The new Q39 in Lawrence is somewhat of a homecoming for Kelly Magee.
The owner and co-founder opened the original barbecue-centric restaurant in Kansas City’s midtown with late husband Rob Magee. But she’s never forgotten her roots.
Her introduction to the service industry was on Massachusetts Street in the ‘80s. A few paces behind the back of her new restaurant is the old Buffalo Bob’s Smokehouse. Today’s students know it as Mass Street Fish House, a raw oyster bar with a streetside patio…