Woodyard Bar-B-Que
Built on a literal woodyard. Smoke is in the DNA.
Woodyard Bar-B-Que is a barbecue restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri.
Woodyard operates out of an actual wood supply yard that has sold smoking wood to Kansas City pitmasters for decades, and the restaurant grew straight out of that business. The setting is unmatched in KC barbecue—you eat at picnic tables surrounded by stacks of hickory and oak while smoke drifts across the yard as you order, the provenance hanging literally in the air.
The burnt ends are destination-worthy—deeply smoked, caramelized, and clearly made by people with a serious relationship to wood—and the smoked chicken holds up right beside them. Then there are the trash fries, loaded with burnt-end bits, that turn a humble side into the reason some people make the drive to Argentine at all. It's barbecue where the fuel is the whole story, provenance you can smell a lot longer before you ever taste it. Come hungry and eat outside.
- Style: Kansas City Style
- Price: $$
- Neighborhood: Argentine
- Serving since 2009
What to order
- Burnt Ends
- Smoked Chicken
- Trash Fries
How it scores — 8.8/10 overall
Visiting
- Address: 3001 Merriam Ln, Kansas City, KS 66106
- Phone: (913) 362-8000
- Website: https://woodyardbbq.com
Hours: Tue–Sat 11am–8pm, Sun 11am–4pm
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