- Restaurants |
- Nightlife |
- Shopping |
- Movies |
- All
Blue Moose Bar and Grill
Category: Restaurants American (Traditional) American (Traditional) [Edit]
4160 W 71st StPrairie Village, KS 66208
(913) 722-9463
- Hours:
Mon-Wed 11 am - 1 am
Thu-Sat 11 am - 2 am
Sun 10 am - 12 am
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- Yes
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Good For:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Full Bar
- Noise Level:
- Quiet
- Has TV:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
29 reviews for Blue Moose Bar and Grill
Review Highlights
"Baked Brie en Croute - Pretty impressive for a bar & grill..."
(in 1 review)
"Thursday nights with $1.50 any beers is one great deal."
(in 6 reviews)
"Wide selection of beers is nice."
(in 6 reviews)
Loading...
29 reviews in English
-
Review from Reed N.
12/13/2011
I have been on a quest for fried pickles since first trying them in 1991 in Memphis at BB Kings blues bar. I have some recipes and can do my own as well.
I have been told the Foundry and Knuckleheads both do fried pickles the right way, so they are bookmarked on my Yelp profile. Yeah, another reason to use this website, folks. ; )
So I had heard of the pickles here and ordered them plus a small salad for lunch. These long slices of pickles were battered in their fish-n-chips batter... which is quite good. And the pickles were good. My guess is Claussen, which is still the best store bought pickle outside of some boutique/local creation. The result of two good things was one well-above-average fried pickle. Crispy outside, pillow soft inside, but not slimy. Good seasoning throughout. Deeeelicious!
The salad was okay, but iceberg lettuce is always a letdown. Service was friendly and attentive. -
Review from Claudia S.
Shawnee, KS
1/15/2012
We went for lunch on a Saturday. The location was charming; the table was dirty (crusty, dried up, ikky dirty). Our waiter was perhaps a retired Hell's Angel. He had little personality. We ordered, then the manager came to ask how everything was... too bad she didn't check back later.
I had a panini, it was fine. Dining partner had a small plate that cost a small fortune and turned out to be a clump of sticky spaghetti with three shrimp thrown on it... ew. We had a coupon that required we spend a certain amount, so ordered a piece of cake and coffee. German chocolatee cake sounded yummy... too bad it was left over, still cold out of the fridge.
Our waiter wandered over to check on the dessert and I explained to him that I was disappointed that the cake was ice cold -- nearly frozen. His response: "OK" and he wandered off with our credit card to close the check.
They made a fatal mistake of including a link for a survey on their receipt. I completed the survey and the manager sent me a $25 gift card to compensate, which I promptly gave to a friend for his birthday knowing he probably won't actually ever go there, but would still think I was pretty cool for getting him a $25 gift card. I sure as heck wasn't going to use it. -
Review from Ken B.
10/1/2011
You know those wind up toys that you turn the crank on the back of the figure, set them down and let them walk around in a crazy, confused stagger with no sense of purpose? Well that is what the staff at the Blue Moose resembles to me.
I've been here a few times because of its location to my work and before The Tavern, Story, and Urban Table opened up, there weren't many other choices to pick from. I'm not the biggest fan of bar/grill combos but do appreciate that the sports ridden tv bar section is far removed from the warmer fireplace dining room.
The food is decent bar food.
It is really the staff that brings this place down. It's one of those places that you walk in and there are 3 to 5 people standing there with no intent to greet you but more than likely to make you feel like you have interrupted their conversation. After the confused hostess walks in circles trying to figure out where to put you, you are seated. Service is kind of all over the place. Literally and figuratively! 90 percent of the time upon leaving, no one says "thanks for coming in", "boo" , "get the hell out of here", nothing. It's usually 3 or 5 people standing around chatting. It always seems over staffed and like they have a *new* staff upon every visit. It's all very "meh"!
Because of all of the new restaurants that have landed in this area, I can finally say goodbye to the illusive Blue Moose.Listed in: Neighborhood places., Bottom of the Barrel
-
Review from Carla G.
5/3/2011
I've been here twice and both times I have had a good meal. This has been a good place to meet with a small group of people and visit over a meal. I was most recently here today for lunch and it was nice enough to sit outside and eat El Fresco. I ordered the Kobe Beef Burger and the waiter told me that they were out of Kobe Beef, so I was able to change my order without a lot of fuss, although I really was looking forward to trying Kobe Beef since I have never had Kobe beef, so that still remains on my 'to eat' list. My burger and sweet potato fries were excellent. My burger was juicy and the toppings fresh, including the 4 pickles. Since I like pickles, this was a plus.
My dining companions today all had different food and it looked good. The portions were adequate and we were not pressured by wait staff to move on, and our beverages were kept full. Service was excellent. -
Review from Stephanie N.
Shawnee, KS
2/6/2011 1 Check-in Here
We came here for happy hour on Thursday. It was super crowded but we only had to wait a couple minutes to get a table. They had a heated/covered patio with plenty of extra seating.
The happy hour special on Thursday is $1.50 beers and half price appetizers from 4-6. We were all starving so we ordered the wings, chicken nachos, spinach and artichoke dip, and steak quesadillas. All were hot and delicious for bar food appetizers. The steak quesadillas were definitely above average.
I didn't do the beer special so I went for the Tuaca Lemon Drop martinis. Only $5 a piece and they were nicely made. The service was great as well. -
Review from Paul R.
Kansas City, MO
12/8/2010
I gave this a star simply because there was no way to put a minus on it.
Shawnee Mission High School glory days (and probably a few glory holes) are what this place is. Pretentious and self serving menu, poorly motivated staff and mediocre food make this a place to avoid. Go to JJ's on Johnson Dr. or a dive bar, you'll be MUCH happier.
I have nothing against anyone who went to Shawnee Mission High, but most of the people here went there when Christ was a corporal and it's time to stop living your past. You weren't as popular as you think you were, as a matter of fact, the bottle blond at the bar just said you were loose in high school....and that your poodle skirt was made by your grandmother...
It's not horrible, but it's not worth the stop either. If you were dying of thirst and desperately needed a beer, you could do worse, just not much. -
Review from Rachel S.
Kansas City, MO
9/8/2011
Definitely decent. I loved the artichoke bisque with its yummy goat cheese/blue cheese spread on top, but everything else was just alright. My sister loved that they have some vegetarian options, and eating hummus in a sports bar atmosphere is oddly enjoyable, but I felt largely underwhelmed. Kudos though for my buffalo chicken wrap having REAL chicken breast as opposed to some unappetizing, over-processed "tenders," whatever those actually are. If you are in the area, drive (maybe!) ten minutes across the state line to 75th Street Brewery in Waldo, a much better KC Hopps restaurant.
-
Review from Patrick B.
Kansas City, MO
Eh.
So, I am never wowed by Blue Moose. They are just Okay. I have been here a number of times over the past years and they never seem to get better than okay. Why, you may ask, do I keep going back? I am an eternal optimist... but more importantly, it is a convenient location for a number of friends of mine to meet for dinner or a few drinks on occasion.
Their menu is okay, the service is usually barely okay, and if you have more than 4 people you should go somewhere else.
The only redeeming thing this place has to offer, oddly enough, is the fried pickles. They are EXCELLENT. Never thought I would say that about fried pickles but - dang.
I will also say that another positive is sitting outdoors during the summer. Getting out of the very dark interior of the restaurant is definitely a plus.
Again, Eh. -
Review from Mina N.
Kansas City, MO
7/6/2010
Just your average bar & grill. I'm even having a tough time writing this review because I'm already so bored to death. I have no rants and no raves.
Went here for dinner with a friend and we sat on the patio. It's not the "best patio in KC" as one side overlooks a busy 71st Street while the other side overlooks a parking lot, all at ground level.
Despite the tempting $1.50 beer special they had, my friend and I opted for girly drinks instead. They were ok, but at $7 each, we probably should have just stuck with beer.
We ordered a few sharable appetizers between the two of us.
Sidenote: On the menu, some of their appetizers are called "Tapas". Ok, Blue Moose, you are nowhere close to being Spanish, so it's just silly to call anything on your menu "tapas." Again, Blue Moose puts a fancy name on its menu to sell an idea that just isn't so. [Reference Pesto-Gate at the OP Blue Moose location].
Anyway, we had a few appetizers between the two of us:
Baked Brie en Croute - Pretty impressive for a bar & grill joint. It was really good.
Hummus Trio - Junk. Pasty, un-appetizing consistency. Couldn't tell the difference among the three flavors without looking at them.
Chicken Pesto Pizza - Oh, hey, so you do know what pesto is? How about adding it to your Pesto Chicken Pasta?...the pizza was ok, chicken was dry, but the rest was delicious without it. -
Review from Darren R.
Kansas City, MO
5/17/2010
Ho. Hum. The Blue Moose is white-bread with the crust cut off, fine, nice, safe, suburban strip mall, common, basic, all-in-all average. There's absolutely nothing wrong with Blue Moose. Food is fine. Wide selection of beers is nice. Service is efficient. Atmosphere is movie-set dressed, but shallow. My 73 year old mother loves Blue Moose. I can take it or leave it. Not bad, but not great either.
Cara F. and Ken L. nailed it for me. "Wannabe Applebee's" and "Bar food at Restaurant Prices!" -
Review from Kyle R.
Kansas City, MO
4/18/2008
The Moose is truly a hidden gem in Prairie Village. Sure, it seems like a local-owned typical family restaurant but man, its so much better than that. Think Applebee's prices with way, way better food.
My favorite thing on the menu of all is the Jammin' Salmon - blackened salmon with black beans and chipotle rice. Its delicious and just spicy enough to be interesting without being overdone. I could eat that meal every day.
On the salad side, make sure to check out the salmon salad. If you're not a salmon person, just get a spinach salad. Why? Because the strawberry poppy seed dressing is incredible.
The pizza is also scrumptious - there aren't a whole lot of places in Kansas City with better pizza, even if its only a small part of the menu. Don't miss the BBQ pizza.
The burgers, sandwiches and apps are all pretty darn good as well and prices are very reasonable - nothing is really over $20.
Great bar specials too - I love the Moose.
Disclaimer: I worked at the Moose for 1 1/2 years. Even though I spent a lot of hours there, I still love the food and would eat it anytime - I think that says a lot. -
Review from Jeff H.
Virginia Beach, VA
8/23/2008
This review is excerpted from The KC Beer Blog (http://kcbeerblog.blog...).
Since I've been to 75th Street Brewery, McCoy's, Barleys and River Market Brewery (in Wichita) I felt that I had a pretty good idea what I was gonna get at Blue Moose, a pretty good meal a couple of dollars more than I wanted to spend. I was half right on that guess.
For some reason the hostess said she could only seat us in the bar (I was wearing Madras shorts and a t-shirt, I think she may have been looking to hide me) even though the restaurant was only half full. While I waited for DLC, most of the people going into The Blue Moose were either old or wearing a tie so dress a little better than I was if you want to sit in the restaurant. I don't care anyway, I don't need no fancy dinin' room you uppity PV snobs.
We sat down at a fine booth at the far edge of the restaurant. Our waitress took our drink orders, a Coke for DLC and 75th Street Raspberry Wheat for me (I hear you snickering). They also had a couple of other 75th Street brews on tap at Blue Moose, so if you don't want to be bombarded with hipsters wearing t-shirts and jeans but still want a 75th Street beer, then Blue Moose is the place for you.
When Erin brought out our drinks she casually mentioned that beers are $1.50 all day on Thursdays. Holy Zeus' beard! What a great special. I told her Thursdays are my work from home day but I may change that to my work from Blue Moose day. At $1.50 a beer I didn't have to feel guilty about having a second one (or third or fourth for that matter).
I had a panini and DLC had some sort of a sandwich, I wasn't paying attention. I did hear him order fries and got chips instead. I thought the chips were an attractive side for my panini after Erin informed us that they are indeed fried at The Blue Moose and don't come from a bag marked Lay's. Some of the fries were even soft and undercooked the way they are when you fry them at home. Some people may be grossed out about that, but I kind of like it.
Like most places in Johnson County, the interior of Blue Moose was corporaty*. If you dropped me in any bar & grill in Johnson County, I wouldn't be able to tell you which one I was at unless I saw a menu or signage. Blue Moose did have a blue moose head sticking out of the wall, but that was as distinctive as it got.
*I called it, corporaty is mine. corporaty (adj.) - 1. of or feeling very corporate 2. sterile, unfeeling
Overall, the Blue Moose is stunningly average but has great midweek specials and a friendly waitstaff. If you absolutely positively have to be in Prairie Village stop in for a drink. Even if you are across the state line, it would be worth your while to come over to Kansas for a while and enjoy a $1.50 pint or 3. That seems like a good Kansas slogan: Kansas, $1.50 Pints. -
Review from Ken L.
4/27/2009
The food is decent, but kind of overpriced for what you get. Their motto should be "Bar Food At Restaurant Prices!"
I couldn't really figure this place out. Sometimes I got the feeling it's supposed to be some kind of snooty bar and grill. It's hard to describe, but the atmosphere didn't seem relaxed, more like a restaurant. And yet, it's called a bar and grill. Maybe it's just because it's in Prairie Village?
Anyway, not sure if I'll be back. As others have indicated, it's kind of out of the way if you don't live there, and those PV cops love hiding along Mission Rd. to pull you over for violating the speed limit. What's the speed limit there again? 20 mph? I think a guy on a golf cart passed me on the downhill part. -
Review from Ashley M.
Overland Park, KS
1/28/2008
I love the Blue Moose because it is close - there aren't a lot of restaurants in the north PV area - so this becomes the logical choice. A lot of other locals feel the same way, so this place can get rather crowded - especially on Thursdays when they offer great beer specials.
Aside from the location appeal, the bar food is actually good. The turkey pesto panini is my favorite. Another great special they have is $5 pizza lunches on Thursdays.
There is also a nice size bar area for the late-night crowd. -
Review from Cara F.
Astoria, Queens, NY
1/28/2010
I will preface this review by saying when I go out to eat I enjoy food that's unique, tasty, and something I can't recreate at home for half the price.
I went to the Blue Moose for lunch today and won't be hurrying back any time soon. The food was fine but nothing wowed me. I agree with the previous reviews that the food is overpriced for the quality. Kind of a wannabe upscale Applebee's having an identity crisis.
My friends and I started with the fried pickles, followed by the pecan encrusted goat cheese salad from their special season salad menu (say that 10 times fast). The pickles were good, but the salad sounds much fancier then it was. It was BATHED in the raspberry vinaigrette dressing. So fully drenched that once I finished the French chevre cheese and the fruit, I couldn't bring myself to eat the greens. I strongly advise ordering salad dressings on the side to prevent a perfectly ruined salad.
The atmosphere was cute and I thought the fireplace gave the restaurant a nice homey feel. Might try it again for drinks and grub, but not for a casual sit down meal. -
Review from Chad S.
Updated - 9/20/2010
Not sure if it was a fluke or a change of policy, but our visit yesterday during the Chiefs game was a little disappointing because the Bloody Mary's no longer have the amazing garnish they once did ... instead they only have a small lime wedge. Still nice and spicy upon request, but a little less impressive overall.
1 Previous Review: Show all »
-
7/15/2010
Not a big fan of this place on most nights due to the fact that I'm not from here and it seems like… Read more »
-
-
Review from Josh S.
2/5/2010
I can vouch for this place on a Thursday night - filled with people sampling any number of the 30 drafts or bottles that are special for a buck fifty. Seating is usually pretty tough to score if you arrive after 6, but you can usually snag a drink pretty quick. I've had the hummus trio which is served with crunchy-type pita chips, average. I've also had the Blue Moose Burger which is pretty damn good, great charbroil flavor and nicely portioned.
Bull E. Vard translates this place perfectly from your mind to paper. It's your standard run of the mill KC Hopps run restaurant.
I'll be back again on Thursday for some dollar50 smithwicks. -
Review from Kelsey C.
12/6/2008
This place is pretty unique...the name is what go my attention and made me want to check it out. The atmosphere is really casual and makes for a great hang-out for beers or just for nice dinner. The curry chicken salad and the turkey pesto panini are both pretty good. The panini was a little greasy though. Our waitress noticed that I didn't eat all of it and came over to make sure everything was okay. I thought that was thoughtful-- but it wasn't so gross I didn't want to eat it at all.
They have free wi-fi, which is getting more and more common in restaurants nowadays, but is still always a nice perk if I need to Yelp! :) -
Review from Noelle M.
San Francisco, CA
8/25/2008 1 photo
I came here after crew one afternoon and decided to sit outside...semi a mistake since no one ever came out to see how I was doing.
Anyway I got the hummus plate, but didn't specify I wanted pita bread, so of course I later had to pay extra for it...LAME. I also got a raspberry wheat from a local brewery.
Good, but not great. -
Review from Erik R.
Shawnee Mission, KS
7/24/2008
I've been to this restaurant possibly more than any other in KC, as others have mentioned, it is pretty much the only restaurant in about a 5 square mile area. Well there is an Applebees but that is IT. So whenever I find myself in the 5 square mile dead zone, this is the place I head to. Lucky for me, its really good. Everything I have tried on the menu is good to very good. My favorite is probably the Greek Chicken wrap. Extremely flavorful and the spinach wrap lets me pretend I'm eating something healthy even though the sauce and cheese have a fat content somewhere close to lard.
This restaurant has the most consistently good service of any restaurant I have been to. I have never had even a slightly bad wait staff experience.
The weeknight specials are also great. I think Tuesday is 10 dollar bottle of wine night. If you find yourself with a large group and don't have to work on Wednesday, it can get ....interesting. The other specials are pretty good too.
Inside is kind of dark, but not too dark. The decor I guess is upscale sports bar. There are TV's up on the ceiling everywhere, but they turn them down unless is it an obvious game time. Everything is very clean and nice.
So some 4-stars I have given I hesitate to suggest to people just because something might have impressed me, but may not be for everyone. In this case, I can definitely suggest going here if you have the chance. -
Review from Matthew W.
Kansas City, MO
4/29/2010
I've never eaten here. I've never enjoyed a beer here. I tried. God knows I tried. My wonderful wife and I stopped in here on a Sunday morning, it was early spring, just warm enough for me to not wear a jacket. As I've mentioned in earlier reviews, I have a lot of tattoos and can tell when I'm treated differently because of them. I was treated differently here. On second thought, that's not accurate. I wasn't treated at all. We were starving. We showed up at about 11:30 am. It was slow to say the least. The table full of cute college girls with aeropostle shirts seated twenty feet from us didn't seem to have any problem getting service. For some reason, myself and the lovely woman I've been married to for almost six years received no service. I like to stress that we've been married for so long, and are completely devoted to our daughter because while I may not look like a wholesome 28 year old feller, I am a devoted family man. Anyway, we were seated immediately, but were never approached by anyone about food, or even water for that matter. Saddam Husein got all the Doritos he wanted when he was imprisoned. Two tax paying, home owning Kansas City natives were denied any kind of sustenance, in this restaurant. After about ten minutes of blaring, soulless pop music, and absolutely no sign of food in our near future, we both thought it best to leave. I'm not above making a scene, and it was almost showtime baby. We started walking out, and as we passed the hostess station, which oddly enough was surrounded by waitstaff, we were given a chorus of sarcastic "Have a nice day," and "Thanks for stopping by",
Don't go here.
I'm not saying boycott the entire KC HOPS line of restaurants. We live within spitting distance of the 75 street brewery and went there right after this incident and had a lovely lunch. The irony of leaving one KC Hops restaurant in disgust, and going directly to another one did not escape us. We just love 75 st brewery that much. So if you are in any way what might be considered an individual don't go here. If you are the kind of person who frequently shops at the mall, wears their hat backwards, or has ever considered themself a frat guy or a sorority chick this is your new spot. Not to say that 75 st brewery isn't full of frat guys, but the service there is better, and the beer is fresher. -
Review from Melissa R.
Overland Park, KS
9/17/2010 1 Check-in Here
My hubbies friends LOVE this place and cheap beer Thursday. Unfortunately I think everyone in PV and beyond also loves cheap beer Thursday. If you can get there early enough to catch a table, this is your place. If you work until early evening, the cheap beer is not worth getting trampled by other patrons and evil-eyed by the servers for standing in their way.
-
Review from Sara S.
Kansas City, MO
9/6/2008
I live in the neighborhood around the Moose, so this review is based on about 5 years of experience. I rarely head to the Blue Moose for lunch, but have enjoyed dinner and the brunch many times. Thursday drink specials are great, and popular, but I don't typically stick around when it gets too packed. The waitstaff get to know everyone that come in as often as we do, and they take excellent care of us.
My favorite items are the salads, and the grilled chicken sandwich. During brunch I tend to just hit the buffet, rather than waiting in line. While the desserts and sweet things are not at all compelling, the solid breakfast fare is what I am looking for on a Sunday morning. -
Review from Lee P.
Prairie Village, KS
1/8/2011
I love this place great food, and the gang that works there are tops.
-
Review from Zach C.
Leawood, KS
1/25/2011
Great place to spend with friends and family! Only thing that lags down review is the wait time to get a table.
-
Review from Dayne B.
Mission, KS
9/1/2010
One of the first bars I went to in KC and it was a great time. Thursday nights with $1.50 any beers is one great deal. The only down side is that I think everyone in town knows about it because it can get really crowded. I would recommend this location over the new one on 135th for the younger crowd.
-
Review from Aaron R.
Prairie Village, KS
4/3/2011
Great food and great staff. Tuesday nights are $10 bottles of wine.
-
Review from Lauren K.
Kansas City, MO
8/27/2009
I went here to flirt with a cute guy I know who works there. So to be fair I wasn't expecting anything in particular. I'd recommend this place if you were shopping in the area, but don't go out of your way.
Our server was definitely having a bad day, so it doesn't seem fair to judge our experience based on her furrowed brow and the bottle she shattered while taking our order hurriedly. The service in general did reek of a corporate atmosphere; stodgy manager with microphone coming over to ask if we'd received our spinach salad yet. If it's not on the table, probably not. Things took a little too long but the food was good. I enjoyed simple fare: chicken fingers and fries, but my spinach salad with strawberry vinagrette was delicious and refreshingly free of bacon and the usual trappings of a spinach salad. I can see what people meant about it's image being a little confusing. Is it a relaxing bar? Is it a fancy restaurant? The answer would be somewhere in between it seems. At least they had lots of Boulevard signs and Boulevard beers!
I'd go back to this place to try the Artichoke Bisque next time i'm in good ol' Prairie Village. But I still think PV has nothing on KC eats. Sorry! -
Review from Madelaine G.
Shawnee Mission, KS
4/22/2008
Walking distance bar, 'nuf said.
If you like cheap beer, go on Thursday. I like the Fish & Chips, Chicken Nachos, and Chicken Fingers. I didn't think the pizza was anything special. I feel like the food is a bit overpriced, but I'm probably just a cheapskate.
