Location: Merriam
Top Restaurants in Merriam
Top Things to do in Merriam
- 1. Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City
- 2. Strawberry Hill Povitica Company
- 3. National World War I Museum and Memorial
- 4. Antioch Park
- 5. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- 6. The Barn Players
- 7. Overland Park Farmers Market
- 8. Merriam Historical Plaza
- 9. Shawnee Town 1929
- 10. Aftershock Live Music Venue
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Top 8 Barbecue food in Merriam, Kansas, United States
Reviews on Barbecue food in Merriam, Kansas, United States. Merriam /ˈmɛriəm/ is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 11,003. It is bordered by the cities of Overland Park to the east and south, Shawnee to the west, and Kansas City, Kansas to the north (in Wyandotte County); the city of Lenexa is less than a mile to the southwest. Merriam is included in the Shawnee Mission postal designation.
Things to do in Merriam
8. Hayward's Pit BBQ
Overall Ratings
5 based on 10 reviews
A Barbeque restaurant, that was established in 1972, by Hayward Spears Sr. We specialize in smoke meats, most notably, burnt ends, which have been declared Best Burnt Ends, by the Kansas City Bar-B-Que Society. We are a dine-in or carry-out restaurant tha
Reviewed By thefriendlytraveler
Found it perfect. Had brisket, pulled pork and ribs. Liked everything and favorite was between the brisket and the pulled pork. Yum
7. Q39 - Midtown
Overall Ratings
4 based on 3102 reviews
The famed Kansas City barbecue is known and desired all across the country. But in the heart of Kansas City, locals know Q39 is the place to go. Blending national-championship barbecue with wood-fire grill techniques, Q39 has mastered the techniques and p
Reviewed By Jimsham
In Kansas City for a wedding my family and I decided barbecue would hit the spot. There are many famous barbecue joints in Kansas City but we picked one Iâve never been to.Q 39 is a quality restaurant with very good barbecue. There was a large group of us and everybody ordered something differentMany of us shared ours with each other and weâre all pleasantly surprised that everything was very good.I had a rib dinner. The ribs were done to perfection, the side dishes tasted great and everybody thoroughly enjoyed their dinnerI highly recommend this restaurant to anybody in the Plaza area of Kansas City seeking good barbecue.Next time Iâm in KC that will be one of my stops
6. Bates City BBQ of Shawnee
Overall Ratings
4 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By ericWinKC
I would consider myself something of a connoisseur of KC BBQ. I've been to most of the places in town...but hadn't been here.My wife and I split the burnt ends, beans and fries.The burnt ends and beans were average by Kansas City standards, which is to say there were good.The fries were hand cut, lightly seasoned, and excellent.
5. Quick's Bar-B-Q
Reviewed By AndyDown
I've been several times and I really enjoy the Big E sandwich and the pulled pork nachos. I recommend the spicy or the sweet sauce the original is a little too much celery seed taste for me. For real bbq fans they have a wood fired pit not the new fangled metal ones so it has an awesome smoky taste. Clean restaurant with good service. The outside is less than pretty but if you are a real fan of bbq that won't matter. It's all about the meat!
4. Blind Box Bbq
Overall Ratings
4 based on 167 reviews
Reviewed By Neiko913
Have eaten there a few times now and it is always great! Burnt ends are killer and the sandwiches are amazing!
3. Jack Stack Barbecue - Overland Park
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1924 reviews
Reviewed By ChaseCarver
Great verity makes it hard to order even the staff recommendations were all over the menu from BBQ, Steaks, and Seafood. We went with the following. The prime rib was tough to cut with a knife but the au jus saved the plate. The burnt ends were good the meat lacked a unique Smokey flavor that I like. The sliced turkey had me seeing lunchables. The creamy cheese corn was a let down. Slaw was average and the beans saved the sides. Overall mediocre at best. Hi ChaseCarver! Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. Sounds like we left something to be desired during your last visit. If you're open to it, we'd like an opportunity to make this right for you! We've escalated this review to our Overland Park Restaurant team. Please send us a direct message with your email address and phone number and a manager from the Overland Park location will reach out to you to coordinate next steps. We hope to hear from you soon!
2. R.j.'s Bob-be-que Shack
Overall Ratings
4 based on 159 reviews
Reviewed By X4458AJmarco
Stopped by on our way around town after running around town all day. I went in without having ordered ahead and expected to wait for 15-20 minutes to get my order. I was promptly helped at the bar and ordered my food. The waitress was very helpful and got my order in and I had my food in approximately 7 minutes. The food itself was excellent. Burnt ends were the bomb! Had Mac and Cheese and Baked Beans for the sides and they were excellent as well. I would recommend this restaurant for anyone that wants some good local BBQ without the big chain feel.
1. Johnny's BBQ
Overall Ratings
4 based on 131 reviews
Reviewed By Harry R
I've been to the Olathe location several times, but ate here for the first time a couple weeks ago. Generally, I think all their food is very good. But this time, I got fries with my sandwich and was dipping them in the hot BBQ sauce and was disappointed with the sweet potato taste. Why would they cook the regular fries in the same vat as the sweet potato fries???? Well, here's the thing - they don't have sweet potato fries. It was the hot BBQ sauce giving them that flavor. It was the weirdest thing! The regular BBQ sauce was good and the fries by themselves were also good, so it was definitely the hot BBQ sauce giving it that flavor. Wonder if they mixed up the recipe or something... anyway I did not care for that sauce. The rest of it was good.
