Chuck Eats KC - September 14, 2023

Hey folks! I hope you are enjoying to cooler weather and enjoying the outdoors more. I’m looking to publish more interviews here and on the website and Youtube channel. If you are friends with any chefs, cooks, restaurant owners, or restaurant workers who might be open to interviews, please send them my way. I’m open to doing audio, video or text interviews.

Openings, Closings and Restaurant News

• Just found out that one of my fave Thai restaurants, Lulu’s Thai Noodle Shop, opened a location in downtown Overland Park (7921 Santa Fe Dr.) back in May.
• In other Lulu’s news, The House bar in Westwood (2707 W. 47th Ave.) is opening after remodeling.
• The popular Waldo bar, The Well, is closing indefinitely as the building is razed for a new luxury apartment tower. They say they hope to re-open at some point.
• The Mockingbird Lounge in Kansas City, Kansas is closing.
• Billie’s Grocery is opening a new location in November at the Ranchmart shopping center in Leawood (95th and Mission).
• The Drunken Worm on 39th Street in the Volker neighborhood closed on September 11th.
• Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue is considering a new location in north Kansas City.
• Johnny Jo’s Pizzeria is opening a location in Lee’s Summit, Missouri.
• Country Club Cafe has re-opened as Gallagher’s Coffeehouse at 22742 Midland Dr. in Shawnee, Kansas.
• City Barrel Pizza + Patio is opening in the former Bier Station space in Waldo (120 E Gregory Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64114).
• Mesbob Restaurant has teased a new concept for “The Northland” but hasn’t released any other details.
• The Char Bar has announced official plans that it is opening Char Bar Smoked Meats & Pickleball at 15348 Old Town Drive Parkville, MO 64152. November opening date.

Photos and Videos of the Week

First Friday, Crossroads District, September 2023

Calendar

September 15-17

Fiesta Hispana

Barney Allis Plaza 1220 Wyandotte St., Kansas City, MO, United States

Fiesta Hispana continuously features three days of a wide variety of entertainment, which includes international and national groups of folkloric and Spanish dance, as well as music from Mariachi and Tejano to Venezuela, Chile, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, and much more.

Oktoberfest 2023

Downtown Lee's Summit Lee's Summit, MO, United States

Transport yourself to the heart of Munich with all the excitement of this wundervoll fall festival in downtown Lee's Summit on September 22nd, 23rd and 24th.

You can find an updated events calendar at: https://chuckeatskc.com/events/

Youtube

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Coming Soon!

TikTok and Instagram

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