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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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Kitchen Pass Restaurant & Bar

At this downtown spot expect great! burgers, sandwiches, grilled salmon salad, blackened…

📍 Parsons, Labette County

BARBECUE

Knackies Meat & Sweets

After years in the catering business and making the famous Knackies Bear-B-Cue…

📍 McPherson, McPherson County

RESTAURANT

Kountry Kafe

Daily specials and homemade pies are only a few of the good…

📍 Miltonvale, Cloud County

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Krazy Horse

This is a meat-and-potatoes kind of place with Krazy menu names like…

📍 Attica, Harper County

RESTAURANT

Kristy's Kafe

Family recipes dominate the menu that includes sandwiches, pasta, Tex-Mex, and homemade…

📍 Anthony, Harper County

MEAT MARKET

Krizman's Sausage

In business since 1939, Krizman's produces more than a dozen kinds of…

📍 Kansas City, Wyandotte County

RESTAURANT

L&T Family Restaurant

Brick walls and a shiny wooden floor somehow enhance the specialties of…

📍 Goodland, Sherman County

RESTAURANT

La Fiesta

It's all tasty and authentic Mexican at La Fiesta. Watch out, the…

📍 Junction City, Geary County

RESTAURANT

La Jefa Mexicana

The birria tacos, salsa verde over chicken enchilada, the creamy guacamole, are…

📍 McPherson, McPherson County

MEXICAN

La Tropicana

Since 1962 four generations of the Del Campo family have been serving…

📍 Lawrence, Douglas County

RESTAURANT

Lakeshore Tailgaters Bar & Grill

Satisfy your hunger with quality burgers, steaks, and more. Photo @lakeshoretailgaters

📍 Cawker City, Mitchell County

RESTAURANT

Lamont Hill Restaurant

Locals have many good things to say about this eatery. Among their…

📍 Vassar, Osage County

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