The Better Cheddar

What an incredible little shop! I love visiting this store to simply window shop and take in all the varieties of cheese, olive oils, and other unique items that you may not find at a normal grocery store. The employees are always friendly and willing to answer any questions you may have. Once, several months ago, my husband and I decided to try our hand at authentic Detroit style pizza and to make this kind of 'za, it's recommended to use "brick cheese." My husband went out on a mission to find it and ended up here. The owner of the shop was really friendly to him and when he got home he remarked at how kind they were at helping him along his cheese journey. Overall - this is (in my experience) the best place to source exotic cheeses in the city, and it's also one of the few really delightful local shops to just window shop in. You never know what treasures you may find!

The store ambiance and selection is great. The price for their sandwiches is not worth it. When I buy food I expect anything I can make at home in under 10 minutes with similar favor to be cheaper.As a result of buying their food, I cannot give this place more than 3 stars. Perhaps you will feel differently when you see their cheese and drink selection.

This shop was a fun find for us and we found their very nice but small selection of craft chocolate bars. Overall they have a lot of unique and fun treats but the prices are so darn high I just cannot give 5 stars for that. We bought some chocolate bars that were priced ok but overall maybe not the store for me. I do understand rent to be high in the plaza.

This is a great place to stop anytime you are visiting the plaza. They always have dozens of cheese samples. Some of the best cheeses I've ever tasted I have found here. Of note, they sell sandwiches! This isn't immediately apparent. In fact, I'm embarrassed to say I visited the store several times before I discovered them. Now I have yet another reason to stop in.Enjoy!

Eat, shop, talk and walk cheese while you're here and you still won't get bored! Gourmet and artisan cheeses, specialty jams and dips make this place the best spot to buy cheeses in Kansas city. I'm a cheese lover and in my very first visit to The better Cheddar, I was blown away! They have imported cheeses that are aged to perfection, knowledgeable and very polite staff and a huge variety of samples you can try before you make a purchase. I was specifically looking for the spanish Manchego- a sheep's milk cheese that my husband and I had tasted at a restaurant a while back and went crazy over! The sampling really made it easier for us to identify the taste and it was delicious! My husband and I tried a variety of cheeses and jams with crackers.They also cut your block cheeses in slices if you ask for it. It was a great visit and I'm definitely up for some more holiday cheese shopping this festive season!

For a lack of a better way to explain it, I needed some cheese. Fancy cheese... and as a novice who is working on becoming a more experienced cook, I wasn't familiar with where to acquire said fancy cheese because all I knew was supermarket bagged cheese.If you're anything like I am, please let me introduce you to The Better Cheddar.The Better Cheddar has all kind of cheese and it's everywhere. On top of this, they have plenty of things to sell you that go with cheese. Crackers, sauce, dip, even beverages and more. If you're planning a little soiree, they almost have everything you need.And now, even on top what I've already written, I want to mention that the staff is amazing. Like I was explaining above, I'm working on becoming a better cook and my recipe needed some cheese I never heard of. I walked in and the gentleman behind the counter took a look at it, said, "Oh yeah, I got these except for this one, but I'll substitute this other one in. You won't even notice." Then he offered up some cheese samples. Very nice. He was right, I didn't notice any difference and my dish turned out great.If you're looking for high quality cheese and other items, The Better Cheddar is a good place to be.

I have a medical exemption to not wear a mask with a doctors note in my purse. I walked in...was fine last time. This time I was verbally accosted by two team members. I was asked to show my medical note, which is illegal, and I presented the note. He said fine...and then LOUDLY ANNOUNCED I had a medical exemption and hollered to the ENTIRE store that I have a medical exemption and not to call 311. I left embarrassed.

I walked in with my service dog and was continually rudely questioned about the nature of my service dog, I was asked questions that are legally not supposed to be asked. I was turned off by this encounter and left the store. I will not be coming back here in the future, even though my service dog has been in the store a handful of times.

very pricey but select cheeses not available anywhere else. their onion cheddar is to die for! the place has a tony vibe to it, hip upper class urbanites go there for the best cheeses. good luck trying to find a parking space, though.

I have an excellent sniffer for quality. Cheese, petite bisque, wine, vanilla, and one of my all-time favorite English crunchy bar.