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What Happened to Johnny's Bar-B-Q After Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 9 Mission, Kansas Closed 2020

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Johnny's Bar-B-Q has closed — confirmed via johnsoncountypost.com, January 9, 2020.

What the source shows: Johnson County Post reported on 2020-01-09 that Johnny's Bar-B-Q would close its Mission location on 2020-01-31 after 37 years there, and Fox4 Kansas City covered the closing. How we decide a status →

What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Johnny's Bar-B-Q in the episode "Kansas City Barbeque Tour" (S9E10, aired 2010-07-12), featuring the restaurant's smoked barbecue as part of the episode's tour of Kansas City-area barbecue spots. Johnny's Bar-B-Q was a barbecue restaurant at 5959 Broadmoor St in Mission, Kansas, owned by Johnny White, according to the Johnson County Post. The Johnson County Post reported on 2020-01-09 that the Mission location would close on 2020-01-31 after 37 years at that address, following 42 years in business overall, and Fox4 Kansas City covered the restaurant's final days. The Johnson County Post later reported on 2020-02-25 that the city of Mission honored White and the restaurant's legacy.

The episode Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 9

Episode 10
Aired
Title: Kansas City Barbeque Tour · What was featured: Kansas City barbecue plates at a longtime Mission, Kansas joint
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Sources we checked 3 references

  1. johnsoncountypost.com https://johnsoncountypost.com/2020/01/09/after-four-decades-johnnys-bar-b-q-mission-location-will-close-on-jan-31-85713/
  2. fox4kc.com https://fox4kc.com/news/johnnys-bar-b-q-in-mission-says-thank-you-before-closing-its-doors-after-42-years/
  3. johnsoncountypost.com https://johnsoncountypost.com/2020/02/25/mission-honors-johnnys-bar-b-q-owner-johnny-white-restaurants-legacy-87307/
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