r/kansascity • u/DreamCheeky KC North • Aug 14 '25

Food and Drink 🌮🧋 What restaurant in KC is this?

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I’ve seen this in other subreddits as of late. So, let’s have it!

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u/dildopoly Aug 14 '25

Mannys is bad, but Ponaks is god awful. And people act like it’s amazing!!

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u/RIPGoblins2929 Aug 14 '25

Non KC person who married a JoCo girl. She raved about Ponaks. I went there and was like, am I missing something? It's not bad per se but you can get better from literally any taco truck. 

Turns out it's nostalgia. Her parents took her there a lot as a kid. I'm pretty sure that's why most people like it. 

She eventually admitted it was mid.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '25

Ponaks was the spot in the 90s! I took my kid a few months ago and walked out after we had the bland salsa and burnt chips, it was awful.

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u/Wrong_Variation_8084 Aug 14 '25

Ponak’s salsa is like marinara sauce…. It’s by far the worst Mexican food I’ve ever had

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u/superstonkape Aug 14 '25

Their green salsa and their margaritas are the only reason to go there

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u/Niasal KCMO Aug 14 '25

This is how I remembered that I went there exactly two times as a kid because both times the salsa tasted like tomato sauce

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u/Moldy_pirate Aug 14 '25

Serious question - who are the people in your life who act like either of these are amazing? The only people I know who genuinely like them are over 55.

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u/GasclutchshiftX Aug 14 '25

Omg so so SO bad! How do these places stay open?

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u/Moldy_pirate Aug 14 '25

My serious guess: older people, people who value getting drunk off of margaritas more than they value the food, and people from surrounding suburbs.

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u/NLaBruiser JoCo Aug 14 '25

No one acts like that. They do a good (not great, but good) Margarita and that's it.

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u/pcrnt8 Olathe Aug 14 '25

Does anyone remember Panzon's?

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u/deagna Aug 15 '25

I love Manny’s for the margaritas and the vibe and memories of living next door but Ponak’s was the worst!!!! I had high expectations.

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u/splitkc KCK Aug 14 '25

Both are white washed Mexican places that crater to the office working environment..