Khop Jai Der

Khop Jai Der Lao & Vietnam is a tiny, family-owned-and-operated Laotian and Vietnamese restaurant on West 119th Street in Overland Park, run entirely by owner Mimi Queency alongside her mother, sister, and brother. The name “Khop Jai Der” means “thank you” in Lao, and the kitchen leans on family recipes to introduce Laotian cooking to a metro that rarely sees it.

Description

Khop Jai Der Lao & Vietnam is a small-footprint restaurant serving aromatic Laotian and Vietnamese dishes from family recipes.¹ The menu spans Lao staples and Vietnamese plates — grilled and skewered meats, noodle dishes, salads, soups, and rice plates — with vegetarian and gluten-free accommodations available.² Reviewers single it out as an under-the-radar find, calling it “an unassuming place with the absolute best Laos in Vietnamese food.”² Signature items include Lao authentic sausage, Moo Ping (grilled skewered pork), and Mee Kha Tii noodle (rice noodles in red-curry coconut sauce), alongside boba, Thai tea, and mango sticky-rice ice cream.¹

Ownership and history

The restaurant is co-owned and operated by Mimi Queency together with her mother, sister, and brother; the family runs it with no outside employees, tasting every order before it goes out and treating customers like family.¹ Queency had lived in the Kansas City area for roughly eight years and previously worked in a corporate setting before leaving it to open the restaurant, motivated by a desire to honor her home country’s culinary traditions and to put Laos on the map for American diners — “Our country is really small. People don’t know… ‘Where is Laos?’”¹ The business is described on its own site as a “family-owned business using family-based recipes.”³ Multiple sources place its founding in 2023.⁴ — exact opening month not yet confirmed from a primary source.

Links

• Official site: https://www.khopjaiderop.com/
• Visit Overland Park directory: https://www.visitoverlandpark.com/directory/khop-jai-der/

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-18 · Source: Official site (khopjaiderop.com) + Uber Eats / DoorDash delivery listings · URL(s): https://www.khopjaiderop.com/order · https://www.ubereats.com/store/khop-jai-der/YEM4kuF2U8ai2NK9mrNQ8w · Confidence: Medium (item names + several prices verified via delivery listings; full categorized menu not machine-readable from the official ordering page)

The kitchen runs a Lao-forward menu with Vietnamese plates alongside — grilled/skewered meats, hand-pulled and stir-fried noodles, Lao-style salads, pho and other soups, plus boba, Thai tea, and dessert.³⁵

Signatures (Lao specialties)

• Lao Authentic Sausage (A9) — house-made Laotian sausage served on a bed of lettuce with whole peanuts, sliced jalapeños, and ginger; the restaurant’s flagship dish — $12.95⁵
• Moo Ping — marinated pork skewers, grilled and brushed with coconut cream, served with peanut and sweet-chili sauces⁶
• Mee Kha Tii (Mee Ka Tii) Noodle — rice noodles in a red-curry coconut sauce; a signature noodle plate³⁶

Salads (Lao-style)

• Larb / Laap Salad (S19) — minced-meat Lao salad with herbs, lime, and toasted rice powder; cooked or raw versions offered — $15.95⁵
• Papaya Salad, Lao style (Tum) — green-papaya salad pounded Lao-style⁶
• Tum Mee Vai Vai Salad (S16) — egg-noodle salad — $15.95⁵
• Tiger Cry (A11) — grilled marinated beef/chicken/pork with dipping sauce — $12.95⁵
• Beef Jerky / Sin Lord (A10) — Lao-style dried beef — $12.95⁵

Soups & Pho

• Pho Noodles / Noodle Soup (NS1) — Vietnamese-style beef noodle soup — $15.95⁵⁶
• Khao Piek Sen — Lao “udon”-style tapioca-rice noodle soup — $15.95⁶
• Khao Choy (S8) — flat noodle in broth with tomato, ground pork, white onion, fried garlic and green onion — $15.95⁵⁶
• Wonton Soup (S1) — $13.95⁵
• Gang Cheud Woon Sen / “Healthy Soup” (S2) — clear glass-noodle soup — $13.95⁵

Noodles & Stir-Fry

• Pad Kau Mee — noodles stir-fried with egg, bean sprouts, scallions, and tamarind sauce⁶
• Pad Basil (H1) — beef or tofu stir-fried with basil and herbs — $15.95⁵⁶
• Pad Pak / Mix Veggie (H3) — stir-fried mixed vegetables — $15.95⁵

Starters

• Fresh Spring Rolls (A3, 3 pc) — with chicken, veggies, or tofu — $8.95⁵
• Crispy Spring Rolls (A2, 3 pc) — $8.95⁵
• Crab Rangoon (A1) — $4.95 (3 pc) / $8.95 (8 pc)⁵

Dessert & Drinks

• Sweet Mango Sticky Rice — $8.95; also offered as mango sticky-rice ice cream sprinkled with almonds³⁵
• Black Sticky Rice Pudding — sweet rice pudding with coconut milk⁶
• Boba, Thai tea, and coffee/tea drinks³

Vegetarian and gluten-free accommodations are available.³ Prices reflect third-party delivery listings and may run above dine-in; treat as approximate — for current in-house pricing.

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — Khop Jai Der Lao & Vietnam (accessed 2026-06-23) — updated May 2026, recent reviews Feb–Apr 2026; address 11920 W 119th St, Overland Park, KS 66213 confirmed.

Disputes

None recorded.

Footnotes

1. The Pitch — “‘Right now, everything is possible’: Family-owned Khop Jai Der redefines hospitality.” https://www.thepitchkc.com/right-now-everything-is-possible-family-owned-khop-jai-der-redefines-hospitality/ — asserts: owner Mimi Queency; family operation (mother, sister, brother; no other employees); Laotian + Vietnamese cuisine; owner’s ~8 years in KC and corporate-to-restaurant background; mission to introduce Laotian food; signature dishes; hospitality philosophy. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

2. Yelp — “Khop Jai Der Lao & Vietnam,” Updated May 2026, 176 Photos & 76 Reviews, 11920 West 119th St, Overland Park, KS. https://www.yelp.com/biz/khop-jai-der-lao-and-vietnam-overland-park — asserts: currently operating (May 2026 update + active review volume); Asian fusion / Lao-Vietnamese; reviewer praise; address. ↩ ↩²

3. Khop Jai Der Lao & Vietnam — official website. https://www.khopjaiderop.com/ — asserts: exact name; address 11920 W 119th St, Overland Park, KS 66213; “family-owned business using family-based recipes”; cuisine categories; current hours; online ordering. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

4. Search-aggregated listings (Visit Overland Park / TravelKS / directory data). https://www.visitoverlandpark.com/directory/khop-jai-der/ — asserts: establishment year 2023. Single-source year; flagged for primary-source confirmation. ↩

5. Uber Eats — “Khop Jai Der” delivery menu, Overland Park, KS. https://www.ubereats.com/store/khop-jai-der/YEM4kuF2U8ai2NK9mrNQ8w — asserts: itemized menu with item codes and delivery prices (Lao Authentic Sausage A9 $12.95; Larb Salad S19 $15.95; Tum Mee Vai Vai S16 $15.95; Tiger Cry A11 $12.95; Beef Jerky/Sin Lord A10 $12.95; Pad Basil H1 $15.95; Pad Pak H3 $15.95; spring rolls A2/A3 $8.95; Crab Rangoon A1 $4.95/$8.95; Wonton S1 $13.95; Gang Cheud Woon Sen S2 $13.95; Khao Choy S8 $15.95; Sweet Mango Sticky $8.95). Delivery prices may exceed dine-in. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶

6. Aggregated delivery/menu listings (DoorDash, Grubhub, menu-world/menu-res descriptions). https://www.doordash.com/store/khop-jai-der-noodles-vietnam-&-lao-overland-park-25341210/ · https://www.grubhub.com/restaurant/khop-jai-der-lao—vietnam-11920-w-119th-st-overland-park/6624280 — asserts: dish descriptions and presence — Moo Ping (grilled pork skewers, coconut cream, peanut + sweet-chili sauce); Mee Kha Tii red-curry coconut noodle; Pho Noodles (NS1) $15.95; Khao Piek Sen Lao udon soup; Khao Choy broth-noodle description; Papaya Salad Lao style; Pad Kau Mee; Black Sticky Rice Pudding; mango sticky-rice ice cream. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹