cucina della ragazza

great little restaurant andwinebar!!. we stopped here for some appetizers and drinks before heading to a concert. the staff were so nice and thewineselections were good. also the meatball appetizer is the best! i could sit and eat those all evening!
i forgot my jacket when we left and noticed just as the concert was starting-came back afterwards and they remembered me right away and hadheld it for me. thank you so much!

hidden gem in kc outstanding. i'm an airline pilot that flies at night and i woke up at noon starving...i would have eaten at a subway if there had been one next to the marriott kc country club plaza on main. fortunately, i took a short walk and found this little gem on westport. i almost turned around and walked out because it looked a little tony/expensive for a weekday lunch, but i'm so glad missy convinced me to sit down at the bar and have lunch.

i had the griddled polenta cake with eggplant & mushroom ragu topped with arugula and served with italian beef. so good...missy said you can get it with chicken, sausage, etc...but the beef was so good. she talked me into the dark chocolate pudding for dessert, so i complied (she's very convincing)...excellent. i couldn't drink because i had to work that night, so i had coffee out of a press (also excellent), but they appear to have an excellentwinelist and many different beers and top shelf liquor. i can't wait until i can go for dinner and cocktails. it was more than i usually like to eat/spend for lunch, but the portion size was perfect and the price with tip was about $25.

put it this way, i'll be in kc tomorrow, and i'll be eating luch there again.

regazza is a little gem in westport. delicious cocktails, especially the ones made with their homemade limoncello. my husband had the brined pork chop and i had the chicken saltimbocca with polenta. both were delicious and the polenta was out of this world. thewinelist was extensive and even my glass of the least expensive pinot grigio was very tasty. it is a small place, so call ahead the day before if you are going friday - saturday, or just show up and eat at the bar like we did. laura the owner is fun and friendly. don't miss it when you are in westport. they also have brunch on the weekends.

cucina totally appropriate for westport. what a pleasure to find this tiny restaurant, with a seating capacity of just 37, in one of my favorite neighborhoods in kansas city. i was very lucky to get a bar seat early on saturday evening; this is one of the few restaurants where a seat at the bar is not a punishment.

not only was my spaghetti and meatballs deliciously prepared, it came with an included side caesar salad. how often do you eat in an upscale italian restaurant, overpay for your main plate, and then have to pay separately for a starter salad? it doesn't happen here!

thewinelist is extensive, offering many appetizing choices at a low price point.

go!

cucina della ragazza is adorable. it’s the kind of neighborhood charmer you want to frequent, regardless of the quality of the food. in this case, fortunately, the food hits the spot so you can return again and again. the corner restaurant was, among other ventures, the optical shop of aspen in another life. owner laura norris did a terrific job with the complete redo, and i was glad to see that she kept the old brick walls. the matchbox space has a handful of tiny tables…don’t even think of going for dinner without a reservation, unless you go early enough to grab a seat at the small bar. we sat at a table for two in front of the deli case and next to the shelf of wines. though i assume properwinestorage is not feasible due to space constraints, that means your redwinewill probably be on the warm side, as ours was. but those little annoyances are easily overcome by the lovely and efficient service. we started our evening by sampling 

tiny but good. tiny restaurant but warm atmosphere. limited seating, so plan ahead. small menu but delicious eggplant parm. i got there fairly early for a friday dinner service (around 7) and they were already out of quite a few things on their food &winemenus, so hopefully they get that sorted out. overall though, it was a solid experience - i'll be going back!