Old Shawnee Pizza

Old Shawnee Pizza is a family-owned cracker-crust pizzeria founded in downtown Shawnee in 1969 by Navy veteran and rural-Kansas native Joe Walker. Originally called the Pizza Shoppe, it has operated continuously under the Walker family for more than 55 years and is now run by Joe’s children, William and Lisa Walker. Known regionally for its Kansas City–style thin/cracker crust and an oversized pie (print menu: 18” THE BIGGIN; homepage: 30” Big Joe), it is a textbook Shawnee institution.

Description

Old Shawnee Pizza is a Kansas City–style pizzeria specializing in thin, crisp cracker-crust pizza — the regional Midwestern style cut into squares (“party cut”). The flagship Shawnee restaurant sits at the corner of Nieman Road and Roger Drive in downtown Shawnee, a short distance west of I-35.¹

Its best-known menu items remain the oversized pie and the Famous Crab Rangoon Pizza. The official homepage currently headlines “HOME OF THE 30” BIG JOE”; the 2026 print menu still prices THE BIGGIN as the 18” size (12 slices), not as a named topping combo. The kitchen has expanded its crust options over the years to include an almond-flour keto crust introduced in 2019 (the print menu labels it Fattyhead Keto Crust), along with cauliflower and the traditional cracker crust.²³⁴

The business operates additional locations beyond the original Shawnee restaurant: a sit-down location in Lenexa (19617 W. 101st St) and, per coverage of the family’s expansion, a carry-out/delivery operation in the Crossroads District of Kansas City, Missouri.⁵²

Ownership and history

Old Shawnee Pizza was founded in 1969 by Joe Walker, a native of Moline, in rural Elk County, Kansas, and a U.S. Navy veteran who had served as an airplane mechanic. Working an insurance-sales job that wasn’t supporting his wife and three daughters, Walker borrowed roughly $5,000 from his farmer father to open a pizza restaurant in downtown Shawnee.⁵⁶

The original restaurant opened on Nieman Road — reported as being in the old McAnany home — and was named the Pizza Shoppe. That name remained for decades; Walker renamed the business Old Shawnee Pizza in the early 2000s, and the operation settled at its current Shawnee location near 60th & Nieman (6000 Roger Drive).⁵⁶

In 2003, Joe Walker’s children William Walker and Lisa Walker took over the business, and Joe retired (returning occasionally to work shifts, and otherwise pursuing hunting and fishing). William and Lisa have continued to run the restaurants, maintaining Joe’s original recipes and his stated philosophy of giving customers more in lean times (“when times get lean, you want to put a little bit more on… people get a little bit more for their money”).⁵⁶

Joe Walker died on January 28, 2025, at age 87, after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease. The City of Shawnee honored his legacy at a City Council meeting following his death.⁵⁷ The business remains family-owned and operated by his children.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-08-30 · Source: Old Shawnee Pizza official HTML menu + operator “Print Version with Prices” PDF (US Foods Menu 2026) · URL(s): https://shawneepizza.com/menu · https://shawneepizza.com/print_menu.pdf · Confidence: High (item names, operator descriptions, and printed dollars). Flagship Shawnee and Lenexa share this print menu (both phones on the PDF). Homepage brands a 30” Big Joe that is not a priced size on the print menu.

Rebuild 2026-08-30: Uber Eats (Lenexa) and AllMenus dollars retired. https://shawneepizza.com/menu/ (trailing slash) 500s; the live HTML is https://shawneepizza.com/menu. First-party Toast (toasttab.com/osp-shawnee/ and osp-lenexa/) is Cloudflare-gated; not scraped — HTML + operator PDF already publish prices. AllMenus-only names that do not appear on the 2026 print menu or HTML (Italian Paradise, Pit Master, Pig and Pepper, Chicken Cordon Blue, Pasta Trio, Cannelloni Florentine, Cani-Cotti, New Yorker, El Cubano, Chicago Beef Dip, Pastrami, Chipotle Turkey, Spinach salad, fortune cookie on the Crab Rangoon pie) are not carried forward. THE BIGGIN on the print menu is the 18” size, not a named topping combo (the old aggregator writeup had copied The Fixins toppings onto it).³⁴

House style is Kansas City cracker crust, rolled thin and cut into squares. Crusts: Original Cracker Style, Cauliflower (Personal +$3 / Small +$6), Fattyhead Keto Crust (Personal +$3 / Small +$6 / Medium +$11). Premium toppings (artichoke hearts, chicken, crab) are an additional charge with no dollar printed. Take-n-bake: “ask your server about our Take N’ Bake Pizzas.”³⁴

Pizza sizes (print menu)

• Personal 9” (6 slices) — 1 topping $15.95 · specialty $18.95 · additional topping $1.49⁴
• Small 11” (8 slices) — 1 topping $19.95 · specialty $26.95 · additional topping $1.99⁴
• Medium 14” (8 slices) — 1 topping $23.95 · specialty $33.95 · additional topping $2.49⁴
• Large 16” (12 slices) — 1 topping $28.95 · specialty $38.95 · additional topping $2.99⁴
• THE BIGGIN 18” (12 slices) — 1 topping $33.95 · specialty $43.95 · additional topping $3.49. “Please allow for extra cooking time.”⁴
• 30” Big Joe — homepage hero only; “ for the 30” price.²

Specialty pizzas

Specialty dollars follow the size column above (Personal $18.95 through Biggin $43.95). Copy from the operator HTML/PDF.³⁴

• Cantina Chorizo — (pairs nicely with one of our tequilas) garlic olive oil, chorizo, red onions, jalapeños, diced roma tomatoes, mozzarella, fresh cilantro and served with a side of house salsa.
• Smoke House — BBQ sauce, chicken, pineapple, bacon, fresh cilantro, jalapeño, onion topped with mozzarella.
• Famous Crab Rangoon — house made crab rangoon filling, green onions, mozzarella & sweet chili sauce, topped with fried wontons.
• The Fixins — hamburger, pepperoni, Canadian bacon, sausage, onion, green pepper, mushroom, black olive & extra mozzarella.
• Nashville Hot Chicken — garlic oil, Nashville hot chicken, dill pickle, red onions, mozzarella and a Nashville ranch drizzle.
• Extreme Pepperoni — 3 different kinds of sliced meats and smothered in extra cheese. (Add a Hot Honey Drizzle to spice it up for an additional charge.) “ for the drizzle dollar.
• Farmers Market — black olive, mushroom, onion, green pepper, artichoke, tomato, feta, topped with mozzarella.
• Cheeseburger — cheeseburger sauce, smoked bacon, tomato, dill pickle, red onion, hamburger, topped with mozzarella.
• Chicken Bacon Ranch — ranch sauce, chicken, smoked bacon, red onion, tomato, topped with mozzarella.
• St. Louie — classic red sauce, pepperoni, Genoa salami, red onion, black olives, banana peppers, topped with our mozzarella.
• Mac Daddy — creamy Alfredo sauce, white cheddar macaroni & cheese, smoked bacon, green onions, topped with mozzarella.
• Mediterranean — Italian sausage, tomato, artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers, black olives, feta, topped with mozzarella, and drizzled with basil pesto sauce.
• Hawaiian Luau — Canadian bacon, pineapple, mushroom, almonds, topped with mozzarella.
• Meat Locker — pepperoni, bacon, hamburger, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon, sausage, topped with mozzarella.
• Carne Italiano — capicola, salami, pepperoni, Italian sausage, Italian seasoning, topped with mozzarella.
• Tuscany Chicken — garlic olive oil, fresh basil, fresh tomatoes, chicken, garlic, feta, topped with mozzarella.
• Spicy Meatball — bolognese sauce, sliced meatballs, red onions, fresh basil & topped with parmesan cheese & crushed red pepper.
• Chicken Parm Bianca — zesty marinara, crispy chopped chicken parmesan, mozzarella, caramelized onion, creamy ricotta & fresh basil.
• Ragin’ Cajun’ — Tabasco pizza sauce, spicy pepperoni, sliced red onion, crumbled Cajun sausage, pickled jalapeño, all natural mozzarella & sprinkled with Cajun seasoning.
• Margarita — garlic olive oil, fresh sliced mozzarella, diced Roma tomatoes, fresh chopped basil topped with fresh shredded mozzarella and a balsamic drizzle.

Build-your-own toppings (HTML): herbs & vegetables (almonds, artichoke hearts, banana peppers, black olive, broccoli, caramelized onions, chopped garlic, dill pickle, fresh basil, fresh cilantro, green olive, green onions, green pepper, jalapeño, mushroom, pineapple, red onions, Roma tomato, sauerkraut, sweet roasted red pepper); meats (anchovies, Cajun sausage, capicola, chicken, crab, cup & char pepperoni, hamburger, homemade meatballs, pepperoni, salami, sausage, Sciemeca’s Italian sausage, shredded Canadian bacon, smoked bacon); cheeses (all-natural mozzarella, cream cheese, feta, fresh mozzarella, parmesan, provolone, Swiss); sauces (Alfredo, basil pesto, BBQ, buffalo, classic pizza sauce, garlic butter, garlic olive oil, ranch).³⁴

Lunch (Mon–Sat, 11 a.m.–3 p.m.; all specials include a drink)

Add cheese to any toast $1.99. Substitute small salad for chips or bread +$3.99.⁴

• Any Sandwich Special — any sandwich off the regular menu including drink — $13.99⁴
• Club Salad — our large club salad served with our house dressing and a drink — $12.99; +add grilled chicken or shrimp $3.00 more⁴
• 9” Personal Pizza (6 slices) — your choice of up to 5 toppings or any specialty served with a small classic salad or 2 pieces of garlic toast and a drink — $13.95; +additional toppings $1.55 each⁴
• Manicotti — large pasta noodle filled with ricotta cheese baked in your favorite pasta sauce served with 2 pieces of garlic toast and a drink — $11.99⁴
• Spaghetti — half order of spaghetti with our bolognese sauce topped with mozzarella served with 2 slices of garlic toast and a drink — $11.95; +with 2 meatballs $15.95⁴
• Fettuccine Alfredo — fettuccine noodles smothered in our creamy Alfredo sauce topped with mozzarella and baked to perfection. Served with 2 slices of garlic toast and a drink — $12.95; +add chicken or crab $15.95⁴

Starters

• 6 Whole Jumbo Baked Wings — tender, juicy wings that are baked to perfection and seasoned with our own blend of herbs and spices. Buffalo, Smokey BBQ, Sweet Chili, Garlic Parm or Naked (No Sauce) — $12.95³⁴
• OSP Dip — a delicious layered mixture of cream cheese, marinara, chopped pepperoni, onions, black olives, and diced jalapeño, topped with Italian cheese blend served with warm toasted pizza crust — $12.99³⁴
• Meatballs — 3 large made-from-scratch meatballs using our family recipe, sautéed in our bolognese sauce, served with toasted garlic baguettes — $13.95³⁴
• Garlic Toast — thick slices of Italian bread, toasted with garlic butter and served with a side of our classic red sauce. sm (2) $4.99 / +add cheese $7.99; lg (4) $8.99 / +add cheese $11.99⁴
• Garlic Knots — large oven baked knots covered in our garlic butter and sprinkled with a parmesan/herb blend. sm (4) $7.99 | lg (8) $11.99⁴
• Crab Rangoon Dip — our famous crab rangoon mixture baked in the brick oven & drizzled with sweet chili sauce then topped with chopped green onions & crispy wontons. Served with crispy pizza crust strips for dipping — $13.95³⁴
• Cheese Crust — thin pizza crust seasoned with garlic butter, fresh basil and topped with Italian cheese blend, baked to a gold brown. Served with warm garlic butter and pizza sauce for dipping. sm $11.95 | md $13.95 | lg $15.95⁴
• Classic Bruschetta — toasted baguette topped with fresh diced tomato, chopped garlic, fresh basil, shredded parmesan, and finished with a balsamic reduction — $10.95³⁴
• Oven Toasted Raviolis — breaded raviolis brushed with garlic butter & lightly toasted in our brick oven then served with a side of our zesty marinara — $12.99⁴

Greens

Add grilled chicken or crispy chicken to any salad. Sm +$4 | Lg +$6.³⁴

• Grilled or Crispy Chicken Salad — iceberg mix topped with red onion, diced egg, cherry tomato, topped with mozzarella and finished off with grilled or crispy chicken and our buttermilk ranch dressing. small $9.49 | large $16.99⁴
• Harvest Salad — iceberg mix, mozzarella, bacon bits, red cabbage, carrots, black olives, tomatoes and pepperoni served with choice of dressing. 1/2 pan (feeds 8–10) $30.95 | full pan (feeds 15–20) $49.95. No individual sm/lg price on the print menu.⁴
• Classic Salad — iceberg mix, topped with a mozzarella, bacon bits and pepperoni. Served with house dressing. small $7.49 | large $13.95⁴
• Greek Salad — crisp iceberg mix, sliced green peppers, black olives, red onions, Mediterranean feta, tomatoes and tossed in our homemade zesty Greek dressing. small $7.49 | large $13.95⁴
• Club Salad — a large classic salad with the additions of ham, onions, tomatoes, smoked bacon, black olives, egg, pepperonis and topped with mozzarella. Served with house dressing. small $9.49 | large $16.95⁴
• Chopped Wedge Salad — chopped iceberg lettuce, red onions, smoked bacon, & cherry tomatoes. Served with our chunky blue cheese dressing. small $7.49 | large $13.95⁴
• Italian Chopped Salad — iceberg mix, banana peppers, cherry tomato, red onion, black olives, Genoa salami, pepperoni served with a Garlic-Basil Vinaigrette. small $8.49 | large $14.49⁴
• Dressings — House (Creamy Green Garlic), 1000 Island, Garlic-Basil Vinaigrette, Homemade Buttermilk Ranch, Balsamic Vinaigrette, Roasted Red Pepper Italian, Zesty Greek, Chunky Blue Cheese.³⁴

Baked pastas

Please allow additional time. All pastas served with oven-baked garlic bread. Add a meatball to any pasta +$2.00 each. Homemade sauces: Creamy Alfredo, Zesty Marinara, or Bolognese.³⁴

• Mom’s Lasagna — a large savory slice of our 5 layered homemade lasagna baked in our bolognese sauce, topped with mozzarella — $19.95⁴
• Fettuccine Alfredo — a large serving of fettuccine smothered in a creamy Alfredo sauce topped with mozzarella and baked to perfection — $17.99; +add chicken or crab $20.99⁴
• Baked Chicken Parmesan — crispy baked chicken topped with melted mozzarella and parmesan, baked over spaghetti with our house marinara — $18.95⁴
• Manicotti — large pasta tubes filled with ricotta cheese blend baked in your favorite homemade pasta sauce and topped with mozzarella — $15.95⁴
• Spaghetti — a huge serving of spaghetti baked in your favorite homemade pasta sauce and topped with our Italian mozzarella. With marinara $15.95 · with bolognese $16.95 · with 3 meatballs $21.95⁴
• Craft-Your-Own Mac & Cheese — start with a base of our aged white cheddar macaroni and cheese, and add one of your favorite toppings from our list of herbs, veggies, meats and cheeses above — $16.95; +add up to 3 additional toppings +$2.50 each⁴
• Seafood Ravioli — 6 large raviolis filled with a delightful mix of shrimp, crab & lobster, topped with all natural mozzarella and baked in a rich seafood cream sauce — $19.99⁴

Sandwiches

All sandwiches served toasted with chips and pickles on the side. Substitute small salad for chips +$4.00.³⁴

• Ham & Cheese — smoked honey ham on a Farm to Market Hoagie topped with our melted mozzarella and served with a side of our classic marinara sauce — $14.95⁴
• Meatball — our homemade meatballs stuffed inside a Farm to Market Hoagie, baked with our bolognese sauce, topped with smoked provolone cheese — $16.95⁴
• Classic Reuben — thinly sliced house corned beef served on classic rye and covered in melted Swiss cheese, served with a side of sauerkraut — $16.95⁴
• The Sicilian — spicy capicola, Genoa salami, pepperonis & banana peppers topped with provolone cheese on a Farm to Market Hoagie, with our creamy garlic salad dressing — $16.95⁴
• T.B.P — turkey piled high on a Farm to Market Hoagie topped with basil pesto sauce, smoked bacon, fresh basil, tomato, roasted red pepper, topped with Swiss cheese — $16.95⁴
• Toasted Chicken Parmesan — crispy chicken parmesan patty stacked on a toasted Farm to Market Hoagie, layered with zesty marinara, melted mozzarella, and a sprinkle of shredded parmesan cheese — $16.95⁴

Desserts

• Cannolis — crispy shells stuffed with a sweet, cannoli cream filling mixed with chocolate chips. Drizzled with chocolate sauce — $3.95 each⁴
• Gooey Brownies — brownies with a chocolate sauce drizzle and a sprinkle of powdered sugar — $5.95⁴
• Raspberry Donut Cheesecake — raspberry-infused cheesecake topped with raspberry filling, crumbled donuts, powdered sugar, and whipped cream — $6.95⁴

Links

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OldShawneePizza/
• Website: https://shawneepizza.com/
• Menu (HTML): https://shawneepizza.com/menu
• Print menu (PDF, with prices): https://shawneepizza.com/print_menu.pdf
• Order (Toast, Shawnee): https://www.toasttab.com/osp-shawnee/
• Order (Toast, Lenexa): https://www.toasttab.com/osp-lenexa/
• Phone (Shawnee): (913) 631-5716 (listed on official site)² — seed listed (913) 631-2667; both may be active lines, see Verification status
• Phone (Lenexa): (913) 254-1234 (listed on official site)²

See also

• shawnee-ks
• johnson-county-ks
• Registry

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — Old Shawnee Pizza-Shawnee, 6000 Roger Dr (accessed 2026-06-23). Flagship Shawnee location listing updated June 2026 (278 reviews, 147 photos), phone 913-631-5716, open and operating. Note: a separate “Old Shawnee Pizza” KC/Express listing shows CLOSED — that is a distinct satellite, not the Shawnee flagship.

Footnotes

1. Yelp / location listings — Old Shawnee Pizza, 6000 Roger Dr, Shawnee, KS 66203 (corner of Nieman Rd & Roger Dr, west of I-35) ↩

2. Old Shawnee Pizza official website — accessed 2026-08-30. Asserts: “HOME OF THE 30” BIG JOE”; KC-style cracker crust; Famous Crab Rangoon Pizza; almond-flour keto crust introduced 2019 plus cauliflower and traditional gluten-free; Lenexa 19617 W. 101st (913-254-1234) and Shawnee 6000 Roger Dr (913-631-5716); identical hours both locations (Sun 11–8, Mon–Thu 11–9, Fri–Sat 11–10); “Top 50 Independent Pizzerias in America” by Pizza Magazine; Toast order links; Grab-N-Go freezer at Lenexa. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

3. Old Shawnee Pizza — official HTML menu — accessed 2026-08-30. Asserts: sectioned item names and operator descriptions (lunch, starters, greens, baked pastas, sandwiches, specialty pizzas, desserts); crust/topping lists; salad add-on Sm +$4 / Lg +$6; pasta meatball +$2.00; sandwich salad sub +$4.00. Trailing-slash /menu/ returns HTTP 500; this no-slash URL is the live page. Links to Toast ordering for Shawnee and Lenexa and to print_menu.pdf. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴

4. Old Shawnee Pizza — operator “Print Version with Prices” PDF — accessed 2026-08-30. Footer: ”© US Foods Menu 2026 (R6926821)”. Asserts: printed dollars for starters, greens, lunch specials, baked pastas, sandwiches, pizza sizes (9/11/14/16” plus THE BIGGIN 18”), specialty-vs-1-topping columns, crust upcharges, desserts. Same sheet lists both Shawnee (913.631.5716, 61st & Nieman) and Lenexa (913.254.1234, K-10 & Woodland). No 30” Big Joe price. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹ ↩²² ↩²³ ↩²⁴ ↩²⁵ ↩²⁶ ↩²⁷ ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³² ↩³³ ↩³⁴ ↩³⁵ ↩³⁶ ↩³⁷ ↩³⁸ ↩³⁹ ↩⁴⁰ ↩⁴¹ ↩⁴² ↩⁴³ ↩⁴⁴ ↩⁴⁵ ↩⁴⁶ ↩⁴⁷ ↩⁴⁸ ↩⁴⁹ ↩⁵⁰ ↩⁵¹ ↩⁵² ↩⁵³

5. Johnson County Post, “The legacy of Joe Walker, Old Shawnee Pizza founder, lives on through his children,” Feb. 28, 2025 ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

6. Johnson County Post (same article) — founding details: 1969 founding, $5,000 loan from his father, original “Pizza Shoppe” name, old McAnany home on Nieman Road, 2003 handover to William and Lisa Walker, renaming to Old Shawnee Pizza in early 2000s. ↩ ↩² ↩³

7. City of Shawnee, KS Government — Facebook post honoring Joe Walker’s legacy at a City Council meeting ↩