Steak flights, seafood, raw meat: Upscale bistro & butcher shop opens in Johnson County

A former south Overland Park sports bar is now two businesses in one: an upscale restaurant with a bit of a Scottish flair and a full-service butcher shop featuring a variety of cuts, seafood and locally made specialty products.

Michael and Phyllis Gregg partnered with Kenneth Gregory in McGregor’s Butcher & Bistro at 11300 W. 135th St.

Michael Gregg had a Kansas City advertising agency, Gregg & Associates, for 27 years. Phyllis later joined the company. In 2011 it merged with InQuest Marketing. He left as a full-time employee when the company was sold in January. Gregory is a retired farmer and investor in the restaurant and shop.

Michael Gregg said the butcher shop also provides the meat and seafood for the restaurant. Then restaurant customers who like a particular dish can buy the same protein at the shop to take home.

“We are more or less showing them in the bistro what they can do with the same product,” he said. “I don’t think there is anything quite like it, this concept for one thing — a butcher shop with a restaurant. It also seems like there is a void in this particular area for a locally owned fine dining restaurant.”

Bistro menu items include steaks, seared ahi tuna, grilled king salmon, crispy roasted half chicken, wild mushroom ravioli, burgers, shaved striploin French dips, oysters Rockefeller, Scotch eggs, and salads including a roasted beet with candied pecans.

Sides include lobster mashed potatoes, truffle Parmesan fries, creamed corn with bacon, and onion rings.

It also offers a steak flight with three of its finest cuts (a 4-ounce house filet, a 4-ounce strip and a 4-ounce Akaushi rib-eye), a side dish, dessert and a 6-ounce wine pour for $75.

Under Chef’s Features, executive chef Erik Fernandez will create a special dish with a suggested wine pairing once a week. Recently that included steak Oscar with bearnaise sauce, crab and asparagus, paired with Spanish wine; and a buttered lobster roll with truffle Parmesan fries, paired with a German wine.

The dining room seats about 130 people. Photos of Scotland and Scottish Highland cattle line the walls.

The butcher shop has an outside entrance, as well as an entrance to the bistro’s lobby. It offers a variety of meats and prepared items such as bacon cheddar burgers and house-made sausages, as well as local products including barbecue rubs.

The name is in homage to Michael Gregg’s Scottish ancestors in the McGregor clan.

Overtime Sports Bar & Grill had previously operated in the space.