Fat Boyz Grill & Bar (Kearney)

downtown Kearney’s live-music bar and grill (“Kearney’s HOT SPOT”), in a 100-year-old brick building on Washington Street. A locally owned nightlife anchor (karaoke, poker, live bands) for the eastern Northland’s Jesse James town. Tier 1 (independent, locally owned community venue).

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Description

Fat Boyz Grill & Bar is the live-music heart of downtown Kearney, in a ~100-year-old brick building at 129 E Washington St.¹ The business bills itself as “Kearney’s HOT SPOT,” offering live bands, karaoke, Texas Hold’em poker, and bar fare in one of the eastern Northland’s historic, Jesse-James-era downtowns.¹² It is a locally owned, family-run nightlife anchor for the small town.³

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Ownership and history

Ownership

Period	Owner / Operator	Notes
~2011 (est.) → present	Barry & Debbie Hoffman (documented)	“Family owned and operated”; documented as owners as of 2011. A Yelp review references “new ownership,” so current ownership is unconfirmed — resolvable via a Missouri SOS / Clay County liquor-license lookup.34

Founding year and current ownership are the two open items (see Verification).

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Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-17 · Source: Official site + aggregator menus (Wheree/MenuPix/legacy site) · URL(s): https://fatboyzgrillandbar.com/, https://fat-boyz-grill-bar.wheree.com/menu, https://fatboyz.yourwebsitespace.com/menu.html · Confidence: Medium

Bar-and-grill / pub comfort food — burgers, sandwiches, wings, fried appetizers; kitchen open ‘til midnight daily. No BBQ menu confirmed. Yelp noted a “new menu” as of April 2026, so item lineup is current but listed prices (drawn from the legacy menu) may be dated — treat all prices as “.

Signatures

• Philly Cheesesteak & Fries — the house signature; thin-sliced steak with grilled peppers and onions on a hoagie, with fries. Promoted on the official site; “Philly day” $9.99 Fridays.¹⁵⁶
• The Mack Daddy — oversized thick-cut tenderloin sandwich with horseradish mayo (~$6.99).⁵⁶
• PBR Chicken Sandwich — fan-favorite chicken sandwich.⁶
• The First Down — house beef burger.⁶

Burgers & Sandwiches

• Cheeseburger — two 4 oz all-beef patties with cheese (~$6.49).⁵
• Bison Cheeseburger — 8 oz lean bison burger ($8.49).⁵
• Reuben — (~$6.49).⁵

Wings & Appetizers

• Roasted Chicken Wings — half order ~$6.25 / full order ~$9.75; Wednesday is wing day.⁵⁶
• Chicken Tenders / Tender Dinner — breaded tenders à la carte ($4.75) or as a dinner ($7.99).⁵
• Fried sides — onion rings, sweet potato fries, waffle fries, mozzarella sticks, fried mushrooms, sweet corn nuggets.⁵

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Sources

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Disputes

(None active.)

Footnotes

1. Fat Boyz Grill & Bar — official site. https://fatboyzgrillandbar.com/ — asserts: 129 E Washington St, Kearney, MO 64060; “Kearney’s HOT SPOT”; live music, karaoke, Texas Hold’em; 100-year-old downtown building. ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. ReverbNation — Fat Boyz venue listing. https://www.reverbnation.com/venue/1155524 — asserts: listed as a live-music venue in Kearney, MO. ↩

3. Fat Boyz (legacy site) — https://fatboyz.yourwebsitespace.com/ — asserts: “family owned and operated”; owners Barry & Debbie Hoffman (reference dated April 2, 2011). (Legacy listing shows “127 E Washington”; the current official address is 129.) ↩ ↩²

4. LinkedIn — Barry Hoffman. https://www.linkedin.com/in/barry-hoffman-426ba7142/ — asserts (via index): “Business Owner — Fatboyz Bar & Grill.” ↩

5. Fat Boyz legacy menu page. https://fatboyz.yourwebsitespace.com/menu.html — asserts (prices possibly dated): Cheeseburger $6.49; Bison Cheeseburger $8.49; Reuben $6.49; The Mack Daddy $6.99; Philly Cheesesteak $6.99; roasted chicken wings $6.25 half / $9.75 full; chicken tenders $4.75; tender dinner $7.99; onion rings, sweet potato fries, waffle fries, mozzarella sticks, fried mushrooms, sweet corn nuggets. Sandwiches include waffle fries; substitution $1 upcharge. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

6. Wheree — Fat Boyz Grill & Bar menu (updated 2026). https://fat-boyz-grill-bar.wheree.com/menu — asserts (current 2026 lineup): signature Philly Cheesesteak & Fries (“Philly day” $9.99 Fri); The Mack Daddy tenderloin w/ horseradish mayo; PBR chicken sandwich; The First Down burger; roasted chicken wings (Wednesday wing day). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵