Hundreds of miles from the nearest coastline, and yet Missouri keeps pulling off something that shouldn’t work. Serious, impressive seafood.
Nobody warned me about this. I drove through St. Louis expecting barbecue and left talking about crab legs instead.
This state has quietly built a buffet scene that coastal locals would genuinely respect, and most people outside Missouri have no idea it exists. Kansas City, Branson, Springfield, these cities are stacking plates high with shrimp, sushi, lobster, and fish so fresh you’ll forget where you are…