Sometimes the best stories happen in the most unexpected places, and Kansas City Barbeque in San Diego proves that lightning can strike twice in the same spot.
This unassuming dive bar near the waterfront became Hollywood history when Tom Cruise slid across its floor singing “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’” in the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun.
You know that feeling when you stumble upon a place that’s so authentically itself that it almost seems too good to be true?
That’s Kansas City Barbeque, where the walls are plastered with Top Gun memorabilia, the checkered tablecloths haven’t changed since the Reagan administration, and the barbecue is so good you’ll wonder why anyone ever thought Kansas City had a monopoly on the stuff…