A once-loved, now-closed Kansas City-area barbecue restaurant is slathering ribs again \u2014 this time in a different format.<\/p>\n
Harp Barbecue announced via social media that it will serve its cuisine during a one-day popup at Warehouse on Broadway Sept. 5. The event, beginning at 11 a.m., will feature music from local band Elwood and the Blues Masters.<\/p>\n
Fans do not need a ticket for the event to purchase barbecue, according to the Instagram post. Ribs, signature sides, burnt ends and more will be available.<\/p>\n
The Star reached out to owner Tyler Harp for comment but did not receive a response before publication.<\/p>\n
The event advertised on Harp’s social media pages comes after the closure of his restaurant at 12094 W. 135th St., Overland Park, in late May.<\/p>\n
The departure from a physical storefront could be a return to Harp’s roots. The barbecue joint began as a popup in 2019 before opening a permanent spot in Raytown in 2022. It crossed state lines in late 2024. There, Harp told window cleaner and social media influencer Davis Roethler in a video that he faced staffing shortages and fewer customers.<\/p>\n
Those issues, along with rising beef prices, led Harp to close his restaurant. At the time it closed, a GoFundMe was created to support Harp’s next steps.<\/p>\n
In Roethler’s video, Harp did not indicate what his plans were, though he said barbecue would be part of his life “in one way or another.”<\/p>\n
When Harp Barbecue was open, it earned acclaim from Kansas City Magazine as a top BBQ restaurant, as well as a nod from Conde Nast Traveler.<\/p>\n
“If KC Barbecue has a New School, the dean might be Tyler Harp,” writer Liz Cook said in the 2025 Conde Nast article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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