Tasso's Greek Restaurant

Tasso’s Greek Restaurant is a family-owned Greek restaurant and grocery in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, operating since 1976 and run by the Kalliris family — Greek immigrants whose patriarch, Anastasios “Tasso” Kalliris, was honored by the city with the designation of “Honorary Tasso Kalliris Street.” Known for authentic Greek cuisine, flaming saganaki, and weekend nights of live music, belly dancing, and breaking dishes.¹²

Description

Tasso’s Greek Restaurant is a Greek restaurant and grocery located at 8411 Wornall Road in the Waldo neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, roughly five minutes south of the Country Club Plaza.¹ The restaurant serves Greek cuisine — gyros, flaming saganaki, the “Tour of Greece” dip platter, and a Greek salad with the house signature dressing among its noted dishes.³ On Friday and Saturday evenings starting at 6:30 pm, Tasso’s offers live Greek music, belly dancing, and the tradition of breaking dishes, an atmosphere the restaurant bills as its specialty.¹³ In addition to the dining room, the business operates an attached Greek grocery.²

Ownership and history

Tasso and Katina Kalliris emigrated from Greece to Kansas City in 1960 and started a family.¹ In 1976, the couple began selling gyro sandwiches from a small bar in Brookside, Missouri.¹ As the business grew, they opened their own restaurant on 75th Street, and in 1994 Tasso’s moved to its third and current location at 84th and Wornall in Waldo.¹ The restaurant remains owned and operated by the Kalliris family, with son John Kalliris managing operations.¹

In 2010, the City of Kansas City honored the founder’s contributions by designating three city blocks as “Honorary Tasso Kalliris Street.”⁴ Founder Anastasios “Tasso” Kalliris died April 2, 2022, at age 90.⁵ The restaurant was voted “Best Greek Food” by Squire Magazine from 1980 through 2008.¹

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-17 · Source: Tasso’s official dinner menu (PDF) · URL(s): https://www.tassosgreekrestaurant.com/menus/tassos-dinner-menu.pdf · Confidence: High

Signatures

• Saganaki — the house signature appetizer: flaming cheese served tableside with lemon and pita bread ($16)⁶
• Gyro Plate — gyro meat with spanakopita, onion, tomato, tzatziki and pita bread ($25)⁶
• Arnaki Tasso (house favorite) — spring leg of lamb, baked and seasoned ($26)⁶
• Corinthian Lamb Chops — billed “Tasso’s Hometown Special,” marinated chops grilled to taste ($35 entrée / $37 package)⁶
• Rack of Lamb (“John’s Favorite”) — broiled and finished on the char-broiler, served to order ($36 entrée / $38 package)⁶

Appetizers & Meze

• Spanakopita — spinach and feta wrapped in filo ($14)⁶
• Tiropita — feta cheese wrapped in filo ($14)⁶
• Dolmathes — grape leaves stuffed with seasoned ground beef and rice, egg-lemon sauce ($15)⁶
• Tour of Greece — sampler of tzatziki, hummus, skordalia and spicy feta dip with pita ($16)⁶
• Tzatziki / Hummus / Skordalia / Spicy Feta Dip — individual dips with pita ($14 each)⁶
• Pikilia — gyro meat, spanakopita, tiropita and tzatziki with pita; serves 2 or 4 ($19 / $25)⁶
• Feta Cheese & Olives — kalamata olives, tomato, onion, cucumber and feta with pita ($16)⁶

Soup & Salad

• Avgolemono Soup — chicken and rice in an egg-lemon broth ($10)⁶
• Tasso’s Greek Gyro / Chicken Dinner Salad — served with pita bread ($21 each)⁶
• Horiatiki Village Salad — cucumber, tomato, onion, kalamata olive and feta with pita ($17)⁶

Famous Greek Dishes (entrées)

• Moussaka — eggplant, ground beef and Parmesan topped with béchamel, baked ($25)⁶
• Pastitsio — macaroni, ground beef and Parmesan with béchamel, baked ($25)⁶
• Super Combination — gyro meat, tzatziki, moussaka, pastitsio and spanakopita with pita ($28)⁶
• Gyro Sandwich — gyro meat, onion, tomato, tzatziki and pita ($20)⁶
• Dolmathes (entrée) — grape leaves stuffed with ground beef, egg-lemon sauce ($26)⁶
• Kotopoulo Riganato — baked chicken with lemon and oregano ($23)⁶
• Chicken Plate — grilled chicken, spanakopita, onion, tomato and tzatziki with pita ($23)⁶

Char-Broiler, Kabobs & Seafood

• KC Strip Steak — 10 oz marinated, served to order ($39 entrée / $41 package)⁶
• Beef Souvlaki (beef kabob) — marinated filet mignon grilled with green pepper and onion ($30)⁶
• Chicken Souvlaki (chicken kabob) — marinated chicken breast with green pepper and onion ($27)⁶
• Garides Souvlaki (shrimp kabob) — marinated grilled shrimp with green pepper and onion ($30)⁶
• Vegetable Souvlaki — grilled zucchini, squash, mushroom, tomato, green pepper and onion ($25)⁶
• Salmon — grilled and topped with a lemon cream sauce ($30)⁶

Package Deal & Desserts

• Tasso’s Package Deal — pikilia appetizer for the party, house salad and choice of entrée ($32 per person)⁶
• Baklava — filo, nut and honey ($7); Baklava Sundae with vanilla ice cream ($10)⁶

Most entrées are served with the house salad, rice, vegetables and pita unless noted. Many items can be prepared gluten-free.⁶

Links

• Official website: https://tassosgreekrestaurant.com/
• About: https://tassosgreekrestaurant.com/about-us/

Sources

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

1. About Us — Tasso’s Greek Restaurant (official) — asserts: Kalliris family Greek immigrants arrived KC 1960; founded 1976 selling gyros in a Brookside bar; moved to 75th Street, then to 84th & Wornall in 1994; son John manages; live music, belly dancing, breaking dishes; “Best Greek Food” Squire Magazine 1980–2008. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

2. Tasso’s Greek Restaurant & Grocery — Yelp (updated May 2026) — asserts: address 8411 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO; Greek restaurant & grocery; 250+ reviews; open with hours; currently operating. ↩ ↩²

3. Tasso’s Greek Restaurant review summary / 2026 reviews — asserts: recent (January 2026) review; address 8411 Wornall Rd, Kansas City, MO 64114; flaming saganaki, “Tour of Greece” platter, Greek salad; Friday/Saturday live Greek music, belly dancing, dish-breaking. ↩ ↩²

4. Tasso’s Greek Restaurant — Waldo KC business listing / honorary street — asserts: in 2010 Kansas City dedicated three blocks as “Honorary Tasso Kalliris Street”; Waldo neighborhood location. ↩

5. Anastasios “Tasso” Kalliris Obituary — Park Lawn Funeral Homes — asserts: founder Anastasios “Tasso” Kalliris died April 2, 2022, age 90. ↩

6. Tasso’s Greek Restaurant — Official Dinner Menu (PDF) — asserts: current dinner menu with dish names, descriptions, and prices, retrieved 2026-06-17. Saganaki (“our signature appetizer”) $16; spanakopita $14; tiropita $14; dolmathes $15; Tour of Greece dip sampler $16; pikilia $19/$25; moussaka $25; pastitsio $25; gyro plate $25; gyro sandwich $20; super combination $28; Arnaki Tasso (leg of lamb) $26; Corinthian lamb chops $35/$37; rack of lamb $36/$38; KC strip $39/$41; beef/chicken/shrimp/vegetable souvlaki kabobs $30/$27/$30/$25; salmon $30; package deal $32/person; baklava $7. ↩ ↩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