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The Kansas Buffet That Was Just Named One Of The Top All You Can Eat Spots In The State

Fourteen cooking stations. More than 60 Italian dishes. A cobblestone piazza built right inside a restaurant, with fountains and flower-covered balconies overhead. That combination sounds like a fever dream after too much pasta. Yet it’s real, and it sits in the Kansas City suburbs. Kansas diners recently helped push...

Overland Park, KS · 12d
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The Kansas City Star

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Mice droppings on shelves, gnats under sink: Latest KC-area restaurant inspections

From moldy food on grocery displays to roaches under a soda machine, health inspectors in Missouri and Kansas found numerous violations at Kansas City-area restaurants last week. Dining establishments like sit-down restaurants, drive-thrus, gas stations and grocery stores are required to get food inspections, and governments have to release those inspections to the public. In Kansas City and Independence, each city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections. The lower the number of violations, the better. Most restaurants correct violations at the time of the original inspection or shortly after. The full inspections show how each establishment has corrected or is working to correct any remaining violations. They are available for Kansas City at inspectionsonline.us/foodsafety/mousakansascity/search.htm and Johnson and Wyandotte counties at portal.kda.ks.gov/Food/FoodInspectionSearch. Here are the restaurants in Kansas City, Johnson and Wyandotte Counties that received seven or more priority and priority foundation ​violations from Oct. 25-31. No eateries in Independence met the threshold during this time period. Midtown Market-Desi Dhaba 3967 Main St. Nine violations found during Oct. 26 inspection Roaches were seen on a wall, while dead roaches were seen in paper towel dispenser. An employee was seen cutting cilantro

Kansas City, KS · 4h

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A Kansas City grocery store thrives where others closed. Now the model is expanding

Deborah Phillips walked up to the automatic sliding glass doors of the Sun Fresh in the Blue Parkway Shops on Oct. 26, only to be disappointed. The grocery store had closed for good the night before, citing “declining sales and rising operating costs.”. Phillips works down the street and...

Kansas City, MO · 2d
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Fill Your Entire Shopping Cart For Just $35 At This Unbelievable Discount Store In Missouri

Nobody walks out of Ollie’s Bargain Outlet in Kansas City, Missouri feeling like they paid too much for anything, and that is a genuinely rare thing to be able to say about a shopping trip. The store’s tagline is “Good Stuff Cheap,” and after one visit, you’ll understand that...

Kansas City, MO · 3d
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10 Highly Rated Restaurants In Overland Park, Kansas, That Actually Live Up To The Hype

One barbecue menu in this suburb lists a dish called Best Wings on the Planet, with a completely straight face. Bold move. A few miles away, a small Mediterranean kitchen serves baklava cheesecake. Another spot serves Italian cream cake and tiramisu for dessert. Overland Park, Kansas, clearly takes its plates...

Overland Park, KS · 1d

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This Missouri Restaurant Has A Buffet So Legendary That Locals Guard It Like A Secret Treasure

Somewhere in Clinton, Missouri, there are locals who would very much prefer you didn’t read this article, because Dietz Family Buffet is their place and they’d like to keep it that way. Too late. The secret is out, and it’s a glorious one. There’s a particular kind...

Clinton, MO · 4d

The Coconut Mama

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Missouri neighborhood loses supermarket (affects 25 workers) as rising costs force permanent closure

Missouri has another entry in the list of grocery chains closing stores across the U.S. in 2026. KC Sun Fresh at The Shops on Blue Parkway permanently closed October 25,…

Kansas City, MO · 1d

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Old Courthouse Squares Across Missouri Still Have These 6 Diners Serving Plate Lunches

Missouri still has plenty of towns where the courthouse sits in the middle of everything and lunch happens right across the street. These old squares were built for court days, farm errands, and Saturday shopping, and a few of them still feed people the same way they always have. You...

Missouri · 3d

The Kansas City Star

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USA Today list ranks the best of Kansas City BBQ. Which joint is No. 1?

Declaring the very best version of Kansas City barbecue coming out of the many beloved joints in the metro area is often a futile and controversial task — it depends on one’s preference and the day and time a diner goes to a restaurant, and you best be prepared to defend it. But each year, publications, influencers and anyone online with an opinion tackle the scary job of ranking our barbecue and sharing their findings. USA Today, the national media company that owns newspapers across the country, including in Missouri and Kansas, published the 2026 readers’ choice list of 10 best Kansas City-style BBQ restaurants on Oct. 28. Last year the publication’s readers voted, strangely, to award a non-Kansas City joint (Stateline Road Smokehouse in Napa, California) with the No. 1 spot on a Kansas City BBQ list — though to be fair, owner Darryl Bell is originally from Kansas City. But it seems those readers righted their wrongs, with a Kansas City-based barbecue restaurant earning the most votes to claim the top spot. That best barbecue restaurant is Slap’s BBQ , a KC spot that’s often considered one of the best to ‘cue and has produced a loyal following

Kansas City, MO · 2h

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Nobody Leaves Hungry From These 8 Missouri Barbecue Joints Older Than Most Of Their Customers

Some barbecue spots in Missouri have been feeding people since your grandparents were kids. They have survived new highways, changing tastes, and plenty of trendy competition, and they still pack the house. This list covers eight joints across Kansas City, St. Louis, Sedalia, Belton, and Dexter that have been smoking...

Kansas City, MO · 21h

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Missouri’s 4 Best Catfish-And-Hushpuppy Fish Camps Sit Right Beside Rivers And Lakes

Fried catfish tastes better when you can see the water it came from, or at least water close enough to count. Missouri has plenty of rivers, creeks, and lakes, and a handful of fish camps sit right on their banks. These four spots pair crispy catfish with golden hushpuppies and...

Missouri · 1d

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Garth Brooks returns to Kansas City as fans react to canceled third show

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Garth Brooks is back in Kansas City, bringing his biggest hits and longtime fans together for a night of country music. The last time the Country Music Hall of Famer performed in Kansas City was in 2021, when he sold out at Arrowhead Stadium. Now, he’s back with his “Friends in Low Places,” and for some fans, the return is decades in the making.

Kansas City, MO · 2d

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This Old-School Missouri Drugstore Counter Still Pours Hand-Mixed Malts Like It’s 1950

A marble bar, a chocolate malt, and a phosphate soda are still waiting on one Missouri town square. Yes, phosphates. The fizzy old fountain drink your grandparents ordered never fully left this spot. The menu reads like a time capsule with a few modern surprises tucked in. You’ll find floats,...

Independence, MO · 3d

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Man wins $100,000 after buying holiday scratcher ticket in Blue Springs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man in Blue Springs has some extra money to spend this holiday season after winning the top prize on a scratcher ticket. The winner told the Missouri Lottery a family connection draw his attention to the $5 “It’s Gold Outside” holiday-themed scratcher.

Blue Springs, MO · 1d

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Kansas City celebrates pets at first-ever KC Pet Fest

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Agility courses, dock dogs, costume contests and pets up for adoption. It's all part of the first-ever KC Pet Fest. Animals and the people who love them had the opportunity to buy treats and supplies directly from makers. Animal rescue organizations like Kansas City Retired Greyhounds...

Kansas City, MO · 2d

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‘Love Island USA’ casting team seeks Kansas City singles for Season 9

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Kansas City singles have a chance to apply for Season 9 of “Love Island USA,” with the casting team also accepting nominations. City Media Entertainment says it is seeking applicants from across the country, including Kansas City, for the Peacock dating competition. The...

Kansas City, MO · 1d

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KC Bier Co. Named 2026 Large Missouri Brewery of the Year

From the editor: KC Bier Co. built its name on traditional German-style bier, so the funny part of this Missouri haul is that two of the golds went to an American IPA and a Belgian tripel. Add a GABF gold for Winterbock a few weeks ago, and Kansas City has a legit lager destination on its hands.

Kansas City, MO · 22h

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Charcuterie shop Graze Craze opens first KC-area location in downtown Overland Park

Charcuterie enthusiasts in Johnson County officially have a new place to grab their favorite party boards. Charcuterie shop Graze Craze recently opened its first local franchise with a new storefront in downtown Overland Park. Graze Craze opened at 8025 Metcalf Ave. The shop took over a space in the Avenue...

Overland Park, KS · 3d

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Two Olathe Arby's Locations Shut Down, Leaving Just One In The City

Two Arby's restaurants in Olathe have closed their doors for good, at 13790 S. Black Bob Road and 18615 W. 151st St. The closures leave just a single Arby's operating within city limits, at 18060 W. 119th St., where signs now direct displaced customers. The shutdowns were reported by The...

Olathe, KS · 3d

The Kansas City Star

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Fast-food chain has closed two Johnson County restaurants. More remain open

Arby’s has shut down two of its restaurants in Johnson County, leaving a suburb with just one location remaining. Two Arby’s restaurants in Olathe have closed: 13790 S. Black Bob Road and 18615 W. 151st St. Signs direct customers to the remaining Olathe spot: 18060 W. 119th St. Arby’s has yanked the addresses of both closed locations from its website. The Star contacted Arby’s parent company, Inspire Brands, for comment. The company did not respond Wednesday. Flynn Group, a popular franchisee with dozens of Kansas locations, also did not respond. There does not appear to be any other affected locations. Managers at several different Johnson County locations said they had not been alerted of a closure. About 14 Arby’s locations remain in the metro. Spots in Johnson County include: 15021 Metcalf Ave. in Overland Park, 9525 Santa Fe Drive in Overland Park and 11445 W. 63rd St. in Shawnee. No national closings have been reported this month, but late last year, Arby’s quietly closed dozens of locations after sales dropped by more than 6%, according to reporting from TheStreet. Arby’s has been serving roast-beef sandwiches, curly fries and shakes since its inception in 1964.

Johnson County, KS · 5d