Food & Drink

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...

When Limi Veliu’s family initially brought their New York-based restaurant to the Kansas City market, they were taking a chance. Bella’s Italian Restaurant had already been in Texas for several years when the mayor of Lee’s Summit, Bill Baird, convinced...

A Nebraska-based restaurant chain officially left Johnson County earlier this year. Fast-casual eatery PepperJax Grill has shuttered its Mission location after roughly a decade in business. PepperJax Grill was at 5922 Barkley St. The restaurant occupied a space at the Cornerstone...

Adam Bracco describes the past couple of weeks as “chaotically happy”. A southern Overland Park resident himself, he’d been looking forward to bringing an Italian deli to his own neighborhood. As it turns out, he wasn’t the only one. On...

When it comes to pie, Curt Lafferty knows his stuff. After attending the American Institute of Baking (now part of Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas, he initially began a career in sales, eventually taking on Kansas-based Tippin’s Pies as...

A popular breakfast eatery now has two fewer Johnson County locations. IHOP, known for its pancakes and other breakfast fare, recently closed locations in two Johnson County cities. IHOP closed in Overland Park and Shawnee The Overland Park location operated at...

A Leawood restaurant and antique shop is saying goodbye after roughly three years. Rakar Dumpling House, known for both dumplings and antique furniture, has announced its impending closure at the end of this year. Rakar Dumpling House is at 4971 W....

When Omar Abdelmoity was growing up in southern Overland Park, he remembers struggling to find a late night hangout. In high school, he said he and his friends would often leave the gym late at night, not quite ready to...

A new restaurant offering healthy eats will soon make its Johnson County debut. Fast-casual eatery Saladworks will open on Nov. 13 in southern Overland Park — its first in the county. Saladworks is opening at 7745 W. 159th St. The restaurant...

A growing Leawood development may soon be home to Johnson County’s newest CAVA location. Plans for the new restaurant at the site are currently going through the city approval process in Leawood. This would mark the Mediterranean eatery’s fourth Johnson County...

At lunchtime on Monday, a steady line of customers trailed from the counter to the door of André’s Confiserie Suisse in Overland Park. The restaurant and sweets shop has built up a loyal following in Overland Park since the 70-year-old...

Loyal customers are happy a Mexican restaurant in Lenexa has reopened after it shut down temporarily following a raid carried about by federal agents. In September, El Toro Loco, re-opened after about a dozen employees at two of its metro...