Old 56 Family Restaurant - Olathe, Kansas Old 56 Family Restaurant in Olathe, Kansas opened in 1972 in a building which began as a Waid's Restaurant in 1965. The restaurant feels like it is still in the 1960s. Not like it is retro, but that it is unchanged. The music even compliments that feeling. The menu and the hours are both shorter than when I first went here in 2008. But the menu is still long enough and breakfast and lunch are still available from 7 AM - 2 PM seven days a week. This is an old school restaurant. The menu has a number of interesting dishes that you are unlikely to find at chain restaurants. Home style diners like smothered chicken breast, or grilled beef liver. Old 56 Family Restaurant serves breakfast all day. All eggs and omelets are accompanied by hash browns and the choice of white or wheat toast. Popular breakfasts range from one egg, 2 strips of bacon (or one sausage) for $10, to a 6 ounce KC Strip and 2 eggs for $17. Most dinners are served with the choice of two sides. Most dinners are priced around $14-18. Most sandwiches are about $13 with one side. There are for meals complete with beverage on the kid's menu for $8 and several complete senior lunches for $9. Chili is available year around. On one visit, the soup of the day was some of the best chicken soup I have ever had. On our most recent visit (July 2020), we had Pork Chops (grilled and topped with sautéed mushrooms, served with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables) and Liver & Onion (grilled and topped with seasoned grilled onions, served with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables). We each paid a dollar to change the vegetables to fruit. Both the pork chops and liver were cut thin and had great flavor. And this may sound like a tiny thing, the iced tea was very good, and here is another old school feature, it was served along with an iced tea spoon. We couldn't remember when was the last time we saw one, but it wasn't this year. While Old 56 Family Restaurant does not bake their own pies, they serve a large selection of pies from Golden Boy Pies in Overland Park, Kansas. There is a 3.5% charge for using a credit card. Old Family 56 Family Restaurant used to have a second Location in Ottawa, Kansas, but ot has closed.
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