1. Roasterie coffee. Except when I want overpriced and bitter. Then I’m all over it.
2. Arthur Bryant’s. The sun rises and sets with LC’s and this place doesn’t even try anymore.
3. The Marching Cobras. Oh, and with the fiery passion of thousand suns. Every time I see them, I pray for an out-of-control delivery van to end the nightmare.
Even the Holiday Blend Roasterie Coffee? I really dig that stuff. I don’t know what the other two items are.
Comment by cliff1976 — May 14, 2009 @ 5:40 am
#1 and #2 are spot-on, Roasterie tastes like absolute crap, and Arthur Bryant’s rib are NOT good at all (add Jack Stack to that most overrated ribs in KC list as well). AB is living on a “legacy” from decades ago.
LC’s is king, with Gates being a solid second.
Comment by EastSideGoon — May 14, 2009 @ 10:42 am
Never was a fan of 1 & 2. But I like marching bands… blame my parents. They were both marching band geeks.
Comment by May — May 14, 2009 @ 3:25 pm
I hate it that some kind of strange magnet is hidden under this city that keeps pulling Clay Chastain back here.
I hate that the best we can do with advertising bicycles and bicycles is to put that loud mouth Councilman Johnson on a bike on the news.
I hate reading the Kansas City Star while drinking Rotisseris coffee seated next to some red tie suit.
Comment by marie — May 14, 2009 @ 5:24 pm
Ponak’s polish tex mex. ugh.
Margarita’s. Double ugh.
Forced British accents struggling against years of living in the Midwest (see also: Nick Haines KCPT, Kim Noble KCUR)
Conversely — Things I love that are generally disliked by KC:
The Dotte
Authentic mexican food
KC Weather
Comment by sa rah — May 14, 2009 @ 8:03 pm
You just love to hate. Arthur Bryant’s is great(sliced pork and briscuit…plus those fries!) and so is Oklahoma Joe’s(pulled pork Carolina style). And how can you hate Roasterie Coffee? Is it just cause its everywhere?
Comment by jessica — May 17, 2009 @ 8:43 am
…I just plain old hate living in Kansas City!..This has got to be the most cliquish city ever. We moved here from Texas where most everyone is friendly. Not here..if you aren’t from here, you will never truly be accepted and have friends. Everyone I have met has lived here all their life, and their parents live around the corner from them. Nobody ever moves,and they don’t even take trips anyplace else. But then again, where is there to go? 4 hours any direction you see more of the same type of terrain. BORING!… This is a town that lives in its past. The motto needs to be “But this is the way we’ve always done it!” If my hubby hadn’t been forced to move here with his company I would not have come .I look forward to the day I can move away. I just absolutely hate living here. HATE IT!
Comment by Miss R — July 4, 2009 @ 2:10 pm
Honey, I don’t know what part of the city you live in but that’s not my KC experience at all. I’m a transplant and I’ve found this city to be exceedingly friendly and an easy place to live, but then again I’ve always lived in Midtown or downtown. While we don’t travel a great deal (2 or 3 times a year), it’s always a pleasure to come home to Kansas City.
Comment by AKCB — July 4, 2009 @ 4:02 pm