Kansas Crimson

jfish26 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2024 8:57 pm I’d guess a taco made with Dixon’s chili seasoning?

I'm embarrassed to say that I never made the effort to go to Dixon's in all the, (almost 30), years I lived in KC. Independence, Mo., for me, was a place you drove around or if necessary through, on your way to somewhere else, i.e., with maybe a couple of exceptions over all that time, it was never a destination. Also, chili isn't something I would go very far out of my way to pursue. Tacos? Definitely!

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 25, 2024 10:42 pm Glad KC is getting some love. Seems rather superfluous. They did mention KC tacos. My buddy and I documented about 20 years ago.

https://forums.egullet.org/topic/92620- ... aco-crawl/

Thanks for sharing that. I wonder if we were ever in the same places at the same time?

I'm not positive, but 2006 might have been a little earlier than when japhy, Leawood, Rman, Geezer, et al, and I would meet somewhere for lunch on Saturdays. You would have fit right in. (That wasn't meant as an insult.) Occasionally minhen would join us, and Defixione and NotAPuke would make the pilgrimage over from Lawrence.

Hopefully japhe will have a better handle on exactly when that was, 2008-2010ish?, not to mention the names of some of the many different Mexican restaurants in KC, KS we tried over the years. Leawood could tell us, he seemed to have his finger on the pulse of the "authentic" Mexican dining scene.

The characterization in your article of "...guys who walked into the black bar in "Animal House"... It got quiet and everyone was looking at us... was played out regularly at the places Leawood directed us to meet, where we were frequently the only people who spoke English, including the staff. Often, no matter which restaurant we were eating at, the same group of ~ 3 guys would show up, one with a guitar, another with an accordion, and another with a harp it appeared he had fashioned out of the curved banister from a stairs, and they would serenade the eaters by playing and singing 3 or 4 songs, take requests, and hope to garner tips, before leaving to go to the next restaurant and repeat the process. Watching Rman order in Spanish was also part of the entertainment...

We went to BBQ joints as often, or maybe a little more often, than Mexican. The other place we gravitated to was Grinders on 18th Street just E of the Crossroads District in KC, Mo.

I've never had Dixon's chili. Looks ... interesting, I'm down.
The tacos look pretty good.

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:45 am

We went to BBQ joints as often, or maybe a little more often, than Mexican. The other place we gravitated to was Grinders on 18th Street just E of the Crossroads District in KC, Mo.

I checked Grinders website, seems their menu has changed. I remember rman railing on the tiger pizza.

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:54 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:45 am

We went to BBQ joints as often, or maybe a little more often, than Mexican. The other place we gravitated to was Grinders on 18th Street just E of the Crossroads District in KC, Mo.

I checked Grinders website, seems their menu has changed. I remember rman railing on the tiger pizza.

I'm with Rman - the smell of that pizza could clear a room, it was so bad. japhy used to order it, not because he liked it, but just to annoy us.

yeah, sure, for the pizza.

that's why I checked that Grindr website too, heh heh...

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:54 am

Shirley wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 8:45 am

We went to BBQ joints as often, or maybe a little more often, than Mexican. The other place we gravitated to was Grinders on 18th Street just E of the Crossroads District in KC, Mo.

I checked Grinders website, seems their menu has changed. I remember rman railing on the tiger pizza.

Where’s the obligatory Texas fuck to come tell everyone Chili doesn’t have beans!

I made chili last night. With beans.

jhawks99 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 1:21 pm I made chili last night. With beans.

Always with beans.

But, I respect the rights of all who choose to create their own recipes to be free to do so without judgement.

(says the guy who puts peas and potatoes in his tacos)

my chili always has red kidney beans, black beans, and pinto beans

I'm a bean guy also. I will also put corn and diced bell peppers in there - like the crunch and little burst of sweetness against the acid.

KUTradition wrote: ↑Tue Nov 26, 2024 4:33 pm my chili always has red kidney beans, black beans, and pinto beans

This.
Plus, I like mine HOT.

Like, the first spoonful is going to make you question if you should keep going.

Reminiscent of a rope swing with drag marks right before the water.

Chili without beans is like a car ride without ventilation.

a car ride without ventilation and your passenger just ate too much chili with beans.

Sparko wrote: ↑Wed Nov 27, 2024 12:06 am Chili without beans is like a car ride without ventilation.

I thought you lived in Texas