Julie Hess

Review of Plaza III-The Kansas City Stea...

I have been here 4 times in the last 12 years! It ...

I have been here 4 times in the last 12 years! It is a pricey place so unless you plan to dish out at least 42$ for a [smaller] filet mignon I suggest you eat elsewhere! Now if you don't mind the prices then this is the place to go! Its been around for years and years! So that alone should tell you that its an amazing place, not just to eat either! The atomospere is absolutely lovely! Its dim lit and mostly quiet so it works well for a romantic date or a even just a nice dinner with a family member or business associate! Although I would recommend going for lunch in those cases!
They also have back rooms that seat several and are great for privacy! The lighting can range from dim to normal! We actually celebrated my husband's grandmother's 80th and 85th birthday there, in a back room! They were great because the little ones had room to run and be themselves while not disturbing other patrons with their little squeaks of joy or grumpiness! I think both times we had a group of at least 18 or more!
My husband has taken me here for 2 anniversaries! One of them was a few days ago and even though it had been about 5 years since our last visit! Which the last time [5 yrs ago] was the best visit of all IMO! A few days ago we went and it was lovely for the most part! We splurged and got the 50$ filet mignon this time! We figured what's an extra 8$s at this point!
My few issues were; with the cost of the steaks we would have thought that they would have been cooked properly! I ordered mine medium which is typically red with little to no raw meat inside! I ended up with a steak that was still pretty much raw from right inside the top to bottom! There was so much blood under the steak I almost couldn't eat it! I mean the center was barley warm! Since the server only came to our table 2 times after that I ended up just eating it that way instead of having it warmed up more! It was still good but not great! I brought over half home and re seared it the next day! It was awesome then! My husbands was ordered medium well and his came out cooked not much more than mine! I don't even know if his would have been considered even medium either! He still ate all of it to my surprise! Other than that and the part where it was hard to get our servers attention it was a nice evening!
Oh before I forget the 2 things about this last visit that were upsetting to me personally! IT REEKED OF SEAFOOD! And not the good kind either! It smelled like bad fish in almost the whole place! I had to walk outside in like 30 degree weather just to get fresh air! I eventually became immune to it but yeah that was bad! Also the girls bathroom was pretty gross! There were used paper towels over flowing the trash can and all over the floor and under the sink! The stall I used had a toilet that did not seem very clean! Usually places like that are the only public places I don't squat over the toilets at but not this time! It smelled of used sanitary napkins [pads]! It was like the trash was full of them! That smell was about as bad as the fish smell in the actual restaurant! The bathroom sink had water marks all over it as did the mirror! Which suggested it hadn't been cleaned in at least a few days! At least not properly! The employees were not the friendliest either! The lady at the front desk was very utilitarian, she didn't smile or say thank you or welcome or have a nice day! It was just a do you have reservations and what's the name? She was just standing there doing nothing! I could understand if she was busy but she wasn't doing anything! That was pretty much it and the server wasn't much better! At least we got a hi out of her! But her tone was kind of cold towards us, honestly!
We a had a lovely time for the most part but I would say the overall opinion is that this place has started to go down hill in every area while still charging high prices! Maybe I will stick to carry out! Especially with the cheesecake!