Little advice please from our dining aficionados

[FireSerpent]

I'll give a tertiary vote for Lidia's for italian... And add Pierpont's for steak... Since Morton's is closed.

[Guest080613]

Originally Posted by KCQuestor

Skies has closed. I believe they are turning it into a nightclub.

Really? Was just there the first week of October. Well that sucks (IMHO). It was a nice place for a quiet elegant dinner.

Jack

[JRLawrence]

Originally Posted by SinsOfTheFlesh

I've got an old friend coming to town next week, and I'm looking for some dining suggestions that are a little on the upscale side. I'm thinking either Italian, or just a good steak joint. I've heard good things about the Majestic if steak is what we are looking for, but what about Italian restaurants? Other suggestions?

Anthony's!

I usually get Italian there. But the evening steaks are great, none for lunch.

They buy few, but they get the best. I think they have a better steak than Majestic, and as good as The Savoy. The Savoy has higher prices, but great steaks, as well as sea food. The Savoy Hotel is also a great, out of the way place to stay; some provisions also comes with the room. An old hotel with style. I have seen enough of the cold chain places.

I try to stay away from chain dining, but when do I prefer Windy's steak over McDonalds.

JR

[JRLawrence]

Originally Posted by BigMikeinKC

DD - I bet we have a lot of friends in common. Do you remember when the cook at Anthony's ran for mayor?

The head cook at Anthony's is Butch's wife; the mother of Anthony and Vito (the sons who run most of the shifts). The Grandfather was also an Anthony. He was the parking attendant after he retired. Had some heart problems.

By the way, to stay on the tread; the veal is the best in the city.

JR

[catnipdipper]

Sometimes at Copa if you catch it right she makes a Wedding Soup that would raise the dead. I don't mean a hard on I mean it heals the sick, raises the dead and makes little girls talk outta their head.

I like good Antipasti so Garozzos and for fancy go to Jasper's

[dirty dog]

Originally Posted by JRLawrence

The head cook at Anthony's is Butch's wife; the mother of Anthony and Vito (the sons who run most of the shifts). The Grandfather was also an Anthony. He was the parking attendant after he retired. Had some heart problems.

By the way, to stay on the tread; the veal is the best in the city.

JR

So Butchs wife ran for Mayor? I am in the dark here, I remember that there was a Becky Nace or something like that running for mayor that was popular with a lot of the fella's, but I believe I was away in government housing at this time and have only heard bits and pieces of the story big Mike is talking about.

[JRLawrence]

Originally Posted by dirty dog

So Butchs wife ran for Mayor? I am in the dark here, I remember that there was a Becky Nace or something like that running for mayor that was popular with a lot of the fella's, but I believe I was away in government housing at this time and have only heard bits and pieces of the story big Mike is talking about.

Didn't say that. I don't know anything about any connection with the political area of KC and Anthony's. All this is news to me. All I know about that is that they have great food. The only thing negative that I have ever heard about this place is that the room decoration has been the same for years. So what, I hadn't even noticed it. The place is down home Italian. But then, I really don't go for the nose in the air places. The main thing that matters is the food. I eat at Rosedale Bar-B-Q. In the old days when it was a shack (next door West, now gone), I once ordered everything for 12 people a I walked in; the food was on the table before we got our coats off and sat down. I just don't understand why people will wait an hour to be seated, especially if there are tables empty.

I have been to Jasper's once. Never again, unless a client drags me into the place. Bad food and snooty service; nope, give me great food and friendly people.

JR

[dirty dog]

Originally Posted by JRLawrence

Didn't say that. I don't know anything about any connection with the political area of KC and Anthony's. All this is news to me. All I know about that is that they have great food. The only thing negative that I have ever heard about this place is that the room decoration has been the same for years. So what, I hadn't even noticed it. The place is down home Italian. But then, I really don't go for the nose in the air places. The main thing that matters is the food. I eat at Rosedale Bar-B-Q. In the old days when it was a shack (next door West, now gone), I once ordered everything for 12 people a I walked in; the food was on the table before we got our coats off and sat down. I just don't understand why people will wait an hour to be seated, especially if there are tables empty.

I have been to Jasper's once. Never again, unless a client drags me into the place. Bad food and snooty service; nope, give me great food and friendly people.

JR

No big mike said something about it, Anthonys has very good food, an almost nostalgic feel for those of us who grew up around small little Italy corner resturants, in a way it reminds me of Jersey back in the late 70's. Jaspers is not the same since the old man died and they moved away from Wornell. The cheif they had back then was Jovito and he opened his own little italian cafe on Stateline, its pretty damn good, great meatball grinders.

[BigMikeinKC]

I guess it was way before your times. His name was Johnny Cox and he was a cook, not the chef.

It was back in the days when Turk hung out there.

[Smoking Monkey]

Anthony's is the best Italian restaurant in the city! Old style and they use tons of garlic! You can't lose!