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    4.0 (241 reviews)
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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Posole

    We did the last Tuesday tasting menu of the season with suggested wine pairings! It was a phenomenal meal with pleasant service- we were sad when it came to an end. I wish they would make their Posole a regular menu item- the flavor was uniquely spicy, and the avocado garnish created the perfect balance to that heat. We will be back!

    Lobster fettuccine
    Insia Z.

    Very pleasant - came for Father's Day dinner as a celebration and it was a great venue for it. We loved our apps - the smoked duck empanadas were so flavorful, also loved the ravioli with chicken, as well as the mushroom bisque. I enjoyed my short rib, loved the crispness of the onion ring, it offset the savory really nicely. My family enjoyed their lobster pasta, fish, and saffron risotto. The brownie a la mode was warm and gooey and perfect. The doughnuts were light and scrumptious too. I wish the other diners were more diverse, but that's my main critique. The service was very attentive, but not too much so. Would recommend for a lil KC celebration.

    Dark Chocolate Torte
    Elle M.

    TL;DR: Story is good but not memorable (with one exception! I cover that below), and from the food to the decor, the experience is a bit dated. The flavors are familiar for fine dining and easy to like, and the portion sizes are relatively good. If you're okay with that and the location is convenient, then I'd recommend Story. Otherwise, here's where I would go: RECOMMENDATIONS Similar price or slightly more expensive, really special experience: - The Antler Room (intimate, classy, good for date night or dinner with your parents, not good for groups, downtown. All small plate style) - Corvino (larger than The Antler Room, classy, good for date night, can handle groups, downtown. All small plate style) Similar location, not small-plate, better bang for your buck: - Plate (Leawood and Brookside): Good Italian food, slightly more casual than Story but still a place you could wear something nice. - Silo Modern Farmouse (Lenexa): Beautiful venue, downside is you might run into the country club crowd. This is the most formal of these three venues - Gram & Dun (Plaza): Prettier and more modern in menu and style than Story, though I wouldn't consider Gram & Dun to be true fine-dining. Take a look through the menus and see if it's what you're looking for. HIGHLIGHTS If you do decide to check out Story, the best of the menu from the nine dishes I tried were the Lobster Tagliatelle, the Braised Beef Short Ribs, the Doughnuts, and the Lemon Cake. The Tagliatelle was tender, with great seafood notes and not overpowering in any way, while the Braised Beef Short RIbs was well-cooked and fell right off the bone. I liked the passion fruit sauce on the doughnuts. They were served warm and they were fluffy on the inside, would recommend. The Lemon Cake was the dessert I was least anticipating and most surprised by! It ended up being the one dish I really remember and love from Story. The cake is light, accentuating the lemon in a beautifully subtle way. The ice cream pairs so well with this cake, providing a more nuanced, savory take on dessert. This dish was so well-balanced and almost makes me want to go back to Story just to have it again. LETDOWNS Most of the dishes I tried were okay, but the few I would recommend avoiding are the Dark Chocolate Torte and the Smoked Duck Empandas. The Empanadas weren't well-filled (mostly crust) and needed something more for the flavors to meld together, while the Dark Chocolate Torte was extremely sweet and on the dry side.

    Beef tenderloin
    Jessica B.

    I can't believe I hadn't ever been to Story before this! We had a pretty early rez (5pm Sunday) so arrived with the place to ourselves, but by 7pm it was packed. And rightfully so. The pear goat cheese salad and duck empanadas were fantastic. Dishes where you can taste every individual unique flavor (and the candied nuts are crushed small so they don't just take over everything). I ordered the lobster and shiitake tagliatelle as my entree and I would have licked the plate if it would have seemed appropriate. All 3 plates were so delicately done and absolutely delicious. I really liked Brian's entree too: beef short rib is apparently a staple on their menu and I can see why. The meat is perfection from the sauce to the tenderness. The gnocchi were a little tighter than I expected (more like spaetzle) but the perfect bite was a little of the crispy onion ring, a little of the flake-apart beef, and a mini gnocchi. We got fries to start and demolished them, though they were just a tiny bit over salted. The aioli is the key. I liked the lemon cake but LOVED the carrot cake with mascarpone buttercream and crunchy salty bits on top. Pair with good cocktails and a great wine list and we were happy diners.

    Bar area
    Megan H.

    This was middle of the road for me! I've heard so many amazing things, so I may have just caught them on an off night. The space itself is nice and open, and the bar has a nice design to it. We were sat in the bar section which felt very separated from the regular dining area. I said dining area in my reservation so not sure what happened there. The food we ordered was all incredibly bland. We started with the empanadas. And the stuffing to shell ratio was off. It was also very oily. We went on a Thursday specifically to try the burger, and left feeling very disappointed the bun was an odd bread? Not really a true bun, and the burger itself only tasted like char despite having different sauces. The mahi mahi was also terribly under seasoned, but overall cooked well. I'm not sure if we'd go back given the price point and our overall experience

    Kacie S.

    We went to Story for valentine's day and decided to try the special valentine's day tasting menu and accompanied wine pairings. I loved the modern decor that kept the ambiance classy and sleek, while adding some fun color. Story is the perfect setting for a date or even a professional business meeting. Everything on the tasting menu was fabulous and left us wanting a few more bites of each! My favorite was the lobster ravioli. It consisted of only one piece of ravioli noodle, however it was packed with lobster and flavor. The wine pairings matched all dishes beautifully. I love that Story constantly changes their menu based on what is in season and also, rotates their regular menu based on day of the week- meaning there's always something new to try! I definitely will be back and am excited to try more of what Story has to offer!

    Cold seafood risotto
    Jae L.

    The worst food and dining experience ever !! First the food- I want to mention that the Chef is really good at plating his food, because by looking at the picture, the food looks really great, but the taste is NOT 1. saffron seafood risotto - individual seafood pieces, or either way too salty/not salty and COLD! You can tell the seafood pieces were not cooked properly because while I was eating my risotto, I can see the juice coming out of it and making my risotto watery YUCK - worst of all, I found a hair!! 2.beef short ribs with gnocchi- the gnocchi was good but the beef short rib was terrible. You can totally tell that beef was cooked at least 12 hours ahead and that's alarming because we were there as soon as the restaurant opened. It was dry and tasteless. It tasted like old beef. 3. Empanadas we're OK to text her was good but the inside meet in the ganache was not to my taste maybe it's because I like the original traditional flavors. Secondly, I would like to mention the services- we were in there with our toddler as soon as the restaurant opened because we didn't want to disturb other guests and we wanted to scope out a good place to celebrate our father's 60th birthday. Everything was OK until I found a hair in my food !!!! the server audaciously decided to say that it's probably because we had a little tiny horse stuffed animal on the table, first of all, the tiny stuffed animal was not even near my food, second of all that hair definitely did not belong to the stuffed animal because it looked like a human hair (like an arm hair) and I can't believe their attitude of me finding a hair was just to take my food away. Later on when I complained about whether I'm going to get my food back ?! is when they decided to ask me if I want anything else - I had more than half of my food left on the plate when they took my plate away so I left the restaurant HUNGRY They try to make me feel better by giving the desert for free as if they were doing me a favor. Dessert was terrible. It was too sweet and the attitude, and how they offered me to give me a Dessert for my compensation, made it taste even WORSE The ambience was weird. They have a very modern decor with country music playing in the background. All in all, I will never be back in this restaurant. Honestly, I could maybe look over the bad food, but the attitude of the servers and manager completely offended me. This was the first time me spending over $100 for a meal and leaving the restaurant hungry.

    The contemporary decor
    Bob S.

    It has been many years since our first visit to Story. Not sure why we haven't visited since then, but Kansas City Restaurant Week gave us a reason to get reacquainted. We love to support local restaurants like Story. You can read on their website about Chef/Owner Carl Thorne-Thomsen and his culinary experience. You'll also learn about the naming of the restaurant. When I made my reservation, they only had high top seating available. But when we arrived, they were able to seat us in the main dining room for 90 minutes. Beyond accommodating us in more comfortable seating, we really appreciated the plexiglass dividers separating the tables. Story's interior décor is very contemporary. Lars was our server and he was fantastic. He had worked at the restaurant several years ago and returned during the pandemic. We started with some delicious cocktails: the Modern Revival and the Hemmingway. The Modern Revival is made with Tom's Town Gin, aperol, green chartreuse, grapefruit and lime. It was so refreshing, I ordered it two more times. Ordering from the Restaurant Week menu, we both tried the Butternut Squash Bisque. It was rich and decadent. My wife loved the Braised Beef Short Ribs with potato gnocchi and onion rings. It was super tender and tasty. I ordered the Wild Salmon with butternut squash. Lars told me it was a signature and it was. For dessert, we both ordered the Doughnuts with vanilla pastry cream and salted caramel. What a fun way to end a great evening. We look forward to a return visit soon.

    Marilyn W.

    Had my usual soft shell crab as it was the last weekend on the menu. Also had the Green Salad - fresh greens, tarragon, mint and pistachios. And dessert was the peach tart - all excellent !

    Braised Beef Short Ribs
    Jaquelyn B.

    Excellent business dinner at Story. Wonderful evening - atmosphere is upscale ish and service is done well. The sourdough adjacent bread (can't remember the name! ) was out of this world and I'm already craving it. The ravioli app melted in my mouth as did the short rib. It was so rich but the highlight of the dish were the gnocchi- seared and pillowy with a delicious pan sauce. Will be back!

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    Avinash V.

    We went on Valentine's Day! The place was jam packed and not romantic. It was pricy but the food was not good. All the tables were super close and we could hear everything! Terrible experience. But I bet they're great on regular weekends.

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    We had some drinks while waiting for dinner. Helpful bartender. Very modern. Good vibe.

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    Great food. Friendly and helpful wait staff. The patio is nice and relaxing on a pleasant fall day. Highly recommend

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    Ordered Story for restaurant week and it was incredible. The chicken breast was so flavorful

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    The food was delicious and our waiter was amazing! Our first time there and We can't wait to go again!

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    (118 reviews)
    11.5 mi

    We went to ofcourse for our wedding anniversary this year and had a fantastic experience! The…read morerestaurant has a very welcoming and modern decor and the menu consists of amazing comfort fusion dishes with Indian and western flavors which light your tastebuds on fire. For our drinks we orders 'Have a Cigar' and a low sugar mocktail they created for me. Both were made very well and were super refreshing. For our mains, we ordered, 'Black Cardamon Burnt ends', 'Tandoori Chicken' and 'Smash burger with peri peri fries' and for desert we ordered the parle g mango ice-cream' sandwich with some aromatic chai. My most favorite dish out of all were the burnt ends - they had a superb fusion flavor of Indian spices which went well with the meat and paired well with the grits. Trust me when i say this that i would eat this everyday for the rest of my life if i could. The smash burger and peri peri fries were excellent and definitely hit the spot. The real disappointed was with Tandoori chicken. I felt the chicken did not pair well with the sambar risotto and the fried okra even though it tasted good, was an after thought. The rice in the risotto was very grainy and undercooked. I told that to our server and they instantly apologized and acknowledged the issue and also proceeded to remove the dish from our bill. After that the chai was very warm and comforting and the parle g ice-cream biscuits were nostalgic and a great way to finish the meal. While not every dish was perfect, i love the excellent customer service they provided and the way the owner/manager/staff handled our feedback. I will be back to try more food here - 5/5.

    My wife and I had our anniversary dinner here a few weeks ago, and had a great experience!…read more We made a reservation for a Friday evening during primetime. We were seated on time at a table next to the bar-side of the dining room. Speaking of the dining room, it's a nice, if standard size for a strip-mall space, but I really appreciated that the tables were not stacked on top of each other, as seems to be the case at more and more places these days. It felt like there might be some chance of our entire conversation not being completely overheard by our neighbors, which was nice for a change! Our waitress was fantastic! She walked us through the menu, the restaurant's approach to cooking and seasonality, some of her faves, and made wonderful recommendations! We decided to split a few small plates, which was a great approach! We got to try about 1/3 of the small plate menu, and loved it all! It was all great, but the Black Cardamom Burnt Ends are NOT to be missed! It made my cardamom-loving, Midwest soul very, very happy indeed! The space is a really nice size - not massive or overwhelming - and with the shades drawn down (to seal out the late afternoon sun, thank goodness!) and dim lighting, the mood vibes were solid for a romantic anniversary dinner! The other ambiance item of note is that the restroom corridor smelled absolutely fantastic! Upon investigation, it was due to a burning candle from a lovely local-KC company that was custom made for the restaurant! Yes, they're for sale, and yes, we picked up two! While everything was lovely and the food was very good, you're definitely paying a high price for it. Not that it's not deserved, but the "value" feels aren't necessarily "off the charts", by any means. And that is really my only critique, if there is any at all! Food = 5/5 Facility = 4/5 Service = 5/5 Ambiance = 4/5 Value = 3/5

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    Story - newamerican - Updated August 2026

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