Slap's BBQ
Texas-influenced. KC at heart.
Slap's BBQ is a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.
Slap's arrived in 2016 and rocketed into the Kansas City barbecue elite by borrowing openly from Central Texas—long oak smokes and a lighter hand with the sauce—then applying that approach to the KC canon. The result is a Kansas-side pit that reads Texan in technique but stays Kansas City at heart, and the balance is what sets it apart.
The burnt ends are some of the most consistent in the city: fat properly rendered, a deep bark, and a glaze that flatters the beef rather than burying it. The brisket shows the same long-smoke discipline, sliced with patience, and the jalapeno cheddar sausage is a genuine sleeper hit with slow heat and a real snap to the casing. It's the modern KC-Texas hybrid done with unusual steadiness, plate after plate, from a pit that earned its elite standing faster than almost anyone in town.
- Style: Kansas City Style
- Price: $
- Neighborhood: Kansas City, KS
- Serving since 2016
What to order
- Burnt Ends
- Brisket
- Jalapeno Cheddar Sausage
How it scores — 8.9/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 553 Central Ave, Kansas City, KS 66101
- Phone: (913) 213-3736
- Website: https://slapsbbqkc.com
Hours: Tue–Sun 11am–8pm
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