Barto's Idle Hour Steakhouse & Lounge

Had heard good things about this place in Frontenac Kansas, their main food options is for German fried chicken, slaw and potato salad but they also have steaks etc. I went with a couple who hadn’t been there before so we were eager to try it. We ordered onion rings for an appetizer and we all ordered the chicken and slaw and potato salad. We all grew up in southwest Missouri and the chicken restaurants (chicken Annie’s, chicken Mary’s etc were only 26 miles away) so we had hoped this place would be as good as those restaurants are but it wasn’t the case. The onion rings were fried too long, the chicken was good but nothing special and the slaw and potato salad weren’t very good at all. Service was good and we had food to take back but I hardly ate any of my slaw and potato salad and I left it. I took one piece of chicken breast back with me but I gave it away. Maybe it was an off night but I can’t recommend it

Always a great experience at Bartos! Carla and the crew know how to take care of guest!

Love their chicken! Tuesday night is a great night to go. 2 for $25.00. Best way to go. Their onion rings are yummy too.

The bathrooms were clean. The staff was pleasant and efficient. Beer was good and cold! The inside was very much like a cafeteria or your grandma's 70s kitchen but without much lighting. Gizzards were fresh and hot! The coleslaw was tasty, and that was where the food being good ended. The butter is sweetened, which is okish on the bread. However, NOT good on an overly dry baked potato. Neither of us could figure out how the heck the steaks were cooked they were grey, and the flavor was strange. They were, however, cooked correctly, so we'll give em that. I can't say I've ever paid for a more disappointing meal. We didn't complain about the food bc really, but there was no fixing it. I will say our cats were pleased so there is a positive there.

Good food, amazing service and a great place to eat with a large family!

Always great for and great service..

Bartos is a local treasure.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Onion Rings and Chicken Livers

Love the chicken here. Always good service. A place out of another time when things were more simple and everyone is your neighbor.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Dinner

Great solid reliable food.
We had the Chicken and Cod. I really liked the vinegary coleslaw.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 3

Best fried chicken and onion rings ever! 😋

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Fried Chicken Dinner

Took a chance.
We can say we did it.
Food was hot. A bit bland.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Waiter was kind of rude, but the food was pretty descent. I'll most likely go back.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

The prices we’re outrageous and the food was not good at all spent 90 bucks there just to go home to make something else we will never be back to this place

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

The fried chicken was so juicy and had so much flavor. The only downside is that it's not closer to me so I can have it more often.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The best chicken in the 4states! I Will not eat chicken anywhere else