Casa Ama

Casa Ama is Robin Krause’s Mexican-inspired restaurant at Corinth Square in Prairie Village — opened June 2026 in the former Salty Iguana space. Krause is a Prairie Village native (Shawnee Mission East grad) and the founder of Billie’s Grocery (see billies-grocery). Casa Ama blends travel-informed Mexican flavors with Mediterranean and Asian touches, with chef Anourom Thomson helping build the menu. Private event space (the Agave Room) and agave cocktails round it out.

Description

Casa Ama is Robin Krause’s first Mexican-inspired concept — a travel-influenced dining room at Corinth Square in Prairie Village that opened in June 2026 in the long-time Salty Iguana space (Krause’s son got his first job there). Krause is the Prairie Village–born founder of billies-grocery, and for Casa Ama she partnered with chef Anourom Thomson (who also runs Anousone in Overland Park) to develop a menu that blends street corn, mole, and fajitas with Mediterranean and Asian touches — pork belly noodle salad, fried branzino, chicken caesar smash tacos. Agave cocktails (“casa-ritas”) anchor the bar, and a private event space called the Agave Room adds an event layer to the concept. Sunday weekend brunch is planned for a future expansion. “Ama” means love in Spanish, Japanese, and several other languages — the name is Krause’s.

Tier classification

Tier 1 — Prairie Village native. Robin Krause grew up in Prairie Village, KS (Shawnee Mission East graduate) — firmly KC metro.¹ She is also the founder of Billie’s Grocery (multiple KC-area locations), making her an established multi-concept KC restaurateur. Tier 1 on KC-born/raised grounds. Women-owned. Also see billies-grocery for Krause’s other KC Registry entry.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-29; official site menu re-checked 2026-07-25 · Source: Johnson County Post (June 25, 2026)²; thisiscasaama.com/menus (BentoBox) · menu_status: partial · Confidence: Medium (dishes confirmed from press; no prices published online — the official menu page is a photo/image gallery on BentoBox with no priced items, and the site’s “Order Online”/Toast link (thisiscasaama.com/toast) currently 404s, confirmed 2026-07-25 via Firecrawl). Prices “.

Food

• Street corn caesar salad²
• Pork belly noodle salad²
• Fried branzino²
• Chicken caesar smash tacos²
• Pollo en mole²
• Fajitas · tacos · patatas bravas²

Cocktails

• “Casa-ritas” — agave cocktails (signature bar program)²

Events

• Agave Room — private event space²
• Catering services planned²
• Sunday brunch (planned future addition)²

Links

• Website: https://thisiscasaama.com/

Sources

Footnotes

1. Yahoo News / KCSourceLink reporting — Robin Krause described as “Prairie Village native” and “Shawnee Mission East” graduate; founder of Billie’s Grocery (KCMO + Leawood Ranch Mart North locations); personal connection to former Salty Iguana space (son’s first job there). Sources: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/billie-grocery-owner-opening-concept-190434601.html ↩

2. Johnson County Post — “New Mexican-inspired eatery Casa Ama opens in Prairie Village” (June 25, 2026) — https://johnsoncountypost.com/2026/06/25/casa-ama-prairie-village-open-289524/ — Confirms: address (8228 Mission Road, Corinth Square, Prairie Village KS), opened June 2026, hours (Mon–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri 11am–10pm, Sat 10am–10pm), website thisiscasaama.com, chef Anourom Thomson (Anousone OP), menu items (street corn caesar, pork belly noodle salad, fried branzino, chicken caesar smash tacos, pollo en mole, fajitas, patatas bravas, casa-ritas), Agave Room, catering, Sunday brunch planned. Also: The Pitch KC — “Casa Ama opens its doors to Prairie Village” — https://www.thepitchkc.com/casa-ama-opens-its-doors-to-prairie-village/ ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹