Let's see...the itinerary says we should start at the Flying Saucer.
Check! Wait, what? You don't create a minute-to-minute schedule for your trips? Weirdo.
Fries? Rocket Tots? Saucer Bratzel? Yes.
Apparently Friday afternoon is "Assy 20-something hipsters who just left work early roll your eyes at tourists even though you are in the most touristy part of KC hour at The Flying Saucer". Since I noticed lots of snickering at my picture-taking, we decided to up the tourist-ness. "Smile and say Kansas City, ladies!"
"Smile and say Kansas City, Rusty!"
RUSTY: No. I hate you.
GIBBY: Why are you wearing a rain coat?
Rocket Tots arrived BEFORE the fries. Interesting.
Tots were not as spicy as advertised, but the combo of the tots and the sauce made them pretty good.
8 out of 10.
Fries arrived. Presentation was good. Temperature was good. Spices were good. Price was good. Amount was good.
Decent. Nothing incredible, but decent. 7 out of 10.
I know this isn't a pretzel blog, but the Saucer Bratzel was awesome. Pretzel, Cheese, Bratwurst, and spicy mustard. You eat it with a knife and fork. Fancy!
We spent the rest of the night seeing Cake play. Big props to Sondra Mac for shuttling our touristy butts around. After the concert, we went to the uber-trendy Bar Louie cause I saw online that they have non-meat crap that the Bandit will eat. This is what she ordered, BTW. Gross.
Hmmm...midnight on a Friday night? Kinda dead up in here. This makes me suspicious/happy.
"Loaded" fries? I'll be the judge of that! And for 9 bucks they better cut a back flip and whistle dixie.
MEH x 100. This was a total scam. Meh amount, meh fries, meh toppings, and "holy cow" price = 3 out of 10. Boo.
Rusty got Mac and Cheese that ruled, tho.
The next morning, we went to breakfast at Fran's- "the" breakfast place in the tourist part of KC. The only reason I picked it is cause they have poutine, which is a weird French-Canadian french fry thing.
We waited almost 30 minutes for a table. Not that they were busy or anything...
Fries with (tasteless/pointless) shredded mozzarella and BROWN gravy. WTH?
Gross. These not only looked like, but were what I imagine snails taste like-which kinda makes sense when you think about it.
Fran's Poutine = 0 out of 10. Stupid. AND we were there a total of 2 hours for crap that should have taken 20 minutes to make and serve. Fail.
The next day, we toured the Boulevard brewery. Again, I know this isn't a beer blog, but I have to tell you that the Boulevard tour is pretty good. If you are ever in KC you should definitely try to do it.
The tour is free, and at the end you get to try some of their beers in their swanky tasting room.
Trying all those beers made us want fries, so we jetted over to the 75th Street Brewery.
This joint is in the swanky part of town, and the staff had the corresponding attitude. Seriously, it was like pulling teeth to get beer samples and a menu at 3 o'clock on a Saturday. Weird. Maybe we looked like douchebags or something.
We ordered the elegantly titled Garlic Pub Frites and also some Pub Chips (as a chaser). While we waited, we sampled all the beers. They were all meh with the exception of one which I can't remember the name of.
The pub chips were stupid. 0 out of 10. Don't waste your time with these.
The Garlic Pub Frites, however, WERE ASTOUNDING. Hands down the best fries I have had since creating this blog. Generally, I detest cone serving thingys cause they're deceptive with the amount of fries you get, but these fries are worth it! Crisp and light on the outside with an amazing garlic/spice combination and a super-fatty dipping sauce to boot. Awesome. 10 out of 10. We ordered another one before we even finished the first one.
Dammit! Wouldn't you know it? A band started setting up right behind where we were sitting and we had to vamoose. Karma?
