For dinner, I like either Merry Go Round or Seasons. Seasons is the fanciest restaurant. But Merry Go Round has both an American menu (with steak, chicken, salmon) and a Chinese menu, and I have never been disappointed with the food. Plus the atmosphere is seriously fun.

I've heard GREAT things about this French place in Independence, the Still Life Cafe. http://www.yelp.com/biz/still-life-cafe-independence