Is Woodyard Bar-B-Que Still Open? Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Update
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, Season 9 Kansas City, Kansas
Current status
As of October 2026, Woodyard Bar-B-Que is listed open on woodyardbbq.com, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What the source shows: The business's website shows a last-modified date of 2026-09-07 and a 2026 copyright notice with current hours, confirming current operation. How we decide a status →
- Episode Season 9, Episode 10
- Aired
- Address 3001 Merriam Drive, Kansas City, KS 66106
- Website woodyardbbq.com
- Show map
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What happened after Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives?
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives visited Woodyard Bar-B-Que in the episode "Kansas City Barbeque Tour" (S9E10, aired 2010-07-12), featuring the restaurant's smoked barbecue as part of the episode's stops across Kansas City-area barbecue joints. Woodyard Bar-B-Que is a barbecue restaurant with a full bar at 3001 Merriam Drive in Kansas City, Kansas. According to the restaurant's website (last modified 2026-09-07, copyright 2026), Woodyard Bar-B-Que is open seven days a week including holidays, with its kitchen running 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. (10 p.m. Friday and Saturday) and its bar open 4 p.m. to 11 p.m. daily.
The episode
Also in Season 9
Season 9: 23 of 40 still open · 3 renamed, moved or under new owners
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Ep 9Blackwater Grill
Closed -
Ep 9Comet Ping Pong
Open -
Ep 9Wallace Station
Open -
Ep 10Johnny's Bar-B-Q
Closed - Open
- Closed
- Closed
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Ep 11Burger Me!
Open
Nearest restaurants
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Werner's Fine Sausages (Werner's Specialty Foods)
Food Paradise
Open - Open
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Oklahoma Joe's Barbecue (Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que)
Food Paradise · Man v. Food
Renamed -
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open -
Food Paradise
Closed -
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Open
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Sources we checked
- woodyardbbq.com https://www.woodyardbbq.com/
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Record ddd-0345 · checked by Cal Marchetti.