Historic Italian Gardens sign finds new home in Kansas City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvZGSJHhj1E
Lumi Neon Museum Kansas City
- FangKC
- City Hall
- Posts: 18357
- Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:02 pm
- Location: Old Northeast -- Indian Mound
- KCPowercat
- Ambassador
- Posts: 34119
- Joined: Mon Oct 07, 2002 12:49 pm
- Location: Quality Hill
- Contact:
Re: Lumi Neon Museum Kansas City
From what I remembered it was cheesy red white vinyl table clothes, every pasta was drowned in this bright red sweet sauce, it was huge inside with nobody theresmh wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 7:39 pmPlease elaborate! I have a vague recollection of the sign when I came to KC in college or high school for a concert, but by the time I moved to KC it was gone. I need to hear about the food. Or at least the food near the end.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 3:14 pmI only ate there once and it was towards the end of it's life and boy oh boy it was gross.FangKC wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 1:23 pm Lumi is now in possession of the Italian Gardens sign that used to be near 11th and Baltimore.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=107 ... 6370955964
-
- Oak Tower
- Posts: 5570
- Joined: Fri Sep 03, 2004 2:50 pm
- Location: Mount Hope
Re: Lumi Neon Museum Kansas City
The St. Joseph's day table loaded with sweets.
- taxi
- Penntower
- Posts: 2111
- Joined: Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:32 am
- Location: S. Plaza
Re: Lumi Neon Museum Kansas City
I met Evel Knievel there, so I have fond memories of the place but can't tell you anything about the food.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 8:17 amFrom what I remembered it was cheesy red white vinyl table clothes, every pasta was drowned in this bright red sweet sauce, it was huge inside with nobody theresmh wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 7:39 pmPlease elaborate! I have a vague recollection of the sign when I came to KC in college or high school for a concert, but by the time I moved to KC it was gone. I need to hear about the food. Or at least the food near the end.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 3:14 pm
I only ate there once and it was towards the end of it's life and boy oh boy it was gross.
- FangKC
- City Hall
- Posts: 18357
- Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:02 pm
- Location: Old Northeast -- Indian Mound
Re: Lumi Neon Museum Kansas City
The food was probably better in the early years when it was family recipes made from scratch with fresh ingredients. Later it became more of a generic Italian place that was nothing to write home about. People were fond of the place mostly because of memories of going there with their families.
- smh
- Supporter
- Posts: 4349
- Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2010 10:40 pm
- Location: Central Loop
Re: Lumi Neon Museum Kansas City
There likely is a book or old news story, but what's with the sweet sauce? If memory serves this is/was on offer at several spots around KC through the years. I haven't encountered it elsewhere though maybe that's a me thing?KCPowercat wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 8:17 amFrom what I remembered it was cheesy red white vinyl table clothes, every pasta was drowned in this bright red sweet sauce, it was huge inside with nobody theresmh wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 7:39 pmPlease elaborate! I have a vague recollection of the sign when I came to KC in college or high school for a concert, but by the time I moved to KC it was gone. I need to hear about the food. Or at least the food near the end.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 3:14 pm
I only ate there once and it was towards the end of it's life and boy oh boy it was gross.
- Midtownkid
- Hotel President
- Posts: 3022
- Joined: Tue Oct 15, 2002 4:27 pm
- Location: Roanoke, KCMO
Re: Lumi Neon Museum Kansas City
Ate there with my family a lot in the 90s. It was fine. I remember generic bread baskets that we just ok. The pasta was pretty good. Lots of red sauce. It definitely had an old-school vibe. Seem like there was ivy wallpaper somewhere?
- FangKC
- City Hall
- Posts: 18357
- Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:02 pm
- Location: Old Northeast -- Indian Mound
Re: Lumi Neon Museum Kansas City
I also remember ivy wallpaper but I thought I was dreaming it. Haha.
- FangKC
- City Hall
- Posts: 18357
- Joined: Sat Jul 26, 2003 10:02 pm
- Location: Old Northeast -- Indian Mound
Re: Lumi Neon Museum Kansas City
Some Italians add sugar to their tomato sauces for many dishes. I don't know if it's a regional thing in Italy or something American Italians started doing after immigrating. I had a roommate in college that used to add sugar to spaghetti sauce. His mother was Italian and his father was Irish.
-
- Bryant Building
- Posts: 3554
- Joined: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:47 pm
- Location: South Plaza
Re: Lumi Neon Museum Kansas City
I think it's very common in Sicilian-American cooking. Probably because the canned tomatoes here are fucking terrible.