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Good local places to eat in Wichita, KS

1 post · Aug 1, 1996

The W.Wizard ResearchAug 1, 1996
These are my favorites:

The addresses are in the phone book!

Rowdy Joe's - Steaks
	Awsome steaks and a good BBQ sauce on the baby-back ribs. Good service.  Noisy on weekend nights.  ($15/plate)

Angelo's - Italian
	This is the best Italian place in town; however, the service is crap.  IMHO, the food make up for the bad service.  ($10/plate)

Amarillo Grill - Steaks
	These guys know how to cook a steak.  It's different than a Rowdy Joe's steak but just a good.  Service is good.  Good appitizers. Good cobblers. ($13/plate)

Kobi's Steak House - Japanese Habachi Style
	Very tasty.  ($13/plate)

The Canton - Chinese
	Very mild cantonese food.  Excellent egg drop soup, sweet and sour, and chow mien.  ($5/plate)

Yen Ching - Chinese
	Wide range of food.  Best value is lunch.  You get a salad, soup, and plenty of food in a very nice atmosphere.  ($5/plate, lunch) Not recommended for dinner.

From [email removed] Mon Oct 14 21:11 EDT 1996
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> I read somewhere that KC has over 60 BBQ joints.  When I first moved
> down there, my friends & I hit a new place every weekend, it was rare
> that we were disappointed (like KC Masterpiece) at any of them.

I had great ribs once at Johnny's Hickory House in Shawnee Mission, KS.  I think it's also Remus Powers' neighborhood BBQ joint, and that's a strong recommendation in itself.

el

From [email removed] Mon Jan 27 13:51 EST 1997
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> 6. There are no BBQ joints along I-70, west of KCKS.

There is indeed a BBQ joint in Hays Kansas, it's called Richard's Real Pit Barbeque. You have to get off I-70, it's down by the college (Fort Hays). We dined there this past fall. Ribs coulda been better, the pulled pork was good. We drove by the night before and found He had a woood pile out back, so it was worth a try. Ask Richard to show you his pit, he designed it himself. It has motorized shelf things inside to bring the meat up to a small door for loading/unloading. The firebox has a thermostat driven vent which opens/closes automagically to regulate the temp.

Michael Honeywell
St. Louis MO, USA
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