Is Q39 Still Open? Food Paradise Update (Kansas City, MO)

Food Paradise, Season 12, Episode 3

The show's episode "BBQ Bragging Rights" featured Q39 Wood-Fired Grill & BBQ for its Kansas City-style smoked barbecue, cooked over wood in a custom-built pit. Q39 is a barbecue restaurant that has grown into a small chain, with locations across the Kansas City area including Midtown, Overland Park, and Lawrence, according to the restaurant's website. The Midtown location operates at 1000 W 39th St in Kansas City's Midtown neighborhood. According to Q39's website, last modified 2026-09-06, the Midtown restaurant listed current hours — Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. — and offered online ordering through the site. The site's footer also displayed a 2025 copyright notice alongside the fresher update. Google Places separately lists the Midtown location's business status as operational.

Man v. Food, Season 8, Episode 5 Aired July 30, 2019

On Man v. Food, Casey Webb visited Q39 in Kansas City's Midtown neighborhood for a barbecue challenge built around the restaurant's smoked ribs and burnt ends. Q39 opened in 2015 and built a reputation for competition-style Kansas City barbecue smoked over hickory and cherry wood. Since the episode, the business has grown rather than pulled back: according to Q39's own website, the company opened a fourth location in Lee's Summit, Missouri in August 2026 and a third location in downtown Lawrence, Kansas in March 2026, joining the original Midtown restaurant and an earlier Overland Park location. A Yelp listing updated July 2026 shows continuing reviews at the Midtown address featured on the show. The Midtown location remains the restaurant's flagship and the address associated with the Man v. Food appearance.