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Elephant Wings is Chef Ameet Malhotra’s Indian fusion kitchen at Parlor KC in the Crossroads — officially opened January 2024 after eight years as a private dining concept. Mumbai-born, Malhotra moved to Kansas City in 2001 via a Hallmark design job, then traded graphic design for cooking. Tikka masala poutine. Bombay-mi sandwiches. Metal-inspired plating.

Description

Elephant Wings is Ameet Malhotra’s love letter to Indian cooking filtered through a metal-head’s imagination and two decades of Kansas City life. Malhotra was born in Mumbai, came to the United States in 1999 for design school in Atlanta, and landed in Kansas City in 2001 when he took a job as a graphic designer at Hallmark. He learned to cook Indian food from his father, cooked for friends and family for years, and by 2016 had built a private chef and catering operation — Elephant Wings — that gave him enough validation to take the concept public. In January 2024 he opened at Parlor KC in the Crossroads, bringing a menu of Indian fusion dishes that mash South Asian spice logic with familiar American formats: tikka masala poutine, the “Bombay-mi” banh mi riff, a paneer sandwich, and the “Unholy Cow” — a name that has as much to do with reverence for cattle in Indian culture as it does with Malhotra’s love of heavy metal. In 2023 he was also featured at Iron District, a container park in North Kansas City. The restaurant also offers private chef and event catering through elephantwingskc.com.

Last verified: 2026-08-26 · Source: Elephant Wings first-party Toast pickup (item names, operator copy, prices) at 1707 Locust St. Space 2; overlapping descriptions on the Parlor KC kitchen page · URL(s): https://order.toasttab.com/online/elephant-wings-parlor · https://www.parlorkcmo.com/kitchen/elephant-wings/ · Confidence: High (Toast confirmed the Parlor KC / Crossroads stall; DoorDash prices discarded)

Chef Ameet Malhotra’s Indian-fusion stall menu inside Parlor KC. Prices below are Toast pickup, not delivery-app. Toast starting prices on poutine, curries, and fries are the half/side; full sizes are listed from the same storefront’s size modifiers. Descriptions are operator-written (Toast and/or the Parlor kitchen page). Add-ons on Toast are name and price only — that is the ceiling, not a missing scrape.1

Sandwiches & wraps

  • Bombay-Mi — cumin chicken, coriander chutney, pickled cucumber, shredded carrots, jalapeño, cilantro and curried aioli ($16.00)1
  • Unholy Cow — marinated beef, coriander chutney, pickled cucumber, red onions, jalapeño, pepperoncini, cilantro and curried aioli ($16.00)1
  • Paneer Riff — paneer, green peppers, coriander chutney, red onions, jalapeño, mozzarella and cilantro ($16.00)1
  • Namaste Shrimp — grilled shrimp, coriander chutney, pickled cucumber, jalapeño, slaw mix, shredded carrots, cilantro and curried aioli; on a baguette, over rice, or as a gluten-free wrap ($17.00)1
  • Naanwich Wrap — two 5-inch naan wraps with choice of protein, jalapeño, red onion, mango chutney and cilantro ($14.00)1
  • Award Winning: Cumin Chicken Crusher GF Wrap — cumin chicken, corn, jalapeño, coriander chutney, aioli and cilantro on a rice-flour gluten-free wrap ($16.00)1
  • Combo — half sandwich of choice (Bombay-Mi, Unholy Cow or Paneer Riff), side of fries, and a masala chai drink ($16.00)1

Poutine, curries & plates

  • Tikka Masala Poutine — french fries, tikka masala sauce with choice of chicken, beef, paneer (veg) or shrimp, yogurt, scallions, jalapeño, curried paneer and cilantro (half $13.00 / full $18.00, fries or rice; shrimp +$5.00)1
  • Butter Chicken or Butter Paneer — marinated and grilled chicken or paneer, simmered in a creamy tomato gravy, served over basmati rice, garnished with cilantro and yogurt drizzle (half $12.00 / full $17.00; shrimp +$5.00)1
  • Yellow Thrasher Curry — gluten-free, dairy free or vegan—coconut curry with choice of chicken, beef, paneer (veg) or shrimp, red and green bell peppers, and onions, cilantro, and served with basmati rice (half $12.00 / full $17.00; shrimp +$5.00)1
  • Nachos—Butter Chicken — flour tortillas, butter sauce with choice of chicken, beef, paneer (veg) or shrimp, cheese, yogurt, red onion, jalapeño and cilantro ($12.00+)1

Sides

  • Tandoori Fries — french fries seasoned with the house spice mix, with a curried aioli dipping sauce (side $6.00 / full $9.00)1
  • Potato Samosas (2 pcs) — deep-fried pastry filled with potatoes, spices and aromatics, with coriander chutney ($10.00)1
  • Naan — one 4-inch piece of naan ($1.50)1
  • Side of rice ($5.00)1

Drinks

  • Iced Masala Chai — Indian black tea with a combination of spices, milk and sugar, served chilled ($6.00)1
  • Mango Lassi — classic Indian yogurt drink with mango and cardamom, finished with chaat masala ($6.00)1
  • Soda ($3.00)1
  • Iced Masala Chai (1 quart) ($16.00)1

Add-ons

Toast lists these as name and price only (no operator descriptions).1

  • Cumin Chicken · Beef · Paneer — $6.00 each
  • Extra Tikka Masala Sauce · Extra Butter Chicken sauce — $6.00 each
  • Tikka Masala (1 quart) · Butter Chicken sauce (1 quart) — $18.00 each
  • Coriander Chutney · Curried Aioli · Mango Chutney — $2.00 each
  • Extra Veggies ($3.00) · Shrimp 1 pc ($2.50) · Yogurt ($1.00) · Jalapeños ($1.00)

Additional services

  • Private chef experiences (in-home, custom menus)2
  • Event catering2
  • Brand-site gallery captions (elephantwingskc.com) name these as dishes in the private-chef / event photography — not on the current Parlor stall Toast menu, and no operator descriptions or first-party prices are published: Kheema Flatbread; Cauliflower Soup; Green Pea Soup; Cumin Chicken Bao Buns; Cilantro Shrimp Lettuce Wraps; Pani Puri; Pani Puri Shots; Lamb Rogan Josh; Channa Masala; Masala Chai Kulfi.2

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Elephant Wings — first-party Toast pickup storefront (accessed 2026-08-26). Confirms: stall name “Elephant Wings 1707 Locust St. Space 2”; address 1707 Locust St. Space 2, Kansas City, MO 64108; phone (816) 588-5973; item names, operator descriptions, and pickup prices (including half/full size modifiers on Butter Chicken or Butter Paneer, Yellow Thrasher Curry, Tikka Masala Poutine, and Tandoori Fries). Overlapping sandwich/poutine/samosa/fries/chai copy also on Parlor KC’s kitchen page (no prices), parlorkcmo.com. DoorDash/aggregator prices from the 2026-07-14 pass discarded. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15 ↩16 ↩17 ↩18 ↩19 ↩20 ↩21

  2. Elephant Wings (accessed 2026-08-26) — confirms website, Parlor KC restaurant listing, private chef and catering, phone 816.588.5973, and gallery captions naming the private-chef dishes listed under Additional services. Parlor page elephantwingskc.com — 1707 Locust St; hours Tuesday–Thursday 11am–10pm, Friday–Saturday 11am–11pm, Sunday 11am–9pm. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

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