New KC all-you-can-eat, Pan-Asian restaurant is open. Next: Johnson County
Pad thai, sushi, dim sum and cheesecake don’t typically appear on the same menu.
Nor are they usually served by robots, with customers paying a single buffet price.
But All in One Eatery — Kansas City’s new Pan-Asian restaurant — isn’t like a lot of others in the metro. It offers customers a taste of several Asian countries under one roof, borrowing recipes from China, Thailand, Japan and beyond.
The Northland spot at 8654 Boardwalk Ave. opened less than a week ago in the Shops at Boardwalk. It took over the former Kirkland’s location.
Owner Elvin Yiu, who also owns Magic Noodle, said the concept has drawn plenty of attention from the neighborhood in the short time it’s been open.
While his team is still working out the kinks of their iPad-ordering, robot-delivery system, they’re continually striving to provide the best possible experience.
“Every single dish, we make it fresh,” Liu said.
When customers walk in, a tablet on their table instructs them to select the number of people dining. For adults, it’s for $21 lunch or $36 for dinner.
Once the single price is selected, customers select as many menu items as they please. Yakitori, udon, dumplings and more are on the menu. Then a robot brings their order.
And when the restaurant gets its liquor license, the bar in the middle of the dining room will begin serving drinks.
Liu and his business partner, Jack Yu, are opening another one in Overland Park in three to four months.
That spot will open in a former Applebee’s at 11000 Metcalf Ave. And, if all goes well, the pair might open more.
“We wanna open as many as we can do,” he said.
Liu and Yu opened the first Magic Noodle location in Overland Park’s burgeoning Bluhawk development at 8013 W. 159th St. It sells soups and stir-fry with hand-pulled, made-to-order noodles.
Its second location opened in January at 1020 NW Pryor Road in Lee’s Summit.
This fall, an all-you-can-eat Korean barbecue restaurant called Let’s Go BBQ is looking to open in Independence.
It’ll move into a former Applebee’s in Independence Center at 18801 E. 39th St. S., Suite 2114. It’s also hoping to expand, potentially into Overland Park. It, too, will have robot servers.
This story was originally published September 4, 2025 at 5:00 AM.