Holy Smoke BBQ (KCK)

Holy Smoke BBQ is a family-owned Kansas City BBQ operation in Kansas City, Kansas, launched as a food truck in May 2021 by Jerone and Nykita Slater — dubbed “Mr. and Mrs. Holy Smoke” — and established in a permanent brick-and-mortar location in November 2022. Six of their children work the business alongside them, making it a true family affair.¹

Description

Holy Smoke BBQ is a family-run Kansas City-style BBQ restaurant in Kansas City, Kansas. The business was born as a food truck in May 2021, launched by husband-and-wife team Jerone and Nykita Slater on weekends — Fridays through Sundays — before securing a permanent brick-and-mortar location in November 2022.¹

The Slaters run the operation as a full family business: six of their children work the restaurant alongside them, making Holy Smoke one of the more literal “family restaurant” stories in the KC metro.¹ The business also maintains an active catering program and has engaged in community charitable work, reflecting the owners’ investment in the KCK community beyond the restaurant itself.¹

Ownership and history

Period	Owner / Operator	Notes
May 2021 → present	Jerone Slater + Nykita Slater	Launched food truck May 2021; secured permanent BM location November 2022. Six children also work the business.1

Jerone and Nykita Slater began Holy Smoke BBQ as a weekend food truck operation in May 2021. The truck operated Fridays through Sundays and quickly built a following in the KCK community. In November 2022, the Slaters secured a permanent brick-and-mortar location near the intersection of N. 81st St and Leavenworth Rd in Kansas City, Kansas — the transition from food truck to a fixed space that Fox4 KC covered as a community success story.¹

The official website (holysmokebbqkc.com) supports both dine-in and catering operations.²

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: Holy Smoke BBQ official website menu (“Holy Menu”) · URL(s): https://www.holysmokebbqkc.com/menu · Confidence: High (direct from official menu with prices; online ordering window 12:30–6:00 PM)

Family-smoked KC BBQ at 8050 Leavenworth Road, KCK. Hours per official site: Mon 11–7, Tue–Wed closed, Thu–Sat 11–7, Sun 11–6.³

Holy Smoke Sausages

• 1/2 Sausage Link — mild or spicy — $9.59³
• Chicken Sausages — two chicken sausage links — $6.59³ (add grilled onions and peppers — $1.79)

Holy Smoke Signatures

• Quesadilla — Smoked & Folded — signature smoked meat in a warm tortilla with traditional quesadilla toppings — beef brisket $12.00 / turkey $9.79³
• Nachos — Smokin’ Stack — slow-smoked meat, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, jalapenos on a bed of chips — chopped brisket $15.00 / turkey $14.00³
• Boobie Cheeseburger — cheeseburger with sauteed red onions, bacon, smoked brisket, BBQ sauce on a toasted brioche bun, with fresh fries — single $7.39 / double $9.79 / triple $12.79³
• Boobie Brisket Burger — smoked brisket, cheese, grilled onions, bacon, Holy Smoke BBQ sauce — single $13.59 / double $16.59³
• Shannon Sandwich — classic smoked meat on a warm brioche bun with pickles — beef brisket $9.59 / turkey $8.00 / ham $7.00³
• Smokin’ Philly — white American cheese, green peppers, and onions on a footlong bun — brisket $14.79 / turkey $13.59 / chicken $12.00³
• The CG Melt — smoked-meat grilled cheese — chopped brisket $12.29 / turkey $11.00 / ham $10.00³

Holy Smoke House

• Smoked Wingz — 5 pc $7.79 / 10 pc $13.79 / 15 pc $19.79 / 20 pc $25.79³
• Whole Slab (pork ribs) — $25.79³
• 1/2 Slab — $13.79³
• 4 Bones — $12.50³
• 2 Bones — $6.79³
• Rib Tips — Fridays and Saturdays only — 1/2 pound $10.79 / 1 pound $14.59³

Rib Dinners

• Slab Dinner, 1 side — 1/2 slab $15.88 / whole slab $27.88³
• Slab Dinner, 2 sides — 1/2 slab $18.88 / whole slab $30.88³

Holy Smoke Platters

• The Quick Fix — 1/2 slab of ribs plus 1/2 lb sausages or 5 smoked wings — $20.00³
• Slate Plate — two meat choices, two sides, bread, pickles — $21.99³
• The Dotte Box — 1/2 slab ribs, 5 wingz, 1/2 lb sausages, plus 1/2 lb turkey or ham — $36.65³
• Holy Platter — whole slab, 1/2 lb each brisket/ham/turkey/sausage, 10 wingz; no substitutions — $80.00³
• All The Smoke Platter — whole slab, brisket, ham, turkey, sausage, 25 wingz; no substitutions — $102.79³

Sides

• Baked Beans / Potato Salad / Macaroni Salad / Cold Slaw — 6 oz $3.00 / pint $7.79 each³
• French Frys — $4.00³

Drinks

• Canned Soda — $1.25 · Bottled Water — $1.25 · James Lemonade — $3.00³

BBQ sauce cups: small $0.40 / large $1.60. Catering program active (inquiry form on site).³ Smoked catfish appears in customer testimonials but not on the current menu —.

Links

• Official site: https://www.holysmokebbqkc.com

Sources

Footnotes

1. Fox4 KC — “Popular KCK barbecue food truck now has permanent location” — https://fox4kc.com/news/popular-kck-barbecue-food-truck-now-has-permanent-location/ — asserts: Jerone + Nykita Slater (“Mr. and Mrs. Holy Smoke”); food truck launched May 2021, Fri–Sun; permanent BM November 2022; 6 kids work the business; near N. 81st St & Leavenworth Rd, KCK; catering + community charity work. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. Holy Smoke BBQ — official website — https://www.holysmokebbqkc.com — asserts: active business; catering and dine-in. ↩

3. Holy Smoke BBQ — official website home + menu pages — https://www.holysmokebbqkc.com and https://www.holysmokebbqkc.com/menu (accessed 2026-07-24). Asserts: full menu with prices; address 8050 Leavenworth Road, Kansas City, KS 66109; phone 913.242.7954; hours Mon 11–7, Tue–Wed closed, Thu–Sat 11–7, Sun 11–6; online ordering 12:30–6:00 PM; founding date May 21, 2021; “plans to franchise”; active catering program. Site spells the owner’s first name “Jeron” (Fox4: “Jerone”). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵ ↩²⁶ ↩²⁷