| Stroud's | |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Street-Address: | 5410 NE Oak Ridge Dr |
| City: | Kansas City |
| State: | Missouri |
| Postcode: | 64119 |
| Country: | United States |
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Stroud's is a restaurant in the Kansas City metropolitan area, in the United States. The business was named one of "America's Classics" by the James Beard Foundation Awards.[1]
Guy and Helen Stroud started a BBQ restaurant on the county line at 85th and Troost.[2] When beef was rationed during World War II, the restaurant began serving a pan-fried chicken dinner for 35 cents.[3] Other menu items at this time included long end ribs for 15 cents and goose livers for 10 cents.[4]
In 1977, Mike Donegan and Jim Hogan purchased the restaurant and inherited some of the original recipes.
In 1983, Mike Donegan, his twin brother, Dennis Donegan, and Jim Hogan purchased a northern site called Oak Ridge Manor. Oak Ridge Manor is inside a restored 1840s log cabin. They purchased a third location in Wichita, Kansas in 1992. In 2006, the original location closed to eminent domain.[5]
Hogan sold his share in 2000, and the Donegan family remained in the business until Mike Donegan's death in 2021.
Stroud's is best known for their pan-fried chicken.[6] Other popular dishes include fried catfish, homemade chicken noodle soup, and cinnamon rolls.