‘King and Queen of BBQ’ closed during COVID. Now they have new Kansas City restaurant

Independence’s “King and Queen of BBQ” closed their restaurant during the pandemic.

Now they have a new spot in midtown.

The cheekily named P Moore & Moore BBQ recently opened at 3260 Broadway. The freestanding building, at the corner of Broadway and Linwood Boulevard, was once an IHOP and has its own parking lot.

Barbecue was a long-time hobby for Gary Paul Moore, who married Patricia in 2007. They made platters for their family and for their church, Barker Memorial Cathedral of Praise, and church members dubbed them the “King and Queen of BBQ.”

They first opened a restaurant in Independence in 2015 and later expanded that location. In 2017 they opened an eatery in the former Adam’s Mark Hotel & Conference Center.

Those locations closed and they relocated to Texas for a few months in 2019. On Feb. 14, 2020, they opened another Independence restaurant, just weeks before the pandemic hit the metro. After a few months of carryout only, they closed the operation.

They continued to cater and tried running a barbecue on Prospect for a few months in 2021, but it wasn’t the right location. Then they found their current spot.

“Barbecue being in our blood, we just had to go out again,” Patricia Moore said. “I’m not a quitter. We’re here to stay.”

The menu includes ribs, sandwiches (beef, turkey, burnt ends and combos, served with a side), wings, shrimp, salads, nachos, mixed plates and a children’s menu. For dessert there’s cake, pie, cheesecake, and brownies with ice cream and chocolate syrup on top called a Brownie Earthquake.

It has a lunch special from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays — a ham, turkey or pulled pork sandwich with a side for $7.99.

It also has Soul Food Sunday with a choice of chicken or sliced turkey, dressing, yams, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes and gravy, a choice of greens or green beans, cranberry sauce, peach cobbler and a drink for $15.95 per person.

It is open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays.

The Moores plan to add breakfast on Saturdays and Sundays starting in early November.

The building was listed as an International House of Pancakes (later known as IHOP) starting in 1978 in the Star’s archives. Chinese restaurants later operated in the spot.