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...]
Pizza Wars: Topp’d vs Pie-Five
Our newest installment of Pizza Wars pits Kansas City's two Chipotle concept pizza places against each other: Topp'd vs Pie Five. So let's head to the mattresses and find out who wins this matchup. We've previously reviewed Pie Five a while ago and I'm pretty much of a regular at their 135th & Metcalf location due to my soon to be middle son's constant request to go. … [Read more...]
Pizza Wars: Tim’s Pizza vs Casey’s General Store
Tim's Pizza at 17201 E US-40 in Independence is a strip mall dynamo of pizza. This is old school pizza shop that starting baking pies in the 80's. Pizza is hard to ruin, but hard to do well and this is very good pizza. Tim's pizza pie has very crispy crust. This isn't cracker crust. This is regular hand tossed style crust that is wonderfully crispy and firm. … [Read more...]
Pizza Wars: Johnny Jo’s vs Providence Pizza
The KCFood Guys Pizza Wars continue with an unlikely pairing of Johnny Jo's just off the Plaza at 1209 W. 47th Street versus Providence Pizza at 12925 US-71, in Grandview. Plaza vs Grandview? Both are Yelp KC Pizza All-Stars with 4.5 Stars but Johnny Jo's currently has 79 - 5 Star reviews vs Providence with 20 - 5 Star reviews. To the mattresses we go. … [Read more...]
Pizza Wars: Minsky’s vs. Artègo
Today's matchup features old school Kansas City Pizza versus new school Kansas City Pizza. Minksy's has been serving up pizza pie in KC since 1976 and has multiple locations while Artègo Pizza has been dishing it up since.... December 2014 at 900 W 39th St in KCMO. Will experience win out over flair & hustle? Let's head to the mattresses and find out. … [Read more...]
Pizza Wars: Milwaukee Deli vs. il Lazzarone
So our next battle in the Kansas City Pizza Wars is the Milwaukee Deli at 101 W 9th St. verses the newly opened il Lazzarone at 412 Delaware in the River Market. Both are relatively new to the Kansas City food scene and both can be found in downtown. … [Read more...]
Pizza Wars: Pizzabella vs. d’Bronx
So after a great run with the Ultimate KC BBQ Tournament I thought I'd focus a few articles over the next month on my equally favorite food topic of pizza. I honestly could eat pizza for a week straight and not mind. While pizza really isn't an American invention like BBQ we definitely have improved and expanded upon the original invention. So let’s head to the mattresses with … [Read more...]
Maybe the Best Lasagna in KC
Mio Italian Pizzeria 4800 W 135th Street #250 Leawood, KS 66209 Today I decided to have lunch at a local pizzeria called Mio’s. I’ve been there a few times and have enjoyed a number of items but today I was back for a specific dish, the Lasagne al Forno, hoping it would be as good as the two I’ve had previously. Mio’s is tucked away in Parkway Plaza, which has been slow … [Read more...]
Hot, Quick, & Fresh
Pie Five Pizza 13366 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66213 If you're looking for something hot, quick, and fresh lunch or dinner option, look no further than Pie Five Pizza. Pie Five offers a number of made-to-order pizzas, ready in just five to six minutes. There are 10 standard options to choose from, or you can build your own. Choose from four crusts including a gluten … [Read more...]