Ok, those who know me know that I enjoy going to any humble homegrown burger joint that tips toward the "dive" end of the scale. I'm talking about a "greasy spoon" kinda place that has a thin film of grease coating the floor and almost every other surface not required to be cleaned daily by the board of health. Town Topic, Grandstand, Westport Flea Market, and Haye's are good … [Read more...]
Frankie Farelane’s Fast(ish) Food
Frankie Farelane’s Fast(ish) Food 100 SE Third Street Lee’s Summit, Missouri 64063 Sometimes, I'm horrible with names. While driving through downtown Lee’s Summit one evening, I noticed what looked like a new restaurant in renovation. Even though I drove slowly to read the letters on the door, immediately I thought it said FORD FAIRLANE’S. As in the tail finned car from … [Read more...]
Justus Drug Store is Kansas City’s Best Restaurant
Justus Drugstore 106 W. Main Street Smithville , MO 64089 Justus Drugstore in Smithville, MO offers patrons an opportunity to have the meal of their life and is Kansas City's best modern restaurant for fine dining. I enjoy farm to table cuisine as a personal favorite way to eat fresh, locally produced plates in trendy casual spaces. Until I ate at Justus I never … [Read more...]
A Novel Experience
Novel – 815 W 17 St, Kansas City, MO 64108 So I finally caved. Instead of picking a place based on the meal (breakfast is my favorite) or the beer/whiskey menu (I mean duh right?), I picked a fancy shmancy dinner only place call Novel. My foodie pal Melissa helped strongly suggesting Novel over and over and over again for weeks on end. Granted my review will be on the menu … [Read more...]
Farmhouse Weekend Brunch
The Farmhouse – 300 Deleware St, Kansas City, MO 64105 So I’ll just cut to the chase. I was nursing a 3 star hangover . When that happens, you need breakfast…….a big breakfast……My ole pal Melissa suggested we go check out The Farmhouse which is located in the River Market area of Kansas City. After spending about 10 minutes maneuvering through Hipster foot traffic on a … [Read more...]
Tay’s Burger Shack in North KC
Tay's Burger Shack is located at 1019 Armour Rd in North Kansas City. Tay's opened in the fall of 2014 and has been gaining momentum and fans of burgers ever since. This location was previously a cigar shop and is very easy to find located on Armour/210 across from QuikTrip. In case you are wondering, this place does not smell like cigars. Tay's is a small unassuming building … [Read more...]
Plaza III Saves the Day
So for Valentine's Day this year my wife and I decided we are going to go to J Alexander's for dinner. The unfortunate thing is J Alexanders doesn't accept reservations for dinner so I stop on Feb. 9th to see how they were going to handle Saturday night. I was told that they were still going to do call ahead starting at 4:30pm and we could get on a waiting list that … [Read more...]
The Farmhouse in the River Market has Something for Everyone
The Farmhouse has been located at 300 Delaware street in the River Market for more than 5 years. With quite a loyal following, a lot of us already know what a special brand we have in this delightful corner restaurant . It's easy to be excited about this place because it has everything a foodie likes. First off, the Farmhouse proudly offers "farm to table" fresh plates that … [Read more...]
No Crayons in the Neighborhood
Applebee’s 13201 State Line Road, Kansas City, MO 54145 So again I visited one of the standard American chain restaurants the other night with my family. Can you tell we eat out a lot? Its been a while since I’ve be in an Applebee’s, a while as in a couple of years. Its not that I don’t like the place its just once you have kids sit down dinning places have kind of fallen … [Read more...]
Sliders & Wine Flights
Houlihans Town Center Plaza, 4900 West 119th Street, Leawood, KS 66209 So I will say Houlihan's has never been a usual in my restaurant rotation. Not because its not good but because when I'm out with my kids most sit down places take a little longer than their attention span holds at this point in their life and when I'm out with my wife I just want something a little … [Read more...]