You're like the 5th and no one disagrees.

;)

Yep... I haven't been there since it changed ownership, but it's one of my favorite places. I tend to get the same basic dinner, and I'm never disappointed.... steak soup, a steak with a twice baked potato, and apple crisp. :drool:

And it's one of the few places around here that can make a good Long Island Iced Tea... not the watered down crap at most bars and restaurants.

Sorry...I didn't see the others, I just scanned the pages.

Yeah, we had a great lunch. It was nice that the Doc that took us pretty much said, open tab when we went in for lunch too though. We had some top notch wine and great steaks.

a burrito and drink fron Chipotle is as healthy or healthier than 3 sliders, a side, and a drink.

The 3 mile island sauce is weak... it would be at least the 3rd or 4th hottest on BWW's menu, and it's not that good overall.

Cause the food is not very good. But then again from my experiences people go for there for the beer and women, not so much for the cuisine.

Yes

Yeah, they have a long wine list, from what I remember. If you like jazz, you should definitely go there for dinner one night.

Well, maybe... looking at their website, it doesn't look like Bram Wijnands plays there much any more, and they don't have jazz every night. I worked there in college and loved it... made really good money, too.

Famous Daves is good....it is just not up to the Kansas City standard. Famous Dave's started in Minneapolis, and they are the dominated BBQ up there. When we first moved up there years ago, I went about five months without good KC BBQ, and my in-laws took me to Famous Dave's for my birthday. It was a good imitation of KC BBQ...not as good as our hometown favorites, but good enough to get a man through a long drought of BBQ when he is far from home.

I bet.


I've been there a few times on Friday night for wine and Jazz. It's a really cool place.

800 calories in the chicken fajita burrito with corn salsa, sour cream, and cheese that I like. 34 grams of fat and 17 grams of saturated fat.

52% of daily fat
85% of saturated fat
61% cholesterol
76% sodium

Famous Dave's isn't bad at all. The rib tips are good, and so are the fries. It's not a go-to spot in KC, but it's way better than the "best bbq place in town" that I've been to in some other cities, especially on the east coast.

I really need to go there sometime. Everyone seems to love it.

That's about right. Dave's is the only BBQ joint here in town and it will do in a jam. It's nothing like good KC BBQ, or like I can knock out on my smoker.

It's great man. You should hit it up sometime.


If you decide to go there actually, let me know. I'll never turn down a trip.

Hooters is terrible.

What do I need to do to do it right?

Day of the week
Time
Time of year (if important)
What to wear (if important)
What to order

For the most part, it's crap.

Somewhat "funny" story, funny to me at least. I had a bunch of friends go out to NY in November for the KU Kentucky game. They were speaking to a local about a good place to eat, somewhere local. The girl told them there was a Famous Daves across the street that was real good. Famous Daves in NY. I might have slapped that girl if I'd been there, haha.

We need to do some sort of CP restaurant gift card swap. Everyone thrown in a $50 (or whatever) gift card, and we figure out a random way to deal them out, preferably so that people get cards to places they haven't been.

Cheesecake Factory.

A chain restaurant that tries to pass itself off has upper echelon, has a gigantic menu of previously frozen food, does nothing spectacular and everything, at best, average. Bastards even have advertisements in their dictionary-sized menu.

I'd hit it up on the weekend for diner. You get a nice setting with some jazz. I've always kinda went for a party or diner type thing, so I've always worn business casual type stuff, but I've also just worn jeans and a nice shirt. I don't think it really matters though.

I've never really had a bad meal there. I'm a big Lamb chops fan, they have some really good ones there.

My dad really likes the KC strip there. It's a little pricey but I like any steak I've ever had at the place. I really like the crab cakes there too.

My fav. thing is the wine though.

Chick-Fil-A.

I'd rather have a chicken sandwich from Wendy's.

Back in the day, Chick-fil-a's name was "school cafeteria."

It sucks.

ROFL

The last time I was there (about 12 months ago), the beautiful and witty Mrs. FAX and I were with another couple. The other girl ordered some kind of giant salad thing and there amidst the greens lay hidden a latex glove. It was beyond disgusting.

We called the manager over, sent back everything, and told him apologies were useless as we just wanted to leave without creating a fuss or vomiting on his slacks. He gave us $200 in food card things. We still have ours.

How, I ask you, can a cook leave an entire latex glove in a salad? How is that even possible?

FAX

http://www.majestickc.com/about-us/f...ked-questions/


You need jazz...
http://www.majestickc.com/jazz/upcoming-shows/

Mouse over the events and make sure you go on a night where there's music in the 'KC Jazz Club' (it's a smaller setup when they play in the dining room... not as entertaining, IMO). Unless it's changed, it's usually Friday and Saturday nights, and maybe a night or two during the week. Bram Wijnands has opened at Carnegie Hall... yeah, he's pretty good.

You can eat in the main dining room for a quieter meal and then go down to the jazz club for a drink and music later, or just eat/drink/hang out in the jazz club.

Dress is casual, but most people show up in business/business casual.

You can't go wrong with any of their steaks... steak soup is a must, twice baked potato, and if you like apple crisp, it's the best ever. And they have a long wine list.

75th Street Brewery. Always been a meh for me and they pack it in, people waiting to be seated. Summit Street IPA yadda yadda yadda.

Red Lobster is the Applebee's of seafood places. Utter shit, although I do appreciate the recipe for their cheddar bay biscuits - bisquick batter, cheese, water and melted butter mixed with garlic, oregano and a couple other spices. Nom.

I would agree, but they do very well. I looked into opening one here in town at one point, but their franchise fee was something like 1.2 million at the time, ummm no.

Gonna have to say: the absolute worst steak I ever had was at Applebee's.

3 turkey sliders
780 calories
42g fat
75mg cholesterol
1500mg sodium

Mac&cheese
300 calories
11g fat
30mg cholesterol
1000mg sodium

Cornbread
180 calories
5g fat
10 mg cholesterol
270mg sodium

TOTAL 1360 calories, 58g fat (19.5 SAT), 115mg cholesterol, 2720mg sodium

Compared to my standard Chirpotle meal:
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</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <table style="width:240px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:10px;"> * </td> <td style="width:230px;"> Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border-top:4px solid #000000;" colspan="2"> INGREDIENTS: 13" Tortilla,Rice,Pinto Beans,Barbacoa (4oz),Tomato Salsa,Green Tomatillo Salsa,Cheese,Sour Cream</td></tr></tbody></table>

I'm not a Jazz fan, but it sounds like a great place. Steakhouses and wine are a bad combo for me. The last time I did that, I dropped almost $600 at Gibson's. The time before that was at Capital Grill. I don't even remember what I spent, but I do know that I ordered 3 bottles of wine at $170 a pop. It was probably close to $700 between the wife and me...then my buddy picked up the tab. Nice

Good times, but it's an expensive habit.

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While we are posting nutrition facts, take a look at the Bloomin' Onion at Outback. It will blow your mind!


Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 whole

Amount Per Serving
Calories from Fat 1440Calories 1996

% Daily Values*
Total Fat 160g 246%
Saturated Fat 48g 240%
Cholesterol 137mg 46%
Sodium 4078mg 170%
Total Carbohydrate 115g 38%
Dietary Fiber 15g 60%
Sugars 0g
Protein 17g

Done that before, the wine goes in a hurry too.

Agree with this. Obv being in KC skews things but I went into my FD experience thinking it was gonna suck and went away being quite impressed.

Hmm, there is one thing I really enjoy from Applebee's.... the Southwest Jalapeno burger dipped in the Asian Zing style sauce.

I'd say based on this thread alone; the most overrated is Chick-fil-A.

My wife really like famous daves. She says its better than anything in KC.



Of course I think shes crazy when it comes to bbq. Absolutely crazy.

Panda Express rules. I did graduate from Orange Chicken to Bejing Beef though!

I am gonna go against the tide her. I don't go often maybe 2 or 3 times a year at most but I have good experiences at Applebee's.

Applebee's is fine as long as you just have a Brewtus or two. I wouldn't eat there or anything, though.

She is dead to me.

I enjoy being a cheap bastard myself. I'll blow a few hundred without blinking an eye when it's something I want to get and the quality is there. I will, however, drive a few blocks out of my way to pay a buck less for something just because it annoys me to feel like I'm getting ripped off.

Was it tough?

It was probably microwaved.

Olive Garden.

Nah, even their brew tastes like water downed shit. I avoid Applebee's like the plague. Last year our flight got into Utah late and by the time we got to Layton it was after 9pm on a Sunday night. We went to every restaurant around the hotel and they were all closed... except Applebee's. If the company wasn't picking up the bill I probably would have skipped the meal.

Pretty sure their beer comes from the same distributors that every other bar uses.

Doesn't mean they can't water down their draughts. Actually, now that I think about it, this instance is more likely a Utah thing. I think a lot of the beer there is a lower alcohol by volume percentage. Their food was still shit, though.

That is possible (the Utah thing). It's not possible that they water down their beer. Distributors come through and check everything on a regular basis. They wouldn't be able to sell beer if they were altering it. The "brand" is way too important to the brewers to allow their product to be tampered with.

LMAO

Bitch is cazy.

You know, Omaha has no good BBQ. The only thing that even comes close is a place called "The Ozarks" on Center. Two old ladies run the joint and they have 2 giant smokers that are the size of a pickup out back. They serve some good shit...

I should definitely start a BBQ joint here. I'd be one rich mofo with all the fat-asses around here.

Casa Bonita. The cliff divers suck and Blackbart's Cave isn't scary.

Alice's Restaurant

Omaha has tons of fat people and nowhere good to eat. It's the damnedest thing. You'd think that they must have good food everywhere, but maybe they don't have good food because they don't have to. People there will just eat anything.

I'm 100% serious. One time when I went there to visit some friends who went to Creighton Law School and wanted Mexican. They all said that the best Mexican place in town was by the Riverfront. It was called "Dave's" or something. It was just some American guy's first name, and it was easily the worst Mexican food I've ever had.

I like Omaha for the CWS and Henry Doorley, but the nightlife, restaurants, etc. are abysmal.

Omaha is a shit town.



Enough said.

It's okay. Kind of long, though.

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I'm refraining from listening until Thanksgiving.

Wheatfield's and Brewburgers... the two local places I go for food in Omaha.



(Fuddruckers is pretty good, too... went there for the first time about a month ago)

Carl Peterson used to eat at Fuddruckers in Kansas City all the time.

Damn dude that's Bugeaters father and law.

That is good to hear. I have been hearing from others as well that the food sucks as well. I still want to take the family to see the cliff divers though just so I can say I have been there.

I would say it depends on the location with Bo Lings. To me they are still one of the best in town.

I personally like Japanese teppenyaki but once again it depends on the location.

Ang

Strouds. Almost everything on their menu is flavorless. Never understood why that place was so well liked.

Can't disagree with any of the places people said were overrated. totally agree with RainMan about Panda Express...damn that place is good.

I used to love, love, love, love, love Olive Garden until I grew up and found better choices.

Great thread btw

The Kobari Beef at Panda Express is great.

Interesting. I was watching a show on the Food Network last year and they were highlighting the 2 steak houses in Omaha. They said they were really good but I haven't been back to Omaha lately to try them.

Omaha does have some good steak places especially out in the boonies but yea I agree overall that place kinda sucks.

Best thing about Omaha is the zoo

I can't speak to the steak places there. I'm sure they're great, but college kids weren't spending our money at high end steak joints. Now when I go, it's to bring my kid to the zoo, so fine dining isn't on the agenda.

That and the CWS. They used to basically be in the same parking lot, but it seems like I heard they were moving it away from Rosenblatt, so I don't know if it's still the case.

I hear ya. We ate at King Kong their gyros were pretty good.

That is about the only place I can remember.

We did watch an Omaha Royals game which was pretty good.

Gates...if I want to get yelled at black people...

A couple of the local chain Mexican places in the KC area are bloody awful: El Maguey and the Salty Iguana. Perfect examples of Mexican food made terribly bland for the tasteless suburban gringos.

On the good side...801 Chophouse in the P&L was awesome when my wife and I went there. Steak was very good and the salad, appetizers and dessert were top notch. Service was also excellent.

Wife and I kinda decided that it was better to spend $150 for a nice dinner there once every few months....instead of frequently dropping $30-$40 at the local Applebee's, Olive Garden or whatever.

If you're going to spend $30-$40 for dinner in KC, you can do a lot better than Applebee's or Olive Garden. You really don't have to spend $150 to have a nice meal.

Well, you're friends are slightly ****ing reeruned. There are a ton of good mexican joints here if you know where to look. Next time you're here, let me know and I will direct you.
As far as the CWS, (not a fan) they moved to a brand new field, (where Creighton plays) downtown. Rosenblatt was closed down. That's a sore subject for me, I loved that place. It was a great venue to watch the O-Royals.
The royals now play in Papillion-LaVista, outside of Omaha at a pretty nice joint.

All the good steakhouses have been closed down except for two, Anthony's and the Venice Inn. We used to have a pretty good sized organized crime population so in turn, we had a lot of great restaurants. Unfortunately, since the Italians have moved out, so have the good steak houses. All replaced by Applebee's and Chili's.
At least we still have the Spaghetti Works. Their menu has been the same for 30 years and its still decent.
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What about Piccolo Pete's and Caniglia's?

Piccolo's is still there, (I think) but Caniglia's, club 89 and Mr. C's are gone.
Anthony's is still around but it's gone from dinner and a show to a steak house/night club type of place.
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How many people that think Applebee's, Olive Garden, Red Lobster, etc. like the McRib?

Their frog legs are :thumb:

You ever go to a place in Waterloo, NE called Farmer Brown's? It's been a long time ago, but I seem to remember it being pretty good.

Yeah but that was back when I was 12-13. I remember a chunk of primerib the sizeof my head.
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