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8 ELEMENTS OF KANSAS RURAL CULTURE

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RESTAURANT

Porky's Parlor

Hungry for a quick meal on the road? Pick up burgers, fries,…

📍 Syracuse, Hamilton County

BAR AND GRILL

Pour Decisions

Shawn Schwindt opened Pour Decisions after her husband, a volunteer first responder,…

📍 Elkhart, Morton County

BAR AND GRILL

Prairie Nut Hut

Mountain oysters! Prairie Oysters! People must love 'em because this Nut Hut…

📍 Altoona, Wilson County

GERMAN

Prost

An authentic German menu features entrées like Jägerschnitzel—breaded and fried pork cutlet…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

FARM TO TABLE

Public at the Brickyard

Tucked into the Historic Old Town District beside the Brickyard—Old Town’s premier…

📍 Wichita, Sedgwick County

RESTAURANT

Pullman Place Family Restaurant

Breakfasts, luncheon specials, and burgers taste great inside this old brick building…

📍 Leavenworth, Leavenworth County

BURGERS

R-B Drive In

It's been a local institution since 1948 and it remains the choice…

📍 Hutchinson, Reno County

BAKERY

Radina's Bakehouse

Baguettes, ciabatta, cinnamon raisin, or whole clove roasted garlic are only some…

📍 Manhattan, Riley County

BREWERY

Radius Brewing Company

The huge silver brew vats are rightfully front and center in the…

📍 Emporia, Lyon County

RESTAURANT

Red Barn Cafe

Burgers, biscuits and gravy, bierocks, reasonable prices, and breakfast served all day—those…

📍 Caldwell, Sumner County

RESTAURANT

Red Fortune Chinese Restaurant

Slip into a red-leather booth and choose from a large menu. Everything…

📍 Bonner Springs, Wyandotte County

RESTAURANT

Red Rooster

This Red Rooster has a lot to crow about. You'll find out…

📍 Harper, Harper County

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