![]() My husband had the 8 oz.filet and i had the shrimp scampi and 5 oz. She even presented and poured the wind correctly. Our waitress, Lacy, was very friendly, efficient, and just delightful. From the minute we were greeted until we left, everything was superb. That was a great decision as The Fireside Grille is OUTSTANDING. We were in town for the State High School Track Meet, and since it was raining, we decided to eat at the hotel restaurant. The tradition continues!įritz’s is still family owned and operated, still serving the same great food.This is a new restaurant in the Wichita Marriott Hotel. Ten years later, the newest location in Shawnee opened in November 2009. Shortly before Christmas in 1999, Fritz’s Crown Center opened. Installing it to meet all the new government safety regulations was a true challenge. Just when they thought they might be able to relax a little, they were thrown back into the frying pan! Installing a train that delivers food back in the 1970’s was one thing. Virginia stayed involved in the restaurants until her death in 2018 at the age of 92.įred and Mary were approached by Crown Center Development to open a Fritz’s at Crown Center in conjunction with the re-opening of Union Station. He and Virginia both believed in living life to its fullest. He loved the business, but he was happy to give all the headache to Fred! Fritz was still tinkering with the trains when he passed away in 2004 from complications following an accident on his moped at the age of 83. By this time, Fritz and Virginia had sold the 32nd street location.įritz started working part-time at Fritz’s. Fred and his wife, Mary, bought Fritz’s on 18th street in the mid 1980’s. Now we can’t imagine it any other way.Īlthough all five of Fritz and Virginia’s children had worked in one or both of the restaurants, the youngest, Fred, was willing to dedicate the long hours he knew the restaurant business required. Train memorabilia and engineer’s hats for the kids enhanced this concept. At first Fritz played down the railroad aspect of the Skat Kat, but he eventually decided to go with this popular theme. Once the system, nicknamed the “Skat Kat,” was installed at the 18th street location in the early 1970’s, people began calling it a train. The patented system was primarily intended to help with the shortage of labor which was a constant headache as he tried to operate both restaurants efficiently. In 1954, a few years after Fritz’s return from the Navy, which included an assignment on the USS San Francisco stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack in 1941, Fritz and Virginia Kropf started their own fifties-style drive-in restaurant at 32nd and Brown Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas.įritz added a second location on 18th street in Kansas City, KS in the mid 1960’s.ĭuring this time, Fritz’s inventor skills lead him to the development of a food delivery system that he designed and tested in the basement of his home. ![]() It’s a great time for the entire family, with fun for the kids and delicious food for Mom and Dad.įritz’s is famous for old fashioned hamburgers made with 100% choice ground beef, grilled onions seared in the meat, toasted buns and always “cooked to order” just the way Fritz’s dad served them at his Kansas City, Kansas location, John’s Place, dating back to the 1920’s. Kids and adults alike will never forget the excitement of watching food being lowered to surrounding tables by our amazing delivery trains, and the anticipation of their own food delivery. ![]() At Fritz’s Railroad Restaurant you can experience the fun and delight as your meal is delivered directly to your table by our signature overhead train. ![]()
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