Two of the partners in the new Barbacoa are Mexican American brothers who grew up on traditional Mexican cuisine and Kansas City barbecue. Now they are combining those two influences in their new Troost Avenue restaurant. While barbecue may mean “sauce” to many Kansas Citians, to barbacoakc’s owners it means slow cook using smoke, “searing proteins with real flames.” So their menu includes starters such as brisket taquitos (rolled and fried tacos with pickled onions, garlic crema and chipotle salsa). For entrees they have smoked carnitas, shrimp diablo, and turkey and mole (smoked turkey breast, mole, sesame and grilled spring onions with yolitortilleria flour tortillas). The restaurant, which opened Thursday, will be open from 5 to 10 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and on Sundays for brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Read about the owners at the link in our bio. 📸: wagsphoto #KansasCity #KCRestaurants #KC #KCFoodies #KCBBQ #KCMO