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

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Story

Item: Story
Author: Lisa Waterman Gray

Cuisine: American, New American

10Best Says

Since May 2011 the restaurant has served customers amid minimalist décor, white tablecloths, and candlelight. However, there's no music playing, which some customers found odd. A 2013 James Beard semifinalist nominee for Best Chef Midwest, Chef Carl Thorne-Thomsen was also Food & Wine magazine's 2014 winner of The People's Best New Chef award. He uses the freshest, 'interesting' ingredients, sourced locally whenever possible. The small eclectic menu has featured starters such as ceviche or smoked duck empanadas. Recent popular entrees have included halibut with potato puree, braised beef short ribs with gnocchi, or shrimp and grits. Donut holes and German chocolate cake have previously appeared on the dessert menu. In addition to somewhat pricey wine, story., offers hand-crafted cocktails and house-made limoncello. Well-portioned food and generally friendly, attentive service are the norm here. In warmer weather, enjoy pleasant neighborhood views with your meal.

Address:

3931 W. 69th Terrace, Prairie Village, KS
Kansas City, MO 64113

Phone:

913-236-9955

Website:

storykc.com

EXPERT TIPS BY: Lisa Waterman Gray
Kansas City Local Expert

Best Restaurants: "For special occasions and $75, the tasting menu offers a broad 'tour' through the regular menu, from beets with smoked walleye, burrata, apple and mustard vinaigrette to swordfish and beef short rib dishes. Salted caramel doughnuts with vanilla pastry cream and passion fruit capped a recent version of the menu."

Recommended as Best Restaurants Because: Amid suburban Prairie Village, Kansas, story. offers patio dining with wonderful views of the bustling yet quaint commercial neighborhood.

Brunch Menu
- Main
  American Plate
  
  2 eggs / house bacon or sausage / home fries / toast or English muffin / fruit ($13.00)
  
  Pozole Rojo con Huevo
  
  braised pork / hominy / chiles / fried egg / romaine, cilantro, radish & avocado / crispy tortilla strips ($15.00)
  
  Eggs Benedict
  English muffin / arugula / poached egg / roasted yellow pepper hollandaise / home fries / fruit
  
  Pistachio Mortadella: $15.00
  
  House Smoked Salmon: $16.00
  
  Mixed Mushroom & Kale: $14.00
  Pastrami Hash
  
  house brined & smoked Kobe beef brisket / potatoes, onions, cabbage & peppers / 2 eggs / toast or English muffin / fruit ($16.00)
  
  Steak & Eggs, Argentinian
  
  grilled flank steak / home fries / fried egg / chimichurri / roasted tomato / baguette ($17.00)
  
  Malted Diner Waffles
  
  2 eggs / house bacon or sausage / maple syrup ($13.00)
  
  Timili's French Toast (Pain Perdu)
  
  "lost bread" / brandied batter / Thai banana / coffee caramel / candied, tumeric-roasted cashew ($13.00)
  
  Biscuits & Gravy
  
  herbed asiago-buttermilk biscuit / choice: house sausage or mushroom cream gravy ($8.00)
  
  Fried Chicken
  
  panko breaded / creamy polenta / poached egg / wilted spinach & house bacon lardon ($16.00)
  
  Avocado Pancakes
  
  coconut & lime / gingered lychee syrup / house bacon or sausage ($14.00)
  
  Hostel Breakfast
  
  sausage & meats / cheeses / house pickle / baguette / jam / hard boiled egg / fruit ($14.00)
  
  Crepe du Jour
  
  (please ask your server) / home fries / fruit ($15.00)
  
  Veggie & Tofu Scramble
  
  curried seasonal vegetables & organic tofu / toast / fruit ($13.00)
  
  Arugula & Frisee
  
  shaved fennel & shallot / dried crimini / castelvetrano olive / fiore sardo / lemon & olive oil / pepper coulis / polenta crouton ($12.00)
  
  Today's Sandwich
  
  (please ask your server) / home fries ($14.00)
  
  Old Fashioned Cinnamon Roll
  
  orange-bourbon frosting / brandied cherry ($5.00)
- Add-Ons
  
  Eggs (2)
  
  ($3.00)
  
  House Bacon or Sausage
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Fruit
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Home Fries
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Mr. Cool's hot Cookies
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Toast or English Muffin
  
  ($3.00)
- Eye / Openers
  
  Bellini
  
  seasonal fruit puree / grenadine / bubbles ($6.00)
  
  Mimosa
  
  orange / bubbles ($6.00)
  
  Michelada
  
  grilled lime / maggi / worcestershire / tomato / hot sauce / lager ($6.00)
  
  Voltaire Bloody
  
  house mix / choice of spirit ($6.00)
  
  Krin maeri (Green Maria)
  
  tequila blanco / green curry / coconut / pineapple / lemongrass ($8.00)
  
  The Clubhouse
  
  VSOP calavados / black tea / lemon / sugar / bitters ($8.00)
  
  El Chilango
  
  aperol / grapefruit / mezcal syrup ($8.00)
  
  Whisker Licker
  
  bourbon / curacao / lemon / wheat beer / egg white ($8.00)
- Non / Alcoholic
  
  Virgin Voltaire Bloody
  
  house mix ($4.00)
  
  Mocktail
  
  bartender- inspired creations ($4.00)
- Coffee
  
  French Press
  
  serves 3-4 ($9.00)
  
  Cold Brew
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Espresso
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Americano
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Latte / Cappuccino
  
  ($5.00)
- Tea
  
  Organic Classic Black Iced Tea
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Organic Green
  
  'airlift' sweet, balanced and never bitter ($3.00)
  
  Organic White
  
  'white cloud' sweet, floral, perfectly subtle ($3.00)
  
  Organic Tisane
  
  'berry-rooibos' rooibos, hibiscus, blueberry ($3.00)
  
  Organic Black
  
  'grey-line early grey' malt, citrus, bergamot ($3.00)
- Juice
  
  Orange
  
  ($4.00)
  
  Grapefruit
  
  ($4.00)
- Soda
  
  Mexican Coca-Cola
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Royal Crown Cola
  
  ($2.00)
  
  7-up
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Squirt
  
  ($2.00)
  
  A & W Root Beer
  
  ($2.00)
  
  Diet Rite
  
  ($2.00)
- Beer / Draft
  
  Coor's Banquet
  
  Golden, CO / American lager / 5% ABV ($3.00)
  
  New Belgium Snapshot
  
  Ft. Collins, CO / unfiltered wheat ale / 5% ABV ($4.00)
  
  Boulevard Pale Ale
  
  Kansas City, MO / American pale ale / 5.4 % ABV ($4.00)
  
  Boulevard Tank 7
  
  Kansas City, MO / saison-style ale / 8.5 % ABV ($6.00)
  
  Stiegl Pils
  
  Austria / Pilsner / 4.9% ABV ($6.00)
  
  Staropramen
  
  Czech Republic / pilsner / 5% ABV ($4.00)
  
  KC Bier Co. Dunkel
  
  Kansas City, MO / Bavarian dark lager / 5% ABV ($4.00)
  
  Founder's All Day I.P.A.
  
  Grand Rapids, MI / India pale ale / 4.7% ABV ($5.00)
  
  Weihenstephan
  
  Germany / hefe weiss / 5.4% ABV ($6.00)
  
  Hirter Morchl
  
  Austria / dunkel / 5% ABV ($5.00)
  
  Bell's Two Hearted Ale
  
  Kalamazoo, MI/ American India pale ale / 7% ABV ($5.00)
  
  Summit Oatmeal Stout
  
  St. Paul, MN / oatmeal stout / 4.7% ABV ($5.00)
- Sparkling
  Vega Medien, Brut Cava NV
  Valencia, Spain
  
  $8.00
  
  $28.00
  Castillo Perelada, Brut Rosado Cava NV
  Catalunya, Spain
  
  $9.00
  
  $32.00
  Saint-Hilaire, Blanquette de Limoux 2011
  Limoux, France
  
  $9.00
  
  $34.00
- White
  Fuente Milano, Verdejo, Viura 2012
  Castilla y Leon, Spain
  
  $8.00
  
  $28.00
  Chantecaille, Sauvingnon Blanc 2012
  Bordeaux, France
  
  $8.00
  
  $28.00
  Adria Vini Rapido, Pinot Grigio 2013
  Veneto, Italy
  
  $7.00
  
  $25.00
  Owen Roe ' Mirth' Chardonnay 2012
  Columbia Valley, Washington
  
  $9.00
  
  $30.00
  Laudun Galets, Rose 2011
  Rhone, France
  
  $7.00
  
  $24.00
- Red
  Hybrid, Pinot Noir 2013
  Lodi, California
  
  $7.00
  
  $25.00
  Entre Suelos, Tempranillo 2010
  Castilla y Leon, Spain
  
  $8.00
  
  $29.00
  Laya, Garnacha Tintorera, Monastrell 2013
  Almansa, Spain
  
  $7.00
  
  $24.00
  Pere Caboche, Cotes-du-Rhone 2012
  Rhone, France
  
  $9.00
  
  $34.00
  Karma, Cabernet Sauvignon 2010
  Paso Robles, California
  
  $9.00
  
  $32.00
Dinner Menu
- Main
  
  Artisanal Cheese & Charcuterie
  
  with accoutrement ($15.00)
  
  Samosas
  
  curried cauliflower, potato and pea / papaya pickle / tamarind chutney / cucumber raita ($12.00)
  
  Patatas Bravas
  
  new potatoes, crisp fried / spicy paprika-tomato sauce / lemon-saffron aioli ($9.00)
  
  Spanish Octopus, Grilled
  
  chorizo / roasted poblano / calabrese olive / purple potato / curly endive / sherried mezcal agro dolce ($16.00)
  
  Baby Back Ribs, Black Tea Smoked
  
  Chinese 5-spice rub / chile-peanut napa slaw / cilantro-lime-mint pistou ($14.00)
  
  Bonito del Norte
  
  Spanish, whole loin tuna / cannellini, sweet pepper & olive salad / bitter greens / baguette ($16.00)
  
  Pulled Pork, Italiano
  
  red wine braised pork shoulder / capicola / provolone picante / roasted garlic aioli / house giardiniera ($15.00)
  
  Baby Arugula & Frisee
  
  shaved fennel & shallot / dried crimini / castelvetrano olive / fiore sardo / lemon & olive oil / pepper coulis / polenta crouton ($12.00)
  
  Crab Croquettes, Thai Inspired
  
  lemongrass, ginger, cilantro / coconut-kaffir lime aioli / cucumber ribbon salad / fried garlic ($14.00)
  
  Tamale Vegetariano (vegan)
  
  grilled eggplant & poblano / coconut oil masa / stewed black beans / salsa verde / citrus salad / banana chip ($16.00)
  
  Risotto del Giorno
  
  please ask your server
  
  Kobe Beef Pastrami
  
  10 day brined, hickory smoked / mustard smashed new potato / fermented 'kraut / lemon-thyme gremolata ($18.00)
  
  Pollo Yucateco
  
  1/2 chicken, hardwood grilled / 3 chile, achiote & citrus adobo / warm salsa verde / queso cotija / pickled red onion ($20.00)
  
  Sca Scallop, Scared
  
  fresh sweet corn-chive timbale / lemon-basil-jalapeno puree / French bean pakora / pimenton de la vera ($23.00)
  
  Lobster Pierogi
  
  lobster & truffled potato puree / tomato concasse / pencil asparagus / grana padano / vermouth & dill butter ($19.00)
  
  Walleye, Pan Fried
  
  Anson Mill's red peas & "dirty" rice / lemon-porcini egg sauce / crispy, cornmeal broccolini / pickled garlic / sunflower ($23.00)
  
  Lamb Chop, Harissa Grilled
  
  roasted cauliflower, olive & preserved lemon cous cous / mint chermoula / date & almond marinated feta / pea tendril ($21.00)
  
  Pacific Rock Fish, Caribbean Jerked
  
  goat stewed heirloom beans & plantain / shellfish, heart of palm & tomato salsa / Jamaican green seasoning ($21.00)
  
  Santa Maria Steak, Grilled
  
  Cedar River's tri-tip / fingerling potato / radicchio / white anchovy / Idiazabal / sherried veal jus / sauce romesco ($24.00)
Dessert Menu
- Oddly Correct Coffee
  
  French Press
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Espresso
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Cappuccino
  
  ($5.00)
- Hugo Tea
  
  Full Steam Black Tea
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Grey Line Early Grey
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Air Lift Green Tea
  
  ($3.00)
  
  Berry Rooibos Herbal Tea
  
  ($3.00)
  
  White Cloud White Tea
  
  ($3.00)
- Port and Dessert Wines
  
  Niepoort Tawny
  
  ($6.00)
  
  Taylor Fladgate 20 Yr Tawny
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Warre's King's Tawny
  
  ($5.00)
  
  Chateau du Haire Sauternes 2009
  
  ($8.00)
- Cognac
  
  Hine VSOP
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Maison Rouge VSOP
  
  ($8.00)
- Armagnac
  
  Larressingle VSOP
  
  ($10.00)
  
  Tariquet VSOP
  
  ($10.00)
- Calvados
  
  Beneroy VSOP
  
  ($8.00)
  
  Busnel VSOP
  
  ($9.00)
- Bourbon
  
  Banton's
  
  ($12.00)
  
  Col. EH Taylor Single Barrel
  
  ($14.00)
  
  Jefferson's Reserve
  
  ($12.00)
  
  Old Bardstown Estate Bottled
  
  ($8.00)
- Grappa
  
  Piave
  
  ($9.00)

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