Snead's Bar-B-Q

B-Q — a long-tenure Belton (Cass County) barbecue institution founded by Bill Snead on November 1, 1956, run by the Snead family for roughly seven decades and best known for its burnt-end “brownies.” Fills a real gap in Food-Report_bbq_2026 (omitted from the original 25-brand cluster). Tier 1 provisional — heritage call pending verification of an apparent early-2026 ownership change (see Current standing).

Description

Snead’s Bar-B-Q opened November 1, 1956, when Bill Snead built the restaurant — including its brick barbecue pit — on the northwest corner of his family farm west of Belton, Missouri, south of Kansas City.¹² Snead personally designed and constructed the building and the pit, and the barbecue-sauce recipe still in use dates to that 1956 opening.¹³

The restaurant is best known for its burnt ends, which Snead’s calls “brownies” — caramelized, crusty end-pieces served in beef, ham, and sausage varieties. Food writer Calvin Trillin documented Snead’s “brownies” alongside the Arthur Bryant’s burnt-end tradition, placing Snead’s among the early practitioners of the burnt-end style that became a hallmark of Kansas City barbecue.² The pit runs on hickory only; sauce and beans are cooked in kettles inside the brick pit for smoke flavor.²⁴

Bill Snead operated the restaurant until his death in 1994; his daughter Beverly Kircher continued the family operation thereafter.² Recent (early-2026) customer reviews reference a change to new ownership (reported as Sherry Siscoe), suggesting the long Snead-family stewardship may have ended; this transition is not yet confirmed by a primary source and is flagged below.⁵

Ownership and history

Year	Event
Nov 1, 1956	Bill Snead builds and opens Snead’s Bar-B-Q west of Belton; brick pit + 1956 sauce recipe established13
1956–1994	Bill Snead owns and operates the restaurant for ~38 years2
1994	Bill Snead dies; daughter Beverly Kircher continues family management2 “ exact succession terms
~late 2025 / early 2026	Reported ownership change to new operator (Sherry Siscoe) per early-2026 reviews — “, unconfirmed5
June 2026	Open and operating; original pit and recipes reported maintained5

Founder — contradiction resolved

The KS.City henry-perry-kc-barbecue-lineage page previously attributed Snead’s 1956 founding to both “Pat Daley” and “Leeward Snead.” Neither name is supported by any published source located in research; every authoritative account (Visit KC’s BBQ Trail, Joe’s Barbecue Quest, FoodGPS, and Snead’s own website) credits Bill Snead as the sole founder.¹²³ The lineage page has been corrected to match (see Session-Log-Compiler 2026-06-28).

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-13 · Source: Official website (food menu) · URL(s): https://sneadsbbq.com/food-menu · Confidence: High (official menu)

Hickory-smoked Kansas City barbecue built around the burnt-end “brownies” (beef, ham, and sausage), brisket, pork spare ribs, and smoked chicken, with house-made sides and the original 1956 sauce.⁶

Appetizers

• Fried Okra ($5.29)⁶
• Fried Mushrooms ($5.99)⁶
• Onion Rings ($7.29)⁶
• Corn Nuggets ($5.99)⁶
• Mac-N-Cheese Bites ($5.99)⁶
• Rib Tips ($8.79)⁶
• Spicy Corn Nuggets ($7.29)⁶
• Fried Cauliflower ($6.29)⁶
• Texas Toothpicks ($7.29)⁶

Salads, Potatoes & More

• Garden Salad — tossed lettuce, shredded carrots, cabbage, red onion, tomato, cheddar, crispy tortilla strips ($9.29)⁶
• Chef Salad — large salad with choice of sliced meat or chicken, fried or grilled ($15.29)⁶
• BBQ Chicken Salad — chicken, fried or grilled, dressed with mild BBQ sauce ($15.99)⁶
• Stuffed Spud — big baker with cheese and choice of sliced or log meat ($11.79)⁶
• Homemade Mac-N-Cheese — “not from a box” ($6.49)⁶
• Loaded Mac-N-Cheese — house-made mac and cheese topped with ham brownies and bacon ($11.79)⁶

BBQ Sandwiches

Served with one regular side and pickles; choice of ham, turkey, beef, pork, or sausage.

• Regular — one meat on a small round bun ($12.29)⁶
• Large — one or two meats on a large/long bun ($14.79)⁶
• Sliders — three small sandwiches sampling three different meats ($14.79)⁶
• The Jumbo — two meats between three slices of toast ($16.49)⁶
• The Log — Snead’s original combo of chopped smoked meats on a long bun ($13.69)⁶
• The Hoover — brisket, ham, and turkey with cheese on a round bun ($14.79)⁶
• Pulled Pork — slow-smoked pork on a long bun ($13.79)⁶
• Brownie Sandwich — signature beef burnt ends on a round bun ($14.99)⁶
• The Cowboy — two meats with pepper jack, jalapeños, and an onion ring ($14.99)⁶

Signature Dinners

Smoked and sliced, served with one regular side; choice of ham, turkey, beef, pork, or sausage.

• Small Plate ($12.29)⁶
• Large Plate ($15.49)⁶
• Brownies — beef brisket, ham, or sausage burnt ends, single or half-and-half (Small $16.89 / Large $19.99)⁶
• Rib Dinner — seasoned pork spare ribs (½ slab $22.99 / slab $33.99)⁶
• ½ Smoked Chicken — smoked and glazed with BBQ sauce ($16.29)⁶
• Catfish Dinner — half-pound fillet breaded in-house and deep-fried ($16.29)⁶

Combination Dinners

Served with two regular sides.

• Two of a Kind — choice of two meats ($21.49)⁶
• Three of a Kind — choice of three meats ($26.49)⁶
• Four of a Kind — choice of four meats ($31.49)⁶

Burgers, Chicken & More

Served with one regular side and pickles.

• Cheeseburger — American, Swiss, pepper jack, or cheddar ($14.79)⁶
• Snead’s Farmer Burger — fried egg, bacon, ham, and cheese ($16.49)⁶
• Chicken Strip Basket — breaded all-white-meat chicken tenders ($14.49)⁶
• BBQ Chicken Sandwich — topped with BBQ sauce, cheese, and bacon ($13.99)⁶
• Pork Tenderloin Sandwich — breaded in-house ($15.29)⁶

Ribs & Chicken

Sauce included; no sides.

• Pork Spare Ribs (half slab $17.99 / full slab $27.99)⁶
• Smoked ½ Chicken ($11.79)⁶

Meats by the Pound

Sauce included; about three servings per pound.

• Sliced Beef Brisket (½ lb $11.99 / 1 lb $22.99)⁶
• Sliced Ham, Pork, Turkey, or Sausage (½ lb $11.49 / 1 lb $21.99)⁶
• Log Meat — combination of chopped smoked meats (½ lb $10.99 / 1 lb $20.99)⁶
• Pulled Pork (½ lb $11.49 / 1 lb $21.99)⁶
• Beef Brownies (½ lb $13.79 / 1 lb $24.99)⁶
• Ham or Sausage Brownies (½ lb $11.49 / 1 lb $21.99)⁶

Side Dishes

• BBQ Pit Baked Beans ($5.29)⁶
• House-made Cole Slaw ($5.29)⁶
• Potato Salad ($5.29)⁶
• Hand-Cut French Fries ($5.29)⁶
• Sweet Potato Fries ($5.29)⁶
• Applesauce ($5.29)⁶
• Cottage Cheese ($5.29)⁶
• House-made Mac & Cheese ($6.49)⁶
• Cheesy Corn ($6.49)⁶
• Baked Potato ($6.49)⁶
• Sweet Potato ($6.49)⁶

Daily Dine-In Specials

• Tuesday — Catfish Basket — with hand-cut fries and a soft drink ($14.99)⁶
• Wednesday — Pork Tenderloin Sandwich — with hand-cut fries and a soft drink ($13.99)⁶
• Thursday — Brownie Trio — beef, ham, and sausage burnt ends with fries and a soft drink ($34.99)⁶
• Friday — Rib Tip Basket — with BBQ pit baked beans ($13.99)⁶

Kids Menu

Ages 10 and younger, served with fries and a kids’ drink.

• Chicken Fingers ($8.50)⁶
• BBQ Sandwich — brisket, ham, turkey, or pork ($8.50)⁶
• Cheeseburger ($8.50)⁶
• Mac-N-Cheese ($8.50)⁶
• Grilled Cheese Sandwich ($8.50)⁶

Desserts

Made in-house, served with vanilla ice cream.

• Root Beer or Coke Float ($3.99)⁶
• Bread Pudding ($6.99)⁶
• Pie with Ice Cream ($6.99)⁶
• Cheesecake ($7.29)⁶

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-28 via Snead’s official site and Yelp — Snead’s Bar-B-Q, Belton (updated June 2026) (accessed 2026-06-28). Single Belton location; 1001 E 171st St, Belton, MO 64012 confirmed.

Verification

• Independence: 4 independent sources (official site, Visit KC, Joe’s Barbecue Quest, FoodGPS) + Yelp for current status
• High confidence: founder (Bill Snead), 1956 founding, address/phone/hours, open status, menu/brownies, hickory pit
• Outstanding / “: (1) exact ownership-succession chronology after 1994; (2) the reported early-2026 sale to Sherry Siscoe (review-sourced only) — resolving this finalizes the Tier; (3) any second location (a Leawood KS listing appears on Manta.com but is unverified and treated here as not a confirmed location); (4) precise lat/lng for the map pin.

Footnotes

1. Snead’s Bar-B-Q — official “About” page. https://sneadsbbq.com/about. Asserts Bill Snead founded the restaurant November 1, 1956, built the pit himself, and that the 1956 sauce recipe remains in use. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

2. Visit KC — “Kansas City BBQ Trail: The Founders.” https://www.visitkc.com/articles/kansas-city-bbq-trail-the-founders/. Bill Snead founding; family operation; burnt-end “brownies”; Calvin Trillin reference. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

3. Joe’s Barbecue Quest — “Snead’s Bar-B-Q in Belton, Missouri” (Nov 9, 2018). https://joesbarbecuequest.com/2018/11/09/sneads-bar-b-q-in-belton-missouri/. Founding narrative + pit history. ↩ ↩² ↩³

4. Snead’s Bar-B-Q — official menu. https://sneadsbbq.com/food-menu. Menu items, brownies, hickory pit method. Corroborated by FoodGPS — “Snead’s Bar-B-Que: Brisket, Beef Brownies and More in Belton,” https://foodgps.com/sneads-bar-b-que-belton/. ↩

5. Yelp — “Snead’s Bar-B-Q, Belton” (updated June 2026, 109 reviews). https://www.yelp.com/biz/sneads-bar-b-q-belton-2. Confirms open/operating June 2026; early-2026 reviews reference a recent ownership change. “ — ownership-transition detail (Sherry Siscoe) and Beverly Kircher succession are review-sourced/inferred and need a primary-source confirmation. ↩ ↩² ↩³

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