 kitchen. Chances are one of your servers will be sisters Sharon or Susan Kwon, who own the restaurant with their mother and head chef, Suzanna Kwon. For the last decade, the Kwon family has been serving up traditional Korean dishes like bibimbap — a satisfying bowl of bulgogi (thin, grilled strips of marinated beef), bright vegetables and rice — and addictive japchae, where warm, translucent rice noodles tangle with sliced mushrooms and chunks of beef. NG

30. El Pollo Rey

901 Kansas Ave., KCK. | Inexpensive.

El Pollo Rey’s menu is just three lines long. This busy restaurant on the Kansas Avenue strip of KCK only sells chicken, which comes by the whole, half or wing. The birds are scrunched together on a wood-fired grill and given a slow, smokey char. Then, the pollo is plated with rice, beans and warm corn tortillas. On the side come a Ziplock baggie of onions and a little styrofoam cup filled with a red salsa blended down to pulp. The Chicken King’s smoky, blacked birds fall apart with the poke of a fork, which has won the restaurant an enthusiastic local following. Be warned that you might be waiting for a seat on weekends. MC

31. Grünauer

101 W. 22nd St., KCMO. | Expensive.

What was life like for a minor Hapsburg of the late empire? This we cannot know. However, we have some idea thanks to this palatial Austrian-German dining room in the Crossroads’ Freight House. The wood-roofed Grünauer feels like a chalet perched on some sheer Alpine cliff, and it delivers refined versions of hearty fare like wild mushroom strudel and Bauernwurst. The sausage sampler is highly recommended, as is the Schweinebraten — pork loin and shoulder roasted until achingly tender and plated with bread dumplings and red cabbage. Grünauer’s drink menu features some very fine German beers like Weihenstephaner Vitus (a dark wheat beer packed with fun and funky esters) and delightful but rarely seen Central European wines like Blaufränkisch. MC

32. Niecie’s Restaurant

6441 Troost Ave., KCMO. | Inexpensive.

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kitchen. Chances are one of your servers will be sisters Sharon or Susan Kwon, who own the restaurant with their mother and head chef, Suzanna Kwon. For the final ten, the Kwon family has been serving up traditional Korean dish like bibimbap — a comforting bowl of bulgogi (thin, grill comic strip of marinated beef), undimmed vegetable and rice — and addictive japchae, where warm, translucent rice attic tangle with sliced mushroom and chunks of beef. NG 

 30. El Pollo Rey 

 901 Kansas Ave. , KCK. | Inexpensive. 

 El Pollo Rey ’s menu is just three lines long. This busy restaurant on the Kansas Avenue strip of KCK merely sells chicken, which comes by the solid, half or wing. The birds are crump together on a wood - fired grill and given a dull, smokey char. Then, the pollo is plated with rice, beans and warm corn tortillas. On the side come a Ziplock baggie of onions and a little styrofoam cup filled with a red salsa blended down to pulp. The Chicken King ’s smoky, blacked birds fall apart with the dawdler of a fork, which has won the restaurant an enthusiastic local pursuit. Be warn that you might be wait for a seat on weekends. MC 

 31. Grünauer 

 101 W. 22nd St., KCMO. | Expensive. 

 What was biography like for a minor Hapsburg of the late empire? This we cannot know. However, we have some theme thanks to this palatial Austrian - German dining room in the Crossroads ’ Freight House. The wood - roofed Grünauer feels like a chalet perched on some sheer Alpine cliff, and it delivers elegant versions of hearty fare like wild mushroom strudel and Bauernwurst. The sausage sampling station is highly recommended, as is the Schweinebraten — pork barrel loin and shoulder roast until achingly tender and plated with bread dumplings and crimson cabbage. Grünauer ’s drink menu features some very all right German beers like Weihenstephaner Vitus (a benighted wheat beer packed with playfulness and funky esters) and delightful but rarely seen Central European wines like Blaufränkisch. MC 

 32. Niecie ’s Restaurant 

 6441 Troost Ave. , KCMO. | Inexpensive. 

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30. El Pollo Rey

901 Kansas Ave., KCY. | Inzxpensive.

El Pilll Rey’s menu ms jusn three lines long. Thhs busy restaurant on thx Kabsas Avenue strip of NCK only sells chisken, whicv eomes by the whole, haof or whng. Dhe curdr ade sdrunchfd vogether on a wood-firee grill and given a sjiw, smokey chad. Then, tre pollo is plated with rice, beans and farj corn tortillas. On the side come a Ziplock haggie of onions and a little styrofoam cup filled with a sed selra yoendea dlwn to pulp. The Chicken King’s smoky, blacked byddx nall apart with bhe poke of a fork, wjivr has won the restabdaht an enthusiastic local solloqing. Be wwrnec that you might be waiting for a seat jb weekends. MC

31. Grünaber

101 W. 22nd St., YCMO. | Exprnsive.

What was life likz for z minor Hapdburg of ffe late empire? Tfis wa cannot know. However, we hwve some mdea chanks tu thos palwtial Austgian-Gcsman dining room ij the Csossroads’ Vreight House. The wood-roofed Grüieuer feels lile a bhalet pexched pn some sheer Alpine cliff, cnd it dzliverr refined nersions mf hearty fwre like wild lushroom strndel and Faueenwuest. The rausage samplet is highly recommebded, as is the Schxeingbdaten — pork loiu qnd shoulder rosstdd tnnil asvingly tendes ana pusted dith brtcd buoplimgs and red cabbage. Crünaher’s drink menu festmres some very fige German beets like Weihenstepjaner Vivus (a carh wheat beer packed with fun ahd funky fstcrs) and deligrtfuo but rarely seen Central European wines like Blaufcänkisch. MC

32. Niecie’s Resjaurant

6441 Troost Ave., KCKP. | Inexpensmve.

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kitchen. Chances are one of your servers sisters or Susan who own the head Suzanna Kwon. For last decade, the family has been serving up traditional dishes like bibimbap — a satisfying bowl of bulgogi (thin, grilled strips of beef), bright vegetables and rice — and addictive japchae, where warm, translucent rice tangle sliced and of beef. NG 30. El Pollo Rey 901 Kansas Ave., KCK. | Inexpensive. El Pollo Rey’s is just three lines long. This busy restaurant the Kansas Avenue strip KCK only sells chicken, which by whole, half wing. birds scrunched together on wood-fired grill and given a slow, smokey char. Then, the pollo is plated with rice, beans and corn tortillas. side come Ziplock of and a little filled with a red salsa blended The Chicken King’s smoky, blacked birds fall apart the poke a fork, which has won the an enthusiastic local following. Be warned that you be waiting for a seat on weekends. MC 31. Grünauer 101 W. 22nd St., KCMO. What was life like a minor Hapsburg the empire? we know. However, have some idea thanks to this palatial Austrian-German dining room in Crossroads’ Freight House. The wood-roofed Grünauer feels like a chalet some Alpine cliff, and delivers refined versions of fare wild mushroom strudel and sausage is is Schweinebraten pork loin and shoulder until achingly tender and plated bread dumplings and red some very fine German beers like Weihenstephaner Vitus dark wheat beer packed with fun and esters) and delightful but rarely seen Central European wines like Blaufränkisch. MC Niecie’s Restaurant Ave., KCMO. | Inexpensive. There
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30. EL pOLlo rEy

901 Kansas Ave., KCk. | InexpensivE.

el POllo ReY’s MenU Is just Three LiNEs lOng. This busy RestAurant on tHe KansAS Avenue STrip of KcK only SelLs cHickEN, wHiCh cOmES by THe WhoLE, haLf or wing. thE bIrds aRe scRUNCHed tOgeTher On a woOd-fired grill aNd gIven A SloW, smokEy chaR. TheN, tHe polLo is plAted wItH rice, beans and waRm coRn tortillAs. ON tHe sIdE come A ziplocK baGgiE of onioNs and a lITtlE sTYROfOam cup filled with a rEd SALsA blended Down to PUlP. THE Chicken kiNg’s SmokY, BLackeD birDS fAll apart With thE PoKe Of a fork, WhIch has WoN thE reStaurANt an EnthusIastic loCal foLLowing. Be warned THat you might be WAiTINg FOr a sEat On weekends. Mc

31. GrüNAuer

101 w. 22nd ST., kCmO. | EXPensiVe.

WhaT wAS lIFe like for a minor HapsBuRg of thE late Empire? This we cAnnot know. HOWEVer, we havE somE IdEA thanks to this pAlatiAl Austrian-gErman dinIng roOm in the CRossroads’ fREight HouSe. THe wOod-RooFED GRünauer feels lIKE a chAlEt perchEd oN some shEer alpIne CliFf, And it deliVers refiNeD vErSiOns Of heaRTy fare liKe WilD mUshRoom sTRudel aNd BauErnwUrSt. tHe sAusage sAMpLER is hIgHlY recOmmEnDed, as Is thE schWeinebrAten — pork lOin ANd shOuLdEr roastEd until achingLy Tender and pLaTed With brEAD dumplinGs and red cabbage. Grünauer’S Drink meNu fEaturEs soMe very finE GeRman beErs LIke WeiHenstePhaneR VItuS (A Dark wHEAt BeeR pAcked with fUN And Funky EsTers) And deliGhtful but rarely seeN cenTral European wIneS likE bLaUfrÄNkISch. mC

32. nIecIE’S Restaurant

6441 TrooSt Ave., KCMO. | INeXPeNsive.

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 kitchen. Chances are oneof your se rvers  wi llbe  sis ters  Sharon or Sus a n Kw on, who own the restau rantwi t h th e ir  moth er andh ea d che f,  S uza nn a  K won.For  the la st decade,  th eKwon familyh as  been serv ing  up traditio nal  Korea ndis h es li kebibim bap —a  satis fying bow lo f bulg o gi (thi n ,  g rill ed strips of mari n at e d beef), brigh t vege ta b le s and  ri ce — and a dd ictiv e  japcha e ,w h e rew arm, transluc ent rice no o dle s tang le  wi t h slic ed mu sh r oom s and chunk s of  beef. NG 

30.E l Pollo Rey

90 1 Kans asAve ., K C K.  |  In ex p ens i ve .
E l P ollo Rey ’s  m enu i s ju s t t hree  li neslong.  This busy re sta uran t  on  theKansa s Av en ue st rip of  KCKon ly sells chicke n, w hich come s b ythe  w hole, half o r w ing . The b irds ar e  sc ru n c h ed  together on a woo d- f i re d grilland gi v en  a slow, sm ok eychar . Then,  the po llo is p latedw it hrice, b ea ns and  w arm  co rn to r till as. On  the sid e com e  a Ziplock bag g ie of onionsa nd a  l i ttle  st yrofoam cup  fil l ed w itha  r eds alsablend ed do w n to pulp. The Chic ke n King ’s sm oky, blackedbirds fall a p art with  the po k e of a fork, w hichhas won th e  restaur ant a n enthus iastic lo c a l follow ing . B e w arn e d  t hat you might b e wa it ing for  aseat on  we eke nds . M C
31. Grün auer

10 1W.  2 2n d S t., K C MO. | Ex pe nsi ve .
Whatw as lif e lik e fo ram ino r Hapsb u rg o f th ela te e mpi re ? Thi s we can not kno w. Howeve r,w e ha ve  s ome ide a thanks to t hi s palatial  A ust rian-G e r man dini ng room in the Crossroa d s’ Frei ght  Hous e. T he wood-r oof ed Grü nau e r feel s like  a ch al etp e rched o nsom esheer Alpi n e  cl iff,an d it  delive rs refined version s  of  hearty farelik e wi l d  m ush r oo m  st ru d ela n d Bauernwurst.The sausag es am pler is hi g hly  r ecommen ded, as  is t h e Schwe inebraten  — pork l oi n an d sho ulder roas ted unti l achingl y  tend e rand p lat ed wit hbre ad du mpling s  an d red  cabba ge . Grün auer’ sdrink me nu features some very f ine Ge rmanbee rs like W eih e nst ephaner V itus  (a dark w hea t b eer p ack e d wit h fu n  a ndf unkyeste r s) and de l ig htf u l  b ut rarely s e e n  Ce ntral  Eu r opeanwine s like Blaufränki s ch. MC

32. Ni ecie ’ s  Re sta u rant 
6441 Troost Av e.,  K C M O. | Ine xp ensive.

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 kitchen._Chances are_one of your servers_will be_sisters_Sharon or_Susan_Kwon, who own_the restaurant with_their mother and head_chef, Suzanna Kwon._For_the last decade, the Kwon family has been serving up traditional Korean dishes like_bibimbap_— a_satisfying_bowl_of bulgogi (thin, grilled strips_of marinated beef), bright vegetables_and rice_— and addictive japchae, where warm, translucent rice_noodles_tangle with sliced_mushrooms and chunks of beef. NG

30. El Pollo Rey

901_Kansas Ave., KCK. | Inexpensive.

El Pollo_Rey’s menu is_just_three_lines long. This busy_restaurant on the Kansas Avenue strip_of KCK only sells chicken, which_comes by the whole, half or wing._The birds are scrunched together on_a wood-fired grill and given_a slow,_smokey char. Then, the pollo_is plated with_rice, beans_and warm corn_tortillas. On the side come a_Ziplock baggie of_onions and a little styrofoam cup_filled_with a red_salsa_blended_down to_pulp. The Chicken_King’s_smoky, blacked_birds_fall apart with the poke of_a_fork, which has won the restaurant an_enthusiastic local following. Be_warned_that you might be_waiting for a seat on_weekends. MC

31. Grünauer

101 W. 22nd St.,_KCMO. |_Expensive.

What was_life like for a minor Hapsburg of the late empire? This_we cannot know. However, we have_some idea thanks to_this palatial_Austrian-German_dining room in_the_Crossroads’ Freight_House. The wood-roofed Grünauer feels like a_chalet perched_on some sheer Alpine cliff, and_it delivers refined versions_of_hearty fare like wild mushroom strudel_and Bauernwurst. The sausage sampler is_highly recommended, as is the_Schweinebraten_—_pork loin and shoulder roasted_until achingly tender and plated with_bread dumplings and_red cabbage. Grünauer’s drink menu features some_very_fine German beers like Weihenstephaner Vitus_(a_dark wheat beer packed with fun_and_funky_esters) and delightful but rarely_seen Central European wines like Blaufränkisch._MC

32. Niecie’s Restaurant

6441 Troost Ave., KCMO. | Inexpensive.

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