Chris Morrison

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

The people that recommend Capital Grille over Plaz...

The people that recommend Capital Grille over Plaza III hurt my soul. I suppose they do have a lot of tourists that don't know the difference. Capital Grille is a regional chain. Plaza III is one of the last of the original old school Kansas City Steakhouses. Now that Insurance Lighting hit the Hereford House and the Golden Ox isn't what it used to be, Plaza III is one of the few legends that remain standing. You'll get good food at either place (the people who fitch about a Kansas City Steakhouse not being able to do steaks like they do them in Pittsburgh or not cooking the Salmon as well as well as they do them at a chain), but at Plaza III you get 'em the way they are supposed to be in Kansas City.

The food is great (order the Brie for 2 as an appetizer) and for God's sake, order a steak at a steakhouse; and the service is wonderful. I like to go early and just hang out at the bar and drink before dinner. After dinner, check out the lower room if the live band is there. You can make an entire night out of Plaza III if you are there at the right time.

As an aside, I agree the Capital Grille has good food. Personally, I think the service is awful. I used to go regularly but stopped after I went there with a reservation and a date one night and the girl at the front made me us wait 45 minutes before seating us. I suppose they were really busy, but that's unacceptable to me.

I have never had bad service at Plaza III.