Christy's Tasty Queen

Longtime walk-up drive-in and ice cream stand at 1405 S 55th St in the Turner neighborhood of KCK (66106), famous for homemade pork tenderloin sandwiches, burgers, and shakes. A Turner tradition that has held onto its nostalgic, unchanged character for decades — long lunch lines are part of the ritual. Family-owned and independent.

Description

Christy’s Tasty Queen is a small walk-up drive-in and ice cream stand at 1405 S 55th Street in Turner, the country-flavored working-class community in far southwest KCK. It is a Turner institution built on homemade diner classics: hand-breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches, burgers, fries, tater tots, fried mushrooms, Suzy Q’s, cheeseballs, and hand-dipped shakes and malts. The place trades on nostalgia and consistency — the charm is that little has changed, and long lines at lunch testify to its staying power.¹²

Ownership and history

Christy’s Tasty Queen is a family-owned, independent operation; the current owner is listed as Marla C.¹ Founding date is uncertain: one account puts the stand’s roots at 1957, another at 1983.²

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-24 · Source: the business publishes no menu online (web presence is Facebook only; no menu posted there that we can access) — this transcription is from photographs of the in-store menu board taken March 2026, published by KansasTravel.org (Keith Stokes)³; DoorDash listing used as cross-check only (delivery prices run higher, e.g. tenderloin $13.79 vs $10.50 board)⁴ · URL(s): http://kansastravel.org/kansascitykansas/christystastyqueen.htm · Confidence: Medium (full board captured, but not from an official published source; prices as posted March 2026)

Walk-up drive-in; take-out only (outdoor picnic tables are the only seating).³ Hours per KansasTravel.org (post-Feb-2026 expansion): Mon–Fri 10am–8pm · Sat 10am–6pm.³

Sandwiches & mains:³

• Pork Tenderloin (grilled or breaded) — the signature — $10.50
• Qtr-lb Hamburger — $5.50 · Double Hamburger — $7.00
• Qtr-lb Cheeseburger — $6.50 · Double Cheeseburger — $8.00 · Triple Cheeseburger — $9.50
• Triple Bubba Burger — $10.25
• Grilled Cheese — $5.00
• Ham — $6.00 · Ham & Cheese — $6.50 · BBQ Ham — $6.00
• Polish — $5.50 · Polish Kraut — $6.00
• Italian Steak — $7.00
• Breaded Chicken — $7.25 · Grilled Chicken — $7.00 · Chicken Club — $7.50 · Ham & Turkey Club — $8.50
• Fish — $6.50 · Shrimp — $7.00
• BLT — $6.50
• Burnt Ends — $9.00
• Footlong Hot Dog — $5.00 · Footlong Chili Dog — $6.50 · Corn Dog — $5.00
• Taco — $2.75 · Taco Burger — $6.50 · Burrito — $4.75 · Burritos w/ chili & cheese — $7.75 (double $12.50) · Frito Pie — $5.50
• Chicken Strips — $7.25 · Chicken Nuggets — $5.00

Salads & nachos:³

• Taco Salad — $10.50 · Burrito Salad — $9.25 (double $13.00)
• Grilled Chicken Salad — $8.75 · Fried Chicken Salad — $8.75 · Dinner Salad — $7.50 · Salad — sm $3.50 / lg $5.00
• Nacho — $5.50 · Super Nacho — $10.50

Sides & fried snacks:³

• Seasoned Suzy Q’s — $4.50 · Onion Rings — $4.50 · Mushrooms — $4.50 · Cauliflower — $4.50
• French Fries — $4.00 · Tater Tots — $4.00
• Mozzarella Sticks — $4.50 · Hot Poppers — $4.50 · Cheeseballs — $4.50 · Mac N Cheese Bites — $4.50
• Add-ons: bacon $1.50 · cheese $0.50 · tomato $0.50 · nacho cheese $1.50 · cup of cheese $2.00 · chili $2.00 · sour cream $0.50 · baskets +$6.00 (as posted)

Ice cream & drinks (hand-dipped soft-serve program):³

• Cones (vanilla) — sm $2.50 / lg $3.50
• Shakes & malts — 12 flavors (strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, cherry, butterscotch, banana, hot fudge, peanut butter, black raspberry, cookies & cream, caramel, coffee) — $3.50 / $4.50 / $6.50; nuts & whipped cream +$1.50
• Sundaes — $3.00 / $4.00 · Sodas & Floats — $3.50 / $4.50 / $6.50 · Banana Splits — $6.50 · Ice Cream Cookie Cup — $1.75
• Fountain drinks (Pepsi products, lemonade, limeade, sweet/unsweet tea) — $1.50 / $1.75 / $2.00 (vanilla, cherry, or chocolate flavor +$0.50) · milk $1.25/$1.50 · hot chocolate $1.00 · coffee $0.75

Newer items under 2026 ownership (reported March 2026; prices not captured): kids meals (10 & under), breakfast sandwiches, homemade ice cream sandwiches, apple streusel.³

Links

• Address: 1405 S 55th St, Kansas City, KS 66106 (Turner)
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Christys-Tasty-Queen-100044359130281/

Sources

Footnotes

1. Yelp — Christy’s Tasty Queen. https://www.yelp.com/biz/christys-tasty-queen-kansas-city — accessed 2026-07-15, listing updated July 2026, 96 reviews. Asserts: 1405 S 55th St, KCK 66106; ice cream / frozen treats + diner fare; owner Marla C.; active with current hours; phone 913-300-0130. ↩ ↩²

2. Our Changing Lives — “Turner Tradition at Christy’s Tasty Queen.” https://www.ourchanginglives.com/turner-tradition-at-christys-tasty-queen/ — accessed 2026-07-15. Asserts: Turner-neighborhood tradition; homemade pork tenderloin sandwich, burgers, shakes; nostalgic unchanged character; long lunch lines. (Founding year 1957 vs. 1983 discrepancy noted across this and other local listings.) ↩ ↩²

3. KansasTravel.org (Keith Stokes) — “Christy’s Tasty Queen - Kansas City, Kansas.” http://kansastravel.org/kansascitykansas/christystastyqueen.htm — accessed 2026-07-24; includes photographs of the full in-store menu boards labeled March 2026. Asserts: full menu + prices as posted; take-out only (picnic-table seating); hours Mon–Fri 10am–8pm, Sat 10am–6pm; ownership change: Lowell and Marla Christy retired February 2026; new owner Kimberly Rowland, who kept prices unchanged, lengthened hours, and added kids meals, breakfast sandwiches, homemade ice cream sandwiches, and apple streusel; lineage: started as Carter’s Tasty Queen in the 1960s, carried the Christy’s name since 1983; author has recommended it for 17 years. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

4. DoorDash — Christy’s Tasty Queen listing. https://www.doordash.com/en/store/christy’s-tasty-queen-kansas-city-35171507/ — cross-check only (aggregator; delivery-marked-up prices, e.g. tenderloin $13.79). Confirms the stand is on a delivery platform as of 2026-07. ↩