Snead's Bar-B-Q
Belton · since 1956
📍 1001 E 171st St, Belton, MO 64012 Get directions & live hours →
A south-metro pilgrimage since 1956 — famous for its 'brownies'.
If you order one thing
A 'brownie' sandwich — Snead's signature crusty brisket ends.
The facts
- Order style
- sit-down
- Sauce
- classic sweet-tomato
- Cash only
- No, cards accepted
- Closed
- Monday
- Price
- $$
- Pedigree
- Hickory-pit institution cooking since 1956, started on the Snead family farm.
Snead's Bar-B-Q has drawn crowds to Belton since 1956, when it started on Bill Snead's family farm. Its signature is the "brownie" — crusty, burnt-end-style brisket ends — alongside hickory-smoked brisket cooked 14–18 hours. A genuine south-metro destination that pulls visitors from several states.
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