Greater KC Restaurant Association Brings Restaurants & Diners Together to Benefit JJ’s After February 19 Disaster With Ten Percent of Sales

Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association

Kansas City, Mo. – The Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association (GKCRA) is bringing together Kansas City restaurants and diners in a citywide effort to assist JJ’s Restaurant employees after a gas explosion destroyed the restaurant on Tuesday, February 19. For one day only – Saturday, February 23 – participating restaurants will donate 10 percent of sales to the JJ’s Restaurant Support Fund, a support account set up and managed by the GKCRA. The funds collected will be turned over to JJ’s Restaurant owner, Jimmy Frantze, and his management team to help his staff convalesce.

More than 70 Kansas City restaurants are currently participating, but this number anticipates increasing throughout the day on Friday, February 22. For full information and an ongoing updated list of participating restaurants for tomorrow’s benefit, please visit http://pitch.pe/13b3fb2 or the GKCRA’s Facebook page at facebook.com/GKCRA.

In addition to the ten percent donation from the participating restaurants, diners will also have the chance to make freewill donations at the participating restaurants.

Participating restaurants include:

1. Aixois
2. Aixois Brasserie
3. blue bird bistro
4. Blue Grotto
5. Café Trio
6. Chaz on the Plaza
7. Classic Cup
8. Coach’s Bar & Grill (Kansas City)
9. Coach’s Bar & Grill (Overland Park)
10. Coal Vines
11. Duke’s on Grand
12. EBT Restaurant
13. Eggtc
14. Extra Virgin
15. Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue (Freight House)
16. Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue (Country Club Plaza)
17. Fogo de Chao
18. Gaslight Grill
19. Golden Ox
20. Grand Street Café
21. Granfalloon Restaurant & Bar
22. Grinders
23. Jasper’s Restaurant
24. Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen (Kansas City)
25. Jazz, A Louisiana Kitchen (Legends Outlets Kansas City)
26. Kona Grill
27. La Bodega (Kansas City)
28. La Bodega (Leawood)
29. Le Fou Frog
30. Lew’s Grill & Bar
31. Lidia’s
32. Maker’s Mark Bourbon House & Lounge
33. McFadden’s Sports Saloon
34. Michael Smith
35. Minsky’s Pizza (5105 Main Street)
36. Mio Italian Trattoria
37. Nica’s 320
38. Oklahoma Joe’s (Kansas City)
39. Oklahoma Joe’s (Leawood)
40. Oklahoma Joe’s (Olathe)
41. Osteria Il Centro
42. Piropos Restaurant
43. Pizza 51 (Kansas City)
44. Pizza 51 West (Fairway)
45. Pizza Bar
46. Popeyes Louisiana Chicken (all metro locations)
47. Providence New American Kitchen
48. Room 39 (Kansas City)
49. Room 39 (Leawood)
50. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
51. Seasons 52
52. Snow & Co.
53. SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza (Kansas City)
54. Starker’s Restaurant 
55. Story.
56. Tavern at Mission Farms
57. Tavern in the Village
58. Tengo Sed Cantina
59. The Boot
60. The Capital Grille
61. The Jacobson
62. The Kill Devil Club
63. The Roasterie Café (Kansas City)
64. The Roasterie Café (Brookside)
65. The Roasterie Café (Leawood)
66. The Well Bar Grill & Rooftop
67. Trezo Mare
68. V’s Italiano Ristorante
69. Webster House
70. Westport Café & Bar
71. Ya Ya’s Euro Bistro

Those wishing to make a donation directly to the JJ’s Restaurant Support Fund, may do so by mailing a check or money order by Thursday, February 28 to:

Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association
JJ’s Restaurant Support Fund
4049 Pennsylvania, Suite 204
Kansas City, MO 64111

For more information on the GKCRA or the JJ’s Restaurant Support Fund, contact Angela Brunner or Steve Cole, GKCRA at 816-753-5222.