Recently Barley's Brewhaus restaurants in Overland Park and Shawnee officially became Barley's Kitchen + Tap. Barley's opened in 1995 and has be serving up good food and great beer along the way, but the new name reflects the restaurant's culinary evolution. "Barley's opened 20+ years ago and focused on a made-from-scratch menu and the best selection of beer in the area. We … [Read more...]
Dining Destinations in KC: Martin City
We are enjoying the golden era of dining in Kansas City and food regions are developing in front of our eyes. KCFoodGuys.com wants to introduce you to some of the lessor known restaurant regions in Kansas City. Look for our series Dining Destinations for new and lessor known food zones. One foodie destination that has been around for a while but may have fallen off your … [Read more...]
BRGR Kitchen and Bar
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...]
Cheese Curds, Pork Cheek, & Rieger Whiskey at Blvd Tavern
BLVD Tavern – 320 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108 I’m not sure why but when I hear the word “Tavern” I think of that scene in the Lord of the Ring movies in the Prancing Pony where Frodo and his friends are downing a few pints and there are miscreants about all having a great time. Sorry, my nerd was showing, and I digress. The Blvd Tavern located off of Southwest … [Read more...]
I’m Jealous of Kansas
Damn you Kansas, you have everything. You have been riding the coat tails of Kansas City MISSOURI for over 100 years but things have certainly changed. Kansas holds the region hostage by splitting our metroplex tax base, but at least Kansas has some good food. I'm jealous of Kansas, and that really hurts to admit. Quantrill had the right idea but it didn't prevent Kansas from … [Read more...]
The Brick – Dive Bar & Grill
How many purple doors do you walk through? I’m going to guess not that many, but if you go to The Brick at 1727 McGee, you'll enter through one into a seemingly windowless hole-in-the-wall dive bar and grill. To me, it had the feel of a graffiti-laced speakeasy with a stage for bands & karaoke. The Brick was also featured on the Food Network’s Diner’s Drive-ins, and Dives … [Read more...]
JoCo’s New Hot Spot
Rock and Brews 5701 W 135th Street Overland Park, KS 66223 Rock and Brews is a new endeavor backed by KISS front men Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, and is the hot new place in Overland Park’s Prairie Fire development at 135th & Nall. As one of JoCo’s newest bar & grills Rock and Brews is cranking out a plethora of old school music videos and sports on a … [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...]