Fat Tuesday

Today is Fat Tuesday — the chance to forget all your troubles in good music, spicy food and new friends.

Le Fou Frog - Laissez Les Bon Temps roulez!
Happy Mardi Gras! They'll be offering special dishes celebrating Fat Tuesday as one would in Nouvelle Orleans and original Orleans-spice versus crepes! 816- 474-6060

Californos - Rich Hill's Jazz and Blues Dinner Show is today, Fat Tuesday - Reservations - 816.531.7878.

B.B.’s Lawnside Blues & BBQ (1205 East 85th Street) kicks off its celebration at 7 p.m. with music from Trampled Under Foot and heaping plates of jambalaya and red beans and rice.

Knuckleheads will be rocking from 7 to 11 p.m. with Billy Ebeling and the Late for Dinner Band at its annual Mardi Gras Party. There’s an $8 cover.

The Phoenix, which hosts an open jam from 7 to 11 p.m. with the Everette DeVan Trio. Ernest James Zydeco takes the stage at 7 p.m. at Nica’s 320 in the Crossroads.

$10 Voodoo Chicken special today at BAR Louie

McCoy's Public House! If you can't be in New Orleans, join us for lunch or dinner. We're serving traditional Cajun eats including, Alligator Bites, Shrimp and Grits, Jambalaya, & house made Beignets. And be sure to wash it all down with one of our house made beers or a Mardi Gras Hurricane!


The Fat Tuesday bash at the Brick (1727 McGee) begins when the doors open at 11 a.m. Discover crawfish pie and the reason that everybody loves to drink in New Orleans — they'll be serving up plenty of rum cocktails.

Jazz (1823 West 39th Street) has gumbo and jambalaya. Both dishes are always on the menu, along with Hurricanes and Rum Runners, at the Cajun-themed restaurant where the Mardi Gras party goes from 7 p.m. to midnight.

The Fox & Hound (10428 Metcalf) in Overland Park has $2 domestic drafts. And the Ying-Yang Twins are hosting a Mardi Gras Party at the Granada (1020 Massachusetts) in Lawrence. The doors open at 8:30 p.m., and admission is $15.

Party with the Foundry at McCoy's on Fat Tuesday! Tonight's the night to enjoy all of your favorite foods, drink the best bevies and party late, guilt free. Since you couldn’t make it to the French Quarter, come to our corner of KC and celebrate.

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