1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (411+ words) Guy Fieri's Food Network program "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" was in its third season in May 2008 when it spotlighted Topeka's Bobo's Drive In. That show, in which Fieri visits various diners, drive-in restaurants and dive bars across the nation, this…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (344+ words) The only Kansas City location of a longtime Kansas restaurant chain will close this weekend, according to a press release and a social media post from owners. Tanner’s Bar & Grill posted Tuesday morning on Facebook that its Red Bridge location,…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1803+ words) Kansas doesn’t whisper when it comes to dinner plans. It shows up hungry and brings a grill. This is the kind of night where the table becomes the kitchen, the conversation gets louder than the sizzle, and nobody remembers what…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (657+ words) A Japanese-style pub in Kansas City is a finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s 2026 Best New Restaurant award. Anjin, created by chef and owner Nick Goellner and his sommelier wife, Leslie Newsam Goellner, was inspired by the lively spirit of…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1366+ words) Kansas City has a long history with speakeasies, going back to before Prohibition. Our Adventure! about local distilleries gives a great history of the liquor trade and how, at one point, the West Bottoms had 25 different saloons. And those are…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (609+ words) A beloved Kansas City barbecue is set to debut a new neighborhood restaurant concept — its first new location in nearly a decade — open every day of the week. The owners of Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que plan to launch Joe’s Next…...

5+ mon, 7+ hour ago   (207+ words) KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A popular Utah-based Hawaiian fast food chain has closed all its locations in the Kansas City metro. Mo’ Bettahs, an authentic Hawaiian-style restaurant, closed all its Kansas City area locations last week. Multiple officers respond to 30-person…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (605+ words) A barbecue feast is an absolute must when exploring the United States, but many destinations claim to serve the best. When it comes to Texas and KC, who rule... In the world of American barbecue, pitmasters and consumers alike make…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (120+ words) On the corner of 17th and Oak in Kansas City’s Crossroads, a small restaurant is drawing national attention. Inside Anjin, a Japanese-inspired izakaya, the experience is intentionally intimate. On the corner of 17th and Oak in Kansas City’s Crossroads, a small restaurant…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (312+ words) Kansas Citians’ third-favorite pastime—right after eating barbecue and listening to jazz—is reminding visitors that the city used to be called the “Paris of the Plains.” Never mind that the historic nickname was inspired less by the city’s wide…...