Westport's The Corner Restaurant has softly opened. The Westport mainstay closed more than three years ago. But new owners took over the space late last year. They've spent the last few months remodeling the restaurant at 4059 Broadway, giving it an "industrial farmhouse" decor.
Rick Milbourn and his fiancée, Valerie Moser, have opened Milbourn’s Food & Drink Co. at 6409 N. Cosby Ave., near their Northland home. For this location they want to draw even more residents and couples on date night.
Zagat has your “must-try” dishes when traveling from “sea to shining sea.” They include a burnt-end sandwich in Missouri (specifically Arthur Bryant’s) and barbecue ribs in Kansas.
Leawood-based Specialty Cuisine Concepts is ready to launch a second restaurant a few doors down from its first. Mio, an Italian Pizzaria, is scheduled to open in early June at 4800 W. 135th St., near the company’s Mio, an Italian Trattoria.
Fans of the Crossroads restaurant Grinders now can get some of their favorite menu items at Sporting Kansas City soccer matches at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. Starting Saturday, the Crossroads restaurant will offer some of its menu items in the stadium’s Boulevard Members Club.
The momentum continues for Corbin Park. After landing mega sports superstore Scheels, which plans to open on the east side of the center in mid-2015, several smaller tenants also are coming on board.
Zola is scheduled to open in July at 916 E. Fifth St., by Lasala’s Deli. It will serve mostly small plates and a few entrees with an emphasis on southern American cuisine.
After more than a decade in Prairie Village, the Blue Moose Bar & Grill at 4160 W. 71st St. will get a face-lift. KC Hopps Ltd. Restaurants & Breweries plans to start the project later this week and finish in about three weeks.
The new owner is making changes, renaming the restaurant The North End. He has remodeled the spot at 910 E. Fifth St., putting the kitchen in back and opening up the dining room for more seating. He has added menu items including such appetizers as mozzarella sticks, along with handmade “giant” pork tenderloin sandwiches and a hot Italian beef sandwich called “The Don Bosco.”
Westport will soon have a new sandwich shop chain and a new locally owned steakhouse.
Most violations are corrected at the time of the inspection.
Freebirds World Burrito is now open in the Rosana Square shopping center at 7552 W. 119th St., Overland Park, just west of Metcalf Avenue at 119th Street.
Two months after opening, the Hi-Dive Lounge at 1411 W. 39th St. is now launching a lunch service. The menu includes appetizers, salads and soups, a variety of sandwiches, and lunch combos such as a daily pasta.
QuikTrip is pulling out of the Sprint Center.
The new Fütbol Club Eatery & Tap is flat-out targeting soccer fans. The restaurant and bar, which opened today in Overland Park, features more than a dozen TVs for watching MLS and international games. There are framed covers of Sports Illustrated featuring soccer stars and a menu with items named after them.
A beautiful red brick Georgian Revival mansion near the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has been home to some notable Kansas Citians. Soon it will be an upscale stopping place for out-of-towners.
An Aggieville bar concept is coming to Waldo.
Bread & Butter Concepts is opening another new restaurant, Taco Republic, in May, this one in Kansas City, Kan.
The Kansas City Health Department temporarily closed two food establishments following complaints.
An Aggieville bar concept is coming to Waldo. Shot Stop plans to open at 7439 Broadway, in the former Point Loco Cantina space, in late May.
Officials with the Majestic Restaurant have applied for a liquor license in Westport.
T. Loft opened quietly Sunday in south Kansas City. But it already is racking up some best-sellers. So far that’s the “Mean and Clean” detox fresh juice drink (orange, ginger, carrot, apple, lemon and parsley) and the coconut almond tea latte.
Inspectors from Kansas Department of Agriculture and Kansas City Health Department cited restaurants on both sides of the state line. Most violatins are corrected at the time of the inspection.
Pie Five Pizza Co. is coming to the metro. The fast-casual restaurant sells individual pizzas made-to-order and cooked in less than five minutes. Dave Goebel, a former president and chief executive officer of Applebee’s, and his two sons have signed a 10-unit franchise agreement.
Danny O’Neill, founder of the Roasterie, describes the new 20th Anniversary Platinum Blend as “soft, rich, smooth, mellow, creamy, with a long smooth sweet aftertaste.”
