Smokebox Bbq Cafe

We have ate here on several occasions when staying across the street at the Embassy Suites. The food is excellent. It has great barbecue flavor and they serve you very quickly. The two meat dinner is a large sized portion.

This location was close to our hotel, the staff was sweet and congenial. The food was FABULOUS! It really made the trip worth it to find some great mom and pop bbq.Thank You to the staff for making the overnight trip worth it for me and the hubby. The portions were perfect.

Good food and service. The team was really friendly. I enjoyed the BBQ but not so much the Italian sausage. The food got cold rather fast so that could be why. Overall, a friendly place to sit and eat BBQ.

Loved the food and staff was very friendly and hospitable. Ate here for lunch before catching a return flight back home, ordered the 3 meat lunch platter (Brisket, Burnt Ends and Italian Sausage) and everything came out perfectly.

Visited 26 March 2021 Located in a small stripmall off N. Amabasador Drive, Smoke Box BBQ is strategically located between a few hotels and not too far from Kansas City International Airport. That's clever!! There was also a liquor store, a pub, a Mediterranean restaurant (temporarily closed), and two nail salons in the plaza. I arrived around 5:50 pm on a Friday evening and the parking lot was very busy, indicative of busy businesses (I was on foot since I was out running so parking was not an issue for me lol). Smoke Box BBQ was the only thing I was interested in so that's where I went. I walked in and was immediately greeted by the waitress. She asked, "dine in or take out?"; obviously open for dining in. But, I wanted my order to-go so that's what I told her. When I told her I did not order ahead, she pointed me to some menu's on the counter. There were two different styles of menu (a booklet and a paper sheet) but the other employee, a male, informed me that either was fine as they both had the same information. I took the menu and walked outside so I could decide what I wanted. It appears they had a busy-ish evening. I noticed the dining room had a few customers, some left ahead of me, and another party was walking in. I decided on a burger and sweet potato fries. I walked back inside, placed my order, and grabbed a drink from the fridge (I'm surprised he didn't ask me how I wanted my burger. It was done how Ilike it though, psychic? Hmmm!). After paying I informed the male employee that I would be outside (he gave me boss/owner vibes); he acknowledged and told me my meal would be ready in a few minutes. I didn't notice how little or how long I waited because I was outside engaged in two separate conversations - one with someone in my class and the other a random man trying to take me on a date. Both conversations ended and soon after, the male employee was walking out with my food. Awesome. I was expecting to go back in to grab it myself but he was kind enough to bring it to me. If that isn't great customer service, idk what it. 5 stars!! Of course masks are required to enter. Both employees I saw were wearing masks. There is a glass separating the employee/cashier from customers (I'm not sure if that is new since this was my first time). There are bar table/chairs near the counter where customers would be facing out the windows. There was no one eating there but I can see it getting cramped if there were since I was already feeling confined by the smallness of the space. Overall, I had a good experience and my food was good. I recommend giving it a try. Iwould definitely, and probably will, go back.