Big Back Eatery KC

Big Back Eatery KC is a Black-owned soul food spot on the Prospect corridor of Kansas City’s East Side, known for oxtail dinners, fried catfish, wings, and lamb chops — with late-night hours that make it a go-to for after-hours soul food.

Description

Big Back Eatery KC is a Black-owned soul food restaurant on the Prospect corridor of Kansas City’s East Side. The kitchen turns out soul food classics — its signature Big Back Oxtail Dinner, fried catfish, a catfish sandwich, wings, fried chicken, jambalaya, collard greens, and a Big Back Lamb Chop Dinner. It is known for late-night hours, running well past midnight on weekend nights, making it one of the few after-hours soul food options in a part of the city where late dining is scarce.

Ownership and history

Big Back Eatery is a Black-owned local business, listed on EatOkra’s Black-owned business directory.¹ The owner/operator’s legal name is not published in available sources and is marked “; the operation posts on social under the “Jmoe Eats” handle.² It is an independent operation, not a chain.

Founding: the eatery opened at 5912 Blue Pkwy in late November 2024, per KC Discover’s opening announcement (posted “now open” November 30, 2024, with an initial daily schedule of 6 p.m.–4 a.m.).²

Address — resolved. The official website still lists 7208 Prospect Ave, but the weight of evidence confirms 5912 Blue Pkwy (also addressed as 5912 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, 64129) as the operating storefront: the Yelp listing (updated March 2026), EatOkra, and the November 2024 opening posts all give the Blue Pkwy/MLK address.³¹² The Prospect Ave listing on the official site is stale.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-25 · Source: https://www.bigbackeaterykc.com/order (Menufy platform) · Confidence: High (23 verified menu items with per-item pricing)

Soul food and late-night comfort food. Signature items include ribs, smoked wings, turkey legs, burgers, and wings.

Main Menu

• Single Cheeseburger — $9.99
• Double Cheeseburger & Fries — $14.99
• Quadruple Cheeseburger & Fries — $24.99
• Mini Phillies & Fries (Beef or Chicken) — $9.99
• Double Cheeseburger & 6 Wings with Fries — $20.99
• 10 Wings & Fries — $11.99

Slow Smoked Menu

• Half Rack Pork Ribs (5-6 bones, 2 sides) — $15.99
• Full Rack Pork Ribs (3 sides) — $34.99
• Half Rack Beef Ribs (5-6 bones, 2 sides, bread) — $29.99
• Full Rack Beef Ribs (slab, 3 sides) — $49.99
• Rib Tip Plate & 1 Side — $21.99
• 10 Smoked Wings & 1 Side — $21.99
• 10 Jerk Wings & 1 Side — $21.99
• 5 Smothered Chicken Whole Wings (2 sides) — $23.99
• Turkey Leg — $24.99
• Stuffed Turkey Leg — $31.99
• Super Stuffed Turkey Leg — $39.99

Sides & Other

• Nachos — $5.00

Desserts

• Strawberry Supreme Cake — $7.00
• Lemonade Pound Cake — $7.00

Drinks

• Can Soda — $2.00

Hours: Late-night; Thu–Sat 5:00 p.m.–5:00 a.m., Wed & Sun vary (confirmed on ordering page).

Links

• Official site: https://www.bigbackeaterykc.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Big-Back-Eatery-KC/61584572637591/
• Phone: (816) 379-6628³

Sources

Footnotes

1. EatOkra (Black-owned business directory) — “Big Back Eatery,” 5912 Blue Pkwy, Kansas City — https://accelerator.eatokra.com/businesses/big-back-eatery-mo · Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/big-back-eatery-kc-kansas-city (updated March 2026) — asserts: Black-owned; soul food; 5912 Blue Pkwy address; currently operating. ↩ ↩²

2. KC Discover (Facebook) — “Big Back Eatery is now open” (Nov 30, 2024) — https://www.facebook.com/kansascitydiscover/posts/big-back-eatery-is-now-openthe-eatery-will-be-open-6pm-4am-daily5912-blue-parkwa/1278442170140002/ and “open till 4 am” post — https://www.facebook.com/kansascitydiscover/posts/1282275849756634/ — asserts: opened November 2024 at 5912 Blue Parkway, Kansas City, MO; initial daily hours 6 p.m.–4 a.m.; operator posts as “Jmoe Eats.” ↩ ↩² ↩³

3. bigbackeaterykc.com — official site — https://www.bigbackeaterykc.com/ — asserts: 7208 Prospect Ave, Kansas City, MO 64132; phone (816) 379-6628; menu incl. Big Back Oxtail Dinner, fried catfish, catfish sandwich, Big Back Lamb Chop Dinner, wings, fried chicken, jambalaya, collard greens; late-night hours (Thu–Sat 5:00 p.m.–5:00 a.m., Sun 11:00 a.m.–midnight, Mon–Wed closed); online ordering (currently operating). ↩ ↩²