hot spots on the MO Pork Tour
Bud's BBQ, Columbia
Located in The District in Downtown Como, Bud's is less than ten yards from The University of Missouri. Serving up meaty dishes from their Live Fire pits, Bud's has fed everyone from local families to traveling celebrities to the entire Mizzou Football Team.
MO Pork Tour Pick: Bud's Baby Back Ribs
Location: 304 S 9th St, Columbia, MO
Socials: https://www.facebook.com/budsclassicbbq/
https://www.instagram.com/budsclassicbbq/?hl=en
Dog Days Bar & Grill, Lake of the Ozarks
Overlooking Lake of the Ozarks' wide channel where The Grand Glaize meets The Osage, Dog Days Bar & Grill is the perfect combination of sun, fun, cocktails and fantastic food. Relax for hours around the pool or the swim-up bar, catch the live music, and make plenty of time for Dog Days' menu. Bring your family, meet your friends or make new ones. Appetizers to full dinners served inside, poolside, or out on one of Dog Days' many multi-level decks.
MO Pork Tour Pick: Nachos with Pulled Pork & Bourbon BBQ Sauce
Location: 1232 Jeffries Road, Osage Beach
Menu: https://dogdays.ws/menu/
Socials: https://www.facebook.com/DogDaysBarGrill
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Beks, Fulton
Fulton, Missouri is a special place with a feel all its own. The Winston Churchill Memorial, Westminster College, and in the heart of the Brick District, a phenomenal dining experience at Beks American Restaurant. Don't let the small town size fool you. This is a spot on the MO Pork Tour you'll never forget. No matter what you order.
MO Pork Tour Pick: Herb-Rubbed & Grilled Center-Cut Pork Chop
(Special Mention: Bacon Wrapped Jalapenos)
Location: 511 Court St, Fulton
Menu: https://www.beksshop.com/our-menu
44 Tavern, Columbia
In Central Missouri, everyone knows the "44" name and its significance in great restaurants. No doubt that's why Midway Golf & Games asked Chef Mark Sultrop to open 44 Tavern at their year-round "playground". In between the Toptracer Golf Range, Go Karts, the Batting Cages and Miniature Golf, you'll be ordering Beer & Cocktails, Appetizers, Lunch, Dinner, or a fully catered Banquet for hundreds. And we guarantee, you and your gang will be completely satisfied!
MO Pork Tour Pick: Pork Steak Sandwich
Location: 5500 W Van Horn Tavern Rd, Columbia
Menu: https://midwaygolfgames.com/wp-content/uploads/Midway-Golf-and-Games-44-Tavern-MM-R3489133-LR.pdf
Socials: https://www.facebook.com/44tavern
Wobbly Boots Roadhouse, Osage Beach
Lake of the Ozarks has an endless list of activities, and all of those can work up a powerful appetite. When you take a break from golf & boating, it's time to head over to Wobbly Boots Roadhouse BBQ. At Wobbly Boots, everything is BIG! The space, the menu, the portions and all the flavor. High praise from vacationers and the "year-rounders" at The Lake carry a lot o weight...but so do reviews from Southern Living, Golf Magazine and the Kansas City Star!
MO Pork Tour Pick (Tie):
Southern Style Pork Sandwich
&
Ribbies & Wings Appetizer
Location: 4717 Osage Beach Pkwy, Osage Beach
Menu: https://wobblybootsbbq.com/menu/
Socials: https://www.facebook.com/WobblyBootsRoadhouse
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Mr. Murphy's Stuffed Potatoes (Food Truck), Central Missouri
Jheron Nunnelly (right) has built a reputation far & wide for his BIG and tasty stuffed potato meals. His food truck travels all over Mid-MO feeding hungry customers at festivals, fairs, parks, businesses and small towns that need more choices. Your order begins with deciding on your "base" of Spud, Salad or Nacho...then building on that with a ton of toppings. Expect a big smile from Jheron and bring a big appetite. You won't be disappointed!
MO Pork Tour Pick : Mr. Murphy's American Dream featuring Pulled Pork
Location: All over Mid-Missouri
Menu: https://www.foodpartycomo.com/menu
Socials:https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063644227545
Truman's Bar & Grill, Columbia
Truman's Bar & Grill deserves an award from the Missouri Pork Association for their dedication to pork on their very extensive menu. If you're not ordering Pork sausage gravy & biscuits for breakfast, or a GIGANTIC Pork tenderloin for lunch, you might be ordering the Berries & Cream Pork Burger for dinner. With over 50 big screen TVs, Truman's is obviously the best place to catch a Mizzou game, a KC Chiefs battle or a St. Louis Cardinals win. But with all their beer taps and cocktails and that larger-than-life Truman's menu, they make sure you'll never go away hungry or thirsty.
MO Pork Tour Pick: The Big Kahuna Pork Burger
Location: 3304 Broadway Business Park Court, Columbia
Menu:https://trumansbar.com/food-menu
"The Fred" at Hotel Frederick, Boonville
Hotel Frederick was built in 1905 overlooking the Missouri River in Boonville. Like a stately old gentleman, he has spent well over a century watching and welcoming travelers. These days, owner Holly Bozarth Simpson offers visitors a very special experience in this grand hotel, with every guestroom remarkably remodeled and unlike any other. Your stay wouldn't be complete without a cocktail out on the veranda, an exquisite dinner at The Fred, and a night of live music in the lower level Brick Room.
MO Pork Tour Pick: Spring/Summer Menu...Piggy Smalls Sandwich
with House Ground Pork Asian Meatballs!
Winter Menu...Hand Cut Boneless Chutney Pork Chop at The Fred
Location: 501 High Street, Boonville
Menu: https://www.hotelfrederick.com/dining
Emmet's Kitchen & Tap, Fayette
Somehow, and there is a story behind it, the true Cajun flavor of New Orleans found its way to quiet and quaint Fayette, Missouri. Emmet's Kitchen & Tap is a heaping helping of hospitality, a main serving of top chef cuisine, a splash of a zesty cocktail and a dash of smiling good times. The drinks, appetizers and menu items for lunch and dinner can easily be found online. But always keep an open mind to the daily specials on the old school chalkboard. If you're lucky, you'll even get a chance to experience a special meal at Matthew's Table. As Emmet's likes to say, they're "a short little drive to total satisfaction"!
MO Pork Tour Pick (Tie):
Emmet's Double Cut Pork Chop
&
Andoullie Gumbo
Location: 111 N Main St, Fayette
Menu: https://emmetskitchenandtap.com/menu
Como Smoke & Fire, Columbia
Brothers Matt & Patrick Hawkins knew they wanted to serve up BBQ that wasn't Memphis style, or KC style....or any sort of St. Louis, Carolina, Texas or Some-other-place style. But BBQ that is truly the flavor of their hometown. Columbia Mo style became Como Smoke & Fire, and thousands of fans are dang glad it did. With the never-ending help from Matt's wife Christy and their great team, the pit master brothers never stop creating. Pulled Pork egg rolls, Como grilled Mac & Cheese sandwich, and Smoked Pork Burnt Ends that'll make your great, great, great grand daddy sit up nd take notice!
MO Pork Tour Pick : Loaded Baked Potato with Smoked Pork Burnt Ends
2 Locations: 4600 Paris Road, North Columbia
3804 Buttonwood Drive, South Columbia
Menu: https://www.comosmokeandfire.com/bbq-menu
Socials: https://www.facebook.com/Comosmokefire