A Kansas City restaurant staple is expanding.
Vietnam Cafe, a locally-owned establishment considered one of Kansas City’s best Vietnamese restaurants, is opening a second location in Overland Park.
The new site, which joins the location in Columbus Park, will be located at 135th and Switzer Road (9500 W. 135th St. Overland Park, KS) and will occupy the 4,075 square-foot former Beef-A-Roo space, which sits on just over an acre. The property, represented by Block & Co. Inc., Realtors during the transaction, will undergo construction.
An opening date has yet to be determined, but Micky Chun, who operates Vietnam Cafe alongside her family, says the restaurant is slated to open in 2026. The new location will feature the same menu Chun’s family has always served, but with a few more specialty items that have yet to be announced.
“We’re very fortunate. Our customers from Olathe, Overland Park and Lenexa will drive 30 to 45 minutes to eat at our restaurant, so we want to give them an opportunity to eat closer to home,” says Chun.
“We’ll be offering a drive-thru as well for our customers that are always on the go because sometimes they just want a bahn mi sandwich and coffee to-go,” says Chun.
Chun says her aunt and uncle, Ngoc Le and uncle Ming Hoang, have owned Vietnam Cafe in Columbus park since 2015. Although many think her family’s restaurant in Columbus Park is associated with Vietnam Cafe 39 in KCK (3934 Rainbow Blvd., KCK), it is not.
Vietnam Cafe’s River Market restaurant (522 Campbell St.) features an array of delightful authentic Vietnamese dishes, but the bowls of brothy pho with vermicelli noodles are considered one of their best menu items.
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