Gourmands and foodies, get ready: Kansas City Restaurant Week is nearly here, and there are more than 50 Johnson County establishments participating this year.
Next Friday, Jan. 12, will mark the beginning of the 10-day event that will include a wide range of local eateries across the Kansas City metro, serving all types of cuisine on specially curated, prix fixe menus at a price range generally ranging from $20 to $55.
Here’s what you need to know about the 2024 version of KC Restaurant Week in Johnson County:
The dates
- Kansas City Restaurant Week this year will run from Friday, Jan. 12, to Sunday, Jan. 21.
- Menu choices feature breakfast, lunch and dinner options.
- Customers can either dine in or pick up their order at the restaurant, as well as getting it delivered.
The beneficiaries
- Each year, participating restaurants commit to donating 10% of each purchased meal to one charity partner and two founding beneficiaries.
- The 2024 community charity partner is Kanbe’s Markets, a nonprofit organization centered around eliminating food insecurity in the Kansas City area.
- The nonprofits Visit KC Foundation and Greater KC Restaurant Association Educational Foundation are the event’s founding beneficiaries.
Check out this year’s Johnson County roster
Some of the participating restaurants already posted their specially curated menus for KC Restaurant Week online, but we’re still waiting on a few others.
Here’s a list of participating restaurants, with links to either their regular menu or their special KC Restaurant Week one:
- 801 Chophouse — Leawood
- Bamboo Penny’s — Leawood
- Barley’s Kitchen + Tap — Shawnee and Overland Park
- Blind Box BBQ — Shawnee
- Blue Moose Bar and Grill — Lenexa
- Blue Sushi Sake Grill — Westwood
- Brass Onion — Overland Park
- Brew Lab — Overland Park
- Brewbakers Bar & Grill — Lenexa
- Bristol Seafood + Steak + Social — Leawood
- Burnt End BBQ — Overland Park
- Club 27 — Overland Park
- Coco Bolos Mexican Grill and Cantina — Overland Park
- District Pour House & Kitchen – Shawnee
- Eggtc. — Shawnee
- Enjoy Pure Food + Drink — Leawood
- Fiorella’s Jack Stack Barbecue — Overland Park and Lenexa
- Firebirds Wood Fired Grill — Overland Park
- Garozzo’s Ristorante — Overland Park
- Grand Street Cafe — Lenexa
- Hereford House — Leawood and Shawnee
- Houlihan’s — Leawood and Overland Park
- Iron Horse Bar and Grill — Leawood
- J. Gilbert’s Woodfired Steaks and Seafood — Overland Park
- Louie’s Wine Dive — Overland Park
- Martin City Pizza & Taproom – Lenexa and Overland Park
- Meat Mitch Barbecue — Leawood
- Minsky’s Pizza — Leawood, Lenexa, Olathe, Overland Park, Prairie Village and Shawnee
- Mission Taco Joint – Leawood
- Nick and Jake’s — Overland Park and Shawnee
- O’Neill’s Restaurant and Bar — Leawood
- Pinstripes — Overland Park
- Pizza Tascio — Overland Park
- Plate Italian Moderno — Leawood
- RA Sushi Bar Restaurant — Leawood
- Red Crow Brewing Company – Olathe
- Red Door Woodfired Grill — Leawood, Lenexa and Overland Park
- Redrock Canyon Grill — Overland Park
- Rock and Brews — Overland Park
- Rye — Leawood
- SERV — Overland Park
- Silo Modern Farmhouse — Lenexa
- Story.— Prairie Village
- Strang Hall – Overland Park
- Stroud’s — Overland Park
- Tavern in the Village — Prairie Village
- Thai Orchid – Mission
- Thai Zappz Authentic Cuisine — Overland Park
- Transport Brewery – Shawnee
- Trofi — Overland Park
- Va Bene Italian Eatery — Prairie Village
- Veritas Whiskey and Wine — Overland Park
Who made the cut last year? Here are the JoCo eateries you can hit up during KC Restaurant Week
