Dinner at These Great Kansas City Area Restaurants Is Memorable and Mouthwatering

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Photo courtesy of The Rieger Hotel Grill and Exchange

The Rieger Hotel Grill and Exchange

Cuisine: American, Italian

Price Range: $$$

10Best Says

Original tile floors, high ceilings and vintage bathroom fixtures remain in this cozy 1915 building, once a favored hotel among traveling salesmen, railroad workers and others. Customers at the counter have a front-row seat to the open kitchen, which serves a fresh, innovative and seasonal menu paired with professional and attentive service. In fact, menus routinely list local food purveyors and farmers represented in current dishes. Tantalizing cold-weather creations have included seared foie gras, grilled octopus atop hummus and rabbit polpettine with rabbit meatballs. Full of melted gruyere, pork confit, and chiccarron, Pork Soup is one delicious, year-round staple and steaks get high marks here too. Happy Hour offerings may include Roasted Root Vegetables or Left-Handed Butcher Soppressata Omelet. Cocktail lovers should also make a reservation at one of Kansas City's favorite bars, Manifesto, operating behind a 'hidden' basement entrance.

Address:

1924 Main St.
Kansas City, MO 64108
8164712177

Hours:

Lunch:: Monday; -; Friday:; 11:00am; -; 2:00pm Dinner:; Monday; -; Thursday:; 5:00pm; -; 10:00pm,; Friday; &
Saturday:: 5:00pm; -; 11:00pm

EXPERT TIPS BY: Lisa Waterman Gray
Kansas City Local Expert

Best Restaurants: "Make dinner reservations, and then check for well-priced menu specials on the web site. While you're there look at well-priced Happy Hour classic cocktails, wines and beers, available Monday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. Pair your libations with soups and salads, snacks and small plates most often priced at below $10."

Recommended as Best Restaurants Because: Old school ambiance plus attentive service plus tastebud-expanding dishes create a one-of-a-kind dining experience.

Dinner Menu
- Soups/Salads
  Chilled Pea Soup
  mint, yogurt, pea crisp, Green Dirt Farm fresh sheep's milk cheese
  
  $4.00
  
  $7.00
  The Rieger Pork Soup
  pork confit, garlic, gruyère, chicharrón
  
  $4.00
  
  $7.00
  Coal- Roasted Beet Salad
  
  lebneh, watercress, dukkah ($9.00)
  
  Jardinière Salad
  
  organic lettuces, spring vegetables, Green Goddess dressing, cured egg yolk ($9.00)
- Appetizers
  
  Chicken Liver Pâté
  
  assorted alliums, crispy chicken skin, everything spice, fermented scallion vinaigrette ($9.00)
  
  Polenta Verde*
  
  Meinke polenta, egg yolk, chickweed pesto, Left Handed Butcher soppressata ($10.00)
  
  Butter Hummus
  
  crispy lamb, peas, carrots, mint schug, crackers ($11.00)
  
  Smoked Trout Toast
  
  Farm to Market Grains Galore, radish, radish sprouts ($11.00)
  
  Bison Tartare*
  
  sprouted rye, puffed buckwheat, charred spelt, sunflower seeds, soybean, egg yolk, amaranth ($12.00)
- Pastas
  
  Foglie di Olivo
  
  artichoke, braised celery, gaeta olive, green garlic butter, orange ($11.00)
  
  Gnochetti Sardi
  
  garlic, black pepper, creamy tofu, edamame, pangrattato ($11.00)
  
  Tonnarelli with KC Shrimp
  
  oyster mushrooms, carrots, fennel, leeks, mustard greens, oregano cream ($13.00)
  
  Nettle Risotto
  
  spicy smoked ham, Sneek 1000 day Gouda ($12.00)
  
  Culetti di Farfalle
  
  braunschweiger, peas, mushrooms, asparagus, mustard cream sauce ($13.00)
- Entrées
  
  Campo Lindo Poussin
  
  strawberry and rhubarb panzanella, radish, chicken jus, saba ($24.00)
  
  Whole Fried Catfish
  
  heirloom beans, spicy slaw, charred lemon ($21.00)
  
  Layered Crepes
  
  pecan and sunflower seed butter, local greens, smoked chiles, mushrooms ($18.00)
  
  KC Strip*
  
  asparagus trencher, grilled asparagus, sunny side up duck egg, chives ($26.00)
  
  Rabbit Pie
  
  peas, carrots, spring onions, turnips, greens, rabbit velouté, savory duck fat crust ($28.00)
- Sides
  
  Warm Potato Rolls
  
  butter, sea salt ($6.00)
  
  Local Polenta
  
  GDF Bossa, Missouri black walnuts ($7.00)
  
  Grilled Asparagus
  
  sauce gribiche ($7.00)
Wine by the Glass
- Sparkling by the Glass
  Pét Nat, Field Recordings, Paso Robles, California 2016
  3oz: $7.00
  
  6oz: $13.00
  
  Btl: $48.00
  Cava Rosado, Marques de Gelida, Penedès, Spain 2013
  3oz: $6.00
  
  6oz: $11.00
  
  Btl: $40.00
  Lambrusco, Cleto Chiarli 'Vigneto Cialdini', Emilia-Romagna, Italy 2012
  3oz: $6.50
  
  6oz: $12.00
  
  Btl: $44.00
- Whites by the Glass
  Touraine, Sauvignon Blanc, Domaine Delaunay, Loire Valley, France 2014
  3oz: $5.50
  
  6oz: $10.00
  
  Btl: $36.00
  Scheurebe, Müller-Catoir 'MC', Pfalz, Germany 2015
  3oz: $6.50
  
  6oz: $12.00
  
  Btl: $44.00
  Riesling, Boundary Breaks 'Ovid Line North', Finger Lakes, New York 2014
  3oz: $6.00
  
  6oz: $11.00
  
  Btl: $40.00
  Friulano, Scarpetta, Friuli Colli Orientali, Italy 2014
  3oz: $6.50
  
  6oz: $12.00
  
  Btl: $44.00
  Faugères, Roussanne/Vermentino, Domaine Ollier-Taillefer 'Allegro', Languedoc, France 2015
  3oz: $8.00
  
  6oz: $15.00
  
  Btl: $56.00
  Pinot Blanc/Pinot Gris, Vignoble du Rêveur 'Pierres Sauvages', Alsace, France 2013
  3oz: $6.00
  
  6oz: $11.00
  
  Btl: $40.00
  Godello, Castro Ventosa 'El Castro de Valtuille', Bierzo, Spain 2014
  3oz: $8.00
  
  6oz: $15.00
  
  Btl: $56.00
  Chardonnay, Talley Vineyards, Arroyo Grande Valley, California 2014
  3oz: $7.50
  
  6oz: $14.00
  
  Btl: $52.00
- Reds by the Glass
  Saint-Amour, Gamay, Domaine Cheveau 'Les Champs Grillés', Beaujolais, France 2013
  3oz: $8.00
  
  6oz: $15.00
  
  Btl: $56.00
  Pinot Noir, Evesham Wood, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2015
  3oz: $7.00
  
  6oz: $13.00
  
  Btl: $48.00
  St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil, Cabernet Franc, Domaine du Mortier 'Graviers', Loire Valley, France 2015
  3oz: $6.50
  
  6oz: $12.00
  
  Btl: $44.00
  Cinsault, Frédéric Brouca 'Samsó Seulle', Languedoc, France 2015
  3oz: $6.50
  
  6oz: $12.00
  
  Btl: $44.00
  Barbera del Monferrato, Iuli 'Umberta', Piedmont, Italy 2015
  3oz: $6.50
  
  6oz: $12.00
  
  Btl: $44.00
  Garnacha, Joan D'anguera 'Altaroses', Montsant, Spain 2015
  3oz: $6.00
  
  6oz: $11.00
  
  Btl: $40.00
  Malbec, Vaglio 'Chacra', Mendoza, Argentina 2014
  3oz: $6.50
  
  6oz: $12.00
  
  Btl: $44.00
  Refošk, Rojac, Istra, Slovenia 2014
  3oz: $6.00
  
  6oz: $11.00
  
  Btl: $40.00
  Cabernet Sauvignon Blend, Hedges Family Estate, Red Mountain, Washington 2012
  3oz: $8.50
  
  6oz: $16.00
  
  Btl: $60.00
  Zinfandel, Dashe Cellars, Dry Creek Valley, California 2014
  3oz: $8.00
  
  6oz: $15.00
  
  Btl: $56.00
Drinks
- Rieger Classic Cocktails
  Rieger's G&T
  
  J. Rieger & Co. Midwestern Dry Gin, Rieger tonic ($10.00)
  
  The Rieger Missouri Mule
  
  J.Rieger & Co. Midwestern Vodka, Rieger ginger soda, lime ($10.00)
  
  Fatboy Sling
  
  Rosé, Aperol, Giffard Pamplemousse, carbonated & bottled ($10.00)
  
  O-Ren Ishii
  
  Iwai Japanese Whiskey, J. Rieger & Co. Kansas City Whiskey, Aperol, Cava Rosado, passionfruit, lemon ($15.00)
  
  Columbus Park
  
  Four Roses Single Barrel Bourbon, Averna, Carpano Antica, Campari ($15.00)
  
  J. Rieger Horsefeather
  
  J. Rieger and Co. Kansas City Whiskey, ginger, bitters, lemon ($10.00)
  
  Pendergast/Barrel Aged Pendergast*
  Old Grandad Bonded Bourbon, Dolin Rouge, Benedictine, Angostura bitters
  
  $11.00
  
  $14.00
- Draft Beer
  
  Schlitz Gusto, Milwaukee, WI
  
  ($3.50)
  
  Boulevard Tank 7 Kansas City, MO
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Seasonal Draft
- Bottle/Can Beer
  
  Boulevard KC Pils, Pale, Wheat, Kansas City, MO
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Seasonal Bottle/Can
  
  Sierra Nevada Otra Vez, Chico, CA
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Odell Drumroll Pale, Fort Collins, CO
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Bell's Two Hearted Ale, Comstock, MI
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Southern Tier Pilsner, Lakewood, NY
  
  ($5.00)
  
  KC Bier Co. Dunkel, Kansas Ciy, MO
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Ciderboys Seasonal Cider, Stevens Point, WI
  
  ($5.00)
Happy Hour
- Soups / Salads
  Smoked Turnip Soup
  garlic, thyme, cream, turnip salsa verde
  
  $4.00
  
  $7.00
  The Rieger Pork Soup
  pork confit, garlic, Gruyere, chicharron
  
  $4.00
  
  $7.00
  Rabbit Stew
  mushrooms, tomato, white wine, vegetables, dark roux
  
  $4.00
  
  $7.00
  Frisee Salad
  
  house-cured ham, crispy polenta skin, poached egg, Tank 7 mustard Vinaigrette ($7.00)
- Snacks
  
  Spicy Sweet Potato Chips
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Marinated Olives
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Cheese and Crackers
  
  white cheddar, roasted jalapenos, "saltines" ($5.00)
  
  Braunschweiger Mousse
  
  Paradise Locker Meats braunschweiger, mascarpone, caraway crackers, stout mustard, pickled green tomatoes ($9.00)
  
  Savory Addictions Nuts-Harvest Blend
  
  gourmet nut mix to snack with a Boulevard Tank 7 ($7.00)
- Sandwiches
  
  PB&J
  
  sunflower seed butter, persimmon jam, Grains Galore bread ($8.00)
  
  Mini Pork Tenderloin
  
  tempura, pickled red onion, butter lettuce, radish, herb mayonnaise ($7.00)
  
  Smoked Trout Salad
  
  Fervere polenta bread, fines herbes ($6.00)
- Entrees
  
  Speckwurst
  
  sauerkraut, sweet potatoes-chestnut puree, crispy onions ($12.00)
  
  Sprouted Rye Fritters
  
  white bean-sunflower seed-poached garlic puree, sauteed kale, smoked chili mayonnaise ($10.00)
- Wines
  
  Rose, Vinho Verde, Casal Garcia, Portugal
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Cava, Gran Sarao, Spain
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Malbec, San Huberto, Argentina
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Chardonnay, Estrada Creek, CA
  
  ($5.00)
- Beers
  
  Boulevard Bottles
  
  Wheat, Pale Ale, KC Pils ($3.00)
  
  Schlitz Gusto-Draught
  
  ($2.00)
- Cocktails
  
  Bicyclette
  
  white wine, Campari ($5.00)
  
  Daily Special
  
  please ask about today's cocktail special ($6.00)
  
  French 75
  
  gin, sparkling wine, lemon ($6.00)
  
  Horsefeather
  
  rye whiskey, bitters, ginger beer ($5.00)
  
  Calimocho
  
  red wine, Fernet Branca, coke ($5.00)
Dessert & Bar Menu
- Dessert
  
  Meyer Lemon Pot au Creme
  
  pistachio brittle ($7.00)
  
  Baked Alaska
  
  almond cake, Luxardo Maraschino liqueur ice cream, cherries, toasted meringue ($8.00)
  
  Trio of Ice Creams and Sorbets
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Passion fruit Cromesquis
  
  chocolate sauce, candied hazelnuts, candied grapefruit ($8.00)
- Bar Menu
  
  Smoked Trout Salad
  
  Fervere polenta bread, fines herbes ($7.00)
  
  Smoked Beef Jerky
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Braunschweiger Mousse
  
  mascarpone, caraway crackers, stout mustard, pickled green tomatoes ($9.00)
  
  Bean Salad
  
  tomatoes, sweet onions, crostino ($8.00)
  
  Savory Addictions Nut Mix
  
  harvest blend ($8.00)
  
  Spicy Sweet Potato Chips
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Cheese and Crackers
  
  white cheddar, roasted jalapenos, saltines ($7.00)
  
  Marinated Olives
  
  ($4.00)

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