The Brass Onion
By Dayle Ringer
This week’s adventure took us back to Overland Park, Kansas to a restaurant called The Brass Onion. This is located at 5501 W 135th St. This area is adorable, a new and upcoming area. The parking was a little walk. However, it is a free parking garage that is located there in the
Prairie Fire Entertainment District. They also have complimentary valet starting at 5pm daily. Make sure to check out the wall mural that is done on the way to the garage. This artist is amazing, I have seen other murals he has done in the downtown area. He is a true artist; known as Scribe; his name is Donald J Ross.
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| Picture from The Walking Tourist; link below. |
We chose to make a reservation online, to avoid any waiting. I don’t think we would have to wait; we are the couple that usually do, especially if we never been there before. While searching online, I found that they also have a Brass Room; that is adjacent to the restaurant. This is a private event space, perfect set up for rehearsal dinners, anniversary parties, corporate events and meetings. They have a built-in bar set up, which includes a private patio space, a mounted TV for media, full china place settings with linen table clothes; they can seat up to 80 people.
The restaurant itself, was modern, dark grey walls, full bar, a cute portrait of a smiling pig, low lighting and quaint. It can be a romantic date night, or night out with your friends and/or family. Our server was Amy, and she was fantastic. We didn’t want for anything. She knew what she was doing and didn’t have a problem with stopping to explain the menu, answering any questions or just to talk about things in general.
Mitch stated that the reason why he picked this restaurant was the deviled eggs on their menu. He was intrigued for sure; that was a must to try, and if you choose to go here, if you like deviled eggs, it is a must for sure. These deviled eggs have creole Dijon, roasted poblano and candied bacon; it had a creaminess and was light, a little heat, and the candied bacon was absolute sinful. The perfect bite for the devil himself.
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| Deviled Eggs |
The dinner to order at least for me was not hard, the Jambalaya Pasta. The serving was huge. I only ate half of it, which the leftovers I ate for Sunday lunch was perfect. It didn’t lose any flavor heating it back up, like some left overs do. The Jambalaya was a mixture of shrimp, andouille sausage, chicken, bell peppers (red, green, and yellow) and onions in a spicy creole sauce served over linguine pasta. The meat was cooked to a perfection, the peppers was cooked but still had the crunch (even on Sunday when I reheated it) the pasta was cooked to al dente and the sauce, oh my. I like a lot of sauce on my pasta; I’m about the sauce not the pasta itself. It was out-of-this-world for me. The sauce was mildly hot but creamy; all noodles were covered with the sauce and some left over to soak up with any bread. I wanted to lick my plate but thought better of it, although it was tempting.
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| Jambalaya Pasta |
Mitch had a little more difficulty of trying to decide between The Sautéed Shrimp and Grits or The Obedient Bird. He ultimately went with the Shrimp and Grits. This consisted of jumbo shrimp, redeye-Tasso ham gravy, hoppin’ John’s grits, cornbread, with whipped butter. This did have bell peppers in it and chunks of ham. Mitch has a hard time eating the peppers due that the peppers do not like him. He let me try a bite; this was heaven, especially if you’re a grits fan. This also has some mild heat to it; we think the grits helped with the spiciness. The grits itself was deviously delicious. Grits are hard to do, and the chef here knows what he is doing. Also, like mine, it was reheated beautifully on Sunday.
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| Sauteed Shrimp and Grits. |
When we return, I think he will be trying the Obedient Bird. This a ½ brick chicken, deep south faro, natural herb jus, with sautéed green beans and shallots. I haven’t decided, the Jambalaya Pasta was phenomenal; I was eyeing the Double Cut Iowa Pork-Chop or the Low County Macaroni and Cheese, this has shrimp, smoked bacon, roasted mushrooms, smoke gouda and gruyere.
I am sure whatever we decide to eat next will be outstanding experience from start to finish. I didn’t think the prices was too unreasonable. My plate was $20 and his was $23; about average I think when it comes to eating out.
Feel free to leave any comments, and let me know if you tried this place and your experience here. Until next time; eat something good for the soul.
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