Chixen

a ground-chicken “smash” burger concept on the Troost corridor in KCMO, founded in 2020 as a pandemic-era ghost kitchen by Kansas City native and military veteran Anthony Dedmon; classified Tier 1 as an owner-operated, KC-rooted Black-owned business with an explicit community-and-youth mission.

---

---

Description

Chixen (pronounced “chick-sen”) is a Kansas City restaurant built around a single idea: the chicken burger. Patties are hand-formed from fresh, in-house-ground chicken, seasoned, and smashed thin on a flattop until crispy and caramelized at the edges — the same technique used for a beef smash burger, applied to ground chicken.¹² The kitchen runs without fryers and uses no pork products, with items made to order in a scratch kitchen.³

The menu is organized around burger variations: “Chief”-style burgers with traditional toppings and exotic “Culture” builds featuring international flavors, in sizes from a quarter-pound “Mini” up to nearly two-pound “Heavy” burgers.³ Signature items include The Culture (a half-pound chicken burger with tomato citrus slaw, sliced red onion, Swiss cheese, and jerk aioli) and The Monarch (caramelized onions, jalapeño, beef bacon, and cheddar with a bourbon-barbecue glaze), alongside cornbread waffles, salads, and a jerk chixen chili.²⁴

Chixen bills itself as Kansas City’s first chicken-burger restaurant.⁴⁵ It sits at 7502 Troost Avenue, part of the wave of independent restaurants that has reanimated the Troost corridor as a dining destination.⁶⁷

---

Ownership and history

Chixen is owned by Anthony Dedmon (LinkedIn: Anthony Olusegun Dedmon), a Kansas City native, Raytown High School graduate, and military veteran who served three tours.⁵⁸ Before Chixen, Dedmon — with no prior restaurant experience — co-founded Distrikt Biskuit House at the Adam’s Mark Hotel near the stadiums in 2018.⁵

When the 2020 pandemic forced that operation to close (the hotel shut down and his commercial space was requisitioned for military PPE production), Dedmon pivoted to a new concept: a chicken alternative to the beef burger.⁴³ He had never made or tried a chicken burger before inventing the idea.⁵ Chixen launched in 2020 as a ghost kitchen at 1407 Southwest Boulevard, serving the city’s first chicken burgers for pickup and delivery.⁴⁵

Dedmon opened a brick-and-mortar Chixen in Kansas City, Kansas, in March 2021, then closed it that December — citing low traffic despite local awards — to relocate.² The restaurant moved into the former Epicurean Lounge space at 7502 Troost, soft-opening ahead of a grand opening in March 2024, paired with an event space called Culture X developed with partner Bryan Davis.²⁹

Beyond the restaurant, Dedmon has run multiple small businesses and founded a youth-mentoring nonprofit, Xseed in Life, aimed at increasing social mobility in inner-city communities.⁵ Chixen’s own stated mission centers on partnerships with schools, youth groups, and social programs to teach young people business skills and build generational wealth.³

---

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-17 · Source: Chixen Kansas City official site (full menu) + Feast Magazine · URL(s): https://www.chixenkc.com/menu-1?menu=menu · https://www.chixenkc.com/ · https://www.feastmagazine.com/kansas-city/article_fdea2320-a82a-11eb-b43c-234bff5a1bdd.html · Confidence: High

Chixen’s menu is built entirely around the hand-formed smash chicken burger — fresh, in-house-ground chicken, seasoned and smashed thin on a flattop. There are no fryers for the chicken and no pork; “beef bacon” stands in for pork bacon throughout. Every signature build comes in escalating patty sizes, from a ¼-lb Mini up to a 1½-lb Heavy.¹¹⁰

Signature chicken burgers

• The Culture — ½-lb smash chicken burger with tomato citrus slaw, red onion, Swiss cheese and jerk aïoli; the house “exotic”/international build ($11). Also offered as Mini (¼-lb, $9) and Big Culture (1-lb, $18).¹⁰⁴
• The Monarch — ½-lb burger with romaine, tomato, caramelized onions, jalapeños, beef bacon, cheddar and bourbon-BBQ glaze ($11). Also Mini Monarch (¼-lb, $9) and Big Monarch (1-lb, $18).¹⁰⁴
• The Chief — the flagship “traditional” build: romaine, tomato, onion, pickles, American cheese, beef bacon and house Chixen sauce. Offered as Mini Chief (¼-lb, $9), The Little Chief (½-lb, $11), The Chief (1-lb, $18) and The Heavy (1½-lb, $24).¹⁰
• The Chixen Mini — entry ¼-lb burger with pickles and house sauce ($5); a ½-lb “A Double Cheese” runs $11.¹⁰

Cornbread waffle & jerk chili

• Jerk Chili & Cornbread Waffle — Dedmon’s chicken-and-waffle riff: jerk chixen chili (grilled veggies, beans, Caribbean spices) over a cornbread waffle ($10.99).¹⁰⁷
• Jerk Chixen Chili Fries — 12-oz halal fries topped with jerk chixen chili, jalapeños and cheese ($11). A standalone cornbread waffle ($6) and a cup of jerk chixen chili ($6) are also available as sides.¹¹⁰

Salads

• Chixen Chop, Chixen Caesar, and Chixen Southwest — each $9 as a base; add seared chicken (+$3), beef bacon (+$3) or turkey bacon (+$2).¹⁰

Sides & desserts

• Fries (5.5 oz, $4.50), Fry Tower (12 oz with Chixen sauce, $8), fried okra ($8), fried zucchini ($8), citrus slaw ($4), and a side salad ($6.50). Desserts: Blue Velvet brownie with Oreo crust ($5.50) and apple-pie dessert fries with caramel ($11).¹⁰

Prices reflect the official online menu as of 2026-06-17 and may vary by ordering platform.

---

Links

• Website: https://www.chixenkc.com/
• Listings: Instagram @chixenkc · Facebook · Grubhub · Yelp · EatOkra

---

Sources

---

Disputes

(None active.)

Footnotes

1. Chixen Kansas City (official site) — https://www.chixenkc.com/ — asserts: ground-chicken smash burgers; address 7502 Troost Ave, KC MO 64131; signature Monarch/Culture burgers, cornbread waffle, jerk chixen chili. ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. Flatland KC, “Restaurants Become Cornerstones of Troost Renaissance” — https://flatlandkc.org/eats-drinks/restaurants-become-cornerstones-of-troost-renaissance/ — asserts: owner Anthony Dedmon; opened KCK location March 2021, closed December to relocate; moved into former Epicurean space at 7502 Troost; grand opening March 20 (2024); Culture/Monarch burger descriptions; Culture X partnership with Bryan Davis. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

3. Chixen Kansas City — About — https://www.chixenkc.com/about — asserts: founded 2020 during pandemic after Adam’s Mark closure / PPE requisition; hand-formed fresh ground-chicken patties, no fryers, no pork, scratch kitchen; Chief/Culture/Mini-to-Heavy menu structure; community/youth mission; franchise ambitions. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

4. Feast Magazine, “Chixen Kansas City offers smash-style chicken burgers for carryout and delivery” — https://www.feastmagazine.com/kansas-city/article_fdea2320-a82a-11eb-b43c-234bff5a1bdd.html — asserts: smash chicken burgers, jerk chicken chili, cornbread waffles; ghost-kitchen origin; The Culture and The Monarch. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

5. IN Kansas City Magazine, “Chixen KC Serving the City’s First Chicken Burgers” — https://www.inkansascity.com/eat-drink/news/chixen-kc-serving-the-citys-first-chicken-burgers/ — asserts: Dedmon is a KC native, Raytown HS grad, military veteran (three tours); founded 2020; ghost kitchen at 1407 Southwest Boulevard; Distrikt Biskuit House (2018); never made/tried a chicken burger before; Xseed in Life nonprofit. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

6. KCUR, “Along Troost Avenue, Kansas City’s new restaurant row emerges” — https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2024-03-10/troost-avenue-kansas-city-new-restaurant-row — asserts: Troost corridor restaurant revitalization context. ↩

7. The Pitch, “Dish & Drink KC: Chicken burgers and cornbread waffles come to Southwest Boulevard” — https://www.thepitchkc.com/chixenkc-ssongshotdogs/ — asserts: chicken burgers and cornbread waffles, Southwest Boulevard ghost-kitchen coverage. ↩ ↩²

8. Anthony Olusegun Dedmon — LinkedIn (Owner, Chixen Kansas City) — https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-olusegun-dedmon-2021ab34 — asserts: owner identity / full name. ↩

9. Martin City Telegraph, “Chixen Kansas City and Culture X transform The Epicurean Lounge” — https://martincitytelegraph.com/chixen-kansas-city-and-culture-x-transform-the-epicurean-lounge/ — asserts: Chixen + Culture X took over the former Epicurean Lounge at 7502 Troost. ↩

10. Chixen Kansas City — Full Menu — https://www.chixenkc.com/menu-1?menu=menu — asserts (menu verification 2026-06-17): full hand-crafted burger lineup by patty size (Mini ¼-lb / ½-lb / 1-lb / Heavy 1½-lb); The Culture (citrus slaw, red onion, Swiss, jerk aïoli), The Monarch (caramelized onion, jalapeño, beef bacon, cheddar, bourbon BBQ), The Chief/Little Chief/Heavy (house build), Chixen Mini, A Double Cheese; Jerk Chili & Cornbread Waffle ($10.99), Jerk Chixen Chili Fries ($11); Chixen Chop/Caesar/Southwest salads ($9 + protein add-ons); fries/Fry Tower/fried okra/fried zucchini/citrus slaw/side salad sides; brownie & apple-pie dessert fries; all itemized prices. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹