Yes, it's completely un-American to admit this -- so please don't tell Bill O'Reilly or Sean Hannity -- but there are people who don't like the traditional food served at Thanksgiving feasts. I'll confess: I'm one of them. I find turkey to be bland and boring, I'm allergic to sweet potatoes, and I've never understood the fascination with the visually grotesque dish known as "stuffing."
So where do people who want to celebrate the spirit of Thanksgiving, but eat something a little more exotic, go to dinner?
Fat City has a melting pot of ideas for you.
Choga Korean Restaurant at 6920 West 105th Street in Overland Park serves from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Lidia's Kansas City serves a traditional Thanksgiving dinner -- you know, turkey -- as well as its regular Italian menu from noon to 6 p.m.
The Terrace Buffet at the Argosy Casino, 777 Northwest Argosy Casino Parkway, serves the traditional Thanksgiving dishes as well as crab legs and a variety of ethnic fare from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
The Bristol Seafood Grill in the Power & Light District will be open Thanksgiving from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and offering a buffet with all the traditional Thanksgiving dishes as well as a variety of seafood items, including spiced peel-and-eat shrimp, Ahi tuna and other fishy choices.
The Horizon's Buffet at the Ameristar Casino will be open all day for the Thanksgiving holiday and will offer a selection of Chinese and Italian dishes in addition to the traditional holiday fare.
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And it was a hit with us again in 2010, but this time we were not the only non-Asians. Who needs to stay home and cook turkey?
Good guess, Charles - that's exactly where it was. Like Dillo said, we were probably the only round-eyes in the joint, but the dim sum was outstanding.
Dim Sum on Thanksgiving? It can't be Bo Lings, all those locations are closed on Thanksgiving Day. Is it Pine and Bamboo Garden in Shawnee?
I don't want to blow one of the better kept secrets in KC, but last Turkey Day my husband and I found that you can get great dim sum on Thanksgiving - in fact, we were probably the only non-Asians in the place.
This year we're hosting a vegan-vegetarian-gluten free relative for the holiday so it's going to be anything but turkey at our house. (No tofurkey either)
And I would like to put in a plug for Grinders and Grinders West, both of which are open on Thanksgiving AND Christmas AND New Year's Day. We have eaten there on several holidays and it's a great option.
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