Gates Bar-B-Q is a Kansas City original. Our family restaurant established in 1946, has grown from a single store front at 19th & Vine to a family of six up to date restaurants throughout the Kansas City Metropolitan area; all struttin' the Gates Bar-B-Q unique red roof design and man in full tuxedo top hat, depicting our style.

All our restaurants, sauce products and seasonings serve as a conduit between us and our customers' satisfaction. The connection of good food; fast, personalized service and an immediate greeting of "Hi, may I help you?" All act as our trademarks.

Featured in Adrian Miller's Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue