But Shakeys was special because of the atmosphere. When beef was rationed during World War II, Helen fried up the more readily available chicken for 35-cent dinners. It was like the last relic of a very important chapter in Kansas Citys life. Best known for: Three-cheese lasagna, baked to order. Skies Restaurant & Lounge, located atop the old Hyatt Regency Crown Center, closed in 2011. "The Wish-Bone " was open for business. But when people tell Jerry Rauschelbach, 60, how great it must be to own the legendary spot, he says: Oh, you dont own Arthur Bryants. A lone patron sipping a screwdriver at the bar of Poor Freddie's feels the solitude inside to be . Sep 13, 2019 - Restaurants that I ate at as a child..most no longer exist. The 1970s were a changing time in the world; the Vietnam War came to a long-awaited end, the gay rights movement was gaining traction and punk was rocking radio stations across the country. We didnt have fryers, just electric skillets, and we didnt put them on the menu, it was just word-of-mouth. It had 10 tables in a former two-bedroom house on the corner of 79th Street and Metcalf Avenue. Thomas Cafeteria. We still mash our beans by hand. The couple had their mothers in the kitchen, using recipes from Gus mother, a native of Torreon, Mexico. 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Their daughter, Margaret, married Jim Browne, also from County Kerry, who became the second owner. During the 1960s, Kansas City thrived and developed, many historic buildings were demolished. In 1994, the company's name was changed from the Gilbert/Robinson Restaurant Group to the Houlihan's Restaurant Group. And then some that are staying in the hotel who have never heard of us., Location: 10412 Mastin St., Overland Park, Best known for: Villa Capri Special Pizza with Italian sausage, pepperoni, hamburger, green pepper, mushrooms and onions, topped with housemade sauce and a provolone and mozzarella cheese mix. And the consistency of the food, great staff and its family-friendly, said Tammy Ruff, general manager, who has been with Strouds for 32 years. Thick chewy crusts and tons of cheese. This was your classic cafeteria food where you pushed a tray down a shelf and pointed at the food you wanted. Nice lunch and weekend buffet. People would just wait forever for them.. Just ask my mom, who subsisted on those bad salads as a vegetarian during that era. Opens at 11am. A gong would ring or some sort of bell when they brought it out. The Savoy Grill opened in 1903, making it one of the oldest Kansas City restaurants still in its original location. Two Pesos. Instead, Frank took over the restaurant in 1963 to support his mother and four younger siblings. Just look at that picture above. BATHROOM. It was thought highly of. Van Noy, to host and manage the dining room. The Kansas City area can boast more than 30 restaurants that have been around for at least five decades. Then it doubled again with a large dining room and central bar. . Best known for: It used to be the BLTs but the huge chicken wings have become equally popular. The chain had locations in St. Louis, Kansas City and New Orleans before they faded away in the 1980s. The last one closed in 2009. You can still buy their pies at area grocery stores like Hen House. We make a good, honest, old-fashioned product, Gates said. The chain still has restaurants open around the world. But what makes a Kansas City restaurant iconic? "Under God" is added to the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God we trust" is stamped on coins. There is even a long Wikipedia page devoted to listing all these formats around the world. They used family recipes from Vitas parents, natives of Sicily, and Vita made a point of greeting each customer personally. And our food is really good and unique. It was opened by Mickey Ruskin (1933-1983) in December 1965 and closed in 1981. In 1949, Hensley Coffee proudly proclaimed that Dixons Chili served its coffee, along with many more including Hoopers Cafe and Yu-All Drive-In. Location: 9129 Elmhurst Drive, Overland Park, Best known for: Chicken enchilada stack (chili verde and egg layered in a stack of corn tortillas) and fishbowl margaritas.. Planet Sub grew out of the Yello Sub mini-chain, which had two restaurants in Lawrence, Kansas. So the couple run it together with just a dishwasher and server, working four hours at dinner Thursdays through Saturdays. Does anybody know of the old 1970's restaurant in Kansas City called "Baby Doe's Matchless Mine". It is now owned and operated by a third generation of siblings Frank, Jimmy and Lucille Cascone and some fourth generation family members also work there, including manager Jenny Ann Arena, Franks daughter. Kansas City Marriott Downtown. Majestic Kansas City Jazz Club and Steakhouse Opened in 1983 ( 39 years ) A couple of Kansas City natives, Frank Sebree II and Mary Ann, together with James and Annabelle Nutter, opened The Majestic in 1983, a slick, cool-cat restaurant and jazz club in the old Fitzpatrick Saloon Building, and renovated it to its former grandeur. As for his dream of a construction career, he was able to pursue that when building the five area Gates restaurants. In Kansas City MO the first Houlihan's Old Place, adorned with nostalgia-inducing decorative touches, opens, as does Mollie Katzen's natural-food Moosewood Restaurant in Ithaca NY. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. One newspaper story has the Peanut selling beer in August 1933, during Prohibition, maybe giving it its speakeasy reputation. While many locations were stand-alone buildings, some Smaks were located inside shopping malls like Ward Parkway Mall. Secret to success: We watch over the preparation of all food items and we really are strict in the preparation and ingredients, Jimmy Cascone says. . While I never had a chance to dine at one of these restaurants, I was a big fan of their sauce, which is distributed nationally. Norton OH at the best online prices at eBay! I wouldn't even consider becoming a direct competitor to them. Church-going enjoys a revival. There's pizza, burgers, tacos, New York bagels and Asian cuisine. Looks like a country take on TGIF Fridays, right? You can come in, eat on china, and be out in 20 minutes, said Steffes, who is purchasing the restaurant from his mother, Terri Smith, great-niece of Vergne. These amazing photos will take you back to the 1960s Kansas City. 1201 W 103rd St, Kansas City, MO 64114 I website. If you were shopping at a discount department store in Kansas City in the . Now, the dish is a delicacy that serves as a defining element for Kansas City barbecue. Wed, February 26, 2014 - Kansas City's River Market area was known in the 1970s as River Quay, a redeveloped home to restaurants and bohemian shopsand site of a violent Mafia turf war. Customers eat it year-round, even during sweltering summer days. Or they appeal to our childhood sense of nostalgia. In 1977, two bartenders at famed Kellys Westport Inn Jim Hogan and the late Mike Donegan purchased the roadhouse. Serve the best quality you can and really take care of your staff and your customers.. Founded in 1949 at 520 W. 14th St., its name was inspired by the historic Kansas City stockyards just down the hill in the West Bottoms. One of my favorite family dinner locations as a kid was the Putschs cafeteria which used to be in Prairie Village at Mission Rd. Reach out to her at jen@kcur.org. But in the heart of Mexico City, La Cucaracha offered a timeless cool, as evidenced by this 1930s . Best known for: Campo Lindo Farms chicken with spring onion, Yukon Gold potato, prune and pork. Cafe Trio Restaurant. The oldest Irish business outside of Ireland.. The pork chops, chicken strips and catfish were exceptional. Heres where else you can find it. part of a chain, the Crown Center location opened in 1973 and closed in 1996. Secret to success: Consistency, the friendliness, the family atmosphere. When customers ask if she is Paul or Jack she says, It depends on the day., The menu now includes specialty burgers, chicken fried chicken, grilled tilapia fillets, deep-fried catfish, and more including that chili, same recipe for over 70 years!, Secret to success: We have a lot of good regulars who have been coming for years and made it a staple of their lives. KC Masterpiece Barbecue Sauce was originally created by Richard E. Rich Davis M.D. Best friends Jess Kincaid and Jim Wright opened a bar and grill at 135th Street and Holmes Road in April 1938. We treat everyone like family., Location: 5410 N.E. Strouds the home of the pan-fried chicken got its start in 1933, right after Prohibition was repealed. The decade was the gateway to the present in many ways. I make it so you can put it on bread and eat it.. This week, Chuck Eats KC has access to a culinary time machine. 1970 Diamond Pkwy North Kansas City MO 64116 (816) 471-2097. Our travels today will mostly reflect my memories and favorites, but I have badgered a few friends for names of restaurants they fondly remember. Two years later, Scudiero and his wife, Diana, moved the restaurant to the current location, in what was once a Subway and Goodcents training center. While it did not have the casino economy and distractions of a contemporary Chuck E. Cheese, it was fun for us kids at the time. Sandy's. ShowBiz Pizza Place - Merged into Chuck E. Cheese. In February, Annie Der celebrated her 75th birthday and 50th year owning and operating Tao Tao at the same location less than a mile from downtown Kansas City, Kansas. Its a very distinctive part of Kansas City history because the Stockyards are long gone. Van Noy bought the current building, which had a soda shop on the first floor and roller rink on the second, and partnered with Wright. Its just always been a destination. Another key to its longevity is its location just south of the popular Plaza and the strong support from neighbors, neighboring residents, she said. Customers would bring in their whiskey bottles and it would provide the set-ups glasses, ice and mixers. 7. One of KCs home grown pizza options in the mid 1970s was Schaals Pizza. Brandi Smithmier worked for the previous two owners before buying the restaurant and bar in 2019 with her husband, Bill Arrington. . A lot of memories were made here and generations of families come in, a lot of first dates, said Steve Neal, who purchased the restaurant in March 2012. $$$$. Somebody in here mentioned some of our Mexican restaurants in Kansas City being about the same. Cancel anytime First opened in the early 1970s, Patrikio's with its nondescript building was a south Kansas City Mexican restaurant at 99 th and Holmes. These stories include a selection of those, chosen by their history, size and diversity we wanted to convey various locations and cuisines. Peanut shells covered the floor back when peanuts were given away. Ferruzza: When they closed all of them I think the Plaza Putschs was last to close I went into a deep depression even though I had not eaten there for several years I loved it because when I first moved to Kansas City, I was so poor I worked at a newspaper and Putschs Cafeteria was one of the few places I could afford to eat. It was supposed to be a quick get-in-and-get-out setup.. Claudes son, Gary (who was born the year Town Topic was founded), started working in the diners when he was young and went full time in the mid-1960s. At one point, the restaurant had 19 locations in Missouri, Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma. Anthony's. This third-generation, family-owned restaurant is a must-try for classic Italian dishes. And we have great people employees and customers they are like family, said Mike Van Noy Sr., operator who owns the restaurant with his brother, David. Location: 600 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City, Kansas. The Kansas City restaurant was long an anchor restaurant in the Crown Center complex. We are piloting our time machine to Lawrence in the 1980s, to pick up some of our Yello Sub favorites from that era. 5. I have family and friends who worked for the chain. The downfall of Arthur Treacher's began in the 1970s, when fast-food chains, new and old, were duking it out. Location: 10819 E. U.S. 40, Independence. Help . As you're walking down 39th street, you may find yourself contemplating life's mysteries and needing a cup of coffee along with some fine eatery to take comfort in. 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