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Minsky's is great. Full disclosure I am also not the type that orders margherita or artisans pizzas. Good pizza shouldn't be difficult.

Not sure if this belongs in the fried chicken thread or not but a few weeks ago a buddy of mine had a gift card from his mother to Stroud's so we all went along. It was awful. Some of the most un-aspiring, bland and dry chicken I have ever had. Now granted the last time I went to Stroud's I was probably 10 but the best part of the meal was the cinnamon sticky buns for desert. After that meal it is a surprise they still have any locations open.
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It's been a long time since I've been to Stroud's. I always got the chicken fried steak there, or the gizzards.
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holidaysmore wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:15 pm Minsky's is great. Full disclosure I am also not the type that orders margherita or artisans pizzas. Good pizza shouldn't be difficult.

Not sure if this belongs in the fried chicken thread or not but a few weeks ago a buddy of mine had a gift card from his mother to Stroud's so we all went along. It was awful. Some of the most un-aspiring, bland and dry chicken I have ever had. Now granted the last time I went to Stroud's I was probably 10 but the best part of the meal was the cinnamon sticky buns for desert. After that meal it is a surprise they still have any locations open.
Sad to hear that. The Stroud's on 83rd underneath the viaduct used to be pretty good.

I liked Minsky's a lot when I first moved to KC, but I guess I had it too much, because after a while I didn't care for their crust anymore. I like really thin crust pizza.
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We've done Stroud's before on this board, but: any Stroud's restaurant that is still standing is equivalent to someone going to Uno Pizzeria & Grill and thinking it is the same food as the original Pizzeria Uno.

It is now Sysco food and shuttering locations.
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CrimsonNBlue wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:37 pm Another one of my seemingly unpopular KC opinions: I like Minsky’s.
I'm not sure I've ever heard anything specifically negative about Minsky's?

I think it's very good, among its type. If you're wanting Il Lazzarone or something, ok you don't want Minsky's. Fine.
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Anyone catch the Kansas City episode of Bourdain's No Reservations? Howard Hanna of The Reiger asks, "What if Stroud's served good chicken?"
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Didn't Bourdain go to Woodyard?
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jfish26 wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:28 pm
CrimsonNBlue wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:37 pm Another one of my seemingly unpopular KC opinions: I like Minsky’s.
I'm not sure I've ever heard anything specifically negative about Minsky's?

I think it's very good, among its type. If you're wanting Il Lazzarone or something, ok you don't want Minsky's. Fine.
I feel like this is a common conversation:

A. "I like Minsky's."

B. "Minsky's is OK, overrated and overpriced, you know what is better?"


I agree, though, in how do you compare Il Lazzarone, Minsky's, and Caddyshack against one another?
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I certainly agree that Minsky's is shockingly expensive for what it is. But it's good, the beer list is strong, the garlic cheese bread is best-in-class, there's lots of TVs, and games for the kids.

I'm good with a bit of a premium.
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If I am chasing Italian food in KC, you can find me at Anthony's
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jfish26 wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:28 pm
CrimsonNBlue wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2020 6:37 pm Another one of my seemingly unpopular KC opinions: I like Minsky’s.
I'm not sure I've ever heard anything specifically negative about Minsky's?

I think it's very good, among its type. If you're wanting Il Lazzarone or something, ok you don't want Minsky's. Fine.
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pdub wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 3:39 pm Didn't Bourdain go to Woodyard?
Meh.
He did. With some band called The Black Keys. Woodyard has pretty good ribs.
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The site of a few quite illustrious lunches.
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Geezer wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:07 pm The site of a few quite illustrious lunches.
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That was RMans gave.
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defixione wrote: Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:36 pm That was RMans fave.
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Haddad has killed Plaza III for good, auctioning everything off. Winstead's chain is next--only Plaza one hangs on. He'll wrongly blame it all on COVID-19.

Still, a couple of pillars fell.
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In other news, streetcar extension. While you will really only see the best benefits in a future phase that puts light rail out in at least three directions, it's a start. And useful to me, personally!
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That'll be sad if all the Winstead's close.
I liked going to the one across the street from the Nelson.
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