Liquor at Taco Bell? New downtown sports bar? 9 KC area restaurant, retail updates
Here are some restaurant and retail happenings across the Kansas City metro. We will write more as information becomes available.
Restaurant updates
▪ Taco Bell Cantina has applied for a liquor license at 4111 Broadway, in the Westley on Broadway apartment building in Westport.
The chain wouldn’t confirm the location, and the officials with the apartment complex said they couldn’t comment.
A Taco Bell spokeswoman did provide some background on the cantinas: “Taco Bell is looking long-term as it reinvents what it means to be a restaurant of the future. While other brands may be solely focused on drive-thrus, Taco Bell is planning for a future filled with, of course, drive-thrus, but also everything from experiential to digital-forward elements.”
The cantinas can feature Twisted Freeze — customized with vodka, tequila or rum — as well as beer, wine and sangria.
▪ Torn Label Brewing Co., 1708 Campbell St. in the East Crossroads area, is adding a scratch-kitchen called Torn Label Public House. It will have a rotating, seasonal menu. Vince Brink, formerly with Corvino Supper Club & Tasting Room, will be the executive chef. A grand opening is targeted for April 23 and 24.
▪ Blu Hwy is under construction in the former Black Dirt space at 5070 Main St., just south of the Country Club Plaza, in the 51 Main building. James Taylor is listed as the managing officer in the liquor license application, but he did not return phone calls or emails.
A spokeswoman for VanTrust, developers of 51 Main, said she couldn’t comment on the project.
▪ Starbucks is going through city planning to open on the site of a former Long John Silver’s, at 6860 N.W. 83rd Terrace in the Northland. It wants to put up a new building with a drive-thru for Starbucks Coffee at Prairie View Crossing.
Starbucks officials confirmed a new Interstate 29/Barry Road location is in the works but would not confirm a specific address.
Meanwhile, Starbucks has not responded to questions on its cafe in Overland Park’s Oak Park Mall, which has been shuttered for several weeks. Oak Park Mall officials said they couldn’t comment.
▪ The owner of the Tribe Street Kitchen in the River Market wants to open Block Tavern & Exchange, a sports bar, across the street at 311 Delaware St., Suite 102.
Retail updates
▪ Tradehome Shoes has opened in Oak Park Mall. It is described as a brand-name “one-stop-shop for families.”
The employee-owned company was founded a century ago and now has more than 120 locations.
▪ EB and Co., jewelry and accessories store, has opened on the Country Club Plaza, 327 W. 47th St. A new Mother’s Day collection will launch on April 30, and the shop will have a grand opening in June.
Owner Emily Bordner also has a location in Brookside.
▪ Aldi has opened a new 20,000-square-foot store in the Legends Outlets Kansas City, 1945 N. 110th St., Kansas City, Kansas.
Event
Fox and Pearl, 2143 Summit St., will host a spring market — pottery, flowers, jewelry, prints, plants and more — from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 17, in a parking lot across from the restaurant. It also will have food and a bar, a DJ, wine tastings and more.