All Entries in the "Restaurants" Category
Cafe Roux Review
To sum up Café Roux in one word: new. The cajun restaurant, located in Park Place just seconds from Town Center, may eventually be the new hot spot for all age groups to socialize. As I entered with two of my friends, I was greeted by a quiet atmosphere. At 5:30 p.m., it was not [...]
Chez Elle Creperie Review
As my family and I walked up the thick cement steps of Chez Elle Creperie towards the French doors, I was overpowered by the drifting aroma of fresh baked pastries and worked my way inside to find the source of this scent. A line about 10 people long greeted me and I had to budge [...]
Five Guys restaurant is a hamburger haven
You’ll have high expectations upon entering Five Guys – even before you catch the scent of fresh, never-frozen, lean ground-beef patties being flipped by crimson-clad cooks. The restaurant’s red-and-white-checkered interior is covered with plaques of acclaim from various critics – “Heaven on a bun,” tells “The Tampa Tribune;” “Willy Wonkas of burgercraft!” wails “The Washington [...]
New burger joint, BRGR, makes for a good neighborhood restaurant
Everything about BRGR, the new restaurant in Corinth Square, makes a statement. From the words “Eat. Drink. Socialize,” that are scrawled across the wall in black paint, to the huge fans that hang from the ceiling, to the unique listing and taste of menu items, all aspects of the restaurant stand out as different and flavorful. When [...]
‘Cozy’s Cafe’ promotes friendly atmosphere, but food proves to be a let down
Nestled next to a residential area on 75th Street just before Metcalf, “Cozy Café” is easy to miss when you’re hit with a nice view of Petco and O’Reilly Autoparts. Judging by the exterior of this brand new and remodeled diner, which opened in August 2009, I wasn’t expecting anything cutting-edge considering the building used [...]
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You can have your cupcakes… and eat them too
Teadrops Not an inch of paint can be seen behind the rows and rows of plants and flowers making up one of the walls at Teadrops. This was the first thing I noticed as I walked in. I had never before seen the wall of a store purely dedicated to shelves of plants. Anywhere else, [...]
Waldo’s The Coffee Girls and Westwood’s Hi-Hat are coffee havens
HiHat coffeehouse is a less-is-more kind of place. A one-room small brick cottage, Hi Hat makes up for it’s lack of space with it’s friendly baristas, eclectic decor and an inviting coffee aroma. Driving down State Line Road, just a few blocks North of Shawnee Mission Parkway, it’s easy to overlook the tiny building. There [...]
Sophomore enjoys organic summer treats
Upon arriving at the corner of 17th and Summit, a small fenced-in garden visible through a wall of bushes chirps with lazy activity. Small red signs reading “Snow Cones, 2-9 Sat” point customers through a vine-covered canopy and toward a small vintage trailer with soft, hipster music playing and a more pronounced sign of a [...]
Great Harvest Bread Company
Walking into the Great Harvest Bread Company is like walking into your grandma’s house — minus the porcelain figurines and coo-coo clocks — if your grandma is one that bakes fresh bread daily. I was hit with an encompassing aroma of yeast used to make it. The atmosphere was very welcoming and quaint, with nearly [...]
Pizza Fusion, a green pizza joint, is impressive in aesthetics, but somewhat lacking in taste
On my way to out-in-the-middle-of-nowhere, Leawood, I was giddy with anticipation. I’d heard so many great things about Pizza Fusion, like the food was tasty and the atmosphere was, “tight.” I was hoping it would live up to my expectations. When I walked into Pizza Fusion, I was delighted and overwhelmed with the modern and [...]
Frozen yogurt bar in the One Nineteen shopping center offers 4 flavors and 22 topping choices, providing everyone with something they will like
Walking up to Mochi-Yo, I knew it wasn’t your typical ice cream parlor. Sitting outside under a hip sign reading ‘Mochi-Yo’ were tangerine-toned chairs accompanying crisp white tables. Unique, up-scale stores like Solstice Sunglass Boutique and Natural Body Shop framed Mochi-Yo in the newer section of Town Center. Stepping inside, I immediately felt stylish. Lime [...]
