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Chai Cafe is a Pakistani chai house and halal kitchen in the Stanley Square shopping center at 151st Street and U.S. 69 in south Overland Park, opened in late summer 2023 by Sam Rafay, who modeled it on the chai culture of his hometown, Karachi — a lively, family-style place that stays open late to show cricket. The drink list runs ten chais, from kadak and Irani to Kashmiri and a charcoal-smoked koyla chai; the food ranges from halwa puri and Karachi biryani to chaats, fried chicken and “Dubai viral” paratha burgers. After a 2026 renovation the business rebranded as Chai Cafe – Mediterranean Grill & Burgers and now also serves gyros, shawarma and falafel. It has a drive-up window.

Description

Chai Cafe occupies a space on the east side of Stanley Square, the strip center at 151st Street and U.S. Highway 69, next door to Freddy T’s Bar & Grill.1 Its 2023 website led with four promises — premium quality, locally sourced, a drive-up window and online ordering — and the café still offers dine-in, pickup through the window, delivery and catering, with a rewards program through its ordering app.23 Hours are unusual for the suburb: closed Tuesday and Wednesday, evenings only on Monday and Thursday, and open until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday.3

The chai is the point. The Johnson County Post’s opening report counted five kinds; the current menu lists ten, including kadak (strong), masala, Irani, ginger, Kashmiri (the pink, salted Kashmiri tea), gur (jaggery-sweetened), a charcoal-smoked koyla chai, a special zafrani saffron chai, a dirty chai with espresso, and green kawa tea, alongside a “desi coffee,” rose milk and a Karachi falooda.14 The food menu began as “smaller snacks like samosas and spring rolls to larger items like burgers, wraps and pizzas”; today it is organized into all-day breakfast (halwa, puri and chole; omelette, aloo-cheese, chicken-cheese and Nutella parathas), quick bites, chaats (pani puri, dahi puri, samosa chaat, papdi chaat), Karachi chicken biryani and butter-chicken platters, crispy fried chicken, garlic-mayo rolls and the “Dubai viral” paratha burgers in chicken and beef.14 The rebranded site adds Mediterranean items — gyros, shawarma, falafel, hummus, baklava — to the “known for” list.3

Everything is halal; Yelp lists the business as “Chai Cafe – 100% Halal Certified Restaurant,” and the café’s own copy calls it “your go-to halal dining spot.”53

Ownership and history

Sam Rafay opened Chai Cafe toward the end of summer 2023.1 He told the Post that the concept came from Karachi, Pakistan, where he grew up: “In our culture, chai is consumed like four times a day. Whenever you go for a hangout, you’ve always got the chai. It brings different people together.”1 He had run a food truck before opening the café, and saw a gap in Overland Park — restaurants with Pakistani influence, but no cafés: “I was looking for something more lively, more vibrant and family-style, where we can stay open a little bit late to show cricket games. That was missing in the city, so I was like, ‘Let’s do it.’”1 At opening he spoke of franchising the concept, opening locations further north, and launching a “Chai Café Express” truck with a shorter menu.1 None of those expansions is documented as having happened.

In 2026 the café renovated and relaunched under a new domain and a longer name, Chai Cafe – Mediterranean Grill & Burgers, with “new everyday low prices” and an expanded grill menu; the Instagram account @chaicafeusa announced the renovation with a giveaway drawn in June 2026.36 The original 2023 site, mychaicafe.com (“Love at First Sip”), remains online with the address and drive-up details.2

Last verified: 2026-08-28 · Source: the café’s own Clover ordering menu at chaicafeusa.com/menu · Confidence: High for the sections below; curries, wraps, Mediterranean grill items, pizzas and desserts exist on the menu but were not captured, hence partial.4

Signature chai

  • Kadak Chai ($2.99+) · Masala Chai ($2.99+) · Irani Chai ($2.99+) · Green Tea / Kawa ($2.99+) · Ginger Chai ($3.99+) · Kashmiri Chai ($3.99+) · Gur (Jaggery) Chai ($3.99+) · Special Zafrani (Saffron) Chai ($3.99+) · Dirty Chai — chai + espresso ($3.99+) · Koyla Chai ($4.99+)

Coffee and specialty drinks

  • Black Coffee ($2.99+) · Desi Coffee ($5.99) · Espresso Cold Coffee ($8.99+) · RoseMilk ($5.99+) · Karachi Falooda ($9.99)

All-day breakfast

  • Halwa, Puri & Chole — Karachi style ($9.99) · Omelette Paratha ($9.99) · Chicken Cheese Paratha ($9.99) · Aloo Cheese Paratha ($7.99) · Nutella Paratha ($6.99) · Omelette ($5.99)

Quick bites and chaat

  • Aloo Samosa (2) ($4.99) · Chicken Samosa (3) ($7.99) · Veggie Pakora ($7.99) · Bun Maska ($4.99)
  • Pani Puri ($7.99) · Mix Papadi Chaat ($9.99) · Dahi Puri ($9.99) · Samosa Chaat ($9.99)
  • Dubai Viral Paratha Chicken Burger ($9.99; combo with fries and soda $14.99) · Dubai Viral Paratha Beef Burger ($10.99; combo $15.99) · Zinger Burger (Chicken) ($9.99; combo $14.99) · Garlic Mayo Roll ($8.99)
  • Karachi Chicken Biryani ($12.99) · Butter Chicken Rice Platter ($12.99)
  • Crispy Fried Chicken 2 pc ($7.99) / 4 pc ($10.99) · Tenders with Fries 3 pc ($9.99)
  • Combo specials: 2 Garlic Mayo Rolls, fries & 2 sodas ($24.99) · 2 Karachi Biryani, 2 fries & 2 sodas ($35.99) · Family Feast — butter chicken with naan, Karachi biryani, 2 garlic mayo rolls, 4 kadak chai ($49.99)

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Lucie Krisman, “New tea shop and eatery opens in south Overland Park,” Johnson County Post (also Blue Valley Post), 2023-09-06 — Confirms: opened “toward the end of this summer” 2023; 7908 W 151st St, east side of Stanley Square, off 151st and US-69, next to Freddy T’s; hours 11–10 daily at opening; five chais, coffee, lemonades; samosas, spring rolls, burgers, wraps, pizzas; drive-up window; owner Sam Rafay; Karachi hometown and quotes; prior food truck; franchising and “Chai Café Express” plans; cricket-games quote. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  2. Chai Cafe — original website, “Love at First Sip.” Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: “Premium Quality / Locally Sourced / Drive-up Window / Online Ordering”; address 7908 W 151st St, Overland Park, KS 66223; 2023 site assets. ↩ ↩2

  3. Chai Cafe – Mediterranean Grill & Burgers — official website, home page. Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: “Enjoy Our New Everyday Low Prices”; “authentic Pakistani cuisine and global comfort favorites at 7908 W 151st St, Overland Park”; halal-certified; catering, vegan options, outdoor seating, private dining room, takeout, delivery, dine-in; rewards program and OrderSave app; phone (913) 522-2009; email kschaicafe@gmail.com; hours Sun 11–9, Mon 4–9, Tue–Wed closed, Thu 4–9, Fri–Sat 11–11; “known for” list including gyros, shawarma, falafel, baklava, Karachi biryani, halwa puri. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  4. Chai Cafe — official online-ordering menu (Clover). Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: every item and price in the Menu section; “Most ordered” items (Halwa Puri & Chole, Karachi Chicken Biryani, Butter Chicken Rice Platter, Dahi Puri, Dubai Viral Paratha Chicken Burger, Garlic Mayo Roll, Zinger Burger). ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. Yelp — “Chai Cafe – 100% Halal Certified Restaurant, 7908 W 151st St, Overland Park” (listing title dated July 2026; page not fetchable) — Confirms: halal-certified naming; 29 reviews as of July 2026. Provisional. ↩

  6. Chai Cafe – Mediterranean Grill & Burgers (@chaicafeusa), Instagram. Retrieved 2026-08-28 (profile not fetchable; details from search index) — Confirms: account name; ~1,978 followers / 509 posts; post announcing “after a beautiful renovation, we’re now officially Chai Café Mediterranean Grill & Burger” with a giveaway drawn 06/08/26. Provisional. ↩

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