Scott's Kitchen at Hangar 29

Scott’s Kitchen and Catering at Hangar 29 is an award-winning, locally owned barbecue restaurant and caterer near Kansas City International Airport, founded by competition pitmaster Scott Umscheid.

Description

Scott’s Kitchen and Catering at Hangar 29 is a locally owned barbecue restaurant and catering company located on North Ambassador Drive near Kansas City International Airport, in the Platte County / Northland area of Kansas City, Missouri. The restaurant occupies a former car-rental building near KCI and is owned and operated by pitmaster Scott Umscheid, who serves Kansas City-style barbecue.

The business pairs a full-service barbecue restaurant with a substantial catering operation, including high-profile event concessions. It has drawn national and regional recognition as one of the top barbecue destinations in the Kansas City metro.

Ownership and history

Scott Umscheid’s barbecue path began in 2009, when he entered his first Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) competition in his hometown of Platte City, Missouri, taking a first-place call in chicken. In 2016 he formed the Scott-Yards BBQ competition team with partner Scott McKinley and competed in a series of Kansas City-area KCBS contests, posting results including a third-place pork trophy and a first-place brisket call in a 55-team field.

A hospitality-industry veteran, Umscheid opened Scott’s Kitchen and Catering at Hangar 29 in 2017. The business has since taken on high-profile concession work, including stands at the NFL Draft, Kauffman Stadium, and Q BBQ Fest at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-17 · Source: Scott’s Kitchen and Catering (official site) · URL(s): https://scottskitchenandcatering.com/kansas-city-scott-s-kitchen-food-menu · Confidence: High

Signature BBQ — meat plates (served with two sides, bread, pickles)

• Burnt Ends — cut from the point half of slow-smoked brisket, lightly sauced; one of the most popular meats; single-meat plate $19.00¹
• Brisket — slow-smoked beef brisket; single-meat plate $19.00¹
• Smoked Turkey — single-meat plate $16.50 (gluten-free)¹
• Chicken Thighs — single-meat plate $16.50¹
• Pulled Pork — single-meat plate $16.50¹
• Chipotle Ghost Pepper Jack Sausage — house-made; single-meat plate $16.50¹
• St. Louis Ribs — Four Bones $17 / Half Rack $20 / Full Rack $32 (add two sides for ~$2–3 more); also available as a four-bones-plus-one-protein combo plate $25–27¹
• Combination plates — two proteins $20.00 (non-beef) up to $23–25.00 with beef/burnt ends¹

Sandwiches

• Burnt Ends or Brisket sandwich — $13.50; two-meat combo $14.50¹
• Pulled Pork / Turkey / Chicken — $11.00¹
• Control Tower Turkey — smoked turkey, bacon, guacamole on a hoagie, $12.50¹
• Pilot’s Pulled Pork — pulled pork with jalapeño apple slaw on a hoagie, $12.50¹
• Chipotle Ghost Pepper Jack Sausage — on a hoagie, $12.50¹

BBQ tacos, burritos & bowls

• Premium tacos — Burnt Ends, Brisket, Shrimp, or Pulled Rib; $5.25 each or 3 for $14.25¹
• Standard tacos — Pulled Pork, Turkey, Chicken, Sausage, Chorizo, Buffalo Chicken, Smoky White Fish, or Avocado; $4.25 each or 3 for $11.25¹
• Burritos & bowls — served over cilantro-lime rice, black beans, romaine; standard proteins $10, premium (brisket / burnt ends / shrimp / pulled-rib BBQ) $11.50¹

Smoked wings

• Jumbo whole smoked wings — buffalo, spicy BBQ, Alabama white BBQ, or signature sauce trio; with blue cheese and celery; $3.50 each up to 12 for $35¹

Breakfast (7am–11am)

• Prepare for Takeoff Tacos — breakfast tacos with scrambled eggs, potatoes, cheese, Hangar 29 salsa; proteins include brisket/burnt ends; $4.25–14.25¹
• Bern Street Burritos & Bowls — scrambled eggs, potatoes, cheese, salsa; $10–11.50¹
• Twin Engine Eggs Your Way — two eggs, hash browns, bacon or house-made sausage, toast; $12.50¹
• Barnstormer Biscuits and Gravy — $4 (1 biscuit) / $7 (2 biscuits)¹
• Perfect Landing Pancakes — $5 (2) / $8 (4)¹

Sides (house-made, ~$3.50)

• BBQ Beans, Cheesy Potatoes, Jalapeño Apple Slaw, Pickle & Egg Potato Salad; Smoked Brisket Chili and Turkey & Sausage Gumbo ($4.00)¹

Meat by the pound & catering

• Meat by the pound — Brisket and Burnt Ends $7.50–$30.00; Turkey, Pork, and Sausage $5.50–$26.00 (per 1/4–1 lb)¹
• Aircraft / Flight packages, sampler platters, BBQ buffet and taco-bar catering — group packages from 8 up to 200+ people¹

Tier classification

Tier 1. Scott’s Kitchen is an owner-operated, locally owned barbecue business built by a KC-area pitmaster — Scott Umscheid, who got his start competing in his hometown of Platte City. The deep local competition roots, hands-on owner-pitmaster model, single-location KC-metro presence, and strong civic/event involvement (NFL Draft, Royals, Chiefs) reflect the pride and dedication to KC roots that Tier 1 measures.

Links

• Website: https://scottskitchenandcatering.com
• Instagram: not found
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottskitchenbbqandcatering/

See also

• the-northland
• joes-kansas-city-bar-b-que
• gates-bar-b-q
• harp-barbecue
• slaps-bbq
• Registry

Sources

1. Scott’s Kitchen and Catering — About — https://scottskitchenandcatering.com/kansas-city-scott-s-kitchen-about — accessed 2026-05-30
2. Scott’s Kitchen and Catering — Press — https://scottskitchenandcatering.com/kansas-city-scott-s-kitchen-press — accessed 2026-05-30
3. The Platte County Citizen — “Best BBQ in KC is in Platte County: Scott’s Kitchen and Catering at Hangar 29 ahead of Joe’s KC” — http://www.plattecountycitizen.com/theplattecountycitizen/best-bbq-in-kc-is-in-platte-county-scotts-kitchen-and-catering-at-hangar-29-ahead-of-joes-kc1872018 — accessed 2026-05-30
4. Yelp — Scott’s Kitchen and Catering at Hangar 29, 11920 N Ambassador Dr — https://www.yelp.com/biz/scotts-kitchen-and-catering-at-hangar-29-kansas-city-4 — accessed 2026-05-30
5. Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — Scott’s Kitchen and Catering at Hangar 29, updated June 2026 (accessed 2026-06-23). Operating at 11920 N Ambassador Dr, KC MO 64153; current posted hours Mon–Sat 7am–6:30pm, closed Sunday.

Verification

Drafted 2026-05-30 from web research; 4 sources. Verified: address, owner-pitmaster Scott Umscheid, KCBS competition background, former car-rental building near KCI, catering/concessions, top-BBQ recognition. Flagged: founding year — the official About page states 2017, while base data listed 2018; recorded as 2017 per the primary source. Instagram handle not confirmed; exact award years/wording should be confirmed before publish.

Footnotes

1. Scott’s Kitchen and Catering — “Food Menu” — https://scottskitchenandcatering.com/kansas-city-scott-s-kitchen-food-menu — accessed 2026-06-17. Asserts: current restaurant menu — signature burnt ends (point-cut, lightly sauced) and brisket as the premium meats; smoked turkey, chicken thighs, pulled pork, ghost-pepper-jack sausage, and St. Louis ribs; BBQ tacos/burritos/bowls (premium = burnt ends/brisket/shrimp/pulled rib), smoked wings, breakfast service 7–11am, house-made sides, meat by the pound, and group/catering packages, with listed prices. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵