Pricey Hipster Food Hall Stays Losing In Downtown Kansas City

A fancy food offering bit the dust inside the loop this week and this has sparked regret from so many middle-class denizens inside the loop.

However . . . It sparks a question:

WILL KANSAS CITY DEVELOPERS EVER LEARN THAT THIS COWTOWN ISN'T PORTLAND OR AUSTIN?!?

Luxury developments for other hotspots around the nation follow booming industries and we just don't have that here in flyover country . . . AND THAT'S WHY NOBODY IS PAYING 25 BUCKS FOR A BURGER!!!  

Here's some of the backstory and a link to more info . . .

"The chef-driven concept — through which diners experience a mix of global and elevated comfort flavors — debuted two years ago with Strang Chef Collective capitalizing on the popularity of its original Overland Park location, Strang Hall. Its nearly 5,000-square-foot space on the lower level of the downtown lightwell building boasts two distinct cuisine offerings, along with a bar.

"A food hall at lightwell was long planned by the developers behind the massive renovation of the 30-story former City Center Square building, sharing details of the space with Startland News in 2019. In early 2020, Tim Barton — the serial entrepreneur behind Strang Hall and Overland Park’s Edison District — teased to Startland a five-chef, 13,500-square-foot food hall planned for lightwell with work already under way.

"Less than a month later, an unexpected pandemic, however, significantly delayed the overall lightwell project with a scaled-back version of Strang ultimately opening in December 2022."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Downtown food hall hits closing time; Strang's chef-driven concept leaving lightwell

Strang Chef Collective is serving its final customers within the food hall's downtown space, said CEO Shawn Craft, announcing the lightwell location would close Tuesday "despite the company's best efforts over the past year to keep it open."