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Swedelson was asked if he wanted to go for seconds. Moss wiped out several items on the menu and said, “Matt, you nailed this one.” I always say the fat guys are often overrated and the skinny guys are the sleeper picks in eating contests. Ten minutes into lunch, as Howard devoured an Italian beef and sausage sandwich, onion rings and a chocolate cake shake, he was asked to rate Portillo’s on a scale of 1 to 10 and said, “9.5.” When living in Chicago in the 1990s, I went there about five times a week, so McLaughlin and I knew what Howard, Moss and Swedelson were about to discover. The tour guide who picked us up at the airport, Patrick McLaughlin, said he once ate at Portillo’s 42 days in a row. The trio had never experienced Portillo’s and wanted answers. I joined VSiN’s “Follow The Money” crew of Paul Howard, Mitch Moss and Dustin Swedelson on the fact-finding venture. It’s near Disneyland, but Portillo’s is much more enjoyable for a group of guys who love to eat. Our journey to the Los Angeles area was a fast-food field trip to Portillo’s, a Chicago street food chain with a location in Buena Park. The FedEx plane carrying Hanks plummeted into the South Pacific during a violent storm and he washed up on the island of Monuriki, surviving for four years by spearing fish and drinking coconut milk, among other things. How long would I be able to survive if stranded on an uninhabited island?

It’s an intriguing movie I have watched a few times, and it always makes me ponder - or have nightmares about - a life without the availability of fast food. “There is a lot of investment happening in Martin City and we want to be a part of that too.On the morning of July 9, as our flight headed to Long Beach, Calif., for an unusual mission, thoughts of Tom Hanks’ character in “Cast Away” came to mind. “We are excited to reinvest back in the community,” he says. “I believe it will be wonderfully received.” “But I think when they see the final product they will feel comfortable with it,” he says.

However, when completed, Carpenter expects the dining room to gain space for a few more tables.Īll in all, the whole building will be pushed to the east by as much as 10 feet, according to Carpenter.Ĭarpenter acknowledges that some longtime customers may be nervous about change. The dining room will continue to receive customers during reconstruction. “Our intention is not to close,” says Carpenter. The one area that will not change is the main dining room. The exterior will receive added materials. The southwest part of the building will include an updated patio and a new bar, a feature that is currently lacking. A waiting area and private dining room will fill the space in between. A separate carryout area will be on the northeast wing. The entrance will now be on the north end of the building facing Holmes Rd.

As a result, there will no longer be a south entrance or south parking lot. In September, reconstruction will begin in the kitchen, which will move from the north end to the south. Gone are the days when customers can approach the parking lot from anywhere on Holmes Rd. The newly laid parking lot will include curbing and landscaping. Starting in June, the entire parking lot, which encompasses Margarita’s, will be scraped and redone. But if all goes well, here is what you will see: The parking lot design shows Margarita’s at the north end and Jack Stack on the south. Jack Stack will be submitting plans to the City in late March, so it’s still in the preliminary stages. The expansion will purportedly include a third turn lane as well as sidewalks and curbing. Jack Stack also has the unenviable challenge of dealing with the city’s future expansion of Holmes Rd., which is only now in the design phase. It will have the same country charm that it has today.”

It’s not going to look like the Lee’s Summit store which has a new and modern design. We don’t want to lose the charm of the original location.

“This will be a unique remodel for us,” said Carpenter. But they also want to keep its down home feel. “We want to get it set up for the next 25 to 40 years,” he says. Now, the focus is on Martin City.Ĭarpenter says the remodel must fit into the future. Since the late 1990s, Jack Stack has opened new restaurants in Overland Park, the Crossroads, the Plaza and Lee’s Summit. “It’s going to be nice,” says Jack Stack President Travis Carpenter. Jack Stack, at 135th & Holmes Rd., will undergo an extensive remodel beginning in June and continuing to the end of 2019. It’s been 30 years since Jack Stack Barbecue in Martin City has undergone any structural changes. Jack Stack Moves East After 30 years the Martin City restaurant gets a remodel These preliminary plans show the north side entrance and the parking lot for Jack Stack in Martin City.

JACK STACK MENU CARRYOUT MOVIE

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