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I haunted the Independence Center back in the day, which sounds like a carbon copy of Oak Park on the other side of the state line. It was always a choice between the Original Pizza or the One Potato Two. Pizza usually won. There's a Taco Via in Lee's Summit as well. Man I love those nachos w/jalapenos on a tostada shell.

Eggs, ramen, sriracha ketchup on potato wedges

I'm always predisposed to liking a place that calls itself a coffee shop. Completely different from a coffeehouse, mind you.

I echo the love for Tim's Pizza and Fun House in the eastern suburbs of KC.
Santora's on Main in KC for excellent NY-style, and Minsky's for classic Midwestern pizza. D'Bronx is good, but overrated. Spin Pizza (several locations) and Pizza Bella are doing excellent modern high end pies. Lastly, I heart Grinder's for pizza in the Kansas City Crossroads.

Grinders is damn good, I prefer it to D'Bronx for a New York-style slice. I will confess to trying out their Philly-cheese steak pizza after a few beers and found it gloriously messy and delicious. Although I have been favorably impressed by Santora's on a recent scouting mission. Minsky's and Waldo are classics. One east Missouri side favorite of mine is Fun House (multiple locations, Raytown and Independence being best) Medium thick, but not too bready pie, good sauce-cheese-toppings ratio. It's kind of a childhood thing, maybe. Tim's Pizza in Independence is similar but even better.