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Konrad’s Kitchen and Tap House is a family-owned scratch kitchen and tap house in downtown Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Opened by Joe and Julie Kemna in the former Jerry’s Bait Shop space, it pairs American sports-bar fare with German-heritage touches — Bavarian sausages, house-baked pretzels — named for owner Joe Kemna’s German-born grandfather, the cook Konrad Kemna.

Description

Konrad’s Kitchen and Tap House is a family-owned restaurant and pub at 302 SW Main Street in downtown Lee’s Summit, Missouri, within the locally branded Strother District. It is described as a “scratch kitchen with a wide selection of beer and house cocktails” and operates as a family-friendly sports bar.12

The menu is predominantly American — burgers, pizza built on a 12-hour-proofed dough, hand-pounded fried pork tenderloin sandwiches, hand-cut fries, steak, and a Cuban sandwich — interwoven with German-heritage items that reflect the Kemna family’s roots: grilled Bavarian sausages served with apple-cabbage kraut, and puffy hot pretzels baked in the pizza oven with house-made spinach dip.3 The tap house carries roughly 19 beers on tap, with an emphasis on local and regional breweries including Boulevard, Martin City Brewing Co., and KC Bier Co.3 Live music runs three nights a week — acoustic on Thursdays, rotating genres (bluegrass, blues, reggae, jazz) on Fridays, and cover bands on Saturdays.3

Ownership and history

Konrad’s Kitchen and Tap House is owned by Joe and Julie Kemna, who created it by overhauling the former Jerry’s Bait Shop at 302 SW Main in downtown Lee’s Summit.34 Jerry’s Bait Shop closed its Lee’s Summit location in April 2013, and the Kemnas took over and reworked the space into Konrad’s; the exact opening date is not confirmed in available sources but falls around 2013.5 precise founding year.

The restaurant is named for Joe Kemna’s late German-born grandfather, Konrad Kemna, described as a noted cook who worked for Keebler bakeries.3 This family lineage is the source of the German/Bavarian dishes on an otherwise American menu. Joe Kemna has been characterized as a hands-on owner who cooks, bartends, and handled buildout work himself — including refinishing the bar and dining-room floors before opening.3 Julie Kemna is identified publicly as an owner of the business.6

The business remains independent and family-owned, with no corporate parent.1

  • Website: https://www.konradskc.com[^1]
  • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konradskitchenandtap/[^8] — NOTE: the seed-provided handle @konradskc did not resolve to the active business account in research; the active account appears to be @konradskitchenandtap. canonical Instagram handle.
  • Phone: (816) 525-187127 — NOTE: the seed-provided number (816) 600-3662 did not match listings reviewed, which consistently show (816) 525-1871. current published phone.

See also

  • lees-summit
  • Registry

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Konrad’s Kitchen & Tap House — official site. https://www.konradskc.com/ — asserts: family-owned scratch kitchen + tap house; downtown Lee’s Summit (Strother District); 30+ beers; live music. ↩ ↩2

  2. Downtown Lee’s Summit directory — Konrad’s Kitchen & Tap House. https://downtownls.org/directory/listing/konrads-kitchen-tap-house — asserts: 302 SW Main St, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063. ↩ ↩2

  3. The Pitch — “Konrad’s Kitchen & Tap House in Lee’s Summit is one of a kind.” https://www.thepitchkc.com/konrads-kitchen-tap-house-in-lees-summit-is-one-of-a-kind/ — asserts: owners Joe & Julie Kemna; named for grandfather Konrad Kemna; former Jerry’s Bait Shop; ~2017 opening; ~19 taps; live music. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  4. The Strother District — Konrad’s. https://www.strotherdist.com/konrads — asserts: family-owned scratch kitchen; 302 SW Main St, Lee’s Summit. ↩

  5. Yelp — Konrad’s Kitchen and Tap House (Lee’s Summit). https://www.yelp.com/biz/konrads-kitchen-and-tap-house-lees-summit — asserts: 302 SW Main St; open/active, updated May 2026 (150+ reviews). ↩

  6. Downtown Lee’s Summit — directory listing (corroboration). https://downtownls.org/directory/listing/konrads-kitchen-tap-house — asserts: downtown Lee’s Summit member; family-owned. ↩

  7. Yelp (corroboration) — https://www.yelp.com/biz/konrads-kitchen-and-tap-house-lees-summit — asserts: American category; active. ↩

See also

  • Registry
  • lees-summit
Categories
  • Kansas City–owned
  • German
  • Lees Summit