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).

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: 2026-08-26 · Source: Official website (live online menu + June 2026 food-menu capture) · URL(s): https://sneadsbbq.com/food-menu → https://sneadsbbq.com/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-appetizer lines below are name+price only — the operator prints no dish copy on the live menu or on the June 2026 food-menu.

• Fried Okra — $5.29⁶
• Fried Mushrooms — $5.99⁶
• Onion Rings — $7.29⁶
• Corn Nuggets — $5.99⁶
• Mac-N-Cheese Bites — $5.99⁶
• Rib Tips — $8.79⁶
• Spicy Corn Nuggets — $7.29⁶
• Fried Cauliflower — $6.29⁶
• Texas Toothpicks — $7.29⁶

Salads, Potatoes & More

• Garden Salad — tossed lettuce, shredded carrots, cabbage, red onion, tomato, cheddar cheese, and crispy tortilla strips — $9.29⁶
• Chef Salad — a BIG salad; choice of sliced meat or chicken, fried or grilled — $15.29⁶
• BBQ Chicken Salad — chicken (fried or grilled) dressed with our mild BBQ sauce — $15.99⁶
• Stuffed Spud — big baker stuffed with cheese and choice of sliced or log meat — $11.79⁶
• Homemade Mac-N-Cheese — Not from a box! — $6.49⁶
• Loaded Mac-N-Cheese — creamy house-made mac & cheese, topped with ham brownies and bacon — $11.79⁶

BBQ Sandwiches

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

• Sliced Meat Sandwich — your choice of one meat on a small round bun — $12.29⁶
• Large — your choice of one or two meats served on a large or long bun — $14.79⁶
• Sliders — three small sandwiches, a great way to sample three different meats — $14.79⁶
• The Jumbo — your choice of two meats served between three slices of toast — $16.49⁶
• The Log — a Snead’s Original; combo of chopped smoked meats on a long bun — $13.69⁶
• The Hoover — brisket, ham and turkey with cheese on a round bun — $14.79⁶
• Pulled Pork — slow-smoked pork on a long bun — $13.79⁶
• Brownie Sandwich — signature beef burnt ends on a round bun — $14.99⁶
• The Cowboy — choice of 2 meats with pepper jack cheese, jalapeños & an onion ring — $14.99⁶

Signature Dinners

Served with choice of one regular side. Smoked and sliced. Choose: ham, turkey, beef, pork, or sausage.

• Plate — one meat served with toast, pickles and 1 regular side dish — $12.29⁶
• Large Plate — your choice of one meat — $15.49⁶
• Brownies — burnt ends of beef, ham, or sausage, or half & half, served with 1 regular side dish, toast & pickles — Small $16.89 / Large $19.99⁶
• Rib Dinner — pork spare ribs, perfectly seasoned, served with toast, pickles and 1 regular side dish — ½ slab $22.99 / full slab $33.99⁶
• ½ Smoked Chicken — smoked and glazed with BBQ sauce; served with toast, pickles and 1 regular side dish — $16.29⁶

Combination Dinners

Served with choice of two regular sides. Sliced meat combos: beef brisket, pork, ham, turkey, sausage, pulled pork. Sub brownies or ribs +$1.49 each.

• Two of a Kind — your choice of two meats from the list above — $21.49⁶
• Three of a Kind — your choice of three meats from the list above — $26.49⁶
• Four of a Kind — your choice of four meats from the list above — $31.49⁶

Burgers, Chicken & More

Served with choice of one regular side and pickles.

• Cheeseburger — served with choice of American, Swiss, pepper jack or cheddar — $14.79⁶
• Snead’s Farmer Burger — fully loaded with a fried egg, bacon, ham, and cheese — $16.49⁶
• Chicken Strip Basket — breaded all-white meat chicken tenders — $14.49⁶
• BBQ Chicken Sandwich — topped with BBQ sauce, cheese and bacon — $13.99⁶
• Pork Tenderloin Sandwich — breaded in-house — $15.29⁶
• Catfish Dinner — half pound fillet lightly breaded in-house and deep-fried — $16.29⁶

Ribs & Chicken

Sauce included; no sides.

• Pork Spare Ribs — half slab $17.99 / full slab $27.99⁶
• Smoked ½ Chicken — $11.79⁶

Meats by the Pound

Sauce included; about three servings per pound.

• Sliced Beef Brisket — ½ lb $11.99 / 1 lb $22.99⁶
• Sliced Ham, Pork, Turkey, or Sausage — ½ lb $11.49 / 1 lb $21.99⁶
• Log Meat — combination of chopped smoked meats — ½ lb $10.99 / 1 lb $20.99⁶
• Pulled Pork — ½ lb $11.49 / 1 lb $21.99⁶
• Beef Brownies — ½ lb $13.79 / 1 lb $24.99⁶
• Ham or Sausage Brownies — ½ lb $11.49 / 1 lb $21.99⁶

Side Dishes

• BBQ Pit Baked Beans — $5.29⁶
• Cole Slaw (house-made) — $5.29⁶
• Potato Salad — $5.29⁶
• Hand-Cut French Fries — $5.29⁶
• Crispy Fries — we suggest these for to-go orders; they stay crispy — $5.29⁶
• Sweet Potato Fries — $5.29⁶
• Applesauce — $5.29⁶
• Cottage Cheese — $5.29⁶

Premium Sides

$6.49 each.

• Side Salad — we suggest house-made Ranch dressing — $6.49⁶
• Cheesy Corn — made in house — $6.49⁶
• Baked Potato — $6.49⁶
• Sweet Potato — served with butter & cinnamon sugar — $6.49⁶
• House-made Mac & Cheese — Not from a box! — $6.49⁶
• Potato Chips — fried to order — $6.49⁶

Daily Dine-In Specials

• Tuesday — Catfish Basket — with hand-cut fries and a soft drink — $14.99⁶
• Wednesday — Pork Tenderloin Sandwich — with hand-cut fries and a soft drink — $13.99⁶
• Thursday — Brownie Trio — beef, ham, and sausage burnt ends with fries and a soft drink — $34.99⁶
• Friday — Rib Tip Basket — with your choice of side; dine-in only, 11am to 8pm — $13.99⁶

Kids Menu

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

• Chicken Fingers — $8.50⁶
• BBQ Sandwich — brisket, ham, turkey, or pork — $8.50⁶
• Cheeseburger — $8.50⁶
• Mac-N-Cheese — made fresh in-house — $8.50⁶
• Grilled Cheese Sandwich — $8.50⁶

Desserts

• Root Beer Float — or Coke Float — $3.99⁶
• Bread Pudding — taste what everyone raves about; made in-house, with vanilla ice cream, contains pecans — $6.99⁶
• Pie with Ice Cream — choice of French Cherry or Caramel Apple, served with ice cream — $6.99⁶
• Cheesecake — choice of Cookies & Cream or Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup — $7.29⁶

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. 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.”. 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). Founding narrative + pit history. ↩ ↩² ↩³

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

5. Yelp — “Snead’s Bar-B-Q, Belton” (updated June 2026, 109 reviews). 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

6. Snead’s Bar-B-Q — official food menu. Live ordering menu now redirects to sneadsbbq.com (accessed 2026-08-26); overlapping names and prices re-checked there (no drift). Dish descriptions the live ordering menu omits are from the official food-menu capture on Wayback Machine, 2026-06-07, web.archive.org (descriptions only; archive prices not used). Dine-in-only blocks not on the Owner.com menu (kids, meats by the pound, ribs & chicken without sides, sliced-meat Large, Large Plate, Tue–Thu specials) keep the 2026-08-13 first-party food-menu prices. Friday dine-in special also on sneadsbbq.com (accessed 2026-08-26). Fried appetizers print name and price only on both the live menu and the June 2026 food-menu. ↩ ↩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 ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³² ↩³³ ↩³⁴ ↩³⁵ ↩³⁶ ↩³⁷ ↩³⁸ ↩³⁹ ↩⁴⁰ ↩⁴¹ ↩⁴² ↩⁴³ ↩⁴⁴ ↩⁴⁵ ↩⁴⁶ ↩⁴⁷ ↩⁴⁸ ↩⁴⁹ ↩⁵⁰ ↩⁵¹ ↩⁵² ↩⁵³ ↩⁵⁴ ↩⁵⁵ ↩⁵⁶ ↩⁵⁷ ↩⁵⁸ ↩⁵⁹ ↩⁶⁰ ↩⁶¹ ↩⁶² ↩⁶³ ↩⁶⁴ ↩⁶⁵ ↩⁶⁶ ↩⁶⁷ ↩⁶⁸ ↩⁶⁹ ↩⁷⁰ ↩⁷¹ ↩⁷² ↩⁷³ ↩⁷⁴