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Anthony’s Restaurant & Lounge is a three-generation Italian family restaurant at 701 Grand Blvd in Downtown Kansas City — open since 1978, with the family’s KC roots going back to the 1960s. Now run by Anthony III and Vito Spino, the grandchildren of the original KC restaurant family. Fresh-ricotta lasagna, house Italian dressing, cannoli, Sunday fried chicken.

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Anthony’s Restaurant & Lounge is one of Downtown Kansas City’s longest-running survivors — a three-generation Italian family operation at 701 Grand Boulevard that has outlasted dozens of neighboring concepts across nearly five decades. The building itself has housed the Spino family’s restaurant businesses since the 1960s, when Anthony Jr.’s mother ran The Soup House, a 13-stool café serving daily lunch. Anthony “Butch” Spino Jr. and his wife Teresa expanded the space into a full-service Italian restaurant in 1978, when friends told him he was crazy for trying. He proved them wrong. Today the third generation runs the kitchen and dining room — Vito Spino and Anthony Spino III, the grandchildren who inherited both the space and the recipes. Lasagna is made with fresh ricotta and a signature family tomato sauce; the house Italian dressing is a fixture; cannoli close the meal. Sunday lunch is an all-day affair and the day the kitchen adds Southern fried chicken to the Italian lineup. Tock reservations available.

Last verified: 2026-08-11 · Source: RestaurantGuru dinner/lunch menu mirror (owner-sourced versions; same capture lineage as prior verified menu) · URL(s): https://restaurantguru.com/Anthonys-Kansas-City-Missouri/menu · Confidence: Medium — dish descriptions attached from owner/user-uploaded menu text; prices retained from prior verified capture

Traditional Italian-American cooking from three generations of the Spino family — antipasti, house pastas, chicken and veal preparations, seafood, and Teresa’s lasagna, served across separate lunch and dinner menus.1

Dinner — Appetizers

  • Toasted Ravioli — Cheese ravioli breaded & deep-fried. served with our tomato sauce ($9.00)1
  • Bruzzaluni — Tenderized round steak rolled and stuffed with bread crumbs, romano cheese and egg then sliced and topped with tomato sauce ($10.00)1
  • Fried Provolone — Wedges of provolone cheese breaded & deep-fried. served with our tomato sauce ($9.00)1
  • Fried Artichoke Hearts — Battered & fried artichoke hearts with scallops & small shrimp. served with a garlic, butter and lemon sauce ($15.00)1
  • Stuffed Artichoke — Baked with garlic-butter & italian seasoned bread crumbs ($13.00)1
  • Whole Seafood Artichoke — Baked with scallops, small shrimp, italian seasoned breadcrumbs, garlic and butter ($15.00)1
  • Sugo Di Maiale — Tender chunks of pork slowly cooked in a spicy tomato sauce ($10.00)1
  • Eggplant Parmesan — Sliced, lightly breaded eggplant, fried & topped with tomato sauce, romano and mozzarella & cheese ($7.50)1
  • Italian Olives & Aged Provolone ($9.50)1
  • Sampler Platter — Fried calamari, zucchini fritti, toasted ravioli and fried mozzarella ($15.00)1
  • Breaded Chicken Tenders — Lightly floured strips of chicken fried & served with our tomato sauce ($9.00)1
  • Broiled Chicken Tenders — Tenderized grilled strips of chicken served with our mogu sauce ($9.00)1
  • Zucchini Fritti — Zucchini lightly breaded & deep - fried. served with our tomato sauce ($8.50)1
  • Italian Broccoli — Chopped broccoli sauteed in oil, butter & garlic with a touch of red pepper ($8.50)1
  • Fried Calamari — Lightly floured and deep - fried. served with our mogu sauce & tomato sauce ($10.50)1
  • Sauteed Calamari — Fresh cut & sauteed calamari in a cream, garlic and red sauce ($10.50)1
  • Scampi — Shrimp lightly breaded and served in a butter, garlic and lemon sauce over angel hair pasta ($13.00)1
  • Antipasto Plate — Italian olives, aged provolone cheese, ham, salami & pickled peppers ($10.00)1
  • Garlic Bread ($4.00)1

Dinner — Salads & Soup

  • Anthony’s Insalada — Ham, cheese, pickled peppers, italian olives, mushrooms, tomatoes and hard-boiled eggs ($10.50)1
  • Dinner Salad ($4.50)1
  • Caesar Salad ($5.50)1
  • Soup Du Jour — Made fresh daily ($4.50)1

Dinner — Pasta, Ravioli & Lasagna

  • Teresa’s Traditional Lasagna — Our mother’s traditional cheese lasagna served with anthony’s sugo ($15.00)1
  • Pasta Bowl — Choose from spaghetti, mostaccioli, linguine, angel hair or shell pasta served with anthony’s sugo ($10.50)1
  • Ravioli — Ricotta cheese filled ravioli served with anthony’s sugo ($12.00)1
  • Ravioli Annie — Cheese ravioli sauteed with tomato sauce, white wine garlic & red pepper ($12.50)1
  • Eggplant Parmesan — Sliced, lightly breaded eggplant, fried & topped with tomato sauce, romano and mozzarella & cheese ($14.50)1
  • Pasta Con Funghi Piselli — Your choice of pasta served with our tomato sauce, sauteed with fresh mushrooms, peas, tomatoes, garlic and onions ($12.50)1
  • Spaghetti O.B.G. ($10.50)1
  • Fettuccini Angela — Our classic recipe prepared to order with rich cream, butter and parmesan cheese ($13.00)1
  • Tortellini De Carlo — Spaghetti sauce with chunks of ham, peas and mushrooms served over cheese tortellini ($16.00)1
  • Fettuccini Alla Carbonara — Fettuccini in a rich cream sauce with egg & chopped bacon ($15.00)1
  • Cavatelli Con Broccoli — Alfredo sauce with broccoli, fresh mushrooms, and a touch of tomato sauce served with shell pasta ($15.00)1
  • Chicken Fettuccini — Rich garlic - cream sauce with diced chicken, broccoli, carrots & mushrooms over fettucini ($16.00)1

Dinner — Pollo (Chicken)

  • Pollo Con Broccoli — Breaded chicken breast topped with broccoli and fresh mushrooms, served in a white wine butter sauce ($17.00)1
  • Pollo Provolone — Breaded chicken breast topped with tomato sauce, melted mozzarella & romano cheeses ($17.00)1
  • Pollo Marsala — Thinly sliced breaded chicken breast topped with fresh mushrooms & green peppers sauteed in your choice of red or white wine sauce ($17.00)1
  • Pollo Artichoke — Two grilled chicken breast & artichoke hearts sauteed in a white wine, garlic and butter sauce with a touch of sage ($20.00)1
  • Pollo Lemonata — Two grilled chicken breasts topped with a white wine, lemon and butter sauce ($18.00)1
  • Pollo Scallopini — Two grilled chicken breasts topped with a green peppers, mushrooms, tomatoes & onions sauteed with oregano and marsala wine ($18.00)1
  • Chicken Spiedini — Two chicken breasts sliced, breaded and rolled, then placed on a skewer. deep - fried and topped with mogu, a garlic, oregano and olive oil sauce ($19.00)1

Dinner — Vitello (Veal)

  • Vitello Melanzane — Breaded veal and eggplant topped with tomato sauce, romano & melted mozzarella cheese ($19.00)1
  • Vitello Piselli Con Funghi — Breaded veal topped with peas, fresh mushrooms, tomato sauce, romano & melted mozzarella cheese ($18.00)1
  • Vitello Provolone — Breaded veal topped with our tomato sauce, romano & melted mozzarella cheese ($18.00)1
  • Vitello Marsala — Thinly sliced veal topped with onions, fresh mushrooms & green peppers sauteed in your choice of red or white wine sauce ($22.00)1
  • Vitello Limone — Thinly sliced veal topped with a white wine, lemon and butter sauce ($21.00)1
  • Vitello Spiedini — Thinly sliced veal, breaded and sauteed in our limone sauce, served over a bed of angel hair pasta ($23.00)1
  • Breaded Veal — Thinly sliced veal breaded in italian bread crumbs and pan - fried in olive oil, served with sliced tomatoes ($21.00)1
  • Vitello Scallopini ($22.00)1
  • Vitello Artichoke ($24.00)1
  • Filetto Modiga — Breaded beef tenderloin, grilled and topped with fresh mushrooms, melted mozzarella cheese and a white wine lemon - butter sauce ($25.50)1
  • Filetto Granchi Limone — Beef tenderloin topped with scallops, fresh mushrooms and melted mozzarella cheese. served in a lemon-butter sauce ($27.00)1

Dinner — Pesce (Fish)

  • Fried Catfish — A whole catfish lightly floured & deep-fried ($15.00)1
  • Scampi Spino — Eight shrimp lightly, breaded & broiled, served in garlic, butter and lemon sauce ($21.00)1
  • Salamuni — Our fresh salmon sauteed with oil, butter & garlic. served with a side of fettuccini angela ($21.00)1

Dinner — Seafood Pasta

  • Seafood Fettuccini — Shrimp and scallops in alfredo sauce served over a bed of fettuccini ($21.00)1
  • Fettuccini Puttanesca — Tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, butter and garlic sauteed with large shrimp, scallops and calms ($23.00)1
  • Linguine with Clam Sauce — Clams sauteed with burger, garlic and parsley ($16.50)1
  • Seafood Tortellini — Shrimp and scallops tossed in alfredo sauce served with cheese tortellini ($22.00)1
  • Linguine Con Pesce — Clams and shrimp sauteed in a spicy red cream sauce served over linguine ($21.00)1
  • Linguine Genovese — Jumbo shrimp and linguine sauteed in a garlic cream sauce ($21.00)1
  • Seafood Ravioli — Alfredo sauce, shrimp & scallops served over cheese ravioli ($21.00)1

Dinner — Sandwiches

  • Meatball — Handmade meatballs covered with our tomato sauce & melted mozzarella cheese ($9.00)1
  • Italian Sausage — Scimeca’s sausage covered with our tomato sauce & melted mozzarella cheese ($9.00)1
  • Italian Steak — Lightly breaded veal fried & topped with melted mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce ($9.00)1
  • Vito’s Creation — Thinly sliced and lightly breaded veal leg served on an italian roll with melted mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce ($13.00)1
  • Eggplant Parmesan — Sliced, lightly breaded eggplant, fried & topped with tomato sauce, romano and mozzarella & cheese ($9.00)1

Lunch — Specials (Tue–Fri 11am–3pm · Sat 12–3pm)

  • Eggplant Parmesan — Sliced, lightly breaded eggplant, fried & topped with tomato sauce, romano and mozzarella & cheese ($8.95)1
  • Pollo Provolone — Breaded chicken breast topped with tomato sauce, melted mozzarella & romano cheeses ($8.95)1
  • Vitello Provolone — Breaded veal topped with our tomato sauce, romano & melted mozzarella cheese ($8.95)1
  • Bruzzaluni — Tenderized round steak rolled and stuffed with bread crumbs, romano cheese and egg then sliced and topped with tomato sauce ($10.25)1
  • Pollo Con Broccoli — Breaded chicken breast topped with broccoli and fresh mushrooms, served in a white wine butter sauce ($10.25)1
  • Chicken Spiedini — Two chicken breasts sliced, breaded and rolled, then placed on a skewer. deep - fried and topped with mogu, a garlic, oregano and olive oil sauce ($11.75)1
  • Fried Shrimp — Six shrimp lightly breaded, deep-fried and served with homemade cocktail sauce ($13.75)1
  • Scampi — Shrimp lightly breaded and served in a butter, garlic and lemon sauce over angel hair pasta ($13.75)1
  • Pollo Artichoke — Two grilled chicken breast & artichoke hearts sauteed in a white wine, garlic and butter sauce with a touch of sage ($9.75)1
  • Breaded Veal — Thinly sliced veal breaded in italian bread crumbs and pan - fried in olive oil, served with sliced tomatoes ($12.75)1
  • Salamuni — Our fresh salmon sauteed with oil, butter & garlic. served with a side of fettuccini angela ($12.75)1

Lunch — Pasta

  • Teresa’s Traditional Lasagna — Our mother’s traditional cheese lasagna served with anthony’s sugo ($9.00)1
  • Pasta Bowl — Choose from spaghetti, mostaccioli, linguine, angel hair or shell pasta served with anthony’s sugo ($7.00)1
  • Ravioli Ricotta — Cheese-filled ravioli served with anthony’s sugo ($8.00)1
  • Teresa’s Baked Pasta with Ricotta — Served with anthony’s sugo ($8.00)1
  • Spaghetti O.B.G. ($7.95)1
  • Fettuccini Angela — Our classic recipe prepared to order with rich cream, butter and parmesan cheese ($9.25)1
  • Fettuccini Puttanesca — Tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, butter and garlic sauteed with large shrimp, scallops and calms ($12.00)1
  • Pasta Con Funghi Piselli — Your choice of pasta served with our tomato sauce, sauteed with fresh mushrooms, peas, tomatoes, garlic and onions ($9.25)1
  • Tortellini De Carlo — Spaghetti sauce with chunks of ham, peas and mushrooms served over cheese tortellini ($10.25)1
  • Linguine with Clam Sauce — Clams sauteed with burger, garlic and parsley ($9.75)1
  • Seafood Fettuccini — Shrimp and scallops in alfredo sauce served over a bed of fettuccini ($12.00)1

Lunch — Appetizers & Salads

  • 2 Meatballs — Handmade meatballs covered with our tomato sauce & melted mozzarella cheese ($3.50)1
  • 2 Italian Sausage Links — traditional or fried ($3.50)1
  • Anthony’s Garlic Bread ($2.75)1
  • Fried Provolone — Wedges of provolone cheese breaded & deep-fried. served with our tomato sauce ($7.95)1
  • Toasted Ravioli — Cheese ravioli breaded & deep-fried. served with our tomato sauce ($6.95)1
  • Fried Calamari — Lightly floured and deep - fried. served with our mogu sauce & tomato sauce ($8.75)1
  • Scampi — Shrimp lightly breaded and served in a butter, garlic and lemon sauce over angel hair pasta ($8.95)1
  • Antipasta — Includes ham, salami, pickled peppers, italian olives and aged provolone ($8.95)1
  • Spino’s Ensaladas — Romaine and iceberg lettuces, spinach, pickled peppers, italian olives, parmesan cheese, eggs, tomatoes and croutons ($8.25)1
  • Grilled or Fried Chicken Caesar ($9.25)1
  • Luncheon Salad ($4.25)1
  • Anthony’s Salad — Ham, chicken, cheddar cheese, eggs, tomatoes and croutons ($9.25)1

Lunch — Sandwiches

  • Italian Steak — Lightly breaded veal fried & topped with melted mozzarella cheese & tomato sauce ($7.95)1
  • Italian Sausage — Scimeca’s sausage covered with our tomato sauce & melted mozzarella cheese ($7.95)1
  • Italian Hamburger — Three fried meatballs ($7.95)1
  • Eggplant with Cheese ($6.95)1
  • Meatball Sandwich ($7.95)1
  • Club Sandwich — Turkey, ham, bacon, american cheese, lettuce and tomato ($8.00)1
  • Italian Po’ Boy — Ham, capicola, provolone, genoa salami, lettuce, tomatoes, red wine vinegar, olive oil and parmesan cheese ($8.50)1
  • Cheeseburger ($7.95)1
  • Mufaletta — Served hot. capicola, salami, provolone cheese and italian oilves ($8.50)1
  • New Yorker — Served hot. capicola, genoa salami, pepper jack cheese, roasted red peppers and pepperoncini ($8.50)1
  • Vito’s Creation — Thinly sliced and lightly breaded veal leg served on an italian roll with melted mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce ($9.95)1

Dessert

  • Cannoli — housemade Italian pastry1
  • Tiramisu1

Sunday is served all day (12–8pm); Southern-style fried chicken is added to the Italian lineup on Sundays. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options available on request.2

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Anthony’s Restaurant & Lounge — official menu (via RestaurantGuru mirror) (accessed 2026-07-14). ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21 ↩22 ↩23 ↩24 ↩25 ↩26 ↩27 ↩28 ↩29 ↩30 ↩31 ↩32 ↩33 ↩34 ↩35 ↩36 ↩37 ↩38 ↩39 ↩40 ↩41 ↩42 ↩43 ↩44 ↩45 ↩46 ↩47 ↩48 ↩49 ↩50 ↩51 ↩52 ↩53 ↩54 ↩55 ↩56 ↩57 ↩58 ↩59 ↩60 ↩61 ↩62 ↩63 ↩64 ↩65 ↩66 ↩67 ↩68 ↩69 ↩70 ↩71 ↩72 ↩73 ↩74 ↩75 ↩76 ↩77 ↩78 ↩79 ↩80 ↩81 ↩82 ↩83 ↩84 ↩85 ↩86 ↩87 ↩88 ↩89 ↩90 ↩91 ↩92 ↩93 ↩94 ↩95 ↩96 ↩97 ↩98 ↩99 ↩100 ↩101 ↩102 ↩103 ↩104 ↩105 ↩106 ↩107 ↩108 ↩109 ↩110 ↩111 ↩112 ↩113 ↩114 ↩115 ↩116

  2. Anthony’s Restaurant & Lounge — kcanthonysongrand.com — confirms address (701 Grand Blvd, KCMO), phone ((816) 221-4088), hours (lunch Tue–Fri 11–3, Sat 12–3; dinner Tue–Thu 3–9, Fri–Sat 3–10; Sun all-day 12–8), signature dishes (lasagna/fresh ricotta/family tomato sauce, house Italian dressing, cannoli, Sunday fried chicken), vegan/vegetarian/gluten-free options, Tock reservations. Also: VisitMO listing; Yelp (updated April 2026) — yelp.com (162 photos, 307 reviews, active). (Accessed 2026-06-29.) ↩

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