Haus 1512

Haus 1512 is an entertainment-forward cocktail lounge and loaded hot dog/fries concept opened June 2026 at 1512 E. 18th St. in Kansas City’s Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District by Erica Harris — who also owns Cupcakin Bakery (2450 Grand Blvd, Midtown + Oak Park Mall, Olathe). Haus 1512 shares the former Soirée restaurant space with safi-fresh (LaRonda Lanear’s health café), operating as the nightlife/entertainment side of the dual-concept.

Description

Haus 1512 is Erica Harris’s entertainment-focused cocktail lounge at 1512 E. 18th St. in the Historic 18th & Vine Jazz District — the nightlife and entertainment side of the dual-concept space she shares with LaRonda Lanear’s safi-fresh. Harris owns Cupcakin Bakery at 2450 Grand Blvd in Midtown and a second Cupcakin at Oak Park Mall in Olathe; Haus 1512 represents her 18th & Vine expansion. The concept features loaded hot dogs and fries alongside a cocktail program, with nightlife and brunch programming. The soft launch timed to Juneteenth (June 19–20, 2026) in the heart of KC’s most historically significant Black cultural district.

Tier classification

Tier 1 provisional. Erica Harris is a multi-location Black woman entrepreneur in Kansas City — Cupcakin Bakery’s established presence in Midtown and Olathe, and now Haus 1512 at 18th & Vine. The “dedication to KC roots” standard is met by her established multi-year operation in the city. Native-KC status.

Sources

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-14 · Source: Startland News (only published coverage; venue soft-launched June 2026) · URL(s): https://startlandnews.com/2026/06/small-biz-to-watch-safi-fresh/ · Confidence: Low (no itemized menu published yet; concept-level items only)

Haus 1512 is an entertainment-forward cocktail lounge and loaded-hot-dog concept in the 18th & Vine Jazz District; as of July 2026 no itemized food or cocktail menu has been published online.¹

Food

• Loaded hot dogs¹
• Fries¹

Drinks

• Cocktail program — full craft cocktail list; individual drinks not yet published¹

Programming

• Nightlife events¹
• Brunch programming¹
• World Cup pop-up events — planned¹

Footnotes

1. Haus 1512 — no official menu published as of access date; concept per Startland News coverage, https://startlandnews.com/2026/06/small-biz-to-watch-safi-fresh/ (accessed 2026-07-14). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷