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EXPLORE KC | | | | | | | 4800 Main St
Kansas City,
MO
64112
816-753-1718 | | | | | Description: COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA. Make sure to visit Bo Ling's on Saturday or Sunday to sample delicious dim sum, the restaurant's true culinary stars. Delicate shrimp dumplings, stuffed eggplant, and steamed barbecue pork buns are just a few of the savory bites that servers parade by your table on rolling carts; hail an attendee to sample anything that catches your fancy. During the week, entrees like scallops in oyster sauce, orange peel shrimp, and General Tso's chicken take center stage. Friendly service and an impressive wine list provide additional reasons to return.
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| Genghis Khan Mongolian Grill3906 Bell St
Kansas City,
MO
64111-4414
816-753-3600 | | | | | Description: WESTPORT. A nice alternative to KC's standard steakhouses and burger joints, this attractive restaurant's trendy design includes high ceilings, exposed brick walls, hardwood floors, and original artwork. The Mongolian BBQ-style set-up features a fabulous "raw" buffet, where you can select favorite meats, seafood, noodles, vegetables, spices, and sauces. From there, skilled chefs take care of everything, mixing up your personalized version of a stir-fry. A regular menu features standard Chinese fare, from General Tso's chicken to Peking duck.
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| 417 Main St
Kansas City,
MO
64105-1223
816-842-1020 | | | | | Description: DOWNTOWN. Boasting an attractive storefront setting, Hien Vuong is an easy favorite with the city's global-minded, younger crowd. Specializing in homemade Vietnamese cuisine, the restaurant takes diners to enchanting Southeast Asia via traditional cuisine, enlivened by aromas of cilantro, mint, and curry. The kitchen takes great care to prepare each morsel, whether it's a handmade spring roll, pho tai, chicken lemon grass, or shrimp stir fry with vegetables.
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| 7660 State Line Rd
Prairie Village,
KS
66208-3705
913-341-4924 | | | | | Description: STATE LINE. One of the area's top places for sushi, this eatery offers an upscale yet casual setting and a sushi bar where you can watch chefs work their magic. Family-owned Jun's has been around for more than a decade, and the staff prides itself on superb service and fabulous handmade rolls. Enjoy tempting tempura, sukiyaki, sashimi, or hamachi regulars even laud Jun's special Kansas City strip teriyaki dinner. A private tatami room is ideal for large parties.
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| 444 Ward Pkwy
Kansas City,
MO
64112
816-931-5888 | | | | | Description: COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA. Kona Grill has created quite a stir by successfully pairing a varied sushi and sashimi menu with enticing, full-sized entrees. Stylish, elegant light fixtures illuminate modern wooden chairs and a bar, behind which tropical fish glide through a 2,000-gallon aquarium. Crowd-pleasing macadamia nut chicken, pan-seared ahi, and baked sea bass top the menu, or you can spice up your meal with a Houston roll: tuna, cream cheese, and jalapeno wrapped in soy paper. Order a bit of sake to wash everything down, and you're set.
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| 8430 Ward Pkwy
Kansas City,
MO
64114
816-333-8899 | | | | | Description: STATE LINE. Dubbing itself "pan-Asian" while leaning heavily towards Chinese fare, Red Snapper pleases with a wealth of perfectly prepared plates. Tofu is especially well done, whether texturizing a soup or sitting atop a salad, fried light and puffy. Sweet-and-sour fish, pad Thai, salmon teriyaki, spicy basil duck, and garlic-basil red snapper populate the lengthy menu, making decisions difficult. With a long history in the Asian restaurant biz, the owners of Red Snapper have found their most successful venture in this latest incarnation.
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| 1806½ W 39th St
Kansas City,
MO
64111-4402
816-531-4447 | | | | | Description: WESTPORT. This Vietnamese eatery earns high marks for speedy service and handmade dishes. While the rather mundane interior won't knock your socks off, the place is comfortable and free of pretense. Aromas emanating from spicy soups, peanut sauce, spring rolls, and curries beckon to hungry passersby, who are often tempted by specialties like fish with red curry, peas, bamboo shoots, and shrimp. Prices are reasonable another reason folks keep coming back for more. Lunch is take-out only.
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| 9559 Nall Ave
Overland Park,
KS
66207-2949
913-649-8488 | | | | | Description: OVERLAND PARK. Locals heap praise on the delicious rolls served at this quiet gem. Contemporary decor and fabulous lunch specials help make Sushi Gin an easy choice when the noon whistle blows. California rolls, special Kansas City rolls, sashimi, and nigiri a flavorful array of options is available for sampling. Bento boxes make for a well-rounded treat, and vegetable tempura dishes bolster the menu. Reservations are not necessary.
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| 6504 Martway St
Shawnee Mission,
KS
66202-3240
913-384-2800 | | | | | Description: SHAWNEE MISSION. Don't be swayed by this cozy eatery's unimpressive strip mall location, because many of KC's savvy foodies regard Thai Orchid as one of the best places to sample spicy, homemade Thai cuisine. The amiable, energetic waitstaff is committed to making your experience top-notch, and the kitchen works in tandem, preparing what are arguably the area's best spring rolls, pad Thai, and tom kha gai (chicken and coconut cream soup).
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| 9359 W 87th Ave
Overland Park,
KS
66212-3772
913-649-5420 | | | | | Description: OVERLAND PARK. For authentic Thai food, locals head to this Johnson County gem, whose kitchen carefully balances spices and flavor. Family-owned since 1991, Thai Place offers upscale dining and a friendly, courteous waitstaff. Specialties include grilled pepper steak and steamed vegetables in pepper and mushroom garlic sauce; seafood Phad Gapow with scallops, mussels, and crab; and Mussaman beef stewed with coconut milk and curry.
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