More than 170 metro restaurants unite for KC's premier dining event, featuring 10 days of exclusive carryout, delivery and dine-in specials
Kansas City, Mo.—Celebrating and supporting hundreds of local businesses, Kansas City Restaurant Week presented by Sysco returns to the metro, Jan. 8-17. From carryout and delivery services to traditional dine-in experiences, the 12th annual event will showcase the region’s culinary talents through special, multi-course menus at three affordable price tiers—$15, $35 and $45. As of Jan. 6, more than 170 restaurants have signed up to participate in the 10-day event.
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas encourages residents to participate in the tradition while closely adhering to local community health guidelines.
"Kansas City restaurants are foundational to showing who we are as a community,” said Mayor Lucas. “They not only provide us with one of the most essential forms of care … some of these establishments have brought communities together for generations, and serve as defining monuments of the neighborhoods they're in. All of these restaurants work hard every day to bring their own creative vision to Kansas City, highlighting our diverse food culture. I encourage all to show their support for our restaurants during Kansas City Restaurant Week.”
Visit KC partnered with the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association (GKCRA) to create Kansas City Restaurant Week in 2010. In addition to celebrating and supporting Kansas City’s culinary scene at a time when it is needed most, 10 percent of proceeds for every Restaurant Week meal sold will benefit three local charities. In 2021, these causes include featured beneficiary The Don Bosco Centers, as well as the foundations of Visit KC and the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association—non-profit organizations dedicated to workforce development within tourism and hospitality, two industries hit particularly hard by the pandemic.
Don Bosco Centers Executive Director Mo Orpin says the organization’s need is now greater than ever, from championing the region’s elderly and immigrant communities to executing one of the largest Meals on Wheels programs in existence.
“We at Don Bosco Centers are delighted to be the featured beneficiary of Restaurant Week again this year. Feeding people and helping others is one of our missions and so it’s a perfect fit to team with Visit KC and the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association for this annual event,” said Orpin. “A major focus of ours is to provide senior citizens and adults with disabilities a daily check-in and a hot, nutritious meal. The proceeds from Restaurant Week help ensure that they can stay safe and healthy during these difficult times and well beyond the pandemic.”
Over the course of its first 11 years, more than $2.7 million has been raised by restaurants and diners for local causes, including significant contributions to groups such as Harvesters, BoysGrow, the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Kansas City.
As of press time, 173 Kansas City restaurants are signed up to participate in the 10-day promotion and a full list of participating businesses and sponsors follows. For more information about Kansas City Restaurant Week—including menus, reservations and a free mobile app—visit KCRestaurantWeek.com.
2021 Participating Restaurants*
- 801 Chophouse - Leawood
- 801 Chophouse - Power & Light
- Affäre
- Aixois French Restaurant
- The American Reserve
- Aroma Bistro Gourmet Eatery
- BarCentral - Kansas City Marriott Downtown
- Barley's Kitchen + Tap - Overland Park
- Barley's Kitchen + Tap - Shawnee
- BB’s Lawnside BBQ
- Blue Bird Bistro
- Blue Moose Bar & Grill - Lenexa
- Blue Moose Bar & Grill - Red Bridge
- Blue Sushi Sake Grill
- Blvd Tavern
- Bōru Asian Eatery
- The Brass Onion
- Brew Lab
- Brewer's Kitchen
- Brewery Emperial
- Bristol Seafood + Steak + Social - Power & Light
- Bristol Seafood Grill - Leawood
- Brown & Loe
- Burger Theory
- Burnt End BBQ - Crown Center
- Burnt End BBQ - Overland Park
- Cafe Trio
- The Capital Grille
- Cascone’s Italian Restaurant
- Charleston's Restaurant
- Charlie Hooper's Bar & Grille
- Chaz on the Plaza
- Club 27
- CocoBolos Mexican Grill and Cantina
- Conrad's Restaurant & Alehouse
- Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
- Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room
- Eddie V’s Prime Seafood
- Eggtc. - Shawnee
- Eggtc. - South Plaza
- Elevate Bar & Grill
- Em Chamas Brazilian Grill
- Enjoy Pure Food + Drinks
- Epic Burgers – Kansas City Marriott Downtown
- Fannie’s West African Cuisine
- Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue - Country Club Plaza
- Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue - Freight House
- Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue - Lee’s Summit
- Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue - Martin City
- Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue - Overland Park
- Flapjacks ‘n more
- Fogo de Chão Brazilian Steakhouse
- Garozzo's Ristorante - Kansas City
- Garozzo's Ristorante - Overland Park
- Gram and Dun
- Grand Street Café - Lenexa
- Grand Street Café - Plaza
- Grünauer
- Guy Fieri's Dive & Taco Joint
- Hamburger Mary's Kansas City
- Harry's Country Club
- Harvey's at Union Station
- Hereford House - Independence
- Hereford House - Leawood
- Hereford House - Shawnee
- Hereford House - Zona Rosa
- Houlihan's - Leawood
- Houlihan's - Lee's Summit
- Houlihan's - Overland Park
- Jax Fish House and Oyster Bar
- Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen - 39th Street
- Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen – Legends
- Jess & Jim’s Steakhouse
- J. Gilbert's Wood-fired Steaks and Seafood
- JJ's Restaurant
- Johnny Cascone’s Italian Restaurant
- Kobi Q
- Kona Grill
- La Bodega - Southwest Boulevard
- Lakewood Local
- Lew's Grill & Bar
- Lidia's
- Louie's Wine Dive
- Manny's Mexican Restaurant
- Marina 27 Steak & Seafood
- McCormick & Schmick's Seafood & Steaks
- McFadden's Sports Saloon
- The Melting Pot
- MetropolitanKC - Kansas City Marriott Downtown
- Michael Forbes Bar & Grille
- Mickey's Hideaway
- Minsky’s Pizza - Barry Road East
- Minsky’s Pizza - Barry Road West
- Minsky’s Pizza - Blue Springs
- Minsky’s Pizza - City Market
- Minsky’s Pizza - Independence
- Minsky’s Pizza - Lawrence
- Minsky’s Pizza - Leawood
- Minsky’s Pizza - Lee’s Summit
- Minsky’s Pizza - Lenexa
- Minsky’s Pizza - Liberty
- Minsky’s Pizza - Metcalf
- Minsky’s Pizza - Olathe Bradley
- Minsky’s Pizza - Olathe Ridgeview
- Minsky’s Pizza - Prairie Village
- Minsky’s Pizza - Raymore
- Minsky’s Pizza - Shawnee
- Minsky’s Pizza - South Plaza
- Minsky’s Pizza - Southwest Boulevard
- Mission Taco Joint - East Crossroads
- Mission Taco Joint - South Plaza
- The Nest Bar & Grill
- Nick and Jake's - Overland Park
- Nick and Jake's - Parkville
- Nick and Jake's - Shawnee
- Novel
- Old Shawnee Pizza
- Ophelia's Restaurant & Inn
- Osteria IL Centro
- Patrice's Culinary Collective
- Pearl Tavern
- Pierpont's at Union Station
- Pig & Finch Gastropub
- Pirate’s Bone Burgers
- Piropos Restaurant
- Plate Restaurant
- Red Robin - Independence
- Red Robin - Liberty
- Red Robin - North Overland Park
- Red Robin - Olathe
- Red Robin - South Overland Park
- Red Robin - Zona Rosa
- Redrock Canyon Grill
- Rock & Brews
- Room 39
- Rye Leawood
- Rye KC
- The Savoy at 21c
- Seasons 52
- The Ship
- Silo Modern Farmhouse
- Smoke Brewing Company
- South of Summit
- Southern Kitchen
- The Stilwell Restaurant at the Loews Kansas City Hotel
- Stock Hill
- story.
- Stroud's - Overland Park
- Sullivan’s Steakhouse
- Summit Grill - Gladstone
- Summit Grill - Lee's Summit
- Summit Grill - Waldo
- Summit Pizza
- Tabard's Kitchen
- Tavern at Mission Farms
- Tavern in the Village
- Tavernonna Italian Kitchen
- Third Street Social
- The Town Company
- Trago Bar & Tapas
- Trezo Mare Restaurant
- Tribe Street Kitchen
- T-Shotz
- Twin Peaks Independence
- Twin Peaks Olathe
- Urban Café KC
- V's Italiano Ristorante
- Va Bene Italian Eatery
- Waldo Pizza
- The Well Bar Grill & Rooftop
- Westport Cafe
- YaYas Euro Bistro
- Zócalo Mexican Cuisine
* As of Jan. 6, 2021
KC Restaurant Week Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Sysco
Founding Partners
Visit KC
Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association
2021 Featured Beneficiary
The Don Bosco Centers
Platinum Sponsors
J. Rieger & Co.
Robert Mondavi Family Wines
Gold Sponsor
Country Club Plaza
Silver Sponsors
Alt 96.5
90.9 The Bridge
99.7 The Point
106.5 The Wolf
Feast Magazine
FOX 4 Kansas City
Heartland Coca-Cola
Hot 103 Jamz!
IN Kansas City
Kansas City Magazine
KC Streetcar
Menufy
Outfront Media
The Pitch
Friends of Restaurant Week
Pilsen Photo Co-op
Yelp Kansas City