Lazia

Best Italian I've had in KC! We heard the hype so came here for Valentine's Day dinner and are so glad we gave it a try. Located in the Crossroads Hotel, Lazia is tucked away through velvet curtains behind the host stand and highly recommended a reservation as it is a smaller space. Our server was great with helping us navigate the menu and informed us about the family-style portions which was very helpful.To start, their freshly made bread was the best thing ever which we also got with ricotta. Then we the vodka pasta and the house-made noodles were so good. Lastly, we got chicken parm that came with a salad as well which was solid but we'd probably try something else next time. They were right about the huge servings so we got some great leftovers. The service was something we noticed was great from beginning to end and all the staff seemed to be helping out where help was needed (not just one waiter/waitress only focusing on their own tables) which was cool to see!

My wife had tried to get me to go to Lazia several times for dinner but I just wasn't feeling it. I can't explain my reasons why other than to say that I have been fooled so many times by seemingly similar restaurants during recent years. I just didn't want to spend the time and money for the disappointment. Finally we visited Lazia for dinner during restaurant week and I was really very impressed.Lazia is not cheap eats. This place might be a special occasion type place for me anyway.....or else I might have to eliminate the cocktail(s) to afford it. BUT...thankfully I felt that I received some value for my money. We normally would choose a spot at the bar but opted for table service. My cocktail was excellent. The service was very very good. I really liked the 'feel' of the space....which reminded me of a sophisticated NYC restaurant if only that NYC restaurant would leave some buffer space between the tables lol. It felt urban and sophisticated but unpretentious. A+. More importantly the food was excellent.We tried (literally) everything on the restaurant week menu. Each of us ordered the opposite offering which allowed us to share and taste it all. It was fun to have such a variety of Lazia's offerings and all of it was very good. The salad was good, the pasta(s) were good, the focaccia was good. Some of it was jaw dropping excellent and every bite of it was quite good.So bravo Lazia! You FAR exceeded my expectations and provided me with a very pleasant evening. You succeeded at providing that rare mix of food, service, and environment that so many cannot. Next time the wife ways "howsabout Lazia?".....I just might agree. I would even just pop in for a beer, a salad, and some focaccia. I do wish that the bar and bar area were more capable of providing comfortable food service. The bar, while lovely, is quite small and is seemingly only intended to provide bar service to the tables or to provide a brief station for guests. There really isn't even enough room here to wait for a table....which is why Lazia holds you near their hostess stand in the hotel's lobby outside of Lazia's entrance. So if you are expecting to hang near the bar for a beer and some appetizers you should likely re-think it.

I love Lazia for a treat-yourself dinner with friends! If you're looking for fancy, modern Italian fare and delectable drinks in a chic, low-lit restaurant, this is your place. First, you're greeted with a shot of the house-made amaro at the host stand. What else do I need to say? You're starting the evening off great. I highly recommend a reservation because it always seems to be full when I go. Lazia is located on the corner of Central and 21st inside the hotel, so when you enter the hotel on Central, you walk all the past the lobby and XR bar to get to the host stand. Next, you're escorted through a velvet curtain into the low-lit beautiful space. Theres a whole wall of wine bottles and historical details, like a big safe door and adorable tile flooring. You can't go wrong with any of the food or drink options. Hand-pulled mozzarella served table side! Life-changing perfect arancini! Beautiful house made pasta! It's an expensive meal, but it's well worth it! There's usually street parking nearby on weeknights, and there's a garage close by for the restaurants in the area. It would be a great staycation or vacation to get a room at the Crossroads Hotel, enjoy a huge meal, drink at the bar, and then walk right up to your room!

There are a lot of great Italian restaurants to choose from in KC, and this one deserves to be at the top. Located in the Crossroads Hotel, Lazia is a small restaurant but very cozy. Menu is not overly expansive and pastas are made in house. Really can't go wrong with anything on the menu so we ordered multiple dishes for the table and shared them all. Some of our favorites included the focaccia with whipped ricotta, the arancini, the serpente and the lumache al forno. Everything was so good! Of course we ended with the tiramisu. This is a great spot in the Crossroads for a nice evening. Need to give shoutout to management because they were so accommodating for our larger table on a busy night. Hard to find good customer service now days! Final review: 5/5

Definitely an interesting experience for sure! When you go with a group, just pick a bunch of different menu items and they bring it to you family style. Everything we had was fantastic, but things I would recommend is the focaccia and hand pulled mozzarella!Will be coming back soon!

Perfect vibes for a date night in my opinion. Table seating is far away enough from others to be intimate, lighting is dim, and music wasn't too loud. Minor critique of the music is that it didn't seem to fit the restaurant or ambiance quite well, but that's a smaller matter.Service was great. Our server was super attentive, made sure our questions were answered, and gave recommendations on what to order. Never felt too intrusive.As for the food, I wish I remembered what we ordered, because it was phenomenal. Pictures are attached - hopefully that helps whoever wants to order the same. If I could vaguely describe it, we got a focaccia that was paired with a very nice, light, cream, tangy dip. There was a crab based dip that we also got as a second appetizer, and it was fantastic. The balance between the rich crab, bright lemon and chives, with the sesame was wonderful. Finally, we got two different pastas, which were also both great. Rich and hearty, full of flavor and prominent cheeses.Overall, if you're looking for a special night out, would definitely recommend Lazia. I don't know if reservations are required - even though we made one just in case (on the day of actually), when we came on Sunday, there were plenty of tables.

Overall it's a decent modern Italian restaurant. Good table service. The house-made focaccia is good. But pairing it with the tomato butter? That was excellent. I wished they didn't butter the bread since we were going to add more butter to it so it became very heavy. We did like our cocktails, very well-made. The appetizer: the Polpo had so much flavor. Pasta are made in-house. But the Lumache Al Forno and Serpente were not our favorites. The dishes had a lot of thought and effort put into it but the mushroom pasta was so sweet and my shrimp pasta was so saucy. And the shrimp scampi filling was heavily salted. If not it would been a great meal.

Celebrating my sober anniversary here was an absolute delight. From the warm welcome at the host stand, we immediately felt valued and cared for. The culinary experience was truly exceptional - every dish was a masterpiece. Highlights included the delectable Patata and the heavenly Banana Torte. We will undoubtedly return!

Wow wow wow, every time I come here I'm blown away by the ambience, the service, and the food! We had a little bit of everything and so glad we did as some items were a special. The star of the show had to have been the pork shoulder...best I've ever eaten, the polenta was creamy, the shoulder perfectly cooked, and the apples and sauce poured table side, was such a delightful pairing. Loved the octopus, so tender and the sauce accompaniment was drinkable! Can't wait to go back and be wowed again. Well done on the fall/winter menu!

The food and drinks were delicious, and the hotel lobby is beautiful, but the service was so slow. We were a group of 7 and it was 3 hours. Plates weren't cleared, we had to ask for clean plates, we weren't checked on, the server would only ask some at the table if they wanted another drink and then would leave without checking on anyone else. Another group I know who went ended up leaving before the mains because of the wait as well. For a very expensive meal, even if intended to be a slower style, I was disappointed in the experience.