Kansas City Restaurants Still Struggling To Comeback From COVID Crackdown

The restrictions placed local restaurants during the pandemic were some of the most stringent in the Midwest.

At one point there was a curfew that TKC never understood . . . There was absolutely no evidence that COVID became more dangerous in the early morning hours. 

Now . . .

Not so surprisingly local restaurants are still working to rebuild their business as so many locals gave up on going out to eat and still confine themselves to take out.

Accordingly . . . 

In this report we move past the cover story about "progress" and look at the more critical work to rebuild a suffering local industry . . . Check-it:

As Kansas City's restaurant industry considers how to best position itself to thrive in the coming years, Kneeland says he wants to be a part of change moving forward.

"We've had a lot of change since the pandemic," Kheeland says. "Now that things have started to settle down, there are new changes with restaurants when it comes to overall concepts and staffing. The list goes on and on."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City's restaurant association gets its first Black president: Alan Kneeland

This month, Alan Kneeland becomes the first Black president of the Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association. He's the co-owner of The Combine, a pizza restaurant at the corner of 30th and Troost.