Jones Bar-B-Q is a counter-service barbecue joint in Kansas City, Kansas, run by sisters Deborah "Little" Jones and Mary "Shorty" Jones, who carry on the legacy of their father, Leavy B. Jones Sr. The brand tags itself "Est.
1970... Something," a nod to how long the family has been cooking; the sisters reopened at their current Kaw Drive location in 2015 after earlier stints on 10th Street, 6th Street and a food cart. The restaurant is a small former taco stand in a parking lot in an industrial part of town, open Tuesday through Saturday from 11am to 3pm or until they sell out, which often happens by noon. Beyond the counter, the sisters bottle the family's secret Sweet and Tangy barbecue sauce and ship it nationwide, where it works as a condiment, a marinade or a dipping sauce.
The restaurant appeared on season three of Netflix's Queer Eye in March 2019, and in the two weeks that followed the sisters sold more than 70,000 bottles of sauce. No phone number or street address is published on the official site, so plan to arrive early. Grab a bottle or get in line today.
Jones Bar-B-Q