Stanford & Sons — and its flower pot bread — returns to Overland Park
Back in the mid-1970s, the new Stanford & Sons Restaurant was the toast of Westport — from its studied Victorian decor to its signature flower-pot bread.
Stanford & Sons later opened one of the region’s first comedy clubs in the complex, a club where many now nationally known comedians got their start. The club has since had stints in Kansas City, Kan., and Overland Park.
Now the owners are back in Overland Park with a new comedy club and restaurant in the Rosana Square Shopping Center at 119th Street and Metcalf Avenue.
The comedy club opened in mid-September, and the restaurant shortly after. Brothers Craig and Jeff Glazer are the owners and their father, Stanford Glazer, helped with the design for the new Stanford & Sons Comedy Club & Restaurant.
On average, more than 55,000 cars pass by the spot each day, according to 2012 counts.
“It is just good business sense to try to be where the people are,” said Craig Glazer. “This is the brightest part of Kansas City’s metroplex.”
Menu items at the restaurant include jambalaya croquettes, sliders, southwest Thai spring roll, quesadillas, Dr. Pepper ribs, salads, sandwiches with house-cut french fries, pasta Alfredo, Adobo honey-glazed salmon, chicken fried chicken, and filet of beef, along with dessert shooters.
And the flower-pot bread is back — a light-textured loaf baked in a terra-cotta pot and served with honey butter.
The restaurant’s hours are: 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday; 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday.
The Glazers hope to expand the dining and waiting area, add a late-night lounge, and an enclosed patio in early 2015.
Olathe’s new Tom+Chee
Cincinnati-based restaurant company Tom+Chee has set an Oct. 24 opening for its first area restaurant.
The location, at 14991 W. 119th St., Olathe, will specialize in tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches, but it also is known for its “fresh ingredients and quirky takes on comfort food classics.”
Menu items include the vegetarian Hippy+Chee (with hummus, cucumber, mixed greens, tomato and cheddar cheese on wheat bread), Grilled Cheese Donuts (including caramelized banana and Gouda) and fresh salads. It also offers a variety of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.
Tom+Chee started as a food tent in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. But after the founders pitched their business on ABC's “Shark Tank” in May 2013, they said they received more than 20,000 inquiries from people who wanted to operate their own Tom+Chee.
Kokopelli closes in Prairie Village
Kokopelli Mexican Cantina has closed.
“I’m just closing this chapter and ready for the next,” said Kevin Lyman, owner with his wife, Tammy. “Our best year was 2008 and then ’09 was the recession. We rode it out but it was never the same so we finished it.”
Kokopelli, at 5200 W. 95th St., opened in mid-2004.
This story was originally published October 7, 2014 at 3:29 PM with the headline "Stanford & Sons — and its flower pot bread — returns to Overland Park."