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**gblowfish** · 11-06-2014, 03:59 PM

This is not a great loss IMHO. Their BBQ is below average by KC standards. Back in the 1980's I went there to meet a client for lunch. During our lunch the client's car got stolen out of the parking lot!

http://www.kansascity.com/news/busin...le3596638.html

After 50 years of operations, Quick’s Bar-B-Q is closing in Kansas City, Kan.

The restaurant, at 1007 Merriam Lane, plans to close by Nov. 14.

“I’ve been doing this my entire life, since I was a little kid and solid for the last 40 years,” said Ron Quick, son of the founder. “My wife and I had a goal to make it to our 50th anniversary and we have succeeded in doing that and I want to get out on my terms and while things are good.”

Quick said construction on Merriam Lane also has blocked some access into the restaurant.

“It is hard and these little mom-and-pop folks, you see them dropping. And we have at least another year of this so it will be a struggle,” he said.

Dustin Quick, Ron’s son, has served as general manager of the restaurant and will continue to oversee the company’s food truck, Quick’s on Wheels, which opened in mid-2013, as well as its catering operation.

“It has been very prosperous lately,” Dustin Quick said.

Quick’s also will continue to sell its barbecue sauce online at www.quicksbbq.com.

Ron’s father, Earl Quick, founded the restaurant in 1964 and Ron took over as manager in 1978. He became the owner in the mid-1990s. Most days he was at work by 7 a.m. But on Wednesdays, since the late 1970s, he was in by 3 a.m. to smoke as many as 500 slabs for the daily special.

“It has been a pleasure to have a been in friendly competition with the other barbecues and I have had great respect for all of them,” he said. “ I’m just ready to do something different while I still can and enjoy life. It’s kind of an emotional thing to close but it has been a good run.”

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/busin...#storylink=cpy

**RockChalk** · 11-06-2014, 04:16 PM

They used to have one here in Lawrence. I'd go every now and again for their Quick Fix lunch special. Not great BBQ, but certainly decent enough for a lunch now and again.

**Reaper16** · 11-06-2014, 04:24 PM

Not my favorite place, but I always hate it when an old bbq joint closes.

bdj23 · 11-06-2014, 04:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RockChalk

They used to have one here in Lawrence. I'd go every now and again for their Quick Fix lunch special. Not great BBQ, but certainly decent enough for a lunch now and again.

I remember the Lawrence one. That was forever ago, I was probably 10 or 11

**SAUTO** · 11-06-2014, 04:26 PM

ed has ran that place for years.

i never met ron or dustin. but that was late 90's. ed cooked everything at that time.

**SAUTO** · 11-06-2014, 04:29 PM

we used to sit in ed's seats for the big 8/12 basketball tourneys.

Chief_For_Life58 · 11-06-2014, 04:44 PM

I remember walking up hill both ways in the snow to go to quicks up in lawrence back when it was a one horse town

**srvy** · 11-06-2014, 05:48 PM

Hate to hear this. I only had sandwich and fries

there

**srvy** · 11-06-2014, 05:51 PM

Was ok a friend of one of the engineers always took us there everytime we worked for his friend who owned Douglas Pump on Merriam.

11-06-2014, 03:59 PM
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $17686178 VARSITY	Better Get to Quick's QUICK This is not a great loss IMHO. Their BBQ is below average by KC standards. Back in the 1980's I went there to meet a client for lunch. During our lunch the client's car got stolen out of the parking lot! http://www.kansascity.com/news/busin...le3596638.html After 50 years of operations, Quick’s Bar-B-Q is closing in Kansas City, Kan. The restaurant, at 1007 Merriam Lane, plans to close by Nov. 14. “I’ve been doing this my entire life, since I was a little kid and solid for the last 40 years,” said Ron Quick, son of the founder. “My wife and I had a goal to make it to our 50th anniversary and we have succeeded in doing that and I want to get out on my terms and while things are good.” Quick said construction on Merriam Lane also has blocked some access into the restaurant. “It is hard and these little mom-and-pop folks, you see them dropping. And we have at least another year of this so it will be a struggle,” he said. Dustin Quick, Ron’s son, has served as general manager of the restaurant and will continue to oversee the company’s food truck, Quick’s on Wheels, which opened in mid-2013, as well as its catering operation. “It has been very prosperous lately,” Dustin Quick said. Quick’s also will continue to sell its barbecue sauce online at www.quicksbbq.com. Ron’s father, Earl Quick, founded the restaurant in 1964 and Ron took over as manager in 1978. He became the owner in the mid-1990s. Most days he was at work by 7 a.m. But on Wednesdays, since the late 1970s, he was in by 3 a.m. to smoke as many as 500 slabs for the daily special. “It has been a pleasure to have a been in friendly competition with the other barbecues and I have had great respect for all of them,” he said. “ I’m just ready to do something different while I still can and enjoy life. It’s kind of an emotional thing to close but it has been a good run.” Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/news/busin...#storylink=cpy
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11-06-2014, 04:16 PM	#2
RockChalk Dirty Bit Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lake of the Woods Casino cash: $3850002	They used to have one here in Lawrence. I'd go every now and again for their Quick Fix lunch special. Not great BBQ, but certainly decent enough for a lunch now and again. __________________
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11-06-2014, 04:26 PM	#5
SAUTO Shit Join Date: Jun 2008 Casino cash: $10039067	ed has ran that place for years. i never met ron or dustin. but that was late 90's. ed cooked everything at that time.
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11-06-2014, 04:29 PM	#6
SAUTO Shit Join Date: Jun 2008 Casino cash: $10039067	we used to sit in ed's seats for the big 8/12 basketball tourneys.
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11-06-2014, 04:44 PM	#7
Chief_For_Life58 Veteran Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: KC Casino cash: $9925938	I remember walking up hill both ways in the snow to go to quicks up in lawrence back when it was a one horse town
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11-06-2014, 05:48 PM	#8
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $1701250	Hate to hear this. I only had sandwich and fries there __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
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11-06-2014, 05:51 PM	#9
srvy Fight, build, win! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: KC Casino cash: $1701250	Was ok a friend of one of the engineers always took us there everytime we worked for his friend who owned Douglas Pump on Merriam. __________________ "The victim stance is a powerful one. The victim is always morally right, neither responsible nor accountable, and forever entitled to sympathy."
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