Roots Seasonal Cuisine

Roots Seasonal Cuisine is an independent, locally owned farm-to-table restaurant in Lee’s Summit, Missouri, opened in 2022 by husband-and-wife team Amanda Accurso and Brandon Sharp. Built around rotating seasonal menus and scratch-made fare, it specializes in creative New American cooking and craft cocktails that change with the harvest, delivering an elevated-but-approachable dining experience in the growing eastern Jackson County suburb.

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Description

Roots Seasonal Cuisine is a scratch kitchen and craft-cocktail restaurant in Lee’s Summit’s NW Pryor Road corridor. Its defining concept is seasonality: food and beverage menus rotate every few months to highlight fresh, in-season ingredients, “keeping the experience exciting and the flavors at their peak,” while preserving guest favorites alongside new offerings.¹² The owners describe their aim as bringing “creative cuisine, elegant libations, and a unique atmosphere” to the community,² and reviewers characterize the space as both elevated and approachable.³

The restaurant serves lunch (Mon–Fri), brunch (Sat–Sun), and dinner daily, with an active bar program; the craft cocktail list rotates seasonally alongside the food menu.² It is classified as New American on review platforms and is a member of both the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce and the Missouri Restaurant Association.⁴⁵

Ownership and history

Roots Seasonal Cuisine was founded in 2022 by Amanda Accurso and Brandon Sharp, a husband-and-wife team.¹³ Together the owners bring “over 20 years of experience in the food, restaurant, and hospitality industries,” and are described as trained in both business and culinary arts.²¹ Amanda Accurso is listed as the owner of record on the Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce directory.⁴

Public sources indicate the founders are local to the Kansas City metro — reporting that Amanda grew up in Lee’s Summit and Brandon in nearby Blue Springs — though this detail has not yet been confirmed against a directly quotable primary source.

The business operates as a single independent location with no corporate parent or chain affiliation.²⁴

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-20 · Source: Roots Seasonal Cuisine official website (food & drink menus) · URL(s): https://rootsseasonalcuisine.com/food-menu, https://rootsseasonalcuisine.com/drink-menu · Confidence: High

Roots rotates its food and craft-cocktail menus seasonally: per the owners, roughly a third of each menu is brand-new, a third are year-round guest favorites, and a third are returning past dishes or seasonally re-flavored plates.⁶ The snapshot below reflects the spring/early-summer 2026 menu; specific dishes and prices shift with the harvest.

Signatures & seasonal plates

• Deviled Egg Flight — five styles, one of each (miso, Caesar, Bloody Mary, verde, tzatziki); gluten-free — $17⁶
• Calamari — semolina-fried with fried artichoke, pepperoncini, peppadews, parmesan, dill-dijon — $19⁶
• Del Mar Cakes — blue crab, shrimp & salmon cake, apple-fennel slaw, mojo verde — $18⁶
• Seafood Risotto — blue crab, sea scallop, shrimp, mushroom, spinach, parmesan; gluten-free — $39⁶
• Coconut Fried Lobster — 8 oz cold-water tail, coconut beer batter, del mar cake, garlic cream broccoli — $49⁶
• Duck Breast Cordon Bleu — prosciutto, swiss & parmesan stuffing, mustard cream sauce, asparagus; gluten-free — $39⁶

Entrées (lunch & dinner)

• Chili Pepper Salmon — grilled, jalapeño dry rub, candied chili-pepper relish; gluten-free — $24⁶
• Center Cut Filet — 6 oz, bone marrow butter, jalapeño-popper twice-baked potato; gluten-free — $59⁶
• Kansas City Strip — 10 oz hand-cut, garlic cream broccoli; gluten-free — $49⁶
• Buttermilk Fried Chicken — half chicken, pickle-brined, hand-breaded, rosemary brown-butter whipped potato — $29⁶
• Dirty Martini Linguine — vodka-butter & blue cheese sauce, olives, pimento, baby clams, sautéed shrimp — $29⁶
• Poke Bowl — marinated or seared ahi tuna, rice, pickled vegetables, avocado; gluten-free — $24⁶

Brunch (Sat–Sun until 2 pm)

• Nashville Chicken & Waffle — hand-breaded, Nashville dry rub, buttermilk waffle, hot honey — $16⁶
• Avocado Toast — sun-dried tomato pesto, seared salmon, parmesan, balsamic, two eggs — $19⁶
• PBLT Beni — crispy pork belly, greens, tomato, poached eggs, hollandaise — $19⁶
• Crab Omelet — blue crab, asparagus, swiss; gluten-free — $18⁶

Salads

• Seasonal — greens, blueberries, cucumber, red onion, feta, candied pecans, red wine vinaigrette; vegetarian, gluten-free — $14⁶
• Thai Chicken — peanut sauce, pickled vegetables, candied peanut, crispy rice noodle, Thai chili vinaigrette; gluten-free — $18⁶

Craft cocktails (seasonal program)

• Forced Old Fashioned — rhubarb-infused Ben Holladay bourbon, rhubarb syrup, Angostura & lemon bitters — $15⁷
• Peruvian Spritz — pisco, lemon, passionfruit purée, sparkling wine — $15⁷
• Favorite Child — Grey Goose Berry Rouge, Aperol, lemon, strawberry-basil shrub, sparkling rosé — $15⁷
• Zero-proof “Absolute Zero” cocktails (e.g., Strawberry Fields, Bluebonnet) — $12⁷

Sweets

• Fluffy Cinnamon Roll — Roots’ signature, handmade, cream cheese icing — $6⁶
• Berry Tart — citrus almond-oat crust, blueberry & strawberry filling; gluten-free, vegan — $9⁶

Also offered: a happy-hour bites menu ($9 plates), rotating daily specials (Mon fried chicken, Tue salmon, Wed steak, Thu pasta, Sun prime rib), soups, sides, wraps, handhelds/burgers, and an extensive wine/beer/spirits list. Prices reflect the spring/early-summer 2026 menu and rotate seasonally.

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Links

• Website: https://rootsseasonalcuisine.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rootsseasonalcuisine/
• Phone: (816) 205-4746 (confirmed primary public line via Yelp + Chamber, 2026-06-23; the earlier seed number (816) 576-0150 appears outdated)

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See also

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Sources

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Footnotes

1. Web research summary of multiple listings/reviews — owners Amanda Accurso & Brandon Sharp, founded 2022, 20+ years combined hospitality experience, trained in business and culinary arts; reported local roots (Lee’s Summit / Blue Springs). ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. Roots Seasonal Cuisine official website — https://rootsseasonalcuisine.com/ (concept, owner statement, “over 20 years of experience,” hours, independent/locally owned). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

3. Pretty Cash Savings Blog, “A Taste of Perfection at Roots Seasonal Cuisine in Lee’s Summit, MO” — https://prettycashsavingsblog.com/a-taste-of-perfection-at-roots-seasonal-cuisine-in-lees-summit-mo/ (husband-and-wife founders; rotating seasonal-menu concept; “elevated and approachable”). ↩ ↩²

4. Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce directory — https://gz.lschamber.com/directory/Details/roots-seasonal-cuisine-2557421 (owner Amanda Accurso; address; alternate phone). ↩ ↩² ↩³

5. Missouri Restaurant Association member listing — https://www.morestaurants.org/restaurant-members/roots-seasonal-cuisine. ↩

6. Roots Seasonal Cuisine official food menu — https://rootsseasonalcuisine.com/food-menu (dish names, descriptions, prices, dietary legend, happy-hour bites and daily-specials menus; seasonal-rotation note re: ~one-third new / one-third year-round favorites / one-third returning) — accessed 2026-06-20 (spring/early-summer 2026 menu). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶ ↩¹⁷ ↩¹⁸ ↩¹⁹ ↩²⁰ ↩²¹

7. Roots Seasonal Cuisine official drink menu — https://rootsseasonalcuisine.com/drink-menu (seasonal craft cocktails at $15, zero-proof “Absolute Zero” cocktails at $12) — accessed 2026-06-20. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴