Charisse - Kansas City

In our opinion, this is the best French restaurant in Kansas City. The Duck Wontons and Caesar Salad are always highlights. The atmosphere is relaxing and pleasant. It has never been too busy when we went to a later dinner. Steaks, lamb and salmon are good choices. We enjoy the 4-course dinner. I get a dessert and my husband gets 2 “first”. In this way we can order 2 duck bets and the shells that are also excellent. The Caesar salad has a fried egg above and it was our salad choice. The flourless chocolate was delicious for dessert. Try Charisse, you will not be disappointed!

We're here for jubilee. There was only one server that also bartended, but it was extremely efficient and it felt very cozy and intimate. The food was good. Wine pairings were great:

This is a fantastic place for a quiet or business lunch. Only on the bottom is the lack of parking spaces safe to have a plan or be able to go. Food is fantastic and service is usually great. They seemed a little understaffed the day we were, but the food was still stellar.

I never had a bad meal or service. Everything is always phenomenal. A glass of wine was ordered. I saw the bartender pouring a taste of the already open bottle. He took the bottle and opened a new one. I've never seen that in a restaurant.

Be sure to get there before 6 if you want to participate in happy hour. Not 6:01, but 6. As whiskey drinkers, we try to be aware of pricing on stuff when buying by the 1/2 ounce. So, a 1.5 ounce drink increased to a 2.0 ounce pour should be 1.33 times the price of the 1.5 ounce drink. Expect to pay more. Some bars charge a standard $2 rocks charge, for example. Not this place. Haven 't quite figured out their formula, if they have one. As a customer, if the waiter says I can substitute one vegetable for another, it would help if they also mentioned there would be a $5 upcharge. Total discrepancies were a little over $10. Not a huge deal, but it unnecessarily leaves a bad taste after an otherwise great dinner. Beet salad was absolutely one of the best salads I have ever had. Waitress was pleasant and helpful (other than previously mentioned). Steak, lox, salmon were all excellent. Surprised it wasn 't busier. Diners are missing out on a very (mostly) enjoyable experience.