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Fric & Frac is a family-owned neighborhood bar and grill on Kansas City’s 39th Street corridor near Westport, slinging burgers, curly fries, and affordable bar food since 1976.1

Description

Fric & Frac is a casual, family-owned neighborhood bar and grill located on Kansas City’s 39th Street corridor near Westport, serving burgers, sandwiches, and affordable bar food since 1976.1 The bar describes itself as “eclectic and unique” with a warm, welcoming atmosphere, and rounds out its menu of burgers, phillies, sandwiches, and salads with recreational amenities including pool tables, pinball, video games, and 14 beers on tap.1

The kitchen’s signatures are deeply tied to the bar’s identity. The fan-favorite “Little Max” is a one-third-pound beef burger served with lettuce, tomato, onion, and pickle on a brioche bun, while Suzy Q’s — fresh-cut, hand-seasoned spiral curly fries — have been the house signature side dish since the bar opened in 1976.1

The bar operates daily from 3:00 PM to 10:00 PM, with the kitchen closing at 9:30 PM.1 It holds strong aggregate review scores, including roughly 4.3 out of 5 across more than 2,600 reviews on Restaurant Guru and a 4.4-star rating on Google.2

Ownership and history

Fric & Frac has been family-owned and operated by the Ross family, and at the time of writing has run for roughly 50 years, making it one of the area’s longest-running independent bars and grills.1 The bar opened in 1976 at 1700 West 39th Street, the address it still occupies, and markets itself as serving “Kansas City’s Best Burgers Since 1976.”1 Specific details of the founding owners and any ownership transitions within the family are.

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Footnotes

  1. Fric & Frac — official website. https://www.fricandfrac.net/ asserts: address 1700 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111; established 1976; family-owned and operated by the Ross family for ~50 years; neighborhood bar and grill on the 39th Street corridor near Westport; burgers, phillies, sandwiches, salads; pool, pinball, video games, 14 beers on tap; “Little Max” burger and Suzy Q’s curly fries signatures; hours 3:00 PM–10:00 PM daily, kitchen closes 9:30 PM; phone (816) 753-6102; tagline “Kansas City’s Best Burgers Since 1976.” ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  2. Restaurant Guru — Fric & Frac, Kansas City. https://restaurantguru.com/Fric-and-Frac-Kansas-City-Missouri asserts: ~4.3/5 from 2,667 reviews; 4.4-star Google rating; currently operating. ↩

See also

  • Registry
  • westport
  • Owner-And-History-Research-Toolchain
Categories
  • Locally owned
  • Westport