That burger and fries photo might be the most unappetizing food image I've ever seen. If it weren't for the caption declaring it to be The H'Burger at Red Door Grill I would have assumed it was a stock photo and was meant to depict a food you hate. That photo belongs on a Cracked.com article, not on a Pitch restaurant article.
P.S. My friend thought the photo of the dessert was showing a "lump of butter." Way to make us NOT want to try a new restaurant.
The bad location and awkward to pronounce name already made me not want to go here. If I had known before that it was reservation only that would have been three strikes and I never would have set foot inside.
After reading the article, I guess I can get the reservation decision based on the "one-man kitchen", but from a guest perspective it's a terrible policy. Diners don't know how many employees you have and hate being turned away. Reservation-required always feels snotty to me, so good choice to lift that.
I went to the previous two restaurants there when I worked down the street. The first one was quite good and they always seemed busy when I was there for a weekday lunch. I still think it's an odd restaurant location, and I would imagine it would be difficult to fill outside of the weekday diners.
My friends and I still hate the name and, ultimately, that is what has kept me away. I did look up the website a couple weeks ago, so I read an explanation of the name, but I still can't bring myself to invite someone to dine with me at a place that makes me sound like I have a speech impediment. Sorry, but that's how I feel.
This sounds perfect for that area. Excited to see this spot re-open.
This is one of those things that I hate, but I don't know what to do about it. When I visit other countries and dine in restaurants where tipping is not encouraged, usually the service is a little poor compared to our standards, but the food is not outrageously expensive.
This is just another example of American corporate greed. When we put up with it once, the gate has been opened and there is seemingly no way to stop it. It is just accepted business practice now.
Most people I know complain about the wages of servers and complain about diners being forced to subsidize them. I, for one, would much rather my food bill be 25% higher than to be expected to tip 20% and to feel guilty if I don't tip enough.
If wages had gone up in the past 20 years, maybe 10% would still be considered an adequate tip. At this rate, I see us pushing a 30% tip rate soon enough.
Sad, but not unexpected. The place was never full when I was in there, so I feared it wouldn't be around long. Great happy hour, though. Too bad it never caught on.
Does Kansas City HAVE any really good donuts? Please educate us. What should have made the list?
Re: “Pan-Asian buffets: You just can't have too many of them”
Considering they're serving the same things, I wonder if they just slightly changed ownership. Did it "fail" or did the old owner just need to get out of business for some reason, I wonder.