Restaurant Guide for Friday, Sept 4, 2009 Critic's Recommendations: Pho 97 2605 Independence Ave sweetest, cleanest, tiniest little restaurant with excellent food. The Drop 409 E 31st St Kansas City, Mo Hopping Happy Hour! Bruschetta is wonderful Fabulous Crab Cakes Opening for lunch again on Sept 28 "1924 Main" Kansas city, MO Opening for lunch again Totally revamped menu Now very casual Pork Belly BLT Pachamama's 900 New Hampshire Lawrence, KS Contemporary World Fusion Amazing food, very good Blood Orange Margaritas! Ra Sushi 117th and Nall Overland Park, KS Very hip and happening Happy hour 3 -7 M-Sat 1/2 price sushi Rice bowl with sashimi and asian veg Cafe Trio 4558 Main St Kansas City, MO beautiful surroundings very creative drink list great pork short ribs squash soup with pancetta was wonderful. Caller Questions: Where to go for table side Ceasar Salad made from scratch? EBT, Jaspers and Savoy Grill Good place to eat in Joplin, Mo? Fred and Red's (spaghetti) 1719 Main Street Joplin, Missouri Where to go for good hanger steak? Extra Virgin 1900 Main St Kansas City, MO How is the Gaslight Grill? 5020 W 137th St Overland Park, KS 66224 good steaks (very 1960's) expensive, portions are big live music every night ? | Caller Recommendations RA Long's Sawmill 3365 SW Fascination Drive Lees Summit, MO Very good, family friendly Best Bread Pudding ever Italian Gardens To Go best Italian Steak sandwiches 7121 NW Barry Road Kansas City, MO Bombay Palace 1313 NE Douglas St Lees Summit, MO great food and service Topic of the Day: Steak! Houlihans (several locations) $13.95 steak w/salad, entree and dessert Charles thought it was great Kobi's 113 Oak St.(downtown) Bonner Springs, KS excellent marinated flank steak Incredible specials: smoked meats on Sundays The Range Harrah's Casino 1 Riverboat Drive Kansas City MO good KC Strip and Tbone Lydia's 101 W 22nd Street Kansas City, MO great rib eye (best cut of steak) O'Neils Moving to NE corner of 95th and Mission Rd Prairie Village, KS really good value flank steak En Chamas Brazilian Grill 6101 NW 63rd Terrace Kansas City, MO great salad and appetizer buffet bring variety of meat to table all kinds of wonderful steaks Sullivan's Steakhouse 4501 W 119th St Leawood, KS 66209 beef tenderloin eggs benedict really good "early bird" dinners excellent steaks Lill's on 17th 815 W 17th St (westside) Kansas City, MO filet mignon delicious (you can take your dog) Avenues Bistro 338 W 63rd St Kansas City, MO 64113 great steak sandwich J. Alexander's 115th and Metcalf Overland Park, KS nice, inexpensive steakhouse great steak sandwich |