Summer Eats
By Dayle Ringer
This summer has been a whirlwind of things. It seems like
yesterday we were waiting for it to warm up and here it is end of the
summer. First, my apologies on taking so
long to do these blogs. Life happens. In May I had two surgeries, one was planned
on May 1st and one not so planned on May 19th. Then my day job has been keeping me busy and
then loosing a family member beginning of August, has been difficult.
Between surgeries we went to Chicken and Pickle Sports Bar
located at 1761 Burlington St North Kansas City, MO 64116. This was founded in 2016 by one man’s love
over wood fired chicken and the game of pickleball.
The restaurant was extremely crowded and loud. However, this
night it was pouring down rain and a severe storm was moving through Kansas
City area. You move through the line to order and then go sit, the person
taking our order wasn’t very helpful when we were trying to decide and asking
some questions since it was our first time there. I ordered the Pulled pork
sandwich; this had spicy slaw and Stevie’s sweet heat BBQ sauce and Mitch had
the Sliced Brisket sandwich, which is sliced smoked brisket, jack cheese, fried
onions, sautéed mushrooms, and horseradish sauce. All sandwiches come with
fries or tots. We also ordered a side of Street Corn, which is grilled corn on
the cob, crema, cilantro, queso fresco, and hot sauce.
My pulled pork was good, it didn’t come with a lot of BBQ
sauce at all, very little. Which I think it would make the sandwich better.
Mitch stated his sandwich was good also, but we both agreed both were just
sandwiches and nothing to write home about. The street corn was the best thing
we had; it was grilled to perfection; the toppings just took it over the top to
make every bite explode in your mouth. Our waitress was attentive, after we
left, we noticed that she never asked if we wanted more sauces etc.
Mitch and I thought this could be an off night for them due
to the storms and everyone waiting out the storms to pass so they could play
the games outside. We will be going back sometime, when there isn’t any rain or
storms and try their chicken.
If you like the game of pickleball this is a place to hang out
with friends, play a game, and eat. They do have tournaments and lessons
available; the link is below.
In August we traveled to Oklahoma City, OK for my birthday;
Mitch and I had a blast, we ate so much good food, one being from a taco truck,
the tacos were to die for and the green sauce, it was extremely hot, and I just
used a drop.
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| The tacos from the food truck. That green sauce on the side, is killer hot. These were some of the best tacos I ever eaten. |
Before we left for Tulsa for my first PBR, we ate at Cheever’s
Café located at 2409 N Hudson, Oklahoma City, OK 73103. I truly recommend this
quaint restaurant; we didn’t have a reservation but they accommodated us and it was
truly a dining experience. In 2000 Heather and Keith Paul bought the building from
a young woman from Louisiana that had experience with French Cajun restaurants,
which she had bought this from the Cheever family. This building belonged to
Oklahoma Belle Cunningham and her husband Lawrence Cheever; Belle, bought the
building from her grandmother after starting a family business of selling roses
due to Lawrence becoming unemployed during the great depression.
I didn’t keep notes, or pictures due that I wanted to enjoy
my much-needed time with my better half. The prices we reasonable; they have a
full bar, and the specials were mouthwatering; the link is below.
Fall time is always so busy with Halloween and right after
Halloween we flew out to NJ for Mitch’s nephews wedding. Stay tuned for some
travel eating and a "surprise" end the year. Many blessings and eat something
good this weekend.
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| I have a thing about taking selfies with state signs. Mitch has finally grown accustom to it. |
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| My First PBR in Tulsa, OK. I absolutely LOVED it and can't wait for more of them. My favorite is Ryan Dirteater. Yes, this is the one he was badly injured by the bull; but has since recovered. |
Again, apologies for disappearing. I will be working on some travel eating and tonight we are going to a new place; such good eats to write about. Take care and eat something good this weekend.
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