Beyond delicious! We ordered take out. We ordered the southern jack pulled pork, pit beans, and broccoli with garlic butter. The pulled pork was perfect (fall off the bone type). I could eat this over and over again.
This was my first time in Kansas City. We were driving through after a 700+ mile drive from The Great Sand Dunes.
Beef brisket with cheese and onion rings - crave it every time I'm in KC. Call ahead to pick up, but prepare for a 30-60 min wait. They stagger their orders, so they don't put it together until you arrive (guaranteed hot)
Try to get burnt ends when they make it, but it sells out really soon (like an hour after they open).
Simply the best service in KC. I made a reservation via Open Tables for a Saturday night to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary.
We were shown to our table by our assistant server. The table was decorated with a rose and some heart shaped confetti. Our primary server came soon. Both greeted us with "Happy Aniversary" as did the dining room manager, busser, and food runner throughout our meal.
The food was excellent - calamari with hot cherry peppers, spinach salad with hot bacon dressing, a filet and a porcini rubbed bone-in ribeye, and potatoes al gratin.
Our server brought us a complimentary dessert and champagne. He also took our pictures.
This place is great for celebrating special occasions. Be prepared to spend some money but you'll be glad you did.
Everyone in our Kansas City office talked about what they heard of Q39, but no one has been. It's time to make them jealous. This was worth the 45 minute wait. Be warned service will be a little abrupt at peak times, out of sheer necessity. This place gets packed. And loud. Atmosphere is a little too open and unpadded for meaningful conversation.
But for those drawbacks, the food has every answer. I'll start with the Q because that's where everything starts here. The ribs are perfection. Slow smoked to a deep pink, fall-off-the-bone, juicy, meaty perfection. They're done in the perfect amount of the perfect sauce. I'm using that word a lot and you'll see more of it. I chose beans as my side and glad I did. Don't bother with anything else. They are even perfecter than the meat. The burnt ends and the smokiness and something entirely indescribable create a mystical aura. Ask for a spoon or just lick the bowl. The apple cole slaw is an amazing taste experience. You don't even realize that the word "apple" refers to actual apples, that's how well the taste blends. Not that I need to say more, but for reference the weakest part of the meal was the cornbread, and I have not a negative word to say about it.
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I don't even know what to say about Fogo de Chao other than the fact that it is just absolutely incredible. Not only was the food great, but the service was impeccable!
We had a reservation for 8:30 on a Saturday night. I called to let them know we were going to be a few minutes late (parking in The Plaza on a Saturday night is an adventure in itself) and they were more than accommodating and still held the table for us - how sweet!
The restaurant is huge - numerous rooms with dim lighting and multiple walls were floor-to-ceiling wine shelves. Immediately, our server came and explained the process to us: go help yourselves to the market table first (salad bar, vegetable bar, potato salads, etc) and, when you're ready for meat, they provide you a card to put on the end of your table and flip it to the green side.
We ordered drinks, helped ourselves to the market table, went through the cheesy bread rolls (amazing, by the way), and flipped our card to green to begin our adventure. Numerous cuts of sirloin, filet mignon, lamb, pork chops, lamb chops, pork ribs, chicken, and much more came out so quickly.. They slice you off a section each time and move on to the next table. We had to turn the card over to make them stop so we could have a break!
My brother flipped the card over again and had a few more slices of meats, then we ordered dessert. The dessert we had was a slice of New York cheesecake with homemade strawberry sauce and also the creme brûlée. Both were also incredible.
Overall, we had a great experience. Incredibly friendly, helpful and knowledgable staff, amazing food, wonderful drinks (if you're a beer drinker, try the Brazilian beer they recommend! I forgot the name of it) and great atmosphere.
Definitely go!
A tip: If you're planning on going out afterward, dismiss it completely. If you're like my brother and I who want to try everything, you'll have a hard enough time walking out to the car, let alone try to go out to the bars.
I've been here 20+ times and always love the food and atmosphere. My favorites include: the house salad, the artichoke app, steak, pork chop and the drinks.
Warning: the house salad is a meal in itself (bacon, croutons, egg, chopped finely).
Our annual trek to Kansas City found us, once again, looking for new dining experiences. We come to shop and eat so finding great restaurants is essential. Since German food is a favorite, we decided to give Grunauer a try...best culinary decision we made the whole trip! Let me start by saying that the service here is impeccable! The servers are prompt and knowledgeable about everything on the menu. You want a glass of wine and not sure what kind? They not only have recommendations but have it in front of you in less than 5 minutes! We ordered a pork belly and dumpling appetizer which was on our table in less than 10 minutes and it was delicious! Before our forks were back on the table, the entrees were out. I got a pork loin dish that came with red cabbage and a bread dumpling. I loved this food so much that I thought I must have been German in a prior life! I don't drink but wanted to order a glass of heavy ale! I asked to be called Frauline! My dining companion had a veal liver dish that was served with mashed potatoes, crispy onion rings and roasted apples. He raved about it and he actually DID order a glass of heavy ale AND some apple strudel which I was too full to even sniff! So...to sum it up, if you like German food and are looking for a place that knows how to make it, you have hit the mother lode with Grunauer! This place goes on our list of "must haves" for every future trip to K.C.