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Is BB's Lawnside BBQ Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 18 Kansas City, Missouri

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, BB's Lawnside BBQ is open — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.

What the source shows: Yelp (updated September 2026) shows BB's Lawnside active, and Bandsintown lists an April 2026 concert there, confirming ongoing live-music BBQ operations. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited BB's Lawnside BBQ in Kansas City for 'Comfort and Soul' (aired 2013-11-25), an episode focused on the restaurant's hickory-smoked pork spareribs and burnt ends, cooked in what the business describes as its original 1950s smoker. BB's Lawnside operates at 1205 East 85th Street and doubles as a blues venue, pairing barbecue with live music. A Yelp listing for the address, updated September 2026, shows the restaurant active with roughly 490 reviews and 474 photos. Bandsintown's concert listings show a scheduled performance by Kelsey Miles at BB's Lawnside on 2026-04-21, confirming the venue continues to book live blues shows there. BB's Lawnside has operated at the address for more than two decades, according to its own promotional material.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 18

Episode 8
Aired
Title: Comfort and Soul · What was featured: Hickory-smoked pork spareribs and burnt ends with live blues
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Sources we checked 2 references

  1. Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/b-b-s-lawnside-bbq-kansas-city
  2. bandsintown.com https://www.bandsintown.com/e/107763996-kelsey-miles-at-b.b.'s-lawnside-bbq
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