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Vietnamese restaurant with Texas roots opens first JoCo location in Olathe

A new Vietnamese eatery offering “traditional flavors with local influences” is making its Johnson County debut.

Com Ga Houston, a Texas-based Vietnamese restaurant, will celebrate the grand opening of its new Olathe location Sunday.

Com Ga Houston is at 15204 W. 119th St.

  • The restaurant moved into a space at the Northridge Plaza shopping center, just off 119th Street and Black Bob Road.
  • Chicken chain Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen previously occupied that space.
  • Com Ga Houston is open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.
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Com Ga Houston’s namesake dish, com ga — a dish with poached chicken, seasoned rice, vegetables and a clear soup. Photo via Com Ga Houston Facebook page.

Com Ga Houston serves authentic Vietnamese cuisine

  • The menu at Com Ga Houston features Vietnamese dishes like chicken cabbage salads, congee, bamboo shoot noodle soup, and curry with egg noodles.
  • The restaurant’s namesake, “com ga”, is a dish made up of poached chicken, rice, vegetables, clear soup and a spicy dipping sauce.
  • Com Ga Houston also serves beverages like tea, fruity “refreshers”, and Vietnamese coffee.

This is Com Ga Houston’s first Johnson County restaurant

  • The Olathe location also serves as the first franchise in the wider Kansas City metro area for the Texas-based restaurant.
  • In its home state, the eatery has locations in Houston and Dallas.
  • Outside of Texas, Com Ga Houston also has a franchise in Duluth, Georgia.

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Lucie Krisman
Lucie Krisman

Hi! I’m Lucie Krisman, and I cover local business for the Johnson County Post.

I’m a native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, but have been living in Kansas since I moved here to attend KU, where I earned my degree in journalism. Prior to joining the Post, I did work for The Pitch, the Eudora Times, the North Dakota Newspaper Association and KTUL in Tulsa.

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