La Bodega Kansas City April 2009

It's funny that my husband and I aren't very adventurous with our dining choices in Kansas City considering we'll eat just about anything. We usually eat at Blue Koi, a noodles and dumplings place by the Med Center, because it's our one of our favorite places to eat period. It was also because every time that we did eat somewhere new, we were disappointed in the food and wondered why we didn't eat at Blue Koi. But we have decided to try to branch out in our Kansas City restaurant picks and try to only eat at Blue Koi like every fifth time (haha).

We were going to go to the Chris Cornell concert with our friend, Dustin, so the men decided on going to the tapas place, La Bodega, for happy hour before heading to the show. Happy hour includes half price beer & sangria plus a selection of half price tapas. We had heard a lot about this place, but just hadn't had a chance to try it. The happy hour is such a great deal and we ended up stuffing ourselves for around $40 (plus 2 sangrias and a beer). The food was excellent and the sangria was one of the best that I have ever had in a restaurant (not overly sweet or with a thick layer of sugar at the bottom of the glass).


Pintxos de Higo-- Roasted red peppers, goat cheese and a fig coulis on grilled bread. A suggestion of the waitress and one of my favorite ones.

Champiñones a la Plancha-- Roasted mushrooms with garlic & white wine- parsley sauce.

Calamares a la Plancha--Sautéed squid in olive oil, garlic and lemon sauce.

Pincho de Pollo y Chorizo-Skewered chicken and chorizo with garlic cumin aïoli.

Albóndigas Caseras Meatballs in a spicy garlic cream sauce. One of our favorites. We actually ordered another one at the end of our meal. YUMMY!

Patatas Bravas-- Potatoes in a spicy tomato sauce. Probably Chris' favorite since he loves potatoes.

Queso de Cabra al Horno--Goat cheese baked in tomato sauce and garlic bread. This one was my least favorite which was disappointing because I love goat cheese. The tomato sauce was a bit bland. Probably won't get this one again.

A pic of our outside table with my sangria in the middle. What a great little meal!

One of the biggest reasons that Chris wanted to eat here is by the time that I have this scheduled to post, we'll be enjoying the real deal in Spain on our belated honeymoon!