You can sort them using a custom comparison function. Here is an example of code that places elements with 'N / A' on top:
$("#grid").kendoGrid({ dataSource: [ { price: 1 }, { price: "N/A" }, { price: 20 }, { price: 2 } ], sortable: true, columns: [ { field: "price", sortable: { compare: function(a, b) { var x = a.price; var y = b.price; if (x == 'N/A') { x = 0; } if (y == 'N/A') { y = 0; } return x - y; } } } ] });
Here is a live demo: http://jsbin.com/urUXOCa/1/edit
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