Nunya Bidnits wrote:
> Nonnymus wrote:
>
>> I believe that his niece or some other fairly close kin still has a
>> place there in Marshall- behind the Wood and Houston Bank branch on
>> Arrow Street. My daughter "discovered" it while attending Missouri
>> Valley College, and we felt that the ribs were as good as we
>> remembered old Ocey cooking. We're going to be in Marshall this
>> August for a class reunion and I'll report in about whether the place
>> is still there and is as good as it was in the 90's. It was in a
>> single family residence then, and it's probably still in the same
>> place.
>
> Do you recall the name of the place by chance?

I looked at Google Maps and am about 99% sure it is

BarBQ Pit Stop
755 Clay St
Marshall, MO 65340
(660) 886-8548

The location is right where I remember it- a block south of W. Arrow St.
All I can say is that if it's the place, I sure think it's worth a
side trip if you're in the area. When we last ate there, we all
commented about how it was so much like Ocey Bruner's had once been.


>
>
>> Local legend has it that Ocey sold his sauce recipe back in the early
>> 50's to the good folk making Hunt's (now Hunt's original), but I have
>> no proof of that beyond legend. I don't have the book you mention,
>> but if there's anything about Bruner's online, I'd sure appreciate
>> the URL.
>
> I didn't find anything else about it and it would probably take a trip to
> the library or hall of records at city hall to get much more. ButI asked my
> Dad about it, he's an 87 year old rolling history of KC, and of barbecues,
> chocolate malts, and soda fountains in particular, and his work in
> broadcasting and as an author includes information, recommendations, and
> history of KC restaurants. Unfortunately, he didn't recall it. His memory is
> still pretty good, just a little slow sometimes. When I mentioned Boyd's to
> him he gave the Prospect address and recalled taking me there for my first
> taste of barbecue ever. So you never know, he may think about Bruner's a
> little more and come up with something. I'll see him later today and ask
> again.
>
> I checked the Star's (KansasCity.com) and NewsLibrary.com's online archives
> and didn't hit anything.
>
We went to UMKC, living in Tredway Hall at 5401 Brookside in the late
1960's. Being students, Mrs. Nonny and I almost never ate out back
then. When we did, we'd celebrate at Kona Kai on Broadway, Gate's or
Winstead's.

--
Nonny

Nonnymus
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government oversight.