The Yummiest Comfort Food in Kansas City

Rye Leawood

★★★★☆ 3.8 (826) • $$

"Great ambiance! Very nice menu .. my dad had the squash soup which looked amazing. I had the salmon toast, it came with a side salad. It was very good. The desserts looked incredible. Will be back for sure"

Rye Plaza

★★★★☆ 4 (403) • $$

"We had fried chicken with mashed potatoes and gravy. Some of the best fried chicken I've had in KC. The meat was tender and juicy and the crust had just the right crunch and seasoning. We stopped in for lunch on Christmas Eve and were seated immediately. Great service and good food. The manager visited all the tables to check on everyone's meal and was friendly and personable. The ambiance was perfect for a Plaza restaurant, upscale but not fancy. Casual attire."

True Food Kitchen

★★★★☆ 4.2 (365) • $$

"Food is fresh, high quality and always delicious. The head Chef there is fantastic. Had brunch on Saturday and food was terrific, service great. The Chef sent out complimentary app & sweets for our table acknowledging our long time patronage to the restaurant, which was truly appreciated. Highly recommend the Breakfast Tacos, Guacamole and Avocado Toast. Honestly never had a bad meal here. Everything is delicious. We dove into our food immediately...this was the only picture I was able to get before these were gone in a flash too."

The Brass Onion

★★★★☆ 4.1 (375) • $$

"Lovely spot for a first date Reservations required on a Friday night for sure. When a place is packed you know it's good. Vibe was open concept, lovely bar and outdoor space with fire pit. Valet parking available. Food was delicious. I had the salmon salad and a mocktail. My date had salmon as well."

The Fix KC

★★★★★ 4.6 (119) • $$

"Let me start off by saying YUM! I'm not even Vegan & this place has easily became a new spot for me! I got the Loaded Fries & my daughter got the Mac & Cheese... it was soo yummy!The spot is nice & chill. Everything is plant based & the service was great. I recommend this spot!"

Conroy's Public House

★★★★☆ 3.9 (164) • $$

"Food - Consistently good Service - Good Ambiance - very dark Irish pub vibeWent back here on 5/21/24 - got the Steak & Guinness Pie, let that sink in for a second, just the name is tempting, right? There are only a select few dishes/cuisines/selections that impress on Bite ONE - this is one of them! The sauce is really good and tastes delicious. Pair that with some potato chunks, carrot pieces, small onion shards, celery and mushrooms.....OMG my tastebuds said. Seriously I would nearly risk using this @ Thanksgiving dinner like my dad eats gravy - as a MOAT around it all!Pair this with either a regular Guinness, or even an NA Guinness, and you "should" be in for a treat!"

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen

★★★☆☆ 2.6 (345) • $$

"Our waiter, Kayla was awesome! Funny, responsive and very attentive! I have to give to anyone who keeps my Coke Zero full! We love the fish tank! The restaurant was busy, but we had great seating! The cheddar bites were rather oily/greasy, so I skipped that. The rest of our crew enjoyed them.The complementary croissants are always a hit!"

O'Neill's Restaurant and Bar

★★★★☆ 3.6 (151) • $$

"We were doing that thing where you drive around until a place looks good. Do you do that? We just couldn't decide what we wanted. It was Saturday before noon, it wasn't super busy and the people there seemed like they might be regulars. A few people came in for pick up orders.We ordered fish and chips and a Reuben with a fruit cup as the side.It took awhile for the food, but not a horrible amount of time. You could hear a lot of yakking in the back, not saying that contributed to the wait, but it could have.The fish was very tasty. It didn't look like much, kind of more the size of chicken tenders, but I appreciated the delicate breading and ended up really enjoying them. The "chips" were fine, freezer bag fries. The coleslaw wasn't bad, but quite bland. There was something refreshing about it, but disappointing at the same time. I left most of it.The fruit cup that came with the Reuben had a few pieces of brown sad fruit right on top, which is sad that they would even serve something like that and didn't even say anything about the fact when they picked up the plates. The Reuben was more of a chopped meat sandwich than nice slices of meat. This made for it being quite dry and messy to eat.While the fish was really tasty, the rest of the experience was ho-hum enough that I doubt we'd go back."

Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen

★★★☆☆ 2.5 (249) • $$

"Maybe I just haven't been to this location in awhile but man this place gotten better over the years! First of all nothing can beat the honey butter croissants, they were sooooo good and always served hot!I ordered a sirloin medium rare and it did come out more on the rare side, however that being said its not a steakhouse so overall if you lower your expectations before coming here the food will be outstanding!I will be back in the near future!"

Granny Shaffer's Restaurant

★★★★☆ 3.7 (60) • $

"Decided to try granny Schaefer's last night got there about 8:00 they closed at 8:30 p.m. . Not a very big crowd but one thing I was extremely surprised to see they actually still have a smoking section. The wait staff at cashiers were overly friendly really enjoyed the atmosphere. Ordered the spaghetti with garlic bread in the salad was quite impressed the garlic bread wasn't like a brick and the spaghetti had plenty of meat sauce and the salad was actually a well-dressed salad. They're blue cheese chunky dressing was exactly that and from what I understand very delicious. Chicken fried steak they offer an option for a couple dollars double the meat and it was a large portion of the chicken fried steak covered in a white country gravy. It was enough to make your mouth water. The mac and cheese well restaurant mac and cheese but it did taste like cheese. Mashed potatoes for homemade mashed potatoes the gravy the brown gravy was a little salty. They have a micro brewery where they grind their own coffee beans and I must say the coffee was extremely good, just could have been a little hotter they bring you a whole coffee pot to your table.My only complaint and I understand it was later in the evening but their homemade dinner rolls were a little hard on the bottom where they had sent in a warmer too long but they actually give you real butter. They also have a very large selection of homemade pies got one to take home but haven't tried it yet but it is a huge slice of peanut butter chiffon pie."

The Hungry Hatch

★★★★☆ 3.9 (30)

"We had the hungry hatch at an event they were at! The service was unbelievably quick! Where they fall short is they don't take Apple Pay, and our two wraps were $30 before tip. We had the Thai and the one with shrimp in it. The Thai was heavy on the greens and the meat was dry. The shrimp one had maybe 4 pieces of shrimp in the whole wrap which was quite disappointing. I like the idea you can do the menu in salad, bowl or wrap form but disappointed with the final result."

Mahi's Ethiopian Kitchen

★★★★★ 5 (6)

"I had never had Ethiopian food before, so I was not sure what to expect. It was amazing! My partner and I shared the sample platter that serves 2. It came with a variety of different meat and non-meat options and they were all delicious. It comes on top of a fermented flatbread that you can use to pick up and eat the dishes. The prices were quite reasonable. We will for sure be back."