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Gates Bar-B-Q

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KCMO - Midtown · since 1946

📍 3205 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64111 Get directions & live hours →

Multiple metro locations — see notes below.

The sauce is the star — a bottled KC icon you'll find in local fridges across the metro.

If you order one thing

Ribs with extra Gates Original sauce — the bottle you'll want to take home.

The facts

Order style
counter
Sauce
tangy & spiced (thinner)
Burnt ends
Available at this KC classic; confirm by location.
Cash only
No, cards accepted
Closed
Open daily (confirm)
Price
$$
Pedigree
A KC institution since 1946, famous for the shouted 'Hi, may I help you?' greeting.

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Gates Bar-B-Q is as much a part of KC's identity as the Royals — a chain of metro counters running since 1946, greeted by the instantly recognizable, shouted "Hi, may I help you?" the second you walk in.

The sauce is the legacy: a sweeter, tangy tomato style sold by the bottle and stocked in refrigerators all over the metro. Gates ships its sauce nationwide direct from its own website (it isn't on Goldbelly), so you can keep a bottle going wherever you live.

Sources

KC BBQ Guide

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