Shawnee's Bates City Bbq

Good food, reasonable prices, a local atmosphere and a great friendly service. We had the Thursday Specials... a whole ribbed plate for $15 and a burnt end sandwich for $6.95. Both were cheap. Ribs were a bit fat, but the burnt ends had great smoke taste.

We're barbecue snobs. Let's just put this out. Texas and North Carolina are where we are a lot of our background, where smoked meats are an absolute art, such as sauces. We're THOSE. The meat here is perfectly cooked. The true test of the grill is whether you need sauce or not. This place has amazing sauce, and we have brought a few cups of it to go with our meal, and have used nothing of it. The food is. We went with three bottles of sauce made in the house and sold at a great price. The atmosphere inside is very beautiful, and honest when you see a few wooden laces sitting on the door when you go in, you know that you are in the grill sky.

Classic, Midwest, hickory smoked barbecue. One word delicious! Had slice brisket, burnt ends, and fall off the bone ribs. Not sure what the special occasion was, but $1 long necks. 0.1 star for Pepsi products, but good ice tea. And the sauce was excellent. This reminded me of Hayward’s in its hay day. Also love the fast casual dining room with license plate and sports decor all Chiefs and Royals.

We came in with a large group today. The food was prepared fast and employees were so nice! I got the pulled pork sandwich and fries. It's probably my favorite pulled pork from any BBQ place. I loved the spicy sauce. Would have been a deal breaker if I didn't. Thanks, BCB!

This place, is just as good as Joe's, Gates, Bryant's, Q39 ect! This place is a hidden gem, that all the locals in Shawnee, can't get enough of! The slabs are $15 Thursday/Sunday the fries are handcut, the sides are homemade! The staff is always friendly, welcoming the bbq is amazing! The ribs can be plain no sauce if you want that! The beer is cheap too! If you're into that stuff