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A sneak peek inside Kansas City’s new rooftop cocktail lounge overlooking the Plaza

The rooftop patio at Prime Social, set to open Tuesday atop the 46 Penn Centre building overlooking the Country Club Plaza.
The rooftop patio at Prime Social, set to open Tuesday atop the 46 Penn Centre building overlooking the Country Club Plaza. Special to The Star

A scene like you’ve never seen.

That’s a promise by the new Prime Social Rooftop — a cocktail lounge on a hilltop overlooking the Country Club Plaza.

A sneak peek earlier this month delivered sweeping views from the 16th floor of the 46 Penn Centre building — as far as downtown to the north, Arrowhead Stadium to the east, and is that a Johnson County water tower to the south?

The outdoor patio of Prime Social, complete with a fire pit, offers views of the Country Club Plaza and more.
The outdoor patio of Prime Social, complete with a fire pit, offers views of the Country Club Plaza and more. Roy Inman Special to The Star

Prime Social Rooftop plans to open Tuesday at 4622 Pennsylvania Ave.

Sous chef Ingeol Cho, right, demonstrated proper sushi rice preparation for the staff at Prime Social. In addition to sushi rolls, menu items will include lobster tails, pork belly burnt ends and a 16-ounce KC strip.
Sous chef Ingeol Cho, right, demonstrated proper sushi rice preparation for the staff at Prime Social. In addition to sushi rolls, menu items will include lobster tails, pork belly burnt ends and a 16-ounce KC strip. Roy Inman Special to The Star

Menu items will include sushi (such as the KC roll with roasted pork belly, kimchee, lettuce, sweet pickle and chili sauce), lobster tails, ginger chicken meatballs with a spicy garlic hoisin sauce, pork belly burnt ends with a smoked chili rub, pizza, sliders, a 16-ounce KC strip, and desserts such as carrot cake and warm chocolate chip cookies.

Prime Social will have four pizzas: a Margherita, porcini, short rib barbecue and pepperoni.
Prime Social will have four pizzas: a Margherita, porcini, short rib barbecue and pepperoni. Chris Casella Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

Cocktails will include a peach mule, a smoked Old-Fashioned and The Ma’homes with bourbon, pomegranate, fresh lemon and champagne (after Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes).

Hours: 4 p.m. to midnight Tuesdays through Thursdays; 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays.

Prime Social’s KC roll with roasted pork belly.
Prime Social’s KC roll with roasted pork belly. Cameron Mitchell Restaurants

Its sister restaurant, Ocean Prime, plans an early 2022 opening on the third floor. The full-service modern American restaurant specializes in seafood and steaks.

Ohio-based Cameron Mitchell Restaurants was founded in 1993 and currently has 40 restaurants under 18 different concepts, including 17 Ocean Prime locations in 13 states and the District of Columbia.

Beverage server Sara Johnston preps the bar at Prime Social, set to open Tuesday.
Beverage server Sara Johnston preps the bar at Prime Social, set to open Tuesday. Roy Inman Special to The Star

This story was originally published November 10, 2021 at 12:23 PM.

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