Fox and Pearl
Restaurant · Kansas City
2143 Summit St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Highlights
Excellent cured meats, wood-fired hearth cooking, and cocktails
Excellent cured meats, wood-fired hearth cooking, and cocktails
"It’s no surprise that chef Vaughn Good, who spent some time as a butcher, turns out excellent cured meats, smoked sausages, and lamb chops cooked over the restaurant’s wood-fired hearth. But Good carves a carrot with just as much care, building out a menu with surprisingly delicate flavors and occasional French influences. Know before you go: Vegetarians will have limited options here; both the lunch and dinner menus are meat-forward." - Liz Cook
"If you’re looking for some filling (and meaty) comfort food on a chilly day, Fox and Pearl is the answer. The restaurant is in a converted drugstore, so while they’re not filling prescriptions anymore, they do make one of the best Negronis in town (gin was once considered medicine, right?). Order the foie gras and pork sausage to start, then the perfectly smoked pork loin or chicken fried quail with chili pork fat oil for a main. They also have a weekly pop-up on Thursdays called Night Goat that serves a lottery of smoked meats, tacos, and sandwiches." - ryan bernsten
"If you’re looking for some filling (and meaty) comfort food on a chilly day, Fox and Pearl is the answer. The restaurant is in a converted drugstore, so while they’re not filling prescriptions anymore, they do make one of the best Negronis in town (gin was once considered medicine, right?). Order the foie gras and pork sausage to start, then the perfectly smoked pork loin or chicken fried quail with chili pork fat oil for a main. They also have a weekly pop-up on Thursdays called Night Goat that serves a lottery of smoked meats, tacos, and sandwiches." - Ryan Bernsten
"A butcher by trade, chef Vaughn Good continues to turn out excellent pates, cured meats, and chubby sausages cooked over the restaurant’s wood-fired hearth. Sneak downstairs after dinner to sample fun cocktails and funky wines in the lounge while staff spin their favorite records. At Sunday brunch, the restaurant transforms into Night Goat, a popular pop-up with some of the city’s best new-school barbecue." - Liz Cook
"This 130-seat Kansas City bistro, which once did roughly $10,000 a night, pivoted to selling groceries, family-style meals, and alcohol for pickup when dine-in stopped and saw sales fall to about $1,000 a day. After Missouri allowed limited reopening on May 11, the restaurant did around 70 covers on a recent Saturday and was able to rehire all kitchen staff who wanted to return, but bringing back front-of-house staff has been harder: some servers declined shifts out of health concerns or because they pursued other paths such as college or different careers. Operating at half capacity under local rules, the restaurant’s sales recovered to roughly 50 percent of typical pre-pandemic revenues and managers are monitoring demand before filling additional roles." - Cara Eisenpress
