In a southern Overland Park shopping center, the owners of a well known local eatery are gearing up for something new.
Two of the owners of Lenexa-based Tanner’s plan to unveil their new concept, Sammie’s Kitchen & Bar, at the Stanley Station shopping center.
If all goes according to plan, co-owners Jim Fager and Matt Brentano said, then the restaurant will likely open its doors by the end of the month.
Sammie’s is coming to 7721 W. 151st St.
- The restaurant is taking over a space at the Stanley Station shopping center, just off 151st Street and U.S. Highway 69 in Overland Park.
- The Yeti Pub & Kaffeehaus previously occupied that space.
- Once it opens, the regular hours at Sammie’s will likely be 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 11 a.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Sammie’s will serve sandwiches and other “made-from-scratch” dishes
The menu at Sammie’s will steer away from the burgers and fries (and other popular bar food items) that have been central to the Tanner’s menu.
Instead, Fager said, the menu will focus on items like pizzas, flatbreads, salads and brats — as well as sandwiches, hence the restaurant’s name.
Some of those sandwiches include the “incredible turkey” (with applewood smoked turkey, arugula, provolone, balsamic caesar, pepper bacon, tomato and red onion on schiacciata bread) and the “baller” (with Italian meatballs, marinara and mozzarella on a hoagie roll).
In addition to its food, Sammie’s will also offer a range of craft cocktails, in addition to beers on tap from local breweries like Boulevard and KC Bier Co.
“It’s more of a simpler, higher-end (concept),” Fager said.
The Sammie’s concept is brand new
Brentano said that opening something like Sammie’s (with a bit more of a “quaint” vibe and a focus on sandwiches) has been a much-discussed idea between him and Fager for a while.
“We liked the idea of just having a quaint little neighborhood spot,” Brentano said. “Just to be able to flex a different muscle.”
After several months finalizing plans for the restaurant, the duo said they’re excited to see the idea finally come to fruition, particularly in southern Overland Park, Brentano said, where the community has already embraced their other eatery.
“Southern Overland Park has been good to us in the Tanner’s realm,” Brentano said. “(We’re excited about) just giving them the opportunity to try something we’ve been working on for about a year now.”
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