Jess & Jim's Steakhouse

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Jess & Jim's Steakhouse
Restaurant information
EstablishedApril 15, 1938;86 years ago (1938-04-15)
Owner(s)Mike Van Noy
Food type steakhouse
Street address517 E 135th Street
City Martin City
State Missouri
Postal/ZIP Code64145
CountryUSA
Coordinates 38°52′56″N94°35′21″W / 38.88232°N 94.58918°W / 38.88232; -94.58918
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Jess & Jim's Steakhouse is a steakhouse restaurant located on 135th Street in Martin City, Missouri. Founded in 1938, Jess & Jim's has been ranked numerous times by national publications as one of the best steakhouses in the United States. [1]

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History

Jess & Jim's originally opened for business in April 1938, near the corner of 135th Street and Holmes Road in Martin City, Missouri, near the location that is now occupied by Fiorella's Jack Stack Barbecue. Jess & Jim's was started as a small bar and grill by best friends Jess Kincaid and Jim Wright. After a short time, Jess Kincaid got married and sold his share of the business to Jim Wright; however, his name "Jess" in the restaurant name remained as a lasting reminder of his contributions and friendship with Jim Wright. In 1949, Wright's cousin R.C. Van Noy began working in the business.

On the evening of May 20, 1957 the F5 Ruskin Heights Tornado passed through Martin City on its way to leveling the newly built Ruskin Heights neighborhood. The restaurant was not opened on that Monday night, which may have saved many lives. The tornado destroyed the original Jess & Jim's building, but the owner's parakeet survived unharmed. Following the tornado, Wright moved the restaurant to its current location at 135th and Locust Street, because R.C. Van Noy already owned the building, and they didn't have insurance on the other building that was destroyed. Before Jess & Jim's moved into its current home, the building housed a pharmacy downstairs and Huffy's roller rink on the upper level. [2] [3]

Awards and recognition

The restaurant has also earned accolades from several national publications:

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