Farwell's and Shells

Critique No. 6

Restaurant

McCoy's Public House

4057 Pennsylvania

Kansas City, MO 64111

(816) 960-0866

Cuisine: Classic and Modern American

Max. Occupancy: 530

Price Point Average: Lunch- $8.99 & Dinner- $10.99

Last night I went to McCoy's Public House to a send off for some of my dear friends- Drew and Selena (they are amazing and they have done photos that you mayb have seen on My Wife's blog or on their blog for vanhornvisuals). They're moving out California way for the bright lights and glam of L.A., so we gladly and but sadly joined in for their going away party. It was the perfect place for a party! McCoy's is well known for their food and brew! They make hand crafted beer and Root Beer that makes my mouth sing. This was a family night out- so you're going to get the run down on several different items.

I had been to McCoy's only once before and had the Ginger Shandy beer, which is made with ginger and lemonade- its soo girly but sooo good! So I ordered up one- our waiter was very energetic and attentive with handling our party of over 15 people. I took the menu in hand and looked it over. My eyes landed on The Mac Daddy, and since I am a daddy; I thought to myself "this is the one for me". It was their house mac and cheese made with large shell pasta, four cheeses (including some amazing Wisconsin soft cheddar), toasted garlic breadcrumbs, sweet peas, and smoked bacon. Um...HELLO TASTE BUDS! WAKE UP ITS PARTY TIME! A generous portion for $10.99, and I got some of their fresh made- rough cut fries on the side. Leah got the KC BBQ Brisket Pizza for $10.99 as well. It was made on a super thin and crunchy crust, slow-roasted beef brisket, white and yellow cheddar, house-made beer barbecue sauce (come on now- that's awesome!) and shaved red onion. I wish I had pictures of the food- but we left the camera at home on accident. boo. We put in our orders and hung out with our friends. Again, as we talked, I was sad they were leaving but there was a good energy in the room because everyone knew that Drew and Selena were going to love L.A. and be very happy and successful there.

It was time to eat!! Out comes the army of waiters (not really, just like 3) with all our food. My first impression of the Mac Daddy was like !!!!!!!! you couldn't see my face because it was melted off! This looked like the meal I want before I die! Perfecto! A miniature crock pot of shells with a scoop of the Wisconsin soft Cheddar just melting into the pasta, bacon, peas and aawhehahahawaha. It was awesome. I ate it all, of course. Leah loved her pizza- I was lucky enough to get a slice to eat and it was sweet and crispy and a deep flavor from the beer in the sauce with the onions- it worked. Fries were really good too, and that is something that kinda goes unappreciated most of the time- these were nice thickness with the skin on and the nice flakes of kosher salt. Yum-Um. Even Landen's little cheese pizza looked good!

When it was all said and done and we took our farewell group pictures. I was sad because I was going to miss my friends, but glad that we had a good memory for the last time we hung out for a while. McCoys delivered a great spin on the classic standard- Mac and Cheese. For me, it was nothing but praises for my meal.

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

Please visit this locally owned business and see if you agree!