North Kansas City favorite Smokin’ Guns BBQ will close after almost 20 years in business


Time is running short for anyone hoping to check out one of the area's 20 highest-rated barbecue restaurants.

Phil and Linda Hopkins, the owner of Smokin' Guns BBQ in North Kansas City, announced in a Facebook post they are retiring and their restaurant at 1218 Swift Ave. will close on Nov. 11.

Smokin' Guns BBQ will be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday for the next three weeks.

The restaurant appeared on Food Network's "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" in 2010 in an episode focused on…

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