Fric & Frac

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.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-30 · Source: fricandfrac.net¹; Restaurant Guru² · Confidence: High (signatures and core menu confirmed from official site; full menu at fricandfrac.net/menu/)

Neighborhood bar & grill. 39th Street / Westport corridor, 1700 W 39th St. Daily 3pm–10pm · Kitchen closes 9:30pm.¹

Burgers:¹

• “Little Max” — 1/3 lb beef, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle, brioche bun — signature¹

Sides:¹

• Suzy Q’s — fresh-cut, hand-seasoned spiral curly fries — signature since 1976¹

Also:¹

• Phillies · Sandwiches · Salads¹

Bar:¹

• 14 beers on tap¹
• Pool · Pinball · Video games¹

Full menu: fricandfrac.net/menu

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Links

• Official website: https://www.fricandfrac.net/
• Menu: https://www.fricandfrac.net/menu/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fricnfrac39/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fricandfrackc/

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — Fric & Frac, Kansas City (accessed 2026-06-23). Listing “Updated April 2026,” 186 reviews; address 1700 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO 64111 and phone (816) 753-6102 confirmed against official site.

Disputes

None at this time.

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 ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸

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. ↩ ↩²