Another wonderful Kansas City located that has been built from the ground and still run by family - it's just one of those places that we can't get enough of. Dating back to the early 1930's, this place has seen generations upon generations of customers through their doors - and they keep coming back. For Thanksgiving...
Danny Edwards's father Jake arrived in Kansas City in 1938 and set up Jake's Barbecue, which remained open until 1981. Danny, then known as "Lil' Jake," opened his own barbecue restaurant in 1980 using his family's recipes. He became most well-known for his slogan, "Eat it, and beat it." It was a reminder to the customers of his 18-seater on Grand Boulevard in the heart of downtown Kansas City of the long line of customers waiting for seats...
Danny Edwards Blvd Barbecue, for example, can rightly claim bragging rights for a lineage dating to the 1930s, when Danny’s dad, the famous Jake Edwards, started his business during the Great Depression and was in full swing by 1938. Later, young Danny — dubbed “Lil’ Jake” by friends and customers — learned the barbecue business from butts to bones by working alongside Big Jake. Danny eventually got Dad’s secret sauce recipe...
A “BBQ legend” in a “BBQ town”, this “down-to-earth” mainstay on the Westside boasts an affordable roster of “top-tier” meats (the “best burnt ends”) and sauce that's “a little spicier than most”; the “snappy” service encourages diners to “eat it and beat it”, but regulars advise, “get there early or you won't get a seat.”
If you find yourself in southwest Kansas City, it's hard to miss this beloved local institution, with its name in large letters on one side, neon on the other. Danny Edwards Boulevard BBQ occupies a large free-standing industrial building alongside a major thoroughfare, where it moved in 2007 after an illustrious run in the city center. There is a lot of history behind the second-generation restaurant, and when Edwards moved, so did his trademark pink concrete pig statue that stands outside the door greeting diners as it did in past locations. Now there is much more room, but that hardly makes getting a seat easy...
This spot's famous for its beef brisket, especially the burnt ends sandwich. Called "Ol' Smoky," the beefy bomb features the flavorful edges of the brisket, slow-smoked with hickory. They also offer beef, turkey and pork by the pound and a three-meat special for those on a carnivorous streak...
Folks in Kansas City take their barbecue seriously, as this brisket recipe shows. It came from Danny Edwards, son of legendary K.C. pit master Jake Edwards...
