Swing (Jan-Dec 1950)

KANSAS CITY Ports of CJt Magnificent Meal . . . ★ N A N C E 1 S CAFE. Nance's tall glass windows fronting busy Pershing Road afford the passer-by a tantalizing view of the delicious food being served inside. And once you are seated at a comfortable table in one of the three spacious dining rooms, your menu suggests a host of tempting specialties. Steak for two, served with french fried onion rings, french fried potatoes, and salad, is always a favorite. Nance's savory chicken soup is a feature every Sunday, and during the Lenten season you'll find many specially prepared dishes. The "Biscuit Girl", with her basket of golden, steaming biscuits, can be counted upon to stop several times at your table. For 47 years, local customers and celebrities, too, have found their way to Nance's when looking for really good food. And travelers like its convenient location across the street from the Union Station. 217 Pershing Road. HA 5688. ★ PUSATERFS NEW YORKER. You'll find none of the hubbub or confusion of the big city, but all of its pomp and sophistication, at Pusateri's. As you relax in a well-padded booth facing the unusual Manhattan skyline mural above the bar, you'll enjoy watching Kansas City's most distinguished faces passing your table. This cosmopolitan atmosphere extends even to the smiling doorman in incredibly bright livery who helps you from your car. Service is gracious and the food, which Gus and Jim Pusateri carefully supervise, is uniformly delicious. A variety of seafood, juicy roast beef, and flavorful Kansas City steaks are always specialties on the menu. You'll find that every drink, particularly that wonderful dry martini, is suited to your taste. The soft, smooth music provided by Musak adds the last touch to this scene set for pleasant, restful meals. 1114 Baltimore. VI 9711. To See and Be Seen . . . ★ SAVOY GRILL. So that Kansas Citian will never forget the heritage that is their and the colorful early days of their towr everything at the Savoy is just as i was many decades ago. Above the oli foot-rail bar, the same that was originallconstructed in the Savoy, is a recent!rejuvenated mural, saluting Kansas City' pioneers. As you cross over the shin' tiled floor to a deep, spongy leathe booth, you will marvel at the high beame< ceiling and tiny stained glass windows Food at the Savoy is traditionally excel lent. Rare delicacies, such as frog legs fowl, oysters and unusual seafood, as wel as those ever-popular steaks, are servet by courteous old waiters who seem to as old as the Savoy itself. For comparisi the Savoy has its modern Imperial Room where abundant planting, mirrors ant coral red walls produce an equally dis tinguished setting for the same good food Look for the sign of the Lobster at 9tr and Central. VI 3800. ★ PUTSCH'S 210. The gay fresh) ness of springtime min gles with the charn and elegance of th>i deep South to maki! Putsch's your firsi choice for leisurely din ing. You are surround ed here by cool green walls and delightful' oil paintings depicting life as it ought U\ be lived in the New Orleans French Quar ter. Sunken overhead lighting weave!' imaginative patterns through luxurious ferns and authentic wrought-iron grilM work. Rich lobster, tender filets, red snapper, and of course, those man-sizec salads are prepared by veteran chefs whc cater to discriminating palates. Business men and shoppers find Putsch's 210, which is located on the Country Club Plaza ideal for a hearty luncheon, and the theatr* crowd always enjoys a late evening drink there. A back-lighted glass mural aboya the bar is a popular topic of converse]