Called a couple of different times last week to ask about a reservation and menu. No answer. Looked at the website to see what they were serving since it's a set menu and rez is required. It told me to go to Facebook for that week's selection. Facebook page has nothing on it at all. Sorry but there's way too much good food in this town to eat someplace where you have to cater to the chef for the privilege to spend your money. What successful business owner acts that way?
What a tragic turn of events.
If the Peanches owner had just left well enough alone, the only potential customers he was likely to lose would have been those who took "I'm leaving because I don't like the style of this place" as serious restaurant advice. Just imagine the idea of Anthony Bourdain turning his nose up at Oklahoma Joe's because it was located in a gas station...
And while I can sort of understand an emotional reaction to the tweet, he did infinitely more damage to himself by actually replying on Twitter. His response will likely cost him people that might have otherwise dismissed the original Tweet as an ignorant way to judge a restaurant. Attacking someone (especially with profanity) is a surefire way to galvanize support behind that person's words, even from people who might not have agreed with the words to begin with.
Unfortunately, the Twitter faux pas came AFTER this glowing review. It would be a shame if the success of this restaurant came down to an ill-advised Twitter flaming.
Say it - Forget it. Write it - Regret it.
If tracking down a customer, stalking all of their online id's, cussing them out and calling them out on the only reputable source to give you a positive review to date is part of advertising 101, anybody else as excited as me to hear about advertising 102?
Thanks for the kind words foodsnob, not competing with anyone here. I might have chicken fried steak on the menu next week who knows.
Some people like me, some don't, not losin sleep here.
My wife & I with our kids decorated this place, it's like our family. So when someone like Jessi Hamilton http://cargocollective.com/jessihamilton
makes a reservation and shows up way early and walks out then calls and cancels. Then tweets to her 500 or so groupies that "she judges a restaurant by it's cover and says she walked in and just walked out of Peanches because it didn't meet her standards" because she Judges a place on location and atmosphere. Well good for her Jessi have some class instead of trying to play the big shot to all your groupies since you are the self proclaimed "Google Queen" just go eat some BBQ and get over yourself.
I delete my tweets because i'm so easily bored with the shit.
Mr Brooks you may pics of my tweets, but the name of my restaurant will forever occupy part of your brain. Advertising 101
Tweets can be deleted. Screenshots, however, stick around...
Insane. Missourapete's tweets will surely be deleted as fast as his profane responses on Yelp were. Hes such a great chef he doesnt need customers. Oh wait no he's not. Fourth time will be the charm im sure.
This review would have made me go, Charles. But his attitude on Twitter the past day or so shows me that he's an ass. I can overlook passionate curmudgeons, but telling someone to f-off, publicly? That is a little over the edge for me. Good luck to him!
Well, went Sat night. Way-Outstanding chicken liver parfait w/home made pickles and outstanding chocolate molten cake & lemon cheesecake, very good lamb but not outstanding. I'm a huge fan but have always had his Prix Fixe fare before when every morsel was more fantastic with each bite. Sat night I found the lamb with pureed parsnips and polenta very good but I've had better. Maybe stick with the prix fixe? Don't know, we'll be back but after Sat night, Michael Smith and Jonathan Justus don't need to be looking over their shoulders---yet.
That's the best picture of his food you can show? Makes me want to go to my refrigerator and get out the fixings for a real grilled cheese. Sounds like a typical Charles F pimp job on another pretension KC cook who opened his own restuarant because he couldn't keep a job working for anyone else. Whooeee, do a write up in 6 months after he closes and Zeeman will do his best Wayne Newton impersonation.
Oh, give him a break-he's just REALLY serious about what he's doing. Probably he should lighten up, but if you dine in his place, you'll be able to taste where he puts all his love.
No way that a policy of harassing anyone who says anything slightly negative and putting crazy restrictions on the crowds who arent flocking there can fail a 3rd time.
I've been waiting for him to get off the ground and going and work the kinks out, it sounds like I must make some reservations! It's been awhile since his restaurants closed and I still have lingering thoughts of how delightful his dinners were. He is in my opinion in the top three in KC.
Forget Remedys - Dairy Queen Closed!
The kitchen has to be consistent, as for the service, we all want good service but you won't find the best servers in a place with a $30 average ticket. I've been twice and all in all they were good experiences.
@KC Law---yeah that would be good if they could lose the HS aged staff ----but rest assured they wont charge the Katz prices. My girlfriend and i ate at Katz's last May while on a visit to NY and the price of two pastrami sandwiches, an order of fries, and two draft beers ? 62.50 !!
A real Kosher Deli would be a Godsend to this town. I used to go to the NY Bakery and Deli once a week back in the day. Having been raised in NY and spoiled with the real deal, I look forward to giving Marv's a shot. Instead of HS kids though, it's too bad they cannot get the grumpy old guys like they have at Katz's or the like, who bring your order and fish cans of cream soda out of their side pockets and set on the table.
I agree with some of the readers. I've only been here once for lunch on a weekend. My sandwich was very good and the other people I dined with enjoyed theirs as well. The service was pretty bad though.
Marv's is a deli. And from what I've seen they're doing a pretty good job!
Nice decor. Large menu - all of the classics and then some. They have 37 sandwich choices for Pete's sake!
Crispy potato pancakes. Good corned beef. Tasty pastrami. Thoughtful accoutrements. No complaints about the onion rolls or the rye. Fine portion sizes. Reasonably priced.
What else do you want? I don't even know what 'contemporary' deli options are!
I know that Marv's hasn't been around since WWII but it seems that they're on the right track to stick around for awhile. I'll be back. And so will my friends.
Re: “Marv's Original Delicatessen reaches for authenticity in Leawood”
Charles, it seems crazy to criticize a deli for not having vegetarian options. Do you go to Strouds expecting low-fat, vegan, gluten free options? Of course not! Likewise you go to a deli for a big-ass pastrami sandwich and some cole slaw. Well, at least thats why I go to a deli.