Barto’s Idle Hour Steak House & Lounge
201 S Santa Fe St, Frontenac, KS, 66763
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Address :
201 S Santa Fe St
Frontenac, KS, 66763 - Phone (620) 232-9834
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Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dinner
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
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R S.
I really like eating at Barto's the Chicken is a little different than at the chicken annies restaurants in the area. Both are better than anywhere else I have ever eaten chicken. Bartos chicken crust is very crisp and of course delicious. We have been eating here since 1980's when we are in town long enough to hit chicken annies and bartos and our other favorite places in town. We have to alternate because it is all so good. You can also get a very good steak here which you cant do at any of the chicken annies. The portions are very generous.
(5)Caleb L.
Have to love this place! Usually, I only get Barto's when family brings it to KC from Pittsburg, however I recently was able to visit this location in person. First off, I LOVE their potato salad. It is hands down my favorite of all varieties. It is a vinegar flavor base (probably with lots of butter too), with little diced onions. They also have great cole slaw. The chicken is also fantastic, and has "country style" breading, and is very juicy inside. The building is older, but inside it is clean and feels like a warm, friendly environment. We walked in at 9:45pm to get take out because they closed at 10. Inside, there was a musician playing, and 3 senior couples dancing (which was friggin' adorable). I wish I lived closer so I could eat here (and hang out here) more often.
(5)Ray G.
There are FOUR famous chicken places in Crawford County. Barto's is really good but maybe the least tasty of them all. Pluses: fast friendly service, good chicken & sides (especially liked the onion rings), live bands on weekend nights. Minuses: no mashed or whipped potatoes, no desserts of any kind, not much flavor in the batter. Overall, better chicken, slaw and potato salad than I can make at home so worth the visit. Not too expensive, either.
(3)Kathy H.
Worst place ever. Music way to loud. Couldn't enjoy visiting with family members. Slow service wait staff not friendly at all. Not to mention the chicken taste like banquet frozen chicken tv dinner.
(1)Fran E.
This is NOT your Grandma's fried chicken of your youth. The crust is a hard covering and not very tasty. Would not eat here again.
(2)Bill R.
I've been going here for my entire life. Awesome fried chicken, it's better than the other chicken places in the area. In the last 30 years, I've mostly gotten the food to go. However, a visit inside will treat you to decor from the '50s and on Friday and Saturday night, you can go polka dancing.
(4)Allen R.
I've been to all the fried chicken joints around here and Barto's is the best. They cook it perfectly ever time and I really love the crust. They have German sides so the potato salad is German potato salad but I've come to really like it. It's twangy with vinegar but the flavor is really good as well. The coleslaw is also vinegar based so it has some twang. I don't go for the decor or atmosphere because it really needs some help but they have perfected the fried chicken. I'll drive right by the other chicken joints for Barto's every time. When you order you can tell them what pieces of chicken you want even (2 thighs, 2 legs, ect). The wait after you order can be a little while because they actually fry it up after you order it. I don't mind waiting because when they serve it to you, the fried chicken is smoking hot! It's best to tear into it a little bit to slightly cool. It's just downright good fried chicken.
(5)Dianna S.
There are three local (well-known) fried chicken places in this area, and after inquiring amongst several people, was told Barto's is the better of the three. My husband wanted good fried chicken for his birthday, so we drove almost an hour out of town to give this place a try. At first glance, this place is nothing special. It looks more like a large house, and a run-down verging on scary one at that. However, the parking lot was jam packed so that put my anxieties at ease. I know this place is a soft spot to the people who live in the community, and I'd like to be respectful of that. I'm sure this house has been standing for years, but from an outsider's perspective I was a little taken aback. Inside, you get the feeling you stepped into 1974 or something. Very old decor. Kind of reminds you of a church basement where the congregation would gather for a Sunday dinner. Full of an older clientele on the Saturday that we went, which definitely lent to that church basement kind of vibe. The menu is pretty basic. Fried chicken and sides. Although they do have a selection of steaks and fish if you're not a chicken fan. However, if you don't like chicken, I imagine you'd never come here anyway. Their chicken dinner options come however you like it - dark or white, and you can choose how many pieces and what pieces you get. I just got a one-piece white (chicken breast) as that's all I ever eat. My husband got a three-piece dark. I'll be honest: I was not a fan of the breading. It's corn meal instead of flour, and it didn't taste very seasoned to me. My husband agreed. Although it is just a preference as far as what kind of breading you like. He did detect a nice garlic flavor in the chicken itself, which was good. He is the true connosuier, so his opinion is what matters here as I'm not into fried chicken like he is. The dinners come with two sides, so we each got different ones so we could sample. I chose the potato salad and onion rings (for an upcharge), and hubby got coleslaw and fries. First of all, both the potato salad and coleslaw are vinegar based (German-style). The potato salad is delicious, and I could've eaten a whole plate of that. The coleslaw was the opposite. I prefer cold and creamy. The menu does not give you any idea you would be getting the vinegar kind. Onion rings are homemade and very good. Fries are thick-cut. Pretty sure they are not homemade; however, the product itself is a good one. It does take a bit to get your food, but I understand they cook it to order, so just be prepared to wait. We were happily minding our own business, when out of nowhere, polka music started playing. I thought someone had put a quarter in a jukebox somewhere, but turns out it was live. And then all the old couples (like 70s, maybe 80s) got up to dance. It was the cutest thing I've ever seen. Apparently they do this every Friday and Saturday night, so despite not having the best chicken dinner I've ever eaten, the atmosphere brought this experience to a whole new level. Would we go back? Yes, if we were already in the neighborhood, but I wouldn't drive an hour to specifically eat here again. We enjoyed our time, we left full. The dancing was so unexpected and was the best thing about our night. If anything, eat here for that reason alone.
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