To whet your appetite for The Pitch's annual Best of Kansas City issue, we're counting down our favorite Top 50 dishes each weekday until October 7
Dear French Dip. I always thought you were fancy, a sandwich for a gentleman. I was delighted to see you on restaurant menus. But now, you will not even merit a second look. In fact, you're no better than common lunchmeat. I cast you out because I've met the sandwich you were meant to be -- the flank steak sandwich from Happy Gillis (549 Gillis).
Even before you eat the flank steak sandwich, you'll find yourself picking out pieces of steak to nibble. Well, this one fell on the plate and that's sticking out a bit too far. The steak is as tender as if just out of a smoker, and the red-wine marinade lends a richness to each bite.
The sandwich is well composed. A crusty baguette holds in a creamy, cool horseradish sauce (the kind you would wish for on a French dip); crunchy red onion and a few sprigs of arugula will have you ordering like Fletch. It's a Sunday morning sandwich, the kind you want to enjoy leisurely.
If you can wait a few minutes (you can't, but it's nice to imagine it), the juice from the flank steak will begin to soak into the baguette. Before you go to Happy Gillis, make your peace with the French dip, because you're about to leave it for another sandwich.
Our list so far:
No. 50: Chocolate Malt from Fox's Drug Store
No. 49: Il Parma from Bella Napoli
No. 48: Italian sausage and eggs from Cascone's Grill
No. 47: Orange Roll from Clock Tower Bakery
No. 46: Tacos de cochinita from Frida's Contemporary Mexican Cuisine
No. 45: Barbecued pork bun from 888 International Market
No. 44: Tableside fresh mozzarella from Jasper's
No. 43: Gyro Sandwich from Mr. Gyros Greek Food & Pastry
No. 42: Apple strudel from Grunauer
No. 41: Rice noodle bowl from dim sum at Bo Lings
No. 40: E-Crush from Hi-Hat Coffee
No. 39: Flight of Freshness from Fresher than Fresh Snow Cones
No. 38: Curried chicken salad from Cafe Provence
No. 37: Apple fritter from John's Space Age Donuts
No. 36: Pollo con limone e olive from Lidia's Kansas City
No. 35: Wedding-cake cookie from LattéLand
No. 34: Stroud's cinnamon rolls
No. 33: Smoked Polish from Werner's
No. 32: Burger and frites from Westport Cafe & Bar
No. 31: Paletas from Paleterias Tropicana
No. 30: Goat korma at New Cafe Tandoor
No. 29: Lemon cake from Cafe Europa
No. 28: Chocolate Mousse Torte from Napoleon Bakery
No. 27: Spring rolls from Vietnam Cafe
No. 26: French fries from LC's Bar-B-Q
No. 25: Classic Cookie's herbed-potato-and-sausage casserole
No 24: Farmer greens salad at The Farmhouse
No. 23: Egg salad sandwich from You Say Tomato
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This is fortuitous timing, I just put this recipe up on www.happygillis.com. Also, we greatly appreciate the Fletch reference.
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