what is drunchies?

where craveable food meets creative culture.

our tenets

locality

creativity

quality

we strive to bring locally sourced, creatively designed, and high quality products to our customers no matter what we’re doing. whether we’re SLINGING BURGERS, SERVING UP SOME MERCH, OR METICULOUSLY PLACING GARNISHES ON A PERFECT PLATE, WE WILL ALWAYS BRING THE SAME VIBE.

WE ALSO TRY AS HARD AS WE CAN TO SOURCE FROM LOCAL FARMERS, ARTISTS, AND ARTISANS. THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA HAS A LOT OF AWESOME PEOPLE DOING A LOT OF AWESOME THINGS. OUR GOAL IS TO BRING THOSE AWESOME THINGS TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN ANY WAY WE CAN.

meet the vandels

 WHAT INSPIRES US

  • WE BELIEVE THE MISSOURI SIDE (YES, THERE’S A DIFFERENCE) OF KANSAS CITY IS AMONG THE GREATEST CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. LISTED BELOW ARE JUST SOME OF THE REASONS WHY WE THINK SO:

    • THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

      • ENOUGH SAID.

    • THE BARBECUE

      • BURNT ENDS, SWEET & STICKY SAUCE, AND A COMBINATION OF EVERYTHING GOOD FROM TEXAS, MEMPHIS, AND THE CAROLINAS.

    • THE HISTORY

      • 1920S MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY, TOM PENDERGAST AND THE PROHIBITION ERA, KANSAS CITY-STYLE JAZZ.

  • NOT JUST ANY FOOD, GOOD FOOD, AND PARTICULARLY FROM RIGHT HERE IN THE HEARTLAND. KANSAS CITY HAS JUST TOO MANY GREAT RESTAURANTS TO NAME, BUT A FEW OF OUR FAVORITES ARE WESTPORT CAFE, ACRE, NOVEL, AND FOX & PEARL.

    OUTSIDE OF KC, WE’VE HAD GREAT, INSPIRING MEALS IN THAILAND, GUATEMALA, SPAIN, GERMANY, AND MANY SPOTS IN THE US. WE ARE IN CONSTANT SEARCH OF THE NEXT BITE AND ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO TRY NEW THINGS.

  • BOTH KINDS OF MUSIC, COUNTRY AND WESTERN.

    GIVE ME A LINEUP OF SOME TYLER CHILDERS, THE RED CLAY STRAYS, CHRIS STAPLETON, ZACH TOP, MARCUS KING, TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND, AND THE TESKEY BROTHERS TO FINISH IT OFF.

  • FOOD MEDIA HAS SHAPED US FROM A YOUNG AGE WITH IRON CHEF AMERICA AND DINERS, DRIVE-INS, AND DIVES AND CAKE BOSS ON TV.

    WE HONED OUR SKILLS WATCHING BINGING WITH BABISH, BRAD LEONE, JOSHUA WEISSMAN, AND MATTY MATHESON ON YOUTUBE.

    WE FOUND AND CONTINUE TO FIND INSPIRATION THROUGH CHEF’S TABLE, TOP CHEF, AND ANTHONY BOURDAN’S SHOWS ON THE STREAMING PLATFORMS.

    OH, AND OF COURSE OUR FAVORITE FOOD MOVIES: CHEF, BURNT, RATATOUILLE, AND GOOD BURGER.