Pitmaster IndexLC Richardson
Founder & Pitmaster
LC Richardson
LC's Bar-B-QMississippi
Signature:Burnt Ends
L.C. Richardson, a Mississippi native, moved to Kansas City in 1953 and worked at Farmland Industries. After retiring from that job, he opened LC's Bar-B-Q on Blue Parkway in 1986, at age 52. The restaurant became known for its burnt ends and was a regular stop for Chiefs and Royals fans headed to the Truman Sports Complex. Richardson died in February 2021 at 86. His granddaughter, Tausha Hammett, who had worked at LC's since she was 12, took over running the restaurant.
Technique
LC's cooks over hickory in a brick pit built by pit builder Bill Chaney, which the restaurant was still using in 2021.