Char Bar Barbecue KC

Char Bar Barbecue KC is a restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, serving pit-smoked barbecue and southern-inspired fare in the heart of historic Westport. The smokehouse specializes in award-winning Kansas City barbecue, offering smoked brisket, pulled pork, smoked turkey, hand-cranked sausage, and burnt ends, alongside sides like BBQ pit beans, classic slaw, potato salad, and bacon-broccoli slaw. Diners can order smoked meat on a bun during the Brown Bag Special from Monday through Friday, 11 AM to 1 PM, and the restaurant runs a weekday happy hour from 3 to 6 PM. A second location operates in Parkville, Missouri, with indoor and outdoor pickleball courts. The business also handles catering for office lunches and larger events, with grab-and-go packages such as The Big Red and The Jabroni designed to feed groups of five to twelve. Char Bar holds a rating of 4.50.

Pitmaster Mitch Benjamin leads the kitchen at the Westport location, bringing his own world award-winning sauces to the smoker. The restaurant describes itself as a southern-inspired smokehouse and an urban playground, with the largest outdoor beer garden in town featuring a huge patio bar, picnic tables, a fire pit, bocce court, cornhole, ping-pong, and adult swings. Customers who join the loyalty program earn points on every dollar spent toward future visits. Daily specials rotate throughout the week, from Meatloaf Mondays to Shrimp and Grits Fridays, and the kitchen maintains printable menus for vegan and gluten-free diners alongside the main food, brunch, and beverage lists.

The restaurant sits on Pennsylvania Avenue in the Westport district, just steps from The Mail Center and a short walk from Pioneer Park. The Westport historical marker and the Broadway Boulevard corridor are both within about a tenth of a mile, placing the smokehouse squarely in one of Kansas City's oldest and most recognizable neighborhoods.

With a 4.50 rating and a kitchen built around pitmaster Mitch Benjamin's award-winning smoked meats and sauces, Char Bar Barbecue KC has earned its place as a fixture of historic Westport's dining scene.