Food Finds of KC?

I will be making two long weekend trips to KC - late April and early August, probably staying in the Crown Center area, and will have a rental car.

Besides barbecue, are there any other food finds - that I should try? New Orleans has king cakes, mufalettas, Zapp%26#39;s chips, etc. What are Kansas City%26#39;s special food treats?

Food Finds of KC?

head to city market on Saturday am. hit Cascones for breakfast- the best- take a stroll thru the market area- not far from your hotel

Food Finds of KC?

Here are a few of my local favorites. Googling them will give you the info you need to decide whether or not they meet your criteria:

Stroud%26#39;s Restaurant on Shawnee Mission Parkway.......family style home-cookin%26#39;. Pan-fried chicken. Artery-choking gravy, garlic marinated pork chops, sticky rolls, etc.

McGonigle%26#39;s Meat Market...multi-generational family butcher shop and market on south Ward Parkway. Excellent cuts of beef.

Christopher Elbow Chocolates...1819 Mcgee St. Downtown. Artisan chocolates. Just a couple blocks north of Crown Center area.

Strawberry Hill Povitica Bread. May have to contact them to locate the closest retail outlet when you%26#39;re here. http://www.povitica.com/

Waldo Pizza...74th %26amp; Broadway

Besides BBQ - steaks. :) Check out Pierpont%26#39;s @ Union Station. A skywalk connects Crown Center with Union Station, the Westin and Hyatt Regency.

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You%26#39;ll be relatively close to the ';Power and Light District'; - lots of bars %26amp; restaurants in a relatively safe area - don%26#39;t stray away from the P%26amp;L District, though. Downtown can be a bit sketchy at night.

Lots of places around town have live Jazz on the weekends - The Phoenix is one of my fav spots - a bit further downtown than the P%26amp;L District. Pick up a local mag ';The Pitch'; it will have all the happenings all over town as well as restaurant reviews.

Power and Light has a lot of places, but with only a couple of exceptions, they are the same chains you would find at home. If you do go there, Peach Tree Restaurant is an exception.

The recomendation of Strouds is very good.

To my taste, the Povitica at Old Country Bakery in Lenexa is much better than Strawberry Hill (which is also in Lenexa).

Garozzo%26#39;s Ristorante at the orignal location at 526 Harrison St is a special local treat. http://www.garozzos.com/

Or the Savoy Grill at 219 W 9th St. Good food and a great history - 106 years old and a favorite restaurant of Harry Truman. You can%26#39;t eat the history, but it is worth reading some of it here: http://www.savoygrill.net/history.html

Thanks for all of the recommendations! I have plenty of choices during my two stays in the KC. The Povitica bread looks delicious.

They sell the bread at City Marker on saturdays in the summer

IMO, strawberry hill povatica is overpriced. I like the povatica and of course sausage from Krizman%26#39;s House of Sausage. The povatica there is only like $6, and they have the best sausage in the city.