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Conchita Tacos is a Mexican street-taco counter in the Crossroads Arts District, sharing a building with the Polynesian-themed Kon Tiki cocktail lounge. It opened in 2024 as a venture of a local Kansas City hospitality group (Chad Troutwine and Chris Seferyn), with the kitchen run by the team behind Tacos Valentina and Torn Label Brewing.

Description

Conchita Tacos is a Mexican street-taco counter at 1910 Baltimore Avenue in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District. It occupies one half of a former flower-shop building (the ex-Beco Flower Shop space), with the other half housing Kon Tiki, a Polynesian-inspired cocktail lounge run by the same partners; the two operate as a paired food-and-drink concept where taco plates from Conchita meet island-style cocktails from Kon Tiki.12

The food program is helmed by the same team behind Tacos Valentina, the well-regarded KC taqueria-and-molino that mills heirloom Mexican corn (sourced from Oaxaca and the Estado de México) into fresh tortillas.13 The Conchita menu centers on a tight lineup of street tacos — including carne asada (steak), al pastor (slow-roasted pork), camarón asado (grilled shrimp), pescado (Baja fried fish), and calabaza (vegetarian squash) — alongside sides such as asada fries.1 Hours skew toward evening and late-night service (closed early in the week; open Wednesday through Sunday into the early-morning hours on weekends).4

Ownership and history

Conchita Tacos is part of a Kansas City hospitality venture co-owned by Chad Troutwine and Chris Seferyn.1 Troutwine is best known locally as part of the ownership group behind Torn Label Brewing Co. (1708 Campbell St.), the Crossroads brewery whose kitchen hosts Tacos Valentina.13 Seferyn is a veteran KC bar-and-restaurant operator credited with helping establish the city’s Martini Corner nightlife district through spots such as the Velvet Dog and Empire Room.1

The kitchen behind Conchita is the Tacos Valentina operation, co-owned by Roger Avila, which began as a Crossroads pop-up in 2021 (debuting at Big Mood Natural Wine) and built a reputation popping up at venues including Casual Animal, Alma Mater, and Torn Label before landing a permanent kitchen at Torn Label Brewing.3 Tacos Valentina’s concept is explicitly a molino y taqueria — a celebration of Mexican culinary and cultural identity built on stone-milled heirloom corn.3

Conchita Tacos opened in the Crossroads in 2024 (covered by The Pitch in October 2024 as a new opening), paired with Kon Tiki.1 The origin of the name “Conchita” — a Spanish given name and diminutive of “Concepción,” and also the name of a shell-shaped pan dulce (concha) — is not documented in available press; no source ties it to a specific family member or founding figure.1

The seed record’s characterization of Conchita as a “family-owned” spot founded in 2022 at “1925 McGee St” does not match the available evidence: published sources consistently give a 2024 opening, the 1910 Baltimore Avenue address, and ownership by a local hospitality partnership rather than a single founding family.

Last verified: 2026-06-23 · Sources: Conchita Tacos official site (item names + descriptions) and delivery-aggregator listings (DoorDash / Uber Eats / Yelp, for prices) · Confidence: Medium (item lineup High from official site; prices Medium from aggregators — the official /menu/ page now returns 404 and online ordering routes through the shared Kon Tiki Toast page).56

Street tacos (the core)

Tacos are built on hand-pressed, heirloom-corn tortillas milled in-house (the Tacos Valentina molino program); a tight five-taco lineup is the anchor of the menu.15

  • Al Pastor — slow-roasted, skewered marinated pork; the signature taco.57
  • Carne Asada — seared bistek (steak) with fresh cilantro and onions.5
  • Camarón Asado — grilled shrimp.17
  • Pescado — crispy Baja fried fish topped with cabbage, crema, and pico de gallo.5
  • Calabaza — vegetarian taco of herbed squash.17

Antojitos & loaded fries

  • Gringa Taco — large Caramelo flour tortilla with griddled Chihuahua cheese, pico de gallo, salsa verde, and choice of protein — ~$6.6
  • Quesadilla — CDMX-style melted Chihuahua cheese in a large flour tortilla, served with crema and pickled escabeche vegetables.6
  • Asada / Loaded Fries — fries topped with cheese, pico, and salsa verde plus choice of protein (steak / shrimp / pork) — ~$12.67

Drinks

  • Cold beer and soft drinks at the counter; tropical / tiki cocktails are available via the adjacent Kon Tiki lounge, with which Conchita is paired.1

Price note: individual taco prices are not consistently published on a primary source; the prices shown above are drawn from delivery aggregators (Medium confidence) and are approximate and subject to change. The official menu page (conchitatacos.com/menu) currently 404s and online ordering is consolidated under the shared Kon Tiki Toast page.

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Disputes & verification notes

  • 2026-06-23 — hijacked domain still live (Pass-4 recheck). Re-verified 2026-06-23: the SEO/gambling-spam injection on the official domain remains active. The date.conchitatacos.com subdomain is still serving casino/slot content (“ROYAL88: Daftar Link APK Slot Terbaru… Slot88”) as a top web-search result. Continue to link the homepage root only plus clean third-party sources; do not link the /our-restaurant, date. subdomain, or /menu/ paths. Business itself confirmed OPEN via Yelp (updated Feb 2026) and The Pitch — this is unchanged site-hygiene/hijack, not a closure. Outreach hook: offer a safe ks.city address (per Dead-Domain audit).
  • 2026-06-23 — Official site partly compromised (link clean sources only). The official domain conchitatacos.com is partly compromised: the /our-restaurant subpage and the date.conchitatacos.com subdomain surface injected SEO/gambling-spam content rather than legitimate restaurant copy, and the /menu/ path returns HTTP 404 (its title now leaks “Kon Tiki | Mid Century Modern Tiki Lounge”). The homepage root (conchitatacos.com/) still renders legitimate Conchita content. Public-facing rule for ks.city: link the homepage root and clean third-party sources only (Yelp, The Pitch, Instagram, Kon Tiki Room) — never the /our-restaurant, date. subdomain, or /menu/ paths. The business is OPEN — this is a site-hygiene/SEO-injection issue, not a closure. Online ordering is consolidated under the sibling Kon Tiki storefront (Toast / DoorDash / order.online list it under the Kon Tiki address, 1922 Baltimore Ave, and DoorDash surfaces the storefront as “Kon Tiki Cafe”).864

Footnotes

  1. The Pitch — “Kon Tiki and Conchita Tacos blend island-style booze and bites to the Crossroads” — https://www.thepitchkc.com/rum-dont-walk-kon-tiki-and-conchita-tacos-blend-island-style-booze-and-bites-to-the-crossroads/ — accessed 2026-05-30 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12

  2. MyTiki.Life — “Kon Tiki & Conchita Tacos — Kansas City — Crossroads Arts District” — https://mytiki.life/tiki-bars/kon-tiki-conchita-tacos-kansas-city-crossroads-arts-district — accessed 2026-05-30 ↩

  3. Flatland KC — “Torn Label Brewing Adds Spice to its Suds with Tacos Valentina” / Kansas City Magazine — “Tacos Valentina: A KC Taco Pop-Up Has Found a Permanent Home Behind a Bar” — https://flatlandkc.org/eats-drinks/torn-label-brewing-adds-spice-to-its-suds-with-tacos-valentina/ and https://kansascitymag.com/tacos-valentinas-a-kc-taco-pop-up-shop-has-found-a-permanent-home-behind-a-bar/ — accessed 2026-05-30 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  4. Yelp — “Conchita Tacos, 1910 Baltimore Ave, Kansas City” (address, hours, reviews) — https://www.yelp.com/biz/conchita-tacos-kansas-city — accessed 2026-05-30 ↩ ↩2

  5. Conchita Tacos — official website, homepage ROOT ONLY — https://conchitatacos.com/ — Asserts: hand-pressed heirloom-corn tortillas; taco descriptions (Carne Asada — seared bistek, cilantro, onions; Pescado — Baja fried fish, cabbage, crema, pico); ordering routed to Toast (Kon Tiki Room). PARTLY COMPROMISED (2026-06-23): cite the homepage root only — the /our-restaurant subpage and the date.conchitatacos.com subdomain are injected with SEO/gambling spam, and /menu/ returns HTTP 404 (title leaks to Kon Tiki). Do not link those paths. See 8. — accessed 2026-06-23 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5

  6. Delivery aggregators — DoorDash and Uber Eats / Postmates “Conchita Tacos (Baltimore Ave)” listings, plus menu mirrors — https://www.doordash.com/store/conchita-tacos-baltimore-ave-kansas-city-31486309/ and https://www.ubereats.com/store/conchita-tacos/jY8DnEbNS0GJ2muSAEQnUw — Asserts (Medium confidence, prices subject to change): Gringa Taco ~$6 (Caramelo flour tortilla, Chihuahua cheese, pico, salsa verde, choice of protein); Quesadilla (CDMX-style, Chihuahua cheese, crema, escabeche); Asada/Loaded Fries ~$12 with steak/shrimp/pork. Note: the DoorDash storefront at this ID currently surfaces as “Kon Tiki Cafe” (the adjacent Polynesian concept), reflecting consolidated ordering — not a Conchita closure. — accessed 2026-06-23 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  7. The Pitch — “Kon Tiki and Conchita Tacos blend island-style booze and bites to the Crossroads” — https://www.thepitchkc.com/rum-dont-walk-kon-tiki-and-conchita-tacos-blend-island-style-booze-and-bites-to-the-crossroads/ — Asserts: five-taco lineup (calabaza, camarón asado, carne asada, pescado, al pastor as signature) and asada fries with steak/shrimp/pork. — accessed 2026-06-23 ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  8. Compromise verification — web search of conchitatacos.com paths (2026-06-23). Asserts: the /our-restaurant path and a date.conchitatacos.com spam subdomain surface injected SEO/gambling-spam content (a known black-hat injection pattern); conchitatacos.com/menu resolves with a leaked title “Kon Tiki | Mid Century Modern Tiki Lounge” and /menu/ 404s; the homepage root renders legitimate Conchita content. Clean live sources cross-checked: Yelp (https://www.yelp.com/biz/conchita-tacos-kansas-city, updated Feb 2026), The Pitch, MyTiki.Life, Kon Tiki Room (https://kontikiroom.com/), and order.online listing the storefront under the Kon Tiki address (1922 Baltimore Ave). Business confirmed OPEN. — accessed 2026-06-23 ↩ ↩2 ↩3

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