Ok while Meat Mitch may taste good, it's not worth the money you pay! I bought the 2 meat platter paid $2 extra for the "competion winning" burnt ends, paid 8.00 extra for the beans, another 8.00 for the jalepeno cheesy corn. They gave me 4 pieces of meat. The sausage I got looked like half a sausage. Understandable. Even the sides were pretty good size. Not for 8.00 each but better than the portion that comes with it. I can go to LC's Bbq, order the exact same thing, it tastes better and I only pay 20.00. how we ended up paying $87.00 for this and my boyfriends dinners, is beyond me! (He added the ribs to his) It was 7.00 more than mine. It doesn't add up. I can promise, LC's bbq, or KC Joes will get our business from here on!
DK
Dave Eats KC
Jun 23, 2026
A few days before Father’s Day, I found myself in the comments section of a Meat Mitch post featuring their annual crawfish boil. Someone from the restaurant replied to a comment I had made, rattling off menu recommendations and encouraging me to stop by.
It worked.
By the time Father’s Day rolled around, Meat Mitch had become the destination.
When we arrived, the place looked exactly like the kind of barbecue joint people hope to discover. The patio was alive. Kids chased each other through the crowd. Cornhole bags flew through the air. Families lingered around picnic tables while smoke drifted through the summer air.
We were quoted an hour-and-a-half to two-hour wait.
No problem.
It was Father’s Day. Barbecue and patience have always gone hand in hand.
So we made an afternoon of it.
My son found other kids to play with. My wife ducked into Billie’s Grocery for a coffee and a snack. We wandered the Plaza, killed time, and enjoyed the day. Frankly, Meat Mitch seemed worth waiting for.
A 90-to-120-minute wait eventually became three hours.
That’s when the story changed.
At one point we sat near the expo window because the Toast waitlist showed we were next in line for a table. From there, we watched the operation for over an hour.
The bottleneck appeared to be the expo station. Food runners stood ready while plates piled up in the window and tickets were worked one at a time. The entire process moved at a pace that would make the DMV ask if everything was okay.
Meanwhile, managers were making rounds apologizing to guests, comping checks, and handing out gift cards. Every few minutes another table looked confused, frustrated, or defeated.
As I listened to conversations around me, a pattern emerged. Multiple tables said they had already waited 45 minutes to an hour for food after being seated.
That’s when it clicked.
The Toast waitlist showed we were next in line for a table.
We weren’t next to eat.
We were next to sit.
By this point my son was having a better Father’s Day than I was. He’d made friends, played games, and explored the Plaza. I spent mine watching plates age in the expo window like they were being dry-aged alongside the brisket.
What really broke my brain was watching carryout orders continue to leave the building while the dining room was drowning. If your quoted wait has turned into three hours, managers are comping meals, and guests are openly frustrated, maybe it’s time to stop accepting new problems and start solving the ones already sitting in your restaurant.
Then there was the expo station.
For over an hour, I watched the same pair of gloves touch faces, clothing, equipment, tickets, and food. By the end they were shiny with grease, stretched loose from overuse, and inspiring absolutely zero confidence. I’ve seen cast-iron skillets retired sooner than those gloves.
I’ve worked in restaurants long enough to know everyone has bad days. Father’s Day is chaos. People call out. Equipment breaks. Tickets stack up. It happens.
But after three hours—already an hour longer than the maximum wait we were quoted—I never got to try the barbecue that brought me there in the first place.
Unfortunately, I can’t review the food.
The only thing I got to sample was my patience.
And that’s a shame.
Because everything about Meat Mitch made me want to like Meat Mitch. The patio was great. The atmosphere was great. The energy was great. It felt like the kind of place where you could spend an entire afternoon with people you enjoy being around.
In a way, that’s what made the experience so frustrating.
The promise of a great Father’s Day was sitting right in front of me.
I just never made it to the table.
Update: After sharing my experience with management, Meat Mitch reached out, accepted responsibility for what happened, and invited me back. I appreciate the professionalism and plan to give them another opportunity.
We showed up for lunch and waited 30 minutes for a table. No big deal. The server took our drink order and showed back up with 2 waters. We ordered tea and another soda. I asked again for the drinks and put in appetizers and kids meal at this time. 15 minutes later she finally shows up with the drinks and we place our order. She says the appetizers and kids meal should be out shortly. 30 minutes later there is no appetizer or kids meal. Im fact, none of the 15 plus tables around us even had food. Then they started handing out popcorn to every table. We knew at the point it was going to be awhile before we were going to see any food. We waited another 10 minutes, still no food. We packed up and left. From the sounds of other reviews, we would've been waiting another hour just for appetizers. Lame experience
MS
Megan Smith
Jun 21, 2026
Oof. I’m sad to give this experience 2 stars. We have heard great things about Meat Mitch! Our first experience was on Fathers Day and we were told our wait was 30 minutes, so we decided to stay! Unfortunately we were seated at the 60 minute mark. When we were seated, we were told the kitchen was backed up and it might be awhile so we ordered immediately. We waited an hour and 15 minutes for our food. We didn’t feel that we could even enjoy our meal because we needed to leave so quickly afterwards. Alex, our server, did his best to rectify the situation! He gets a star, as well as the food which was decent, but unfortunately didn’t feel that it was worth the very long wait. We likely won’t be back due to this bad experience. Honesty or a comped meal might have rectified this situation but neither was offered to us.
This was our first time eating at Meat Mitch BBQ (in Leawood) this past Sunday, and what a fabulous experience! Michael was our server, and he was attentive and excellent; he took the time to go over the menu with us and explained the different entrées. He also mentioned the special of the day: Smoked Bourbon Cowboy dry glaze Chicken Dinner, which which one of us got--the 1/2 bird was tender, moist, and flavorful. I ordered the 'bama Fried Chicken Sandwich--the two strips of chicken were so tender! Try it with their whomp BBQ sauce, too, and what a combo! 🤩 The full slab Smoke Pork Spareribs Platter is just as tender, and the servings overall are GENEROUS. Make sure to come hungry when you eat at Mitch's!!
We were able to watch the beginning of the Netherlands vs. Japan FIFA World Cup game because there are a plethora of TV screens throughout the dining area (but they are not distracting at all if you just want to hang out and gab with your dinner party). What a great place to bring families and groups to eat because of the spacious areas to eat, including outdoors. There is even a section there where you can play a round or two of cornhole.
Kudos to GM Becca Stout and her team of chefs, servers, and other behind-the-scenes folks who work hard to make this restaurant a great place to be. Looking forward to returning the next time we are in town (we live an hour away)!