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Sammie’s Kitchen & Bar is a small sandwich-first sports bar in the Stanley Station shopping center at 151st Street and U.S. 69 in south Overland Park. It opened on November 18, 2025 as a side project of Matt Brentano and Jim Fager, two of the owners of the Lenexa-born Tanner’s Bar & Grill group, who wanted “a quaint little neighborhood spot” that could “flex a different muscle” than Tanner’s burger-and-wings formula. The 1,500-square-foot room keeps the televisions but trades the usual bar menu for schiacciata-bread sandwiches, pinsa-crust pizzas, brats and hot dogs, soups, and a short list of sweets.

Description

Sammie’s sits in a 1,500-square-foot storefront in Stanley Station, the strip at the southeast corner of 151st Street and U.S. 69, in the space that had been Yeti Pub & Kaffeehaus.12 The Pitch’s opening note captured the premise in a sentence: the Tanner’s team “maintains the sports bar atmosphere with televisions, but replaces the typical sports bar fare with a sandwich-focused menu.”3 Brentano told the Johnson County Post the goal was “a quaint little neighborhood spot” — “simpler, higher-end” than Tanner’s — where the owners could “flex a different muscle.”2 To the Star he described “a small, cozy place that you can get your friends for happy hour … or take your family to dinner.”1

The name is literal. The sandwich list is built on schiacciata (the Tuscan olive-oil flatbread) and hoagies: The Incredible Turkey (applewood-smoked turkey, arugula, provolone, balsamic Caesar, pepper bacon, tomato, red onion), a BLT with balsamic-onion aioli, a peppered Pastrami with spicy pickles and banana peppers, The Baller (Italian meatballs, marinara, “East Coast mozzarella” on a hoagie), The Bear (an Italian beef with hot giardiniera and au jus), and The Italian (soppressata, pepperoni and pastrami).4 Pizzas are served on pinsa flatbread — a BBQ burnt-end pie, a “double decker” pepperoni, a margherita, and “The Deli” with soppressata, prosciutto and balsamic jam — with a gluten-friendly crust available.4 A short “Dogs” section (Ragin Cajun andouille, a spicy dog, a build-your-own with three toppings, a traditional brat), three soups, four salads, and two desserts — a crème brûlée doughnut and a chocolate-chip waffle sundae — round it out.41

The bar leans local: the Johnson County Post’s preview cited craft cocktails and local beers including Boulevard and KC Bier Co.2 As of late August 2026 the website’s drink page reads only “We are updating our menu — please stay tuned,” so the current cocktail and beer list is unpublished.5 The site also advertises gluten-free and vegan options and an “extensive wine selection.”6

Ownership and history

Sammie’s belongs to Matt Brentano and Jim Fager, two of the owners of Tanner’s Bar & Grill.21 Tanner’s is a Kansas-born group: the company traces its origin to “Grandpa” Tanner in the college town of Atchison, Kansas, in the 1980s, with the first formal location opening in Lenexa in 1985.78 Its website lists eleven locations — six in the Kansas City metro (Kansas City KS on Rainbow Blvd., two in Lenexa, Overland Park at 143rd & Metcalf, Shawnee) plus Manhattan, Kansas, four in the Omaha–Lincoln area and one in Middleton, Wisconsin — and the Star puts the total at “more than a dozen” with seven in the metro.78 The site names no owners and uses no franchise language; the ownership structure of the wider group is not published.7

The Overland Park concept was announced in the Johnson County Post on November 12, 2025 and opened the following Tuesday, November 18.21 The Star’s Jenna Thompson reported the opening two days later; The Pitch’s KC Sipps column noted it as open “earlier this week” on November 20.13 Brentano and Fager’s arc since then has run in parallel with Tanner’s own: in early 2026 the group closed its 38-year-old Overland Park location at 10146 W. 119th St. in Highland Plaza, announcing a replacement at 12520 Quivira Rd. in a former LaMar’s Donuts — the same Star report that reconfirmed Sammie’s as their “elevated” sister concept.8

The space

Stanley Station is the retail strip just east of U.S. 69 on the south side of 151st Street; the storefront was Yeti Pub & Kaffeehaus before Sammie’s.21 The Yeti Pub’s own history at the address is undocumented here.

Last verified: 2026-08-28 · Source: the restaurant’s own food-menu page on sammieskc.com · Confidence: High for food; the drink menu is unpublished (“We are updating our menu”), so the menu is recorded as partial. Transcribed with the restaurant’s own spellings.45

Appetizers

  • Giant Brewhouse Pretzel — 10 oz brewhouse-style pretzel, beer cheese, whole-grain mustard. ($11)
  • Red Pepper Hummus — with toasted schiacciata bread. ($9)
  • Smothered Meatball Appetizer — 3 jumbo meatballs, marinara, East Coast mozzarella. ($11)
  • Charcuterie Board — prosciutto, soppressata, pepperoni, red pepper hummus, veggies, olives, spicy pickles, mustard, balsamic onion jam, feta, blue cheese, fresh mozzarella, schiacciata bread. ($18)
  • Rotolo — puff pastry rolled with pepperoni and mozzarella. ($10)
  • Hot Dog Sliders — two all-beef slider dogs, stone-ground mustard aioli, bacon, chopped spicy pickles, green onions. ($12)

Soups ($6.50 each)

  • Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper & Gouda Bisque — topped with crème fraîche.
  • Chicken Enchilada Soup — crème fraîche, corn pico.
  • Chili — white bean and chicken chili, crème fraîche, bacon bits, green onions.

Sandwiches (served with chips)

  • Pastrami — peppered pastrami, provolone, garlic aioli, spicy pickles, banana peppers on panini bread. ($15)
  • The Incredible Turkey — schiacciata, applewood-smoked turkey, arugula, provolone, balsamic Caesar, pepper bacon, tomato, red onion. ($15)
  • BLT — schiacciata, pepper bacon, balsamic onion aioli, arugula, tomato. ($15)
  • The Baller — hoagie, Italian meatballs, marinara, East Coast mozzarella. ($14)
  • The Bear — Italian beef, hot giardiniera, banana-pepper aioli on a hoagie, au jus. ($14)
  • The Italian — soppressata, pepperoni, pastrami, provolone, tomato aioli on schiacciata. ($14)

Pizza (pinsa flatbread, East Coast mozzarella; gluten-friendly crust +$1; hot-honey drizzle +$1)

  • The Deli — soppressata, prosciutto, banana peppers, balsamic jam, arugula. ($16)
  • Double Decker Pepperoni — marinara, sliced pepperoni, mozzarella, planks of pepperoni. ($15)
  • BBQ Burnt End Pizza — pork burnt ends, BBQ sauce, chipotle aioli, spicy pickles. ($16)
  • Margarita Pizza — tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella, roasted balsamic tomatoes, basil. ($14)

Dogs (served with chips)

  • Ragin Cajun — andouille, spicy pickles, lettuce, potato bun; tomato-creole aioli. ($12)
  • Spicy Hot Dog — spicy pickles, dark-ale mustard, tomato, onion, lettuce; sriracha aioli. ($11)
  • BYO Dog — large all-beef dog, potato bun, choice of 3 toppings (chili, beer cheese, kraut, bacon bits, onions, specialty mustards). ($11)
  • Traditional Brat — kraut, choice of specialty mustard, potato bun. ($12)

Salads

  • Chicken Caesar ($14) · Strawberry, Spinach & Arugula — candied pecans, feta, raspberry vinaigrette ($10; +$6 grilled chicken) · Sammie’s Wedge — iceberg, blue cheese dressing, bacon, tomato, blue cheese crumbles ($14; +$6 chicken) · Caprese Summer Salad — heirloom tomatoes, cucumber, fresh mozzarella, pesto vinaigrette, balsamic reduction ($13.50)

Sweets

  • Chocolate Chip Waffle Sundae — Belgian chocolate-chip waffle, vanilla ice cream, chocolate and caramel. ($7)
  • Crème Brûlée Donut — warm doughnut, crème brûlée filling, crystallized-sugar glaze. ($6)

Kids ($7 each, with chips or applesauce and a drink)

  • Cheese Pizza · Grilled Cheese · Hot Dog · Mac & Cheese · Turkey & Cheese Sandwich

Sources

Footnotes

  1. Jenna Thompson, “Owners of popular KC-area bar opening new restaurant. The focus? Sandwiches,” The Kansas City Star, 2025-11-14 (syndicated via Yahoo News) — Confirms: owners Matt Brentano and Jim Fager; Tanner’s “over a dozen” locations across Kansas, Wisconsin and Nebraska, seven in the metro, first location Lenexa 1985; opening Tuesday (Nov. 18, 2025); 1,500 sq ft; former Yeti Pub; hours; menu prices (rotolo $10, burnt-ends pizza $16, BYO dog $11, summer salad $13.50, Incredible Turkey $15); desserts; “small, cozy place” quote. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7

  2. Lucie Krisman, “Sammie’s, new concept by Tanner’s owners, coming to Overland Park,” Johnson County Post, 2025-11-12 — Confirms: co-owners Jim Fager and Matt Brentano, “two of the owners of the Lenexa-based Tanner’s”; Stanley Station shopping center; former Yeti Pub & Kaffeehaus; “simpler, higher-end,” “quaint” neighborhood concept; sandwiches, pizzas/flatbreads, salads, brats; craft cocktails and local beers (Boulevard, KC Bier Co.); planned hours; “flex a different muscle” quote; opening expected by end of November 2025. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  3. Sarah Sipple, “KC Sipps: James Beard Award semifinalist chef’s restaurant to close, three new spots open,” The Pitch, 2025-11-20 — Confirms: “The team behind Tanner’s is trying something new. Sammie’s Kitchen and Bar opened earlier this week in Overland Park, near 69 Hwy and 151st St.”; sports-bar atmosphere with TVs but a sandwich-focused menu. ↩ ↩2

  4. Sammie’s Kitchen & Bar — official website, “Food Menu.” Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: every item, description and price in the Menu section; pinsa crust and schiacciata bread; gluten-friendly crust +$1; hot-honey drizzle +$1. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  5. Sammie’s Kitchen & Bar — official website, “Drink Menu.” Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: page reads “We are updating our menu / Please stay tuned”; no cocktail, beer or wine list published. ↩ ↩2

  6. Sammie’s Kitchen & Bar — official website, “About.” Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: “fresh, made-from-scratch dishes”; gluten-free and vegan options; “handcrafted cocktails” and “extensive wine selection”; no owner or history text. ↩

  7. Tanner’s Bar & Grill — official website, locations. Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: eleven listed locations (KCK Rainbow Blvd.; Lenexa 87th St. and College Blvd.; Manhattan Aggieville; Overland Park Metcalf; Shawnee; Lincoln; Omaha ×2; Ralston; Middleton, WI); origin story (“Grandpa Tanner,” Atchison, 1980s); no owner names or franchise language. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  8. The Kansas City Star, “Popular KC bar will close a location after 38 years. But there’s good news,” early 2026 (syndicated via Yahoo News). Retrieved 2026-08-28 — Confirms: Tanner’s Highland Plaza location (10146 W. 119th St.) closed end of February 2026 after 38 years; replacement planned at 12520 Quivira Rd. (former LaMar’s Donuts); Atchison origin, Lenexa 1985; “more than a dozen” locations, seven in the metro; Matt Brentano (owner) and Jim Fager (partner) “also operate Sammie’s Kitchen & Bar, an elevated concept at 7721 W. 151st St.” ↩ ↩2 ↩3

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