BBQ Restaurants in Independence, MO

BBQ in Independence at a glance

• BBQ is the 9th largest food category in Independence, after mexican and pizza.
• Its 3.5% share compares with 1.4% across the 506 cities in this guide, so Independence leans toward bbq.
• Of the 13 listed below, 9 are independent and 4 belong to chains; 12 list a website.

BBQ Restaurants in Independence

• A Little BBQ Joint
  Restaurant · BBQ · 1101 W US Hwy 24
• Fuegos BBQ Mexican Cocina
  Restaurant · BBQ · 9013 E US Hwy 40, Ste A B
• Gates Bar-B-Q
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 10440 E US Hwy 40
• Smokehouse Barbecue
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 19000 East 39th St S
• Ain't Yo Momma Kitchen
  Restaurant · BBQ · 208 N Main St
• Aunt Mildred's
  Restaurant · BBQ · 10805 E Truman Rd
• Bandana's BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 4140 S Noland Rd
• Dickeys Barbecue Pit
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 1348 S Noland Rd
• Famous Dave's
  Restaurant · BBQ · Chain · 17700 E 39th St S
• Three Pigs BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 3848 S Noland Rd
• Diner & BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 305 Route 291
• RibCrib BBQ & Grill
  Restaurant · BBQ · 19801 E. Valleyview Pkwy
• American Way Smokehouse - Kansas City BBQ
  Restaurant · BBQ · 17710 E 39th St S

BBQ elsewhere in Missouri

Among the Missouri cities in this guide, the most bbq listings are in Kansas City (46), St. Louis (42), Springfield (34), Columbia (13) and Lee's Summit (9).

Run a bbq spot in Independence?

You share this list with 12 other bbq listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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