Price Guide (average entree): $ bargain - $6 or less, $$ inexpensive - $6 - $12, $$$ moderate $12 - $19, $$$$ expensive - over $19.
Quality Rating: Superb is the highest, considered the very best possible. Notes are qualifiers allowing insight into the reviewer's rating. Disclaimer
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | 39th & State Line, KCMO |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | Everything is great. |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | Puts every cajun place to shame.. |
| Reviewer: | Mitch |
Date: | 1/22/00 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | North of the river on 9 Highway |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | No booths all tables and chairs but nice |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | The hot crawfish are great |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Blackened Steak Diane |
| Comments: | The food is wonderful. I love cajun food and have frequented most of the cajun places in town. This is a great place to go north of the river. However, It's not as good as Kiki's-Bon-Ton in Westport. But its better than Big Daddy's in the River Market. |
| Reviewer: | Dave |
Date: | 3/30/00 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | Off of 291 in Lee's Summit |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | Rather noisy and smoke filled |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | I've only tried one dish here -- but it was great each time |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | The waiters and waitresses are very friendly and attentive |
| Favorites: | Pasta Primavera with Tasso |
| Comments: | I have eaten here three times in the past year -- it's that
good! I would have to say one of my favorites. It's very down-home and comfortable. The live music is excellent as well. Just an all-around good place to eat!!! |
| Reviewer: | Kristi |
Date: | 4/15/00 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | Lees summit |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | alway hot and and tasty |
| Service: | **** superb | Notes: | always friendly |
| Favorites: | Steak Diane |
| Comments: | This is one of a favorite place to eat |
| Reviewer: | lisa |
Date: | 8/8/01 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | Olathe, 119th & Strang Line |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | Was cold by the time we received it. |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | Took over an hour to get out lunch. |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | I have been to Jazz a few times and it was pretty good. This last time I went with a party of eight for a celebration lunch. I was very dissapointed in the service and the lack of response from the management when we expressed our concerns. I will not go back. |
| Reviewer: | Beth |
Date: | 9/21/01 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz A Louisiana Kitchen | Location: | 39th & State Line |
| Cuisine: | Cajun/American | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | Jazz has a look all it's own. |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | Pack some Zantec 75! |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | The servers serve. This is'nt Hooter's! |
| Favorites: | Blackend Fillet Mignon & Stuffed Catfish. |
| Comments: | Louisiana Jazz, Kansas City Style!
Jazz is one of my favorite places in Kansas City to go to hang out, listen to some Jazz music, eat food that is'nt very healthy and consume my alcholic beverage of choice-Michelob Light. I personally give Jazz a *** Rating! If you don't mind a little dirt & grease. You'll love the Jazz! Grab a pen sign your name on the wall, It's Kansas City Jazz at a Louisiana Kitchen. |
| Reviewer: | Christian |
Date: | 1/30/02 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | Olathe, KS |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Food: | substandard | Notes: | not what it's cracked up to be |
| Service: | * average | Notes: | average |
| Favorites: | crawfish |
| Comments: | Our party of 4 all experienced terrible food! This was a poor excuse for cajun cuisine as anyone who's traveled in the south will know. The only bright spot was the boiled crawfish - very tasty. |
| Reviewer: | Ken |
Date: | 2/14/02 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | Olathe, KS |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | Seated us in the path of all servers! |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | Cooked just right with the right amount of spice. |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | 2.5 hours and at least 4 dif servers |
| Favorites: | Peel-n-Eat Shrimp |
| Comments: | This was our second visit and probably our last. Service was
terrible...lost our order....then made excuses for errors on the bill. We
made them correct it twice!! Clearly not interested in servicing the
customer and that was the manager! |
| Reviewer: | Brenda |
Date: | 11/7/02 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | Off of 291 in Lee's Summit |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | Very fast service |
| Favorites: | |
| Comments: | Good food, relaxing atmosphere. My favorite KC area cajun
restaurant (my favorite Cajun restaurant is in Wichita, KS) |
| Reviewer: | Brian |
Date: | 2/20/03 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | 119th & Strang Line - Olathe |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$$ moderate |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Lively atmosphere |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | The best cajun in the area |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | Very attentive, occasionally overworked |
| Favorites: | Stuffed Catfish |
| Comments: | My experience has been much different from the others reviewing the Olathe location. I have eaten at Jazz eight to ten times over the past eighteen months and have always had a good experience. The food has always been execellent, the servers friendly and the atmosphere lively. Occasionally the servers are a little slow from having numerous tables but they are always friendly. I highly recommend Jazz. |
| Reviewer: | Brad |
Date: | 2/28/03 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz - A Lousiana Kitchen | Location: | 39th & State Line |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Gumbo, Chicken Fettucine |
| Comments: | I would reccomend that anyone who has had a bad experience with this restaurant in the Lee's Summit, Olathe, or NW KC location to try the one on 39th street before passing judgement. I went to the Olathe
location after going only to the 39th street location and found the Olathe
version to be EXTREMELY lacking. Service was terrible and the food was
NOT prepared the same. Apparently they can't handle spice in the suburbs
because I had to add quite a bit of the Jazz "Bon Ton" spice to make my
chicken fettucine even resemble the way it is prepared down in the city.
If you are at the 39th st. location - Great Food, Great Service. Anywhere
else, you're taking your chances... |
| Reviewer: | Dan |
Date: | 3/17/03 |
| Restaurant: | The Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen | Location: | 39th/State Line, KCMO |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | **** superb | Notes: | |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | The food is wonderful |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | Always around and very helpful! |
| Favorites: | Hush puppies/ shrimp |
| Comments: | This place is wonderful, love the live bands, and the food of course! |
| Reviewer: | Kellie |
Date: | 4/23/03 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | prairie view road |
| Cuisine: | cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | blackened shrimp |
| Comments: | Cajun is my favorite and it was very good. Our service was
excellent, our waiter was very knowledable of the food and most helpful
with suggestions. Nice music and atmosphere. The jambayala appetizer
plate was awesome. |
| Reviewer: | Cathy |
Date: | 5/7/03 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | Off of 291 in Lee's Summit |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | ** very good | Notes: | A real saw dust on the floor kind of place. |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Contrast with Ambience gives genuine sense |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | The staff know the food well. |
| Favorites: | Crawfish Ettuofe - Two Step (served on Jambalya instead of dirty
rice.) |
| Comments: | Jazz has been in Lee Summitt for four years and we never new about. Have gone to the 39th street location for years. |
| Reviewer: | Todd |
Date: | 5/9/03 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | North of the river on Hiway 9 |
| Cuisine: | cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Blackened redfish |
| Comments: | Crowded family type restaurant. All cajun menu - extensive selections. Food was fine, too noisy for an enjoyable evening. Great bar. |
| Reviewer: | Gary |
Date: | 7/27/03 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | 119th |
| Cuisine: | [Cajun] | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | basic fishy bar |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | be careful with the "hot" stuff |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | try something differnt every time. it's all pretty darned good. |
| Comments: | i've had bad experiences with slow/no service here. the one down town is much better. my mother, some of her friends, my sister and i showed up and waited 15 min for someone to talk to us. finally we just sat down (there were only 1 or 2 tables taken) and then when i finally went to ask for service (about annother 15 min), we were yelled at for not waiting to be seated. understaffed at 5pm with only about 15 people in the place eating. hrm. |
| Reviewer: | Katie |
Date: | 10/2/03 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | 39th & state line |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Felt like when we walked out we would be in New Orleans |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Served hot , no need to add any more spices, Excellent Cooks |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | Never have to ask the servers twice |
| Favorites: | Crawfish Ettoufee & Blackend Fish |
| Comments: | Best cajun resturant in KC, Hands Down! I cant believe it took me so long to try it. The food is very very good and I would recommend that everyone in this city try this place out, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!! We just absolutley Love this place !! A++ |
| Reviewer: | Sean |
Date: | 12/29/03 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | KC north, off I-29/Prairie View |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | |
| Service: | ** very good | Notes: | |
| Favorites: | Cajun Two-step |
| Comments: | Visit here regularly, and always good. Don't let the kitchen tables and limited "ambiance" discourage you. This is good cajun food, generous portions, great value. We generally have very good service. Even the pitchers of beer are reasonable. |
| Reviewer: | Clark |
Date: | 2/10/04 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | 39th & State Line K.C. MO |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | **** superb | Notes: | Excellent casual atmoshpere |
| Food: | *** excellent | Notes: | delicious |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | Friendly Waitresses |
| Favorites: | Fried Oyster Platter & Po Boy |
| Comments: | One of our all time favorite places to eat, drink & socialize |
| Reviewer: | Sean |
Date: | 7/21/04 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | 39th & State Line |
| Cuisine: | _ | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | Dirty in a good way |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | Gumbo, Chicken a la mer, Shrimp Czarina |
| Comments: | One of my favorite restaurants. The 39th Street location is the only one to go to because the entire experience is so much better. Once music starts, it is loud so eat early if you want a relaxing meal, but the band is usually very good. |
| Reviewer: | Jay |
Date: | 9/7/04 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | 39th street |
| Cuisine: | "cajun" | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | * average | Notes: | made to look like a grungy french quarter grill |
| Food: | * average | Notes: | _ |
| Service: | poor | Notes: | _ |
| Favorites: | _ |
| Comments: | i moved here from the southeast. for the past several years, ive gone to new orleans once a month. i read other reviews, and this is supposed to be the best cajun in kc. i will give them a second chance, but they have a lot of work to do. honestly, im not a super picky person... but i almost sent my food back. i can count on one hand the times ive done that in my life. on top of the mediocre quality, and small quantity, its overpriced. |
| Reviewer: | Doug |
Date: | 2/13/05 |
| Restaurant: | Jazz | Location: | I-29 & Barry |
| Cuisine: | Cajun | Price: | $$ inexpensive |
| Ambience: | *** excellent | Notes: | _ |
| Food: | **** superb | Notes: | Huge Portions! Great Food! |
| Service: | *** excellent | Notes: | Servers were very friendly and I never asked for anything |
| Favorites: | Chicken A La Mer! |
| Comments: | Forget all of the new out of town restaurants in the Northland! Jazz has them all beat. I go there every Thursday for $0.50 oysters and $1.75 Boulevard Beers. Food and service are always excellent and have never had a bad experience in seven years I've been going there! Keep up the good work! |
| Reviewer: | Jimmy |
Date: | 3/9/05 |
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