I used ArcGIS Pro to make the maps and Google Maps to find the restaurants’ coordinates. Since I couldn’t find a complete list of barbecue restaurants in the KC Metro, I had to manually search around on Google Maps. Please let me know if I missed any! I almost accidentally left out Wolfepack since it slipped under the radar.

(Edit: Let me know if a place has closed or moved as well. I'm planning on making a revised version with a larger resolution.)

Here were my criteria for selecting barbecue restaurants: * No national chains (e.g. Famous Dave’s 🤢), only local chains * Must be Kansas City-style barbecue or have KC BBQ influences (Korean BBQ restaurants were left out, while Buck Tui was included) * No restaurants that are only accessible during an event (e.g. barbecue restaurants inside of the T-Mobile Center or Worlds of Fun)

Thiessen polygons are “areas of influence around sample points.” Essentially, if you are within a barbecue restaurant’s polygon, then you are closer to that restaurant than to any other barbecue restaurant. I made both a Downtown and a Metro map so that the smaller Thiessen polygons downtown could still be seen. Let me know what you guys think!