810 Zone

Leawood

Town Center Plaza

913.469.ZONE

Kansas City

Country Club Plaza

816.268.ZONE

Its should come as no surprise that this restaurant is filled over the noon hour with tables of men wearing suits. Boys of all ages love their sports radio, sports heroes, sports memorabilia, and sports on the big screen. The 810 Zone restaurants are a perfect blend of all of these things!

My boys cant get enough of the 810 Zone because of the computer screen/TVs found at the booth tables. The chef could take an hour to prepare our food and Id still enjoy uninterrupted conversation with my husband as they take turns controlling the buttons. Five minutes, then its your brothers turn is all I have to say. They never get around to the jumbo placemat with crayons and puzzles!

Congratulations to the folks at KC Hopps, the restaurateurs behind the 810 Zone, for coming up with a kids menu that makes concessions for older children. Their Small Bites menu ($5.95) includes chicken tenders, hamburgers, cheeseburgers and mac & cheese. What I hadn’t seen before is the idea behind their Big Bites section ($7.95) which includes a 4 oz. Even-Better-than-Dads steak, a quarter slab of ribs, a grilled chicken breast and a turkey wrap. All of kid’s menu entres, big or small, come with sides (fresh fruit, fries, broccoli, green beans, mashed potatoes or salad), drinks and ice cream.

We were in our post spring break diet mode so both my husband I ordered salads, easy to do with eleven tempting choices. I needed an explanation from by husband about the namesake of mine, but thoroughly enjoyed my Don Denkingers Goat Cheese salad ($10.95) in spite of this former 1985 World Series umpire (Sorry St. Louis). In fact, much of our conversation revolved around his explanations about whom many of the various dishes were named after. Its a fun menu filled with unique and delicious appetizers, salads, burgers, sandwiches and pasta.

When you’ve met your future spouse while living in a dorm named after Coach Naismith, you cant resist ordering the Naismith apple pie ($5.95). Bonus points for the readers who know why Coach Naismith should really have a peach cobbler named after him rather than an apple pie?

Check out their website at KCHopps.com.

Atmosphere: A huge hit with our team

Kids Menu Prices: $5.95 - $7.95 for a full meal deal

Adult Menu Prices: $6.95 - $16.95

Food Quality: Delicious!!