PotPie on Westport Road in Kansas City has been a city comfort food institution since it opened, building a menu around the American pot pie — elevated from frozen dinner status to a destination meal through quality from-scratch pastry, seasonal fillings, and the kind of creative comfort food approach that earns a Westport restaurant its
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Comfort Food, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 18Blue Koi appeared in Season 18, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Family Time,” which aired December 23, 2013, as a Kansas City Chinese noodle and dumpling restaurant on West 39th Street serving hand-made dumplings, noodle soups, and the pan-Asian comfort food that earned it one of the most devoted followings of any restaurant
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Chinese, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 18Cupini’s on Westport Road in Kansas City’s Westport neighborhood has been a city Italian institution since it opened, building a menu around house-made pasta, slow-simmered Italian sauces, and the scratch-made Italian comfort food that earns a Kansas City neighborhood restaurant its destination reputation in a market where genuinely authentic Italian cooking is valued and not
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Italian, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 18Succotash on Holmes Street in Kansas City has been a city breakfast and American comfort food destination since it opened, serving scratch-made morning food and creative comfort plates that earn a Kansas City neighborhood restaurant its loyal following in a city with a strong appreciation for quality from-scratch cooking across all meal periods. It appeared
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American, Breakfast, Comfort Food, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 18B.B.’s Lawnside Blues and BBQ on East 85th Street in Kansas City has been one of the city’s most beloved BBQ and live blues institutions since it opened in 1990, combining slow-smoked Kansas City BBQ with live blues music seven nights a week in a setting that makes it as much a cultural experience as
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Barbecue, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 18Danny Edwards Boulevard BBQ on Southwest Boulevard in Kansas City has been a city BBQ institution since Danny Edwards opened it, smoking brisket, burnt ends, and the slow-cooked meats that the Kansas City BBQ tradition is built around in a setting that earns a working-class Boulevard neighborhood its most celebrated smokehouse. It appeared in Season
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Barbecue, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 18The Brick on McGee Street in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District has been a neighborhood pub and live music venue since it opened, combining a serious bar food kitchen with one of the city’s best small music stages in a setting that earns loyalty from both the foodie crowd and the live music crowd simultaneously.
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Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 10Happy Gillis Cafe and Hangout appeared in Season 10, Episode 1 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Family Joints,” which aired August 30, 2010, as a Kansas City Columbus Park neighborhood cafe serving scratch-made American breakfast and lunch in a community-focused setting that earned its loyal following one thoughtfully prepared plate at a time. The restaurant
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American, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 10Swagger Fine Spirits and Food appeared in Season 9, Episode 11 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Burgers ‘n More,” which aired July 19, 2010, as a Kansas City bar and kitchen building creative, upscale burgers and pub food in a craft spirits setting that went well beyond standard bar fare. The restaurant has since permanently
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Burgers, Gastropub, Kansas City, Missouri, Restaurants, Season 9Woodyard Bar-B-Que on Merriam Lane in Kansas City, Kansas started as a wood-selling yard — the business was literally in the name — before Bill Fleischaker added a smoker and started selling barbecue from the same property. The combination of a wood business and a BBQ operation isn’t a coincidence; the control over the fuel
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