
Blind Box BBQ
$$Named for the KCBS turn-in box, built for the same standard

“Competition pedigree parked on the eastern edge”
Plowboys grew out of one of the most decorated teams in KCBS competition history, and its Blue Springs storefront turns that contest precision into everyday barbecue. Todd Johns and crew took the discipline that wins trophies and pointed it at a daily lunch rush—championship cooking you can simply walk into without a cook-off badge or a folding chair. The burnt ends and ribs carry the competition polish, glazed and smoked to the standard judges reward, tender and sweet without going soft. Brisket comes sliced with contest discipline plated for the daily crowd, and a pulled pork sandwich rounds out a full tray under a sweet, tomato-based sauce. Open every day, it's the dependable eastern-suburbs stop for anyone who wants contest-grade smoke without the contest crowds. Precision, minus the pretense, served on the metro's eastern edge for the price of lunch.
One of the most decorated teams in KCBS history, running a daily storefront. Todd Johns turns competition precision into everyday plates—glazed burnt ends and ribs at contest standard, no cook-off crowds required, on the metro's eastern edge.
6 dimensions, each scored 0-10
Regulars point to Burnt Ends, Pork Ribs, Sliced Brisket, and Pulled Pork Sandwich.
Daily 11am–9pm
Plowboys BBQ is mid-range ($$).
Plowboys BBQ serves Kansas City Style barbecue — Kansas City BBQ is defined by its variety of meats (not just pork or beef, but both plus chicken, sausage, turkey, and more), thick tomato-and-molasses-based sauce, slow-smoking over hickory wood, and the legendary burnt ends.
Plowboys BBQ has been serving Kansas City barbecue since 2013.

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