What Happened to Danny Edward's BBQ After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 18 Kansas City, Missouri
Current status
As of October 2026, Danny Edward's BBQ has closed — confirmed via Yelp, September 2026.
What the source shows: A Yelp listing for 2900 Southwest Blvd, updated September 2026, carries a permanently-closed page-title designation for Danny Edwards Blvd BBQ. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 18, Episode 7
- Aired
- Address 2900 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108
- Website No current website found
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Danny Edwards Blvd BBQ in Kansas City for 'All Kinds of Gobble Gobble' (aired 2013-11-18), spotlighting pitmaster Danny Edwards' Kansas City-style burnt ends and briskets smoked low and slow for roughly sixteen hours. Edwards came from a barbecue family; his father, Jake Edwards, ran a smoked-meats business in the city dating to the Depression era, according to a Tripadvisor profile of the restaurant. The restaurant operated at 2900 Southwest Blvd. A Yelp listing for that address, updated September 2026, carries a closed designation in its page title, indicating the barbecue restaurant is no longer operating there. this check did not locate a second, independently dated source confirming the closure or its date.
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Sources we checked
- Yelp https://www.yelp.com/biz/danny-edwards-boulevard-bbq-kansas-city
- Tripadvisor https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g44535-d1173855-Reviews-Danny_Edwards_BBQ-Kansas_City_Missouri.html
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Record ddd-0640 · checked by Cal Marchetti.