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Up Dog on the Square

April 10, 2017 by Joe DeYaeghere 4 Comments

Up Dog on the Square

Up Dog, great time on the square! Wishing this place was on the square when I was in high school at St. Mary’s high school, Up Dog has a classic diner feel and a not so common menu of dogs to choose from. Located at 114 N Liberty on the Independence square at the corner facing into the square the nostalgia sinks in quickly. Saddle up to the counter on a stool or at a table … [Read more...]

Great German Home Cooking at Rheinland

January 10, 2017 by Joe DeYaeghere 1 Comment

Great German Home Cooking at Rheinland

Located at 208 North Main Street Main Street of the historic Independence square, Heinz and Rosie Heinzelmann’s Rhineland restaurant makes good on traditional German cuisine for more than 25 years. Some of Rhineland’s German cooking staples for you to try include Bratwurst, a type of German sausage made from veal, beef, or most commonly pork. Knackwurst, a sausage made from … [Read more...]

Ruin’s Pub

August 25, 2016 by Joe DeYaeghere 1 Comment

Ruin’s Pub

Ruin’s Pub, located at 1715 Main in Kansas City is a Hungarian food themed bar and pub serving lunch and dinner. There’s having seating for about one hundred including a VW van that looks like six could fit in and grab a bite.  This eclectic stop with flying horses, graffiti painted walls that they actually had a painting party to work on. The mismatched tables painted with … [Read more...]

Bleu Burger – Stuffed Burgers Done Right

August 19, 2016 by Joe DeYaeghere Leave a Comment

Bleu Burger – Stuffed Burgers Done Right

Set up in Lee’s Summit Missouri, Bleu Burger is one of the only local spots that I’ve found with stuffed burgers show cased on the menu. On my last visit we sample an app, sides and two great burgers.  The app we noshed was the spinach and artichoke dip. Served with deep fried pita triangles the creamy dip with healthy portions of spinach and both chunky and chopped artichoke … [Read more...]

Neighborhood Cafe – Classic Breakfast Traditions & More!

July 14, 2016 by Joe DeYaeghere 3 Comments

Neighborhood Cafe – Classic Breakfast Traditions & More!

Neighborhood Cafe is a downtown Lee's Summit staple on Third Street. This location has been serving meals since 1950 and has changed owners and names several times.  In January of 2011 Tony Olson, Bob Baker and Ben Wine took over the establishment and it became what it is today, Neighborhood Cafe. Don’t let the side entrance throw you off at first. I went with my family … [Read more...]

A Trip to Blue Koi

June 15, 2016 by Joe DeYaeghere Leave a Comment

A Trip to Blue Koi

Blue Koi is a family owned spot serves up traditional Chinese in the historic west 39st District and in the new developed Mission Farms area. Recently at a family lunch of 15 we took over this yummy locale and I had a sampling of the pan fried pork,shrimp and chicken dumplings along with some brown rice and their 'awesome sauce'. The spicy and sweet sauce was a great … [Read more...]

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