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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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RESTAURANT

Marilynn's Place

Opened in 1994, customers to this house restaurant keep coming back for…

📍 Osage City, Osage County

ITALIAN

Martinelli's Little Italy

Generous portions of traditional Italian entrees, homemade sauces, wine and cocktails, and…

📍 Salina, Saline County

MEXICAN

Mary's Kitchen

If you want the real deal in Mexican food, come to Mary's…

📍 Great Bend, Barton County

FARM TO MARKET

McCune Farm to Market

Just outside the small town of McCune (population 370) off U.S. 400,…

📍 McCune, Crawford County

RESTAURANT

Meridy's Restaurant & Lounge

Locals rave about the steaks. Breakfast is served all day.

📍 Russell, Russell County

COFFEE

Metropolitan Coffee

Hutchinson’s own hometown coffee shop since 2002, this welcoming gathering place is…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

RESTAURANT

Metropolitan Steak House

Good taste is locked up at the Metropolitan, which stands just across…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

MEXICAN

Mexican Food in Newton

Excellent Mexican food awaits you at: Acapulco, 316.283.6026, 217 W. Broadway Casa…

📍 Newton, Harvey County

RESTAURANT

Mi Torito

A restored train depot is where you'll set your caboose down to…

📍 Galena, Cherokee County

EXPLORER WAY CHICKEN FRIED STEAK

Midway Cafe

This little place may not look like much, but there's nothing middling…

📍 Selden, Sheridan County

RESTAURANT

Milford Tropics Restaurant

Dining and spirits, as the sign says, are mainstays in the Tropics.…

📍 Milford, Geary County

RESTAURANT

Miller's Five Drive-In

Make an old-fashioned stop at Miller's Five Drive-In, where you step up…

📍 Augusta, Butler County

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