The meals stand up to the challenge, too. They call out “hand-cracked eggs,” giving at least the feeling that someone is paying attention in the kitchen. They called them “award-winning biscuits.” While I’m not sure who hands out that kind of award, it’s fine – I’d give them one for their biscuits, which were fluffy and delicious. The Big Biscuit is one of those specialty restaurants (with several locations, mostly in the Kansas City area) that hang their hat on one thing, which in this case is a decent sized biscuit. In this case, though, it enabled me to check the menu and see why so many people were apparently willing to wait in long lines to get in. The website was up to date and easy to navigate-which isn’t necessarily top criteria, since some of the best restaurants are sole owners who cook and don’t do tech. The reviews I saw were uniformly good-even taking reviews with a heavy grain of salt, they are a way to start narrowing down your restaurant options. We were in Kansas City for an event, and I wasn’t sure anymore if we were in Kansas or Missouri. And that, my friends, is how I found The Big Biscuit. My own resource is to simply search for “food open nearby.” This gives me a pretty reliable list of restaurants, and it’s easy work to scroll through and electronically check out the ones of interest. Thankfully we have the technology to fill the gaps.
Hard to imagine for those who love food, but it happens. Problem is, in today’s economy, half of them won’t be local and the other half may not be interested in discovering hidden food gems.
You know how, when you are traveling, you wish you could just stop a few locals on the street and ask them where to eat?