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...]
Runza – Quality Fast Food thats Delicious
Runza is to Nebraska what Apple Pie is to America and for the longest time I desired a Runza to be opened in KC. A few years back I finally got my wish. It was like Christmas in July. No longer did I have to order a dozen frozen Runzas to tide me over until my next trip home. Not only could I get them anytime, hot and fresh as often as I wished, but I could order Runza … [Read more...]
Zarda’s Average Joe – Does the name say it all?
Walking into Zarda BBQ just west of 87th & Quivira is like taking a time warp. You’re walking into a business that has been there for ages and has a plain western feel ... ripe with ... wood. There’s wood everywhere. Wood on the walls, wood tables, the floor is wood, the chairs are wood, you’d think this was an old west saloon. So, I belly up to the counter to order, which … [Read more...]
Corner Bakery Café – More than Breakfast
I’ve been to the Corner Bakery Café a number of times now, usually for breakfast or lunch, but the other day my wife and I took the food monsters there for dinner. The food monsters wanted chocolate chip pancakes, a Corner Bakery specialty. Plus, every chocolate chip pancake order comes with bacon, which my kids won’t eat, so I must do my fatherly duties and devour it for them. … [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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
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...]
Gates Made Kansas City
Gates BBQ is quintessential Kansas City BBQ and honorably and permanently appointed with a lifetime contract as the best BBQ in Kansas City and therefore the world. Gates has a deep soulful pit flavor produced by a proud family receipe based franchise that is fantastically urban and ethnic and wonderful. With the help of another local BBQ legend, Gates made Kansas City a BBQ … [Read more...]