Hangar One Steakhouse

Hangar One Steakhouse looks just like a hangar and a tower and there’s a 1944 Beech C–45 protruding from the building (named Amelia for Atchinson, Kansas, native Amelia Earhart). Entering through doors with handles made from wooden propeller blades, it’s aviation overload—but in a good way. In fact, with all the memorabilia displayed in a tasteful and engaging way, if you weren’t so darn hungry, you’d never make it to your table. There’s something to stop and gawk at every step—the jet pack from The Rocketeer, the posters, the aircraft models, the insignia...but, let’s eat first, OK?

This is a steakhouse, in Kansas, so the beef had better be good. The restaurant declares that all steaks are aged 21 days and hand cut.

The owner is Greg Hiser, an aerobatic pilot and son of a U.S. Air Force pilot. Hiser and his wife, Beci, who is also a pilot, were married on the airport. Greg flew his attendants in a Piper Aero, Beci in a C–45.

You will be greeted by wait staff in pilot uniforms, and the music will be from movies such as Top Gun. On the televisions around the restaurant are videos, both old and new, of aviation stunts, events, and pilot reports. Up in the Flight Tower bar (yep, it looks just like a tower), you’ll hear ATC communications from the airport. On great weather days, you can dine outside on the Crash Pad Patio.

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