A new food hall opens in Kansas City luxury hotel on the Plaza. Here’s what you can eat

David Hudnall
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Cascade Kansas City is not quite open — the luxury hotel on the Country Club Plaza is expected to begin booking rooms later this week — but the food hall inside held its grand opening Monday.

Strang Chef Collective, at 4620 Wornall Road, features indoor-outdoor seating, four food concepts, two bars and a coffee shop on two stories inside the hotel.

It is the third Strange Chef Collective to open in the metro, joining locations in downtown Overland Park and at the Lightwell building in downtown Kansas City.

“We prioritize chefs and provide them with an accelerated platform to shine and focus on the food while removing the headaches of administrative tasks like payroll and staffing,” said Shawn Craft, CEO of Strang Chef Collective.

The second floor of Strang Chef Collective on the Country Club Plaza features a bar, two restaurant concepts, and outdoor seating.
The second floor of Strang Chef Collective on the Country Club Plaza features a bar, two restaurant concepts, and outdoor seating.

The four food concepts are:

Khai-noy

Style: Asian fusion with emphasis on Thai and Laotian cuisines

Dishes: Spring rolls, red curry noodles, banh mi

Chef: Chis Jones

Verde

Style: Latin American

Dishes: Cuban arroz bowl, chimichurri steak tacos, fried yuca

Chef: Nicole Shute

Parma

Style: Italian

Dishes: Arancini, pasta (rigatoni, tagliatelle, spaghetti), shrimp & polenta, panzanella salad

Chef: Derek Losson

Gasthaus

Style: German

Dishes: Duck poutine, spaetzle, schnitzel sandwich, hand-cranked sausages

Chef: Bruce Dunseith

Khai-Noy and Gasthaus are two of the restaurant concepts at the newly opened Strang Chef Collective inside Cascade Kansas City on the Country Club Plaza.
Khai-Noy and Gasthaus are two of the restaurant concepts at the newly opened Strang Chef Collective inside Cascade Kansas City on the Country Club Plaza.

The coffee shop, Strang Cafe, will operate near the hotel lobby once Cascade opens.

Hours for now are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.