Hawg Jaw Que & Brew

Silvio brothers (Sam + Nick) BBQ operation; acquired the longtime “Hawg Jaw Fritz” KC BBQ joint when its owner sought to sell; moved from Riverside to North Kansas City in 2017; Pitch “Best New BBQ” 2012. Plaza Provisions vendor (per plaza-provisions) anchoring the BBQ slot.

Description

Hawg Jaw Que & Brew is operated by brothers Sam and Nick Silvio. The Silvio family has been part of the Kansas City restaurant scene for a long time — they own Em Chamas Brazilian Grill and helped open Piropos in Parkville.¹² Nick Silvio served on the Kansas City Fire Department (KCFD) — the Pitch feature on him is framed as “carries the flames from serving on KCFD to the Hawg Jaw Que & Brew smoker.”¹

The operation’s origin is unusual: the Silvios were originally looking for a meal-prep kitchen for a different business when they encountered the owner of the longtime BBQ joint “Hawg Jaw Fritz” looking to sell. Hawg Jaw Fritz had too much of a loyal following to simply shutter, so the Silvios acquired it, adjusted the menu, and kept it operating under the similar moniker “Hawg Jaw Que & Brew.”² The restaurant was originally based in Riverside before the Silvios moved it to North Kansas City in 2017.²

The cuisine is competition-quality BBQ: cherrywood-smoked up to 12 hours; 21-day-aged Sterling Silver Choice Beef; family recipes passed down through generations. The operation won the Kansas City Pitch “Kansas City’s Best New BBQ” in 2012.

The Plaza Provisions food hall (opened Aug 2025) features Hawg Jaw as the BBQ vendor anchor — extending the Silvio operation’s reach into the Plaza/Cascade Hotel-adjacent dining market.

Tier classification

Tier 1 — Silvio-family KC operation; KCFD-veteran-founder + multi-business KC restaurant lineage.

Criterion match: family-operated (Silvio brothers); KC-resident operators continuously (Silvio family in KC restaurant scene “for a long time” per the Pitch); independent (not chain; not corporate); North Kansas City address (in scope per Geographic-Scope); meaningful KC civic-service background (Nick’s KCFD years).

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-17 · Source: Hawg Jaw Que & Brew official site + KC delivery/listing aggregators · URL(s): https://hawgjaw.com/menu · https://hawgjaw.com/ · Confidence: High (items + program); Medium on exact prices (online-ordering prices include platform markup)

BBQ Meats & Plates

• Burnt Ends — KC-original slow-smoked brisket burnt ends, a signature “must-try”; sold by the half pound ($14.99) and full pound ($26.99 / online ~$28.36 ³⁴)
• Brisket — slow-smoked, 21-day-aged Sterling Silver Choice Beef, cherrywood-smoked up to 12 hours; full pound ~$24.99–$26.27 ³⁴
• Ribs — full-rack cherrywood-smoked ribs; available as rib dinners ³
• Two Meat Combo — choice of two smoked meats (~$15.49–$16.29) ³⁴
• Hawg Trough Sampler — multi-meat sampler plate (~$28.59) ³

Sandwiches (“Stock Stacks” + specialties)

• Burnt Ends Stack — burnt ends piled on a butter-toasted bun; small/medium/large ³
• Brisket Stack — slow-smoked brisket piled high on a butter-toasted bun ³⁴
• Italian Hawg — smoked Scimeca’s Italian sausage, smoked brisket, giardiniera, provolone on a toasted ciabatta roll ⁴
• The Full Dresser — all smoked meats (brisket, sausage, burnt ends, pulled pork, turkey, ham) on Texas toast; over a pound ⁴
• Additional Stacks: Pulled Pork, Ham, Turkey, Smoked Sausage, Corned Beef ³

Appetizers & Sides

• Burnt End Chili Cheese Fries — fries loaded with burnt-end chili and cheese (~$14.20) ³
• BBQ Nachos — house signature appetizer (~$12.63) ³
• Smoked Wings — 6/12/18 pc (~$10.49–$22.05) ³
• Loaded Fries (~$13.14); BBQ Wontons (3/6 pc) ³

Beer Program

• 20+ microbrew taps/bottles curated to pair with the smoked-meat menu — a “Que & Brew” beer selection ranging light to bold. Note: this is a curated craft-beer program, not a confirmed in-house brewery. ⁴

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — Hawg Jaw Que & Brew (updated June 2026) (accessed 2026-06-23). Active listing, 317 reviews, hours Mon–Thu 11am–8pm / Fri–Sat 11am–9pm; address 900 Swift St, NKC confirmed.

Footnotes

1. The Pitch KC — “Nick Silvio carries the flames from serving on KCFD to the Hawg Jaw Que & Brew smoker.” https://www.thepitchkc.com/nick-silvio-carries-the-flames-from-serving-on-kcfd-to-the-hawg-jaw-que-brew-smoker/. ↩ ↩²

2. Hawg Jaw Que & Brew — official About + Story pages. https://hawgjaw.com/about-us/ + https://hawgjaw.com/story. Source for Hawg Jaw Fritz acquisition story; Riverside origin; 2017 NKC move; cherrywood + Sterling Silver beef + family-recipe details; 2012 Pitch recognition. ↩ ↩² ↩³

3. Hawg Jaw Que & Brew — official online menu (categories, Stock Stacks sandwiches, meat plates, appetizers, online-ordering prices). https://hawgjaw.com/menu. Verified 2026-06-17. Online-ordering prices may include platform markup. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

4. Hawg Jaw Que & Brew — official site home page + KC menu listings (signature burnt ends/brisket descriptions, Italian Hawg + Full Dresser specialty sandwiches, “20+ microbrew beers” beer program, half/full-pound dine-in price points). https://hawgjaw.com/. Verified 2026-06-17. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷