| Is the Harvey House Diner on its way out? |
According to the article, Guestello -- who is desperately trying to stop the flow of red ink at Union Station -- is reportedly leasing at least part of the Harvey House space to the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and the Kansas City Area Redevelopment Council.
Yes, it's sad news for the Harvey House Diner, which recently stopped serving breakfast. But it's not surprising. The diner has been run in recent years by PB&J Restaurant Inc., which never managed to change this restaurant's lingering reputation for overpriced and inconsistent meals and terrible service.
Fred Harvey must be rolling in his grave.
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I was just passing through Union Station today and noticed that the Harvey House has closed. There are signs stating that all of the assets are being sold in a public online auction ending Tuesday at Equip-Bid.com. Probably a good way to pick up some good items from a great restaurant that was fun to eat at.
Well is is true the food was overpriced and inconsistant. While a deep fried sandwich may be okay as in the tenderloin, anything off the grill had a strange, strange aftertaste. I asked once what they used on the grill to which they replied "Nothing but pure butter". Well I LOVE BUTTER...but if that was butter it must have been made from Yak milk or something. Plus you are talking $9 and up for lunch(if you even tip a $1. Its a shame...it was a great idea!
I agree with Mary: The late Fred Harvey and his heirs had, by all accounts, created a legendary dining spot at Union Station. The focus -- in the golden years, anyway -- was on quality. That was not the case with the Harvey House Diner, although I do believe that PB&J tried: the business was simply too inconsistent to keep good people on the floor. Whatever that location needed, it was never fully idealized to make most diners want to go back.
What a shame. Before it was that it was entirely fast food. Fred would want a wonderful restaurant in there.
I assumed that the Chamber of Commerce was taking the mezzanine over the restaurant. That space is always empty, unless there is a school group. Although the main level of the restaurant is usually empty too, I doubt that Union Station would close it to the public and convert it to offices. That would disconnect Union Station from the elevated walk to Crown Center.
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