Bonedog’s BBQ has some cracking ribs in Smithville
A plethora of barbecue in Kansas City renders the average man as soft as an overcooked pork butt. We tend to go on autopilot and head for the nearest smoker we know. But great barbecue demands effort; just ask any pitmaster worth his pig salt.
On the first day that I drove by Auto’s Plus (112 N. Highway) in Smithville, I saw the smoke rising from the parking lot of the used-car lot and I did nothing. Heading back south, I learned that the smoke was coming from a black smoker in the right corner of the lot. And I saw a vinyl banner advertising Bonedogs BBQ stretched across the front of the building. It was then that I rolled down my window, inhaled deeply and pledged my fealty. I would return the next day. Barbecue being served out of a used-car lot is not a choice; it’s a calling.
