Stroud’s pan-fried chicken closes Johnson County restaurant that opened 2 years ago

Kansas City’s Stroud’s has closed another express operation.

The iconic pan-fried chicken restaurant expanded with Stroud’s Express & Catering outlets in Lee’s Summit and Mission. They had limited hours and a limited menu including fried chicken, livers, gizzards and chicken fried steak and were conceived as carryout only.

The Lee’s Summit location opened in late 2020 with a one-year lease. It closed about a year later. At the time, Stroud’s said it would look for another Lee’s Summit location.

The location in the Mission Mart Shopping Center, 5405 Johnson Drive, Mission, opened in May 2021. It later added a dining room. That location closed on April 16.

In a statement Wednesday afternoon, the company said: “The Stroud’s Express & Catering experiment was a success and we will be looking for a long term home for our business.”

It asked real estate agents and property owners with possible locations to contact Mark McConahay at Block & Company Inc. Realtors. Its ideal space would be 2,500 to 3,000 square feet with existing hoods, a grease trap and a walk-in cooler.

Company officials weren’t available for further comment.

Stroud’s has full-service restaurants in the Northland and Overland Park.

This story was originally published May 3, 2023 at 4:00 PM.