This Kansas City restaurant was named one of the most iconic steakhouses in ‘the South’
Jess & Jim’s Steakhouse — a Kansas City restaurant that opened in 1938 — has been named one of the “most legendary steakhouses in the South” by Southern Living magazine.
While most consider Kansas City part of the Midwest, the restaurant was one of 30 recognized by the publication. Other steakhouses mentioned hailed from Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas and Alabama.
Jess & Jim’s, 517 E. 135th St. in South Kansas City, offers strip steak, ribeye, steak burgers, boneless chicken sandwiches and more.
“Find the black bull in the sky and you’ve found Jess & Jim’s,” Southern Living notes, referring to the bull statue atop the building. “Fourth generation owners run the iconic spot today.”
USA Today readers voted Jess & Jim’s one of the 10 best steakhouses in 2015. That same year, Huff Post named it one of the 50 best steakhouses in the country.
Last year, Southern Living named Kansas City Palestinian deli Baba’s Pantry as one of the 25 best new restaurants in the South.