Though charcoal drawing was once the dominant artistic medium in America, precious few masterworks survived the realization that those early portraits could be crumpled up and used to smoke delicious stacks of ribs. Honor forgotten artists with today’s Groupon: for $7, you get $15 worth of barbecue fare at McGuire's Smokehouse in Olathe.

In addition to the sweet and tangy sauces typical of barbecue fare, McGuire's Smokehouse infuses its meats and veggies with the hickory-tickled flavor of a slow-smoking rotisserie's flamey fingers. The menu of smoky fare starts with chicken wing appetizers ($6.95 for 1 lb., $12.95 for 2 lbs.) steeped in a lumber-rich sauna before diving into a deep fryer. Juicy burnt ends melt in mouths ($8.95) and tableside lava pits, while Gia's chicken salad sandwich ($3.96, $6.95 with side and drink) trounces protein-centric cravings. Rib entrees strut across the stage, backed by a chorus of hearty baked beans or cole slaw ($8.95 for quarter slab, $10.95 for half slab).