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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Kansas City Magazine. Updated June 2026.
Jack Stack Barbecue - Freight House · Crossroads
Best of KC 2024 reader winner for Best Burnt Ends. Beef, lamb, pork, and crown-prime burnt ends across a wood-fired program that's the largest in the U.S.
Joe's KC BBQ · KCK — 47th & Mission
Best of KC 2024 winner for Best Barbecue overall. The deeply caramelized point-cut burnt ends show up on the Z-Man and by the half-pound; one of KC's two or three non-negotiable stops.
Q39 - Midtown · Midtown / Westport
KC Magazine's #3 BBQ pick. The 'Mr. Burns' burnt-ends sandwich with frizzled onion straws is the house signature.
Harp Barbecue · Overland Park
KC Magazine's #6 BBQ pick. Pitmaster Tyler Harp's brisket-first program anchors burnt ends plus pork-belly burnt ends.