Dagwood's Cafe

Rosedale breakfast-and-lunch landmark diner at 1117 Southwest Blvd in KCK (66103), a Southwest Boulevard fixture since 1938 when it opened as a Dagwood’s Eat Shop. A favorite of people who live and work in Rosedale, near KU Med. Locally owned; a small two-location operation (the original KCK diner plus a second location in Raytown, MO).

Description

Dagwood’s Cafe is a breakfast-and-lunch diner at 1117 Southwest Boulevard in Rosedale, the Southwest Boulevard / KU Med corridor of Kansas City, Kansas. It has anchored the block since 1938, when it opened as a “Dagwood’s Eat Shop,” and remains a favorite of the people who live and work in Rosedale.¹²³ The kitchen serves classic diner breakfast and lunch, opening early (6 AM most days) and closing mid-afternoon.¹²

Ownership and history

Dagwood’s Cafe traces to 1938, when it began as a Dagwood’s Eat Shop on Southwest Boulevard.¹³ Today it operates as a small, locally owned two-location operation: the original Southwest Boulevard diner in Rosedale plus a second location at 6204 Raytown Trafficway in Raytown, Missouri.¹

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-25 · Source: Toast Online Ordering (KC location — accessed 2026-07-25, rendered via Firecrawl) · Confidence: High (verified per-item pricing, full menu)

Classic diner breakfast and lunch menu. Open 6 AM–2 PM Mon–Sat, 7 AM–2 PM Sun (KC location).

Breakfast Favorites

• Biscuits and Gravy Special — $11.49⁴
• Breakfast Burrito — $10.49⁴
• Breakfast Skillet — $11.49⁴
• Country Benedict — $11.49⁴
• French Toast Special — $11.49⁴
• Pancake Special — $11.49⁴
• Waffle Special — $11.49⁴
• Chicken and Waffles — $12.99⁴

Breakfast Sandwiches (Dagwoods)

• Dagwood (classic) — $7.99⁴
• Irish Dagwood (marble rye, egg, Swiss, corned beef hash) — $7.99⁴
• All Meat Dagwood — $9.99⁴
• Bacon Cheeseburger Dagwood — $11.49⁴
• Double Decker Dagwood — $11.99⁴
• Egg and Cheese Sandwich — $5.99⁴

Omelets

• Cheese Omelet — $10.25⁴
• Meat Lover Omelet — $11.49⁴
• Western Omelet — $11.49⁴
• Big Dagwood Omelet — $16.49⁴

Ala Carte

• Biscuits and Gravy — $5.49⁴
• Corned Beef Hash — $7.49⁴
• Hash Browns — $2.79⁴
• Cinnamon Roll — $5.99⁴

Beverages

• Coffee — $2.99⁴
• Shakes and Malts — $4.49+⁴
• Soft drinks — $2.79–$2.99⁴

Full current menu: https://order.toasttab.com/online/dagwoods-cafe-1117-southwest-blvd (KC location)

Links

• Website: https://dagwoodscafe.com/
• Phone: (913) 677-0747
• Address: 1117 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66103 (Rosedale)

Sources

Footnotes

1. Dagwood’s Cafe — official site (Locations page). https://dagwoodscafe.com/kansas-city-dagwood-s-cafe-locations — accessed 2026-07-15. Asserts: 1117 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66103, phone 913-677-0747; second location 6204 Raytown Trafficway, Raytown, MO 64133; hours Mon-Sat 6 AM-2 PM, Sun 7 AM-2 PM; two-location locally owned operation. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

2. Yelp — Dagwood’s Cafe. https://www.yelp.com/biz/dagwoods-cafe-kansas-city — accessed 2026-07-15, listing updated May 2026, 186 reviews. Asserts: 1117 Southwest Blvd, KCK; Breakfast & Brunch; active with current hours. ↩ ↩²

3. Kansas Travel — Dagwood’s Cafe, Kansas City, Kansas. http://kansastravel.org/kansascitykansas/dagwoodscafe.htm — accessed 2026-07-15. Asserts: KCK landmark diner since 1938; started as a Dagwood’s Eat Shop; favorite of people who live and work in Rosedale. ↩ ↩²

4. Dagwood’s Cafe — Toast Online Ordering (1117 Southwest Blvd, KC location) — https://order.toasttab.com/online/dagwoods-cafe-1117-southwest-blvd — accessed 2026-07-25, rendered via Firecrawl. Verified full menu with pricing: breakfast specials $11–$13, sandwiches $5.99–$12, omelets $10–$16, beverages $2.79–$4.99; 150+ items. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵