777 Hollywood Casino Blvd
Kansas City, KS 66111
(913) 288-9300
Discover a buffet that could only be called Epic. The endless selection includes your favorite Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and American cuisines, as well as, seafood, pizza and deli. The restaurant also features desserts, vegetarian/vegan options, a variety of breads, soups and pastries. See website for hours and prices.
Hollywood’s fine dining restaurant offers an extensive menu of specialty dishes, homemade pastas, seafood and shellfish. Diners will relax in the intimate restaurant among displays of Hollywood’s past movie memorabilia and a panoramic view of the Kansas Speedway. Final Cut Steakhouse features a private, upscale 20-seat dining room which can be reserved for celebrations and business dinners. The restaurant offers an iPad wine menu for diners to review the three hundred bottle wine list including notes and wine descriptions. For reservations, please call 913-287-9761 or visit www.opentable.com/final-cut-steakhouse-hollywood-casino-reservations. Visit website for hours.
Kansas Speedway is a 1.5mi tri-oval race track in Kansas City, Kansas. It was built in 2001 and it currently hosts two annual NASCAR race weekends. The Verizon IndyCar Series also held races at the venue until 2011. The speedway is owned and operated by the International Speedway Corporation.HistoryInternational Speedway Corporation began exploring the idea of building a racing facility in the midwest in 1996. Attention was turned towards the Kansas City area in 1997. Officials considered both the Missouri and Kansas side of the city but eventually settled with the Kansas side because of better funding. Architecture firm HNTB, which also designed Chicagoland Speedway, was selected to design the facility, and firm Turner Construction was selected to provide construction management. Construction began on the, speedway in May 1999, and in July, preferred tickets went on sale. The demand at the ticket sales prompted ISC officials to expand the planned 32 by an additional 36, expanding capacity from 75,000 to 82,000. Speedway officials were hopeful to have the track completed sometime in 2000, and possibly host a race, but construction was delayed by weather and further complicated by lawsuits from nearby land owners. In May 2000, both IndyCar and NASCAR announced events to be held at the speedway for the 2001 season. Track paving began in September 2000, and construction of the speedway was completed in early 2001.
Children's Mercy Park is a soccer-specific stadium in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, and is the home of Sporting Kansas City. The stadium is located near Kansas Speedway and it opened during the 2011 season of Major League Soccer on June 9, 2011 with a match against the Chicago Fire. The stadium has a seating capacity of 18,467 seats, which can expand to 25,000 for concerts. Most SKC games attract around 21,000 because of different stadium modes. The stadium is Sporting Kansas City's third home venue; then known as the Kansas City Wizards, the team played in Arrowhead Stadium from 1996 to 2007 and CommunityAmerica Ballpark from 2008 to 2010. In 2013, the stadium hosted the MLS All-Star Game, the United States men's national soccer team, and the MLS Cup, three of the most prestigious matches in the United States, and is the only stadium to host all three in the same year.HistoryInitial planningOriginally, Sporting Club, the team's ownership group, planned to move to southeast Kansas City, Missouri on land previously occupied by Bannister Mall. The redevelopment plan, called The Trails, was passed on December 13, 2007. The last package of economic incentives, a $30-million tax rebate, was passed on November 21, 2008.