CANTON Nothing can turn a gloomy, uneventful Saturday in January around like a pile of food from beloved landmark Kennedy s Bar-B-Que.
Kennedy s, at 1420 Seventh St. NW just down the street from the McKinley National Monument, has been in business since 1922, one year shy of a century.
It s one of those slightly out-of-the-way places that is too easy to forget about.
Originally known as Spiker’s Barbecue, the restaurant has been named Kennedy s since 1960, when Charles “Jack” Kennedy bought the place. In 2009, after Kennedy s death, the restaurant was purchased by Ernie Schott, proprietor of Taggart s Ice Cream Parlor, another enduring Canton staple.