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06/13/2003 Archived Entry: "KC's Cafe"

KC's Cafe

Last night I made arrangements at KC's for dinner for a group meeting here at the ECF Training Center. There were 15 or so of us and there wasn't a single complaint uttered about the meal. It was delicious. Some of us had 16 ounce smoked pork chops and the others had chicken fried steak, a long time favorite of many. One had an omelet which she proclaimed was delicious. I mention this as I don't think you could have found similar food that was any better.

The meals came with a choice of potato, veggie, salad and dessert. It was all exceptionally good.

Their chicken fried steak will be included in the short and very exclusive list compiled by the Kansas Sampler Festival as it adheres to strict criteria for admission. Karen buys her meat locally from JC Packing so it is fresh, and not frozen. Curtis has his own special seasonings, then he hand-breads the steaks and cooks them on a grill. Chicken fried steaks come and go, but the best have to adhere to these standards. Deep fat fried steaks pulled out of a box of frozen, battered hunks of meat just don’t cut it.

The other Kansas restaurants in this very exclusive group include the Prairie Nut Hut, Altoona; Iris’s Country Kitchen, Ulysses; Bubba’s, Brewster; Pinky’s Bar, Courtland; The Paddock, Eureka; Herrman House B&B, Scandia; Otto’s Café, Pittsburg; Cassoday Café; Trapper’s, Simpson; and Sue’s Kitchen, Hope.

Congratulations Karen and Curtis!