Gates Bar-B-Q is one of two

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restaurants (along with

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) that trace their roots back to Henry Perry, founder of Kansas City barbecue.

Founded

Gates Bar-B-Q is a Kansas City original family restaurant that started in 1946. It has grown from a single storefront at 19th and Vine to a family of six up-to-date restaurants throughout the

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. This neighborhood saw the rise of the famous Henry Perry restaurant as well as the 18th & Vine Jazz District. Gates was founded by George and Arzelia Gates, their three children (Winnifred, Gwendolyn, and Ollie), and the cook, Arthur Pinkard, who had been a cook for Perry.

In popular culture

Gate's Bar-B-Q is featured prominently in the lyrics and video of rapper

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's song "O.G." The title and cover of the 2010 album the song is featured on,

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, make further references to the restaurant.

has also referred to Ollie Gates in numerous songs over his career. Gates and Sons is referenced in lyrics for

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's song "A Rapper's Reputation" from the 1992 album

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External links

Official website
* Kansas City Barbecue History
Kansas City Public Library History
{{Kansas City, Missouri Restaurants in Kansas City, Missouri Barbecue restaurants in the United States Culture of Kansas City, Missouri Restaurants in Missouri Restaurants established in 1946 1946 establishments in Missouri

Founded

In popular culture

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