Wolfpack BBQ

an independent, pitmaster-owned barbecue (and burger) restaurant at 910 E 5th St in Columbus Park, downtown Kansas City. Co-founded by pitmaster Jared Wolfe and Sam Parker, the business started in 2021 as a charity-event and brewery pop-up (anchored at Callsign Brewing in North Kansas City) before opening its first standalone location in Columbus Park in 2023. Cooks all-wood, no-gas barbecue on offset/converted smokers, with brisket burnt ends as the signature and a rotating roster of creative specials. Note the brand is spelled both Wolfepack (original / press era) and Wolfpack (current restaurant branding, “Wolfpack BBQ & Burgers”).

Description

Wolfpack BBQ is an independent, pitmaster-owned barbecue restaurant at 910 E 5th Street in the Columbus Park neighborhood of downtown Kansas City — billed as the first barbecue restaurant in Columbus Park and the adjoining River Market area.¹² The kitchen cooks entirely over wood with no gas assistance, using old-school offset smokers (Oak and Hickory) and a converted ~1,000-gallon propane tank that co-owner and pitmaster Jared Wolfe built into his primary smoker.³⁴ Briskets are hand-trimmed by Wolfe; the operation has sourced premium product including Creekstone Farms brisket and Duroc pork.³⁴

The barbecue is described as Texas-style/old-school in technique while remaining Kansas City-focused, with influences Wolfe gathered traveling to Texas, Georgia and the Carolinas.²⁴ The signature item is brisket burnt ends; the menu also runs smoked turkey, St. Louis-style ribs, thick-sliced beef, a Texas-style pit sauce, red coleslaw, multiple mac-and-cheese variations, grits, and brisket-trimmed chili.²⁴ Under its current branding the restaurant emphasizes burgers alongside the smoked meats (“Wolfpack BBQ & Burgers”).⁵ A hallmark of the kitchen is its rotating, experimental specials — documented examples include cold-smoked lobster bisque, goat curry soup, a sweet-potato Thai peanut salad, and walnut-crusted chicken stuffed with pear and Gorgonzola.³⁴ The Columbus Park space seats roughly 80–100 guests (indoor plus enclosed patio) and pours from about 16 beer taps.³⁴

Brand-spelling note: the business launched and was covered in local press as “Wolfepack BBQ” (the spelling derives from co-owner Jared Wolfe’s surname).³²⁴ Current restaurant branding and the official website use “Wolfpack BBQ & Burgers” / “Wolfpack.”¹⁵ Both spellings refer to the same business; “Wolfpack” is treated here as the primary current name.

Ownership and history

Wolfpack BBQ is co-owned by pitmaster Jared Wolfe and Sam Parker.³²⁴ The business grew out of Kansas City’s charity-event and brewery pop-up circuit rather than a storefront: Wolfe — who judged barbecue competitions in his spare time before going pro — made the operation’s first public outing at a “Barbecue of Hope” charity event in 2021, then built a following through weekly pop-ups anchored at Callsign Brewing (1340 Burlington, North Kansas City) and additional brewery dates including Pathlight Brewing and Fringe Beerworks.²⁴

The move to a permanent home came through the local food-and-brewery network. While having coffee at Café Cà Phê in Columbus Park, Wolfe learned the neighboring space at 910 E 5th Street — formerly LaSala’s Deli and, more recently, The North End bar — was available; the partners secured the space in December 2022.³² After running a food trailer on-site through renovations, Wolfpack’s first official indoor service took place on August 24, 2023.⁴ The business operates as Wolfpack BBQ & Burgers LLC and is independent and locally owned, with no corporate parent.⁵

Links

• Website: https://wolfpackkc.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wolfpackkc/
• Phone: (816) 255-2558 [corrected 2026-06-23 — official site lists (816) 255-2558, not the previously recorded (816) 268-0770]

See also

• henry-perry
• Registry

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-21 · Source: Wolfpack BBQ & Burgers official site (food menu page); Yelp · URL(s): https://wolfpackkc.com/kansas-city-columbus-park-wolfpack-bbq-and-burgers-food-menu, https://www.yelp.com/biz/wolfpack-bbq-and-burgers-kansas-city-2 · Confidence: High — items, sections, and prices are pulled verbatim from the official menu page; sourcing-of-product attributions (Creekstone, Prairie Fresh Prime) and operating status are also high. Medium only on exact day-to-day rotation of specials, which the kitchen runs off-menu.

All-wood (Oak/Hickory, no gas) Texas-leaning Kansas City barbecue from pitmaster Jared Wolfe, built around brisket and burnt ends and rounded out with a ground-brisket smash-burger program, smoked-meat sandwiches, and Southern sides.¹⁶

Signature items (BBQ)

• Sliced Brisket — hand-trimmed Creekstone Farms brisket; the house signature, smoked all-wood. ($22 / half-lb)⁶
• Beef Burnt Ends — the cult item; cubed, bark-heavy brisket-point ends. ($22 / half-lb; +$2 on plates/sandwiches)⁶⁴
• Pork Belly Burnt Ends — Prairie Fresh Prime pork belly, rendered and candied. ($15 / half-lb)⁶
• Spare Ribs — St. Louis-style spare ribs sold by the bone. (3 / $9 · 6 / $18 · 12 / $36)⁶
• Jalapeño Cheddar Sausage — house cheddar sausage. ($12 / half-lb)⁶
• Pulled Pork — Prairie Fresh Prime. ($11 / half-lb)⁶
• Turkey Breast — smoked turkey. ($14 / half-lb)⁶

Plates & sandwiches

• Meat Plates — One Meat $18 · Two Meat $24 · Three Meat $30, each with two sides (Beef Burnt Ends +$2).⁶
• The Rooney — three-meat sandwich. ($19)⁶
• Chopped Brisket French Dip — chopped brisket, provolone, Alabama white sauce, side of au jus. ($18)⁶
• Chopped Brisket Philly — chopped brisket, onions, green & red peppers, provolone, jalapeño cream cheese. ($19)⁶
• Carolina Pulled Pork — pulled pork in Carolina sauce, pickles, slaw, original BBQ sauce. ($16)⁶
• Smoked Turkey BLT — sliced turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, cheddar, tomato jam. ($16)⁶
• Three Little Pigs Sliders — three bacon-jam sliders: pulled pork, pork belly burnt ends, jalapeño cheddar sausage. ($16)⁶

Burgers (ground-brisket smash)

• Brisket Burger — two ground-brisket smash patties, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles. ($15)⁶
• Brisket-2-Ways Burger — two smash patties, cheddar, chopped brisket, onion rings, house BBQ + Alabama white sauce. ($17)⁶
• Smoked Cream Cheese Burger — two smash patties, smoked cheddar, bacon, smoked cream cheese, tomato jam. ($18)⁶

Appetizers & shareables

• Brisket Queso ($14) · Loaded Fries (queso, pickled red onion, firecracker sauce; $12, +brisket/bacon $16) · Loaded Mac ($10, +brisket/bacon $14) · Smoked Cream Cheese Dip with crostini ($13) · Garlic Cheese Curds ($12).⁶
• Smoked Wings — Alabama White / BBQ / Buffalo / Carolina / Southern Gold / Naked. (3 / $12 · 6 / $20 · 12 / $34)⁶

Sides (Sm $4.50 / Lg $8)

• Baked Beans, Baked Mac-N-Cheese, Corn Soufflé with honey butter, French Fries, Lemon Pepper Slaw, Onion Rings, Potato Salad, Side Salad.⁶

Breakfast (served 9–11am only)

• Breakfast Burger ($16) · Big Bad Breakfast Burrito ($16, sub chopped brisket $19) · French Toast Sandwich ($15) · Breakfast Platter ($14).⁶

Kitchen also runs rotating, experimental specials off-menu (documented examples: cold-smoked lobster bisque, goat curry soup, walnut-crusted chicken) — not part of the fixed menu above.³⁴

Sources

Footnotes

1. Wolfpack BBQ & Burgers — official website (homepage and About page). https://wolfpackkc.com/ and https://wolfpackkc.com/kansas-city-columbus-park-wolfpack-bbq-and-burgers-about. Confirms current “Wolfpack BBQ & Burgers” branding, 910 E 5th St / Columbus Park location, “started in 2021,” roots via “friendships from the BBQ and Brewery scene,” old-school offset smokers using Oak and Hickory, brisket and burnt ends emphasis, and downtown/River Market context (~10 min from KCI). ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. Flatland KC — “Wolfepack BBQ Sets Up Smoker in Columbus Park” (Jan. 12, 2023). https://flatlandkc.org/eats-drinks/wolfepack-bbq-sets-up-smoker-in-columbus-park/. Confirms owners Sam Parker and Jared Wolfe, 2021 origin (first public outing at “Barbecue of Hope” charity event), brewery pop-up history and Callsign Brewing base (1340 Burlington), Texas-style all-wood method with hand-trimmed whole briskets, specialties (pit sauce, thick-sliced beef, red coleslaw, mac and cheese, grits, brisket-trimmed chili), the 910 E 5th St site as former LaSala’s Deli / The North End bar, and Wolfpack as the first BBQ restaurant in Columbus Park / River Market. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

3. The Pitch — “With its new standalone location Wolfepack BBQ looks to become the leader of the pack” (Feb. 20, 2023). https://www.thepitchkc.com/with-its-new-standalone-location-wolfepack-bbq-looks-to-become-the-leader-of-the-pack/. Confirms co-owners Jared Wolfe (pitmaster) and Sam Parker, prior Callsign Brewing base in North Kansas City, the Café Cà Phê coffee-conversation origin of the Columbus Park lease, all-wood (no-gas) cooking, converted ~1,000-gallon propane-tank smoker, Creekstone Farms brisket / Duroc pork, brisket burnt ends as signature, experimental specials (cold-smoked lobster bisque, goat curry soup), ~80 seats and 16 beer taps. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

4. Kansas City Star (via AOL/Yahoo syndication) — “His BBQ sold only at food truck or pop-ups. Now he’s opened this Kansas City restaurant” (Sept. 8, 2023). https://www.aol.com/bbq-sold-only-food-truck-103000432.html. Confirms 2021 founding, weekly pop-ups at Callsign Brewing plus Pathlight Brewing and Fringe Beerworks, Wolfe judging competitions before launching, KC-focused style with Texas/Georgia/Carolinas influences, signature brisket burnt ends / smoked turkey / St. Louis ribs / rotating creative specials, December 2022 lease of the former North End bar space, first indoor sale August 24, 2023, and ~100-guest capacity (50 indoor / 50 enclosed patio). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹²

5. Toast online-ordering listing — “Wolfpack BBQ & Burgers LLC, 910 E 5th St, Kansas City, MO 64106.” https://order.toasttab.com/online/wolfpack-bbq-burgers-llc-910-e-5th-st-kansas-city-mo-64106 and https://www.toasttab.com/local/order/wolfpack-bbq-burgers-llc-910-e-5th-st-kansas-city-mo-64106. Confirms legal entity name “Wolfpack BBQ & Burgers LLC,” current address, and active/operating status. ↩ ↩² ↩³

6. Wolfpack BBQ & Burgers — official site, Food Menu page. https://wolfpackkc.com/kansas-city-columbus-park-wolfpack-bbq-and-burgers-food-menu. Source of all menu items, section structure, descriptions, and prices in the Menu section above (verified 2026-06-21): meats a la carte (Sliced Brisket / Creekstone Farms, Beef Burnt Ends, Pork Belly Burnt Ends / Prairie Fresh Prime, Pulled Pork, Turkey, Spare Ribs, Jalapeño Cheddar Sausage), meat plates, ground-brisket smash burgers, smoked-meat sandwiches (The Rooney, Chopped Brisket French Dip, Chopped Brisket Philly, Carolina Pulled Pork, Smoked Turkey BLT, Three Little Pigs Sliders), appetizers (Brisket Queso, Loaded Fries/Mac, Smoked Cream Cheese Dip, Garlic Cheese Curds, Smoked Wings), sides ($4.50/$8), and a limited 9–11am breakfast menu. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²²