Price Guide (average entree): $ bargain - $6 or less, $$ inexpensive - $6 - $12, $$$ moderate $12 - $19, $$$$ expensive - over $19.
Quality Rating: Superb is the highest, considered the very best possible. Notes are qualifiers allowing insight into the reviewer's rating. Disclaimer
| Restaurant: | Paradise Grill - ed. note - now CLOSED | Location: | I29/NW 64 St, Kansas City North/Parkville |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | bright,cheerful,warm |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | beautiful food,pefect everytime |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | felt like was there only priorty |
| Favorites: | Love ME tender, Calamari, Up Stream |
| Comments: | Without a doubt the best resturant north of the river. |
| Reviewer: | Madison |
Date: | 1/9/01 |
| Restaurant: | The Peachtree | Location: | 6800 Eastwood Trafficway, KCMO |
| Cuisine: | Soul Food | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | A little cramped and the floor was wet. |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Yummmy!! Down home cooking! |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | I had take out so I didn't get much "service" |
| Favorites: | Cornbread dressing, Yams, Rolls. |
| Comments: | This was some really good down home cooking. This is a buffet restaurant so I would suggest "dining in" instead of getting take out. If you get take out, you don't get as much food (also, take out is a little more expensive for less food). The food itself is EXCELLENT. If you want some down-home southern cooking, try this place. You might see me there! |
| Reviewer: | Alisha |
Date: | 12/1/03 |
| Restaurant: | Peanut, The | Location: | About 51st & Main |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | Sports-Bar Style |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Fantastic for this style place |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | Takes some getting used to |
| Favorites: | BLT, Double BLT, Triple BLT |
| Comments: | The peanut is a real dive down on Main St just south of the Plaza. It looks bad inside, but it's clean. The service takes some getting used to, be prepared for rude service; it's part of the experience, and they do it on purpose. The food is fantastic: greasy, fattening, wonderful. The BLT is a must here, and it's a staple Peanut
menu item. |
| Reviewer: | David |
Date: | 3/8/00 |
| Restaurant: | Pegahs | Location: | Shawnee |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Delicious! |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Hot Roast Beef Sandwich |
| Comments: | If you like delicious food, good service, reasonable prices, and a relaxing environment, then Pegah's is the place for you! No gimmicks,
no loud music, no phoney atmosphere. |
| Reviewer: | Katie |
Date: | 5/16/03 |
| Restaurant: | Perkins Family Restaurant | Location: | Any of Them |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | Bring Along A Fly Swatter |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | Have eaten worse |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | Service is not bad if you ever find your server |
| Favorites: | Hot Fudge Sundae |
| Comments: | Perkins might not be such a bad place to dine if they could find employees who actually cared if they showed up for work. Watch out for
the servers at the I35/75th Street location in Merriam, Kansas; they enjoy
making their customers listen to all their personal problems and
complaints about working at Perkins. The food is not too bad; although
most of it is bland and tastes like a nuked frozen dinner. Take a fly
swatter with you, especially if you sit near the window. |
| Reviewer: | Katie |
Date: | 7/17/02 |
| Restaurant: | Piccadilly Cafeteria | Location: | 11741 Metcalf |
| Cuisine: | Classic American w/lil cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Cajun Grouper with grilled peppers |
| Comments: | I love Piccadilly.I love going down the line and picking the food I want.Everything is always fresh! |
| Reviewer: | Beth |
Date: | 10/26/01 |
| Restaurant: | Pot Pie | Location: | Midtown |
| Cuisine: | _ | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | Reminds me of a New York neighborhood restaurant. |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Excellent variety. |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | Service was attentive but without being obtrusive. |
| Favorites: | Chicken pot pie, steak and desserts. |
| Comments: | There were 5 people in our party and every one of us had a different entree. All were excellent! The pot pies were large enough for two and very tasty. The deserts were also excellent. I would highly recommend this place and we will be back! |
| Reviewer: | Beth |
Date: | 2/17/05 |
| Restaurant: | Price Chopper | Location: | Noland |
| Cuisine: | Ribs | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | _ | Notes: | _ |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | _ | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | _ |
| Comments: | Zarda ribs pre packaged at price chopper were mostly bone, no smoke flavor at all and tasteless like done in an oven. |
| Reviewer: | Duane |
Date: | 11/25/04 |
| Restaurant: | Rain Forest Cafe | Location: | Oak Park Mall, OPKS |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | This was a great place to eat! The decor is great, especially for kids. My wife and I went alone and loved it. There are a lot of things to watch while you eat. Animals are animated and sounds are produced constantly to give you that "in the rainforest" feeling. We will go back. |
| Reviewer: | David |
Date: | 1/26/00 |
| Restaurant: | RC's Restaurant and Lounge | Location: | 330 e 135th street, Martin City |
| Cuisine: | Fried Chicken | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | clean and well lit |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | The best service in Kansas City |
| Favorites: | Chicken Fried Steak |
| Comments: | it is by far a superior dining experience for our region |
| Reviewer: | David |
Date: | 3/13/02 |
| Restaurant: | RC's | Location: | Martin City |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | Out of the 50's |
| Food: | _ | Notes: | Lots of Pepper - Sign of old chicken |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | What Service? |
| Favorites: | None |
| Comments: | What a waste. I took my father from Arkansas there, met my brother from North KC there for the first time. Could not taste the chicken because of the heavy heavy amount of pepper. I've been told that this is a tactic used to cover up the taste of old chicken. Won't be back, ever!! |
| Reviewer: | Brad |
Date: | 1/26/05 |
| Restaurant: | Re:Verse | Location: | Plaza |
| Cuisine: | New American | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | **** superb | Notes: | |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | best food in kc |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | greek chicken , polenta, fillet mignon |
| Comments: | |
| Reviewer: | Laura |
Date: | 1/10/03 |
| Restaurant: | Re:verse | Location: | Plaza |
| Cuisine: | _ | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | The atmosphere is great. |
| Food: | _ | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | The Manager was the most unprofessional women - very rude |
| Favorites: | _ |
| Comments: | The drinks were good - but the waiter was dry and never smiled - and the manager was the most unprofessional woman I have ever come across. She was extremly rude - We will never send clients back to that restaurant - it was embarrassing. |
| Reviewer: | Jo |
Date: | 11/21/04 |
| Restaurant: | Rembrandt's | Location: | Barry Road / Northland |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Beautiful art and very classy. |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Excellent sauces and detail. |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | Owner actually greeted us. Very charming. |
| Favorites: | Beef Wellington! And Baked Brie! |
| Comments: | Absolutely loved the charm of the restaurant. Very charming bar where we had drinks before dinner by the fire!! And even our table was by a fireplace. Food was wonderful and the staff was very attentive. I will definitely be back! |
| Reviewer: | Angela |
Date: | 4/22/01 |
| Restaurant: | Savannah Grill | Location: | 16605 Midland Dr. Shawnee,Ks. |
| Cuisine: | American/Southern | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Tasteful and comfortable |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | consistent high quality throughout the menu |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | everyone moves with purpose, yet is friendly and not rushed |
| Favorites: | Prime Rib, Ginger pork Tenderloin, Pecan chicken |
| Comments: | Excellent food and service! Something for everyone. Wonderful dining experience whether seeking a family dinner, an evening out with a group of associates or an intimate dinner for two |
| Reviewer: | Michelle |
Date: | 11/13/99 |
| Restaurant: | Schlotzsky's | Location: | Raytown and Lee's Summit |
| Cuisine: | Sandwiches/soups/ | Price: | $ bargain |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | Typical fast food |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | The best sandwiches ever |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | Order at counter or drive thru |
| Favorites: | Original On Sour Dough |
| Comments: | I just love the sandwiches. I always order the same thing so I
can't recommend much. Old indep. location had waffle fries I don't think any of the others do--miss those waffle fries. Love the black olives on the sandwich. Downside--not enough locations in the metro area. |
| Reviewer: | Michelle |
Date: | 6/10/00 |
| Restaurant: | Sidney's Diner | Location: | 38th & Broadway, across from Apple Market |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | 50s decor |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Pot roast, hamburgers, malts |
| Comments: | Excellently prepared food. If you're a diner lover, this place is a real find! |
| Reviewer: | Mary |
Date: | 2/25/00 |
| Restaurant: | Sidney's Diner | Location: | 3623 Broadway |
| Cuisine: | Diner | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | **** superb | Notes: | jukeboxes at the tables and counter! |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Menu developed by former Arrowhead Club chefs |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | El Torreon scramble, veggie lasagna, Merkts Smasher |
| Comments: | Sidney's Diner reopened May 9, 2002 under new management!!! They offer a clean, friendly atmosphere and delicious, unique meals. Open 24 hours from Wed 6pm to Tues 6am. Smashers (Sidney's signature two-patty burger), sandwiches, and hot dogs are served with fries, tots or potato salad. Prices range from biscuits and gravy for 1.99 to veggie lasagna for 7.95. There is also a 12 egg scramble for 12.00 if you are really hungry or if you are in a group. Great appetizers from hot wings to roasted red pepper hummus. Kids eat grilled cheese, single smasher, hot dog, pb&j, quesadilla, pasta or chicken fingers for 1.99 to 3.49. Dinners are classic diner-style, large homemade portions. Desserts include shakes, malts, apple pie and cheesecake. |
| Reviewer: | Carrie |
Date: | 7/24/02 |
| Restaurant: | Skies | Location: | Hyatt Regency at Crown Center |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$$$ expensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | has gone *sharply* downhill since our last visit |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | *everything* was wonderful, esp. spinach/artichoke dip |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | we had a brand-new waitress who was still perfect |
| Favorites: | see above, but everything was truly great |
| Comments: | Service and food were absolutely outstanding. However, the ambience has dropped SHARPLY since my last visit. It used to be a wonderfully dim, romantic atmosphere, which was also great to showcase the view of the city at night. No more. Harsh, bright--and I mean BRIGHT--overhead lights spoil the view (though it's still nice, it is no
longer amazing) and really put a damper on the whole atmosphere. They have also moved the tables away from the windows, which ruins the "floating above the city" feeling that you used to get. I don't know who thought up these changes, but they are truly bad. This used to be my favorite "date restaurant" in the world. Though I might return with
friends or family just for the wonderful service and food, I doubt I would return for a special-occasion romantic date again unless they do a serious overhaul on their atmosphere and get it back to where it used to be. |
| Reviewer: | Jennifer |
Date: | 10/9/00 |
| Restaurant: | Sneeky Pete's | Location: | Overland Park |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | Front room is supposed to be smoke free, but it wasn't. |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Everything tastes fresh and homemade. |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | Servers are inattentive and clueless. Sit at the bar instead |
| Favorites: | Chicken Quesadilla, Tenderloin |
| Comments: | We have dined at Sneeky Pete's a few times. The food is always terrific and the menu is extensive. There is even a kid's menu. There are several tvs throughout,including a big screen. However, the table service is horrendous. The servers are not very knowledgable about products they serve, and visit the table infrequently. It's usually a long time before you are greeted, and you have to ask for everything. We now always sit at the bar. The bartender is always friendly, attentive and suggests items for us to try. Always seems to anticipate our needs. If the table service improves, this could be a great dining experience. |
| Reviewer: | Mike |
Date: | 1/22/02 |
| Restaurant: | Souper Salads | Location: | 15141 W. 119th, Olathe, KS |
| Cuisine: | salad bar | Price: | $ bargain |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | They offer all you can eat salad, soup, and bread for $4.99 (drink not included). Truly a bargain if that is what you want and like. Don't go looking for any kind of meat or sides. They serve what they say in their name-SOUP and SALAD. But they have lots of different salads, soups and breads to choose from so if you go away hungry it is your own fault. A good, inexpensive place to fill up on healthy type food. They offer softserve icecream as part of the buffet also. Servers appear a
little overworked but they do try to keep drinks filled etc. |
| Reviewer: | Todd |
Date: | 10/25/01 |
| Restaurant: | Starkers Reserve | Location: | Plaza |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$$$ expensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | a little tacky |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | good, not great |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | our waiter was rude |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | Long wine list, but none available. we ordered 3 times before one was in stock. our waiter was young and rude. He was very
condescending. I don't have to spend that kind of money to be insulted.
Better service at Mcdonalds. |
| Reviewer: | Laura |
Date: | 1/10/03 |
| Restaurant: | Starkers Reserve | Location: | 201 W 47th St, the Plaza |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$$$ expensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | small and intimate |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | great, very good presentation and flavor |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | very attentive w/o hovering |
| Favorites: | Trout w/morel mushrooms; rack of lamb; crab cakes; fois gras |
| Comments: | Great place for a date dinner or just with friends. The food was outstanding, service good but not intrusive, wine list extensive and very reasonable compared to most. It's impossible to find small, cozy dining rooms, particularly on the Plaza where everything is a chain. |
| Reviewer: | Lynn |
Date: | 5/16/05 |
| Restaurant: | Stolen Grill | Location: | Westport Rd at SW Trafficway |
| Cuisine: | New American | Price: | $$$$ expensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | tasteful, sophisticated, attracts a more cultivated crowd |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | attention to detail, as with oysters, first-rate |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | most servers reasonably to very knowledgeable |
| Favorites: | appetizers |
| Comments: | Not the best place in town, as seemed destined in its auspicious early days, but close. Competence and refinement without a knockout punch. |
| Reviewer: | Hugh |
Date: | 10/18/00 |
| Restaurant: | The Stolen Grill | Location: | Westport Rd. at SW Trafficway |
| Cuisine: | New American | Price: | $$$$ expensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | Upscale and comfortable |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | abusive & arrogant waitress |
| Favorites: | Seabass |
| Comments: | We went here for the first time as we heard the food was great which it was. We brought friends to help us celebrate a birthday so we expected to have a wonderful evening. Between us we spent over $180 for the foursome and when we asked our waitress to help us split the bill she very arrogantly grabbed it away from us and left. She then came back and threw it on the table and stomped off. When we looked at the bill she had not figured it for us at all. Why do restaurants feel that they can get away with treating their customers with such disrespect when in this case it would have taken them two minutes to satisfy us and we would have left with a good experience. Because of this we won't be back! We don't care how good the food is if the service stinks it isn't worth the aggravation |
| Reviewer: | Jim |
Date: | 4/22/01 |
| Restaurant: | TGI Fridays | Location: | Overland Park - 95th Street |
| Cuisine: | Got me! | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | _ |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | _ |
| Comments: | Our first mistake was to go to this place for lunch...on a workday! Obviously the wait staff thinks we all have a 2 hour lunch break. Hard to believe it would take them 45 minutes to cook a hamburger! We all ended up with a nervous stomarch ache trying to quickly eat and get back to work on time. When we complained to coworkers later, we discovered that our experience was the norm for this place. Never again!!!! |
| Reviewer: | Joanne |
Date: | 10/8/04 |
| Restaurant: | TGI Friday's | Location: | 95th Street Overland Park, KS |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | _ |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | Jack Daniels Shrimp |
| Comments: | Stopped there for lunch with some relatives from out of town on a Saturday afternoon and we had excellent service and great food. I will definitely return. |
| Reviewer: | Pam |
Date: | 4/6/05 |
| Restaurant: | The Big Chill | Location: | 93rd North Oak |
| Cuisine: | Steaks/Hamburgers/Sandwiches | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | | Notes: | 70's decor, Lava Lamps, disc ball, 8 tracks, |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | the entire staff dances to disco music periodically |
| Favorites: | nothing special about the menu |
| Comments: | If you like to dine while watching re-runs of the Loveboat and listening to old 70's music this is the place for you. The food is average nothing special. The prices on the menu were not to bad but stay away from the drinks they are outrageously priced. 3 adults and 4 kids our bill was over 90 dollars and we only had 2 mixed drinks. None of us had anything more than a sandwich. |
| Reviewer: | Elizabeth |
Date: | 11/22/01 |
| Restaurant: | The Tool Shed | Location: | 119th & I-35, Olathe |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | john deere decor, C&W music |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | good down home--not healthy, but comfort food! |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | never a dry glass, never an empty bowl! |
| Favorites: | Pan-Fried Chicken |
| Comments: | This was our 1st trip to the Tool Shed & we'll be back. This was not a high-class joint, with servers in overalls and farm signs on the walls, but it was fun and comfortable. Side dishes are serverd family style, and the server kept them coming as long as we wanted. Note: ask to try the applesauce--the coleslaw was good, but the applesauce was GREAT! |
| Reviewer: | Elizabeth |
Date: | 11/13/00 |
| Restaurant: | Tippins | Location: | Lenexa |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | Employees Could Care Less! |
| Favorites: | Glass of water |
| Comments: | Save your money!!! What's wrong with Tippins? 1) The staff is so busy confering with each other about their party-plans that customers are the last things on their mind - - intil it's time for them to receive a tip, then their all phoney-smiles. I have a "tip" for the servers: grow up and take your job seriously! 2) The food: it's flavorless (worst than frozen tv dinners), and so overloaded with chemicals it's past the point of ridiculous. 3) The tables are not properly cleaned. Gee - - why would anyone want to eat at Tippins? Eating a bowl of cereal at home for dinner is a more pleasant experience. |
| Reviewer: | Katie |
Date: | 9/8/02 |
| Restaurant: | Union Cafe | Location: | Union Station |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | Great Location, Very Open |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Pot Roast Soup and Station Salad |
| Comments: | The location is one of a kind and the food is great!! I was pleasently surprised by the quality and price. My husband had the catfish and said it was the best he's had. I loved the soup and salad choices. The station salad is HUGE |
| Reviewer: | Christina |
Date: | 6/14/01 |
| Restaurant: | Uno's | Location: | 135th & Antioch |
| Cuisine: | American Grill | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | Good atmosphere |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | Usually good but can vary |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | Usually fair Good on a lucky day |
| Favorites: | Pizza, fish, cheese sticks |
| Comments: | Good restaurant for kids, kids eat cheap on Sundays. Food and portions are usually good, service sometimes is not good. |
| Reviewer: | Cory |
Date: | 2/3/05 |
| Restaurant: | Ventana Cafe | Location: | 115 W Broadway, Excelsior Springs, MO |
| Cuisine: | American Variety | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | very California Winery |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Great specials....Rib Eye to die!! |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | Just a great date nite destination!! |
| Reviewer: | Becky |
Date: | 1/23/04 |
| Restaurant: | Waids | Location: | 5920 Winner Rd |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | **** superb | Notes: | great help |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | the waitress are the best in town |
| Favorites: | ham and egg's |
| Comments: | The best time I've had in a long time.The waitress are the best in town.The food is good. |
| Reviewer: | ronnie |
Date: | 6/25/03 |
| Restaurant: | Webster House, The | Location: | 17th & Baltimore (Crossroads) |
| Cuisine: | eclectic, bistro-ish | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | upstairs (downstairs looks like they looted the UK) |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | consistently good; willing to tweak dishes to suit |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | professional but friendly, will go the extra mile |
| Favorites: | daily specials are always good, esp fresh fish, soups; curry
always good |
| Comments: | The answer to a hungry downtown worker's dreams...at long last. They've gotten it right, from menu development to hiring/training. Still no espresso machine, but YJ's is right down the street. |
| Reviewer: | Judy |
Date: | 5/8/03 |
| Restaurant: | Woodswether Cafe | Location: | West Bottoms |
| Cuisine: | American | Price: | $ bargain |
| Ambience: | | Notes: | Sublimely tacky! |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Food was fresh and hot |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | Waitress said she was new, but friendly and competent |
| Favorites: | "Big John" breakfast |
| Comments: | This place is the ULTIMATE greasy spoon dive-makes Hayes Hamburgers in the Northland look like the Savoy Grill! But don't let the kooky appearance fool you, those girls in there know what they're doing. Service is prompt and friendly; the food is delicious, and the cook must've handed our orders to the waitress straight off the grill. All the diner standards are there, including some homemade desserts that looked outstanding. A word of warning-this place is hard to find. It took us half an hour of wandering around the West Bottoms, and my husband used to work down there! But it was well worth the effort! |
| Reviewer: | Cathy |
Date: | 9/16/03 |
| Restaurant: | Woodwether Cafe | Location: | East Bottoms |
| Cuisine: | american | Price: | $ bargain |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | the orginal greasy spoon |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | serves hot, big portions, full flavor |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | cheeseburger, patty melt |
| Comments: | This is the epitome of the hole-in-the-wall diner. But, this is where real cheeseburger lovers go to die. They have the biggest cheeseburger, fries, and a drink for a few cents over $6.00-it is the way cheeseburgers began. This little builidng is not the cleanest, but has a menu that is almost as long as the route to get to it. Seating is scarce and tight, there is a counter bar to sit at also. My advice is order it to go-and don't try to eat and drive-it really does take two hands to hold this whopper! Patty melt is also as good. Just read that big menu and make a choice-chances are you won't be disappointed! |
| Reviewer: | Jer |
Date: | 11/9/04 |
| Restaurant: | Wyandotte Cafe | Location: | 7731 State Ave., Kansas City, KS |
| Cuisine: | Diner | Price: | $ bargain |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | diner with 50's/60's style decor |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | Everything was very tasty. Best hot beef ever had |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | helpful, friendly |
| Favorites: | Hot Beef, Boiled Shrimp (saturdays only) |
| Comments: | Very good food with the best hot beef sandwich I and my wife have ever tasted. On Saturdays they offer all-you-can-eat boiled shrimp for $11.99 which includes baked potato, cole slaw and a roll. It also was very good and they brought my 2nd helping of shrimp with outbeing asked. Somewhat smokey inside and just a little slow to get your food but worth the wait for the good food and attentive service. Not a fancy place but has a interesting array of 50's/60's style memoribilia . Open 24 hrs/day, 7 days/week per waitress. Well worth a try. |
| Reviewer: | Todd |
Date: | 8/27/01 |
| Restaurant: | Zin | Location: | Downtown |
| Cuisine: | _ | Price: | $$$$ expensive |
| Ambience: | tacky | Notes: | Warehouse environment |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | pubic hair in salad spoiled it for me! |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | _ |
| Comments: | Accommodating an extra guest that arrived for our party of 8 was an inconvenience for the staff. One meal was way undercooked and they apologized, offering the explanation of an understaffed kitchen that evening. However, they didn't fix the problem. The waitress also apologized for what appeared to be a pubic hair in a salad, but something like that should bring a manager to the table. The staff was very nice and especially accommodating at the end with a gratis tray of desserts and small bottle of wine. The presented bill included, of course, 18% gratuity because of our group size. However, it was not itemized. Did they charge for the public hair salad? Who knows, but we won't be back. |
| Reviewer: | Susan |
Date: | 4/17/05 |
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