Dinner at the Blue Koi

This hip and stylish dumpling-and-noodle shop started a culinary Chinese revolution on Kansas City’s Restaurant Row by presenting unexpected dishes — Ants on a Tree (cellophane noodles with minced pork), Chinese pot roast, flavored bubble teas — in an unabashedly California Cool setting. There are lots of vegetarian choices (the vegan set flocks to the place) and an excellent selection of fragrant hot teas, for those who might prefer jasmine to gin with their roasted duck wraps.
Mon., Sept. 1, 2008