Kansas City menu debuts: Joe’s new Z-Man, downtown’s burnt end nachos, $200 martini
Kansas City-area restaurants are rolling out limited-edition items, new spring menus and some permanent additions. Here are some that caught our eye.
▪ Joe’s Kansas City Bar-B-Que: It is teaming up with King’s Hawaiian on a new Z-Man sandwich.
King’s Hawaiian Z-Man will have Joe’s pulled pork tossed in Joe’s sweet and spicy Rocket Glaze, topped with roasted pineapple, provolone and crispy onion rings on toasted King’s Hawaiian sliced bread for $9.99.
It will be available starting Thursday through the end of the month at the Joe’s locations in Leawood, Olathe and Kansas City, Kansas, as well as nationwide through Joe’s website and Goldbelly.
▪ County Road Ice House in the Power & Light District, sister restaurant to Joe’s, also has three new items: a fried chicken sandwich (with a pickle-brined chicken breast and barbecue mayonnaise for $12.99), loaded macaroni and cheese burnt ends (with queso, shredded cheddar and diced bacon for $16.99), and smoked brisket nachos (with queso sauce, black bean salsa and pickled jalapeno for $12.99).
▪ Lazia restaurant, Crossroads Hotel: Its new The Dirty Martini is made with a choice of gin and dry vermouth and costs a whopping $200 for two. The fine print? It comes with a room for an overnight stay.
The restaurant also is doing a “surprise menu” each week, focusing on a geographic region, a particular cooking technique or a classic bottle of wine.
The four-course tasting menu costs $60 per person, and a wine pairing is also available for an additional $35 per person. Reservations are available on Fridays and Saturdays, which are the two days that the restaurant is currently in operation.
This week, as well as April 9 and 10, the “Emilia Romagna, The Heartland” will include stuffed quail and polenta cake.
▪ Denver Biscuit Co. in Westport: Its special towering sandwich called The Folsom is named after Folsom Field at the University of Colorado.
The sandwich has a buttermilk fried chicken breast with buffalo sauce, bacon, pickled celery, lettuce, tomato and blue cheese for $12.95.
This story was originally published March 31, 2021 at 3:06 PM.