Celebrity-backed burger chain opening another Kansas City-area location
Bigger is not always better. That’s the theory of an Atlanta-based burger chain, anyway.
Smalls Sliders — an Atlanta-based burger chain backed by former NFL quarterback Drew Brees — will open its second location in the Kansas City area.
The company is dropping its signature orange shipping container drive-thru in Lee’s Summit at 210 SW Oldham Parkway. The location’s tentative opening date is in June.
The restaurant’s menu is simple: cheeseburger sliders, fries and a choice of three shakes.
Smalls sliders are served on toasted buns with cheese, pickles and “Smauce” (Smalls sauce). Customers can order combo meals with one to four sliders.
Smalls’ first location in the metro opened last year in Blue Springs at 704 NW Mock Ave.
Previously, the chain told The Star it had inked an agreement with Kansas City businessman Mark Parretta to bring more locations to Kansas City, Lee’s Summit, Overland Park, Olathe, Liberty and Independence, though it did not announce addresses at the time.
The original Smalls container opened in 2019 in Louisiana by Brandon Landry, founder of Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux, which has locations in Wichita and Columbia.
Smalls now has a few dozen locations open across the country, with roughly 200 in development. Brees was an early investor in the brand, and the former Saints player just opened his own location in Metairie, Louisiana.
This story was originally published March 20, 2026 at 2:31 PM.