Iconic KC Meals and Dishes

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Every great city has them: defining dishes that do more than just feed the countless locals and visitors who walk through restaurant doors. These meals tell a story, either about the way food was, the way it is or the way it will be, sometimes all three at once. Kansas City has a number of treasured menu items that are as unforgettable as the Western Auto sign or a late-night session at the Mutual Musicians Foundation.

Joe's Kansas City Bar-B-Que, Garozzo's Overland Park, The Peanut, Jess and Jim's Steak House, The Farmhouse, Stroud's Oak Ridge Manor, Ibis Bakery, Arthur Bryant's Barbeque