KC..Power and Light district..where's the good beer and food?
KU graduation in late May and staying for 2 days downtown KC.
What's good?
Thank's!
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Beach Chick
May 26, 2010 10:15 AM
Just got back from KC and stayed at the Hyatt..
Had drinks and app's at Skies restaurant..it's the revolving restaurant and it was great to see the city and the drinks and app's were good.
Went to Power and Light on a Monday and it was a ghost town.
Most things were closed but we chose Raglan Road...decent food and drinks.
I didn't realize that downtown KC is deserted at night if there is nothing going on at the Sprint Arena.
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re: Beach Chick
KansasTravel
May 27, 2010 07:23 AM
The County Club Plaza and Westport are more interesting places to be in the evening.
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re: KansasTravel
Beach Chick
May 27, 2010 02:43 PM
Tried to go to lunch at Pierpont's in Union Station but the staff and service was horrid and we walked out.
Spoke to the GM/Owner on our way out and he was even more an ass than the staff..never seen anything like it.-
re: Beach Chick
WOW. I'm surprised at that. Any time I've been there, I've been treated very well -- including the night that several cloddish friends really monopolized the bar area and didn't order enough food and drink to make it worth the annoyance they caused other patrons. I was mortified, but the staff treated the entire party as if it were the royal family.
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re: dmd_kc
Beach Chick
May 27, 2010 05:23 PM
I'm bummed too, since the it came highly recommeded from the Hyatt where I was staying, from my relatives, all who spend a lot of $$ there, entertaining guests.
I will never ever step foot in that place again..it was like we were in a bad movie.
It was my husbands birthday and we both were so excited to dine there.
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The Flying Saucer is a great place for beer--huge variety, but I've found the food to be pretty bad.
Aside from Bristol and Chef Burger, I really can't think of anywhere good to eat in P&L (but maybe I'm forgetting something, I don't go there often). All of the big bars (i.e. McFaddens) have food options, but it's not very different from every other big chain.
Do you have access to a car? If you want to get a good idea of what KC has to offer in regards to food it might be better to drive somewhere to eat and then go back to P&L to drink.
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re: pollymerase
Beach Chick
Jan 6, 2010 08:56 AM
Hi Polly,
Yes, we'll have a car..haven't been to KC in quite a few years..I'm a Mission Hills gal and my DH wants to go where all the good micro breweries and food and read that the P&L is the place for the later.
Open to all suggestions!
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re: Beach Chick
The only place that I can think of in the P&L that brews beer is Gordon Biersch--but maybe I'm missing something. Flying Saucer doesn't brew but probably has the best selection in town.
Are you going to Free State in Lawrence? That would definitely be the best place I can think of for great beer and great food. There is also 23rd Street Brewery in Lawrence. I don't like it as much as Free State, but it provides some variation.
I'm a big craft beer fan myself, and I really like Grinders in the Crossroads (not far from P&L--definitely walkable in May) for a great beer selection and great food. Service is crappy, but if you know that going in you should be fine.
My favorite place for beer and food is Blanc Burgers & Bottles in Westport. Fantastic beer list and excellent food. The Foundry and McCoys (another brew-pub) are across the street and both have good beer/food.
Another brewpub in KC I'd recommend is 75th St. Brewery in Waldo. I think the beer is better than the food (standard bar/grill fare) but Waldo has lots of other bars/restaurants to hit up. Swagger has been getting a lot of great hype lately for their food and they look to have a good beer list.
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