Great Lenexa BBQ Battle!
Hundreds of pitmasters compete in the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle each year. The battle is the state’s largest barbeque competition. In 1984 Governor John Carlin declared it the official Kansas State Championship.
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While the KC metro area is famous for the huge number of BBQ restaurants you'll find there, you don’t have to be traveling through the metro areas to find our famous Kansas City-style smoked meats.
Barbeque joints are sprinkled throughout Kansas like spices on a pork butt. So come on in y’all, sit down, eat up, and get messy! Let's dig into some famous Kansas BBQ!
Hundreds of pitmasters compete in the Great Lenexa BBQ Battle each year. The battle is the state’s largest barbeque competition. In 1984 Governor John Carlin declared it the official Kansas State Championship.
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