More than two years after an Italian kitchen ended its decades-long run in Leawood, a new taco eatery is preparing to replace it.
Local Lime, an Arkansas-based taco restaurant, plans to make its Johnson County debut in Leawood.
Local Lime is coming to 5005 W. 119th St.
- The restaurant is moving into a space on the north side of the Town Center Plaza shopping center, near Whole Harvest Kitchen.
- Bravo! Italian Kitchen occupied that space for 20 years, before the restaurant closed in March 2023.
- Officials with the Leawood shopping center said Local Lime is on track to open next spring.
Local Lime serves tacos and other Mexican fare
- The menu at Local Lime’s existing locations offer a variety of tacos, such as fried chicken, “verde” veggie, crispy ahi tuna and curry fried shrimp.
- In addition to tacos, Local Lime serves other dishes like quesadillas, enchiladas, salads and appetizers like nacho bites and chips and guacamole.
- Local Lime also serves margaritas and other craft cocktails.
This marks Local Lime’s debut in Johnson County
- The new Leawood restaurant also serves as the first in the wider Kansas City metro for Local Lime.
- Local Lime is based in Arkansas, where it has two locations.
- The restaurant also has a location in Germantown, Tennessee.
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