoke, and the ribs lean into a classic Kansas City sweetness that pairs naturally with the tomato-based house sauce. A house sausage and a plate of crisp onion rings round out the tray for a hungry lunch. It's an unpretentious Kansas-side stop that has earned its standing one plate at a time, decade after decade, by simply keeping the smoke steady and the prices fair for the people who live nearby.
- Style: Kansas City Style
- Price: $
- Neighborhood: Mission
- Serving since 1998
What to order
- Pulled Pork
- Pork Ribs
- Sausage
- Onion Rings
How it scores — 7.9/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 5835 Lamar Ave, Mission, KS 66202
- Phone: (913) 262-7300
- Website: https://rjsbbq.com
Hours: Mon–Sat 11am–8pm
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