Ten Iconic Restaurants We’ll Never Forget

The Plaza III, opened in 1963, was the go-to Plaza restaurant for a special dining event and the flagship of the Gilbert/Robinson restaurant development group.The name was chosen as a tribute to the three founders—Joe and Bill Gilbert and Paul Robinson. Photography courtesy of Kansas City Public Library.

A restaurant with spectacular city views, another with wildly entertaining owners, a one-of-a-kind disco/eats joint, a cheese and wine place run by monks, a national developer’s flagship restaurant enhancing the Plaza’s elegance—Kansas City had them all. These were the beloved restaurant jewels that have gone away but left their marks in the memories of people… Continue reading Ten Iconic Restaurants We’ll Never Forget