J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood

J. Gilbert's Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood

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J. Gilbert's occupies Block's Plaza in Overland Park as the Kansas City-area location of a steakhouse group with sister restaurants in Glastonbury, Columbus, McLean, St. Louis, and Omaha. The kitchen is built around wood-fired Prime steaks — top sirloin, filet mignon, Kansas City strip, ribeye, and a bone-in "cowboy cut" ribeye — using Midwestern-raised USDA Prime and Certified Black Angus beef.

Seafood runs alongside the steaks: maple plank salmon, miso-glazed sea bass, blackened seared scallops, and a chilled shellfish platter stacked with oysters, shrimp, and king crab legs. Starters include jumbo lump crab cakes and prime rib egg rolls, and slow-roasted prime rib appears as a weekend addition. A prix fixe option threads soup or salad, an entrée, and dessert into a fixed-course meal.

Kansas City Magazine named J. Gilbert's among the city's best in 2025. Regulars point to consistency and attentive service as reasons they keep returning, often for special occasions.
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City

Kansas City

Neighborhood

Overland Park

Price

$$$

Cuisine

Steakhouse

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