The Big Biscuit

Independence MO original 2000; founder Dan Gerson (died Sept 2023); sold 2010 to Chad + David Offerdahl father-son ownership; now 29 locations across KS / MO / OK / AR; franchising since 2019. Tier 2 with franchise + multi-state disclosure pattern.

Description

The Big Biscuit opened in Independence, Missouri in 2000 as a single restaurant concept founded by Dan Gerson. With no vision for expansion beyond the original two locations, Gerson sold the business in 2010. From 2010 forward, father-son duo Chad and David Offerdahl + loyal operators grew the concept; David remains in important advisory role as co-CEO; Chad serves as CEO.¹²

The operation has grown to 29 locations across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. Franchising began in 2019; the first franchise location opened in 2020. The majority of locations remain corporate-owned. Dan Gerson died unexpectedly in September 2023.¹

Why Tier 2 classification

The Big Biscuit illustrates a multi-state-franchise-active Tier 2 case. Even though the founder + ownership transition is well-documented and the Offerdahl-family ownership is real:

• 4-state operation crosses the threshold for “chain”
• Active franchising since 2019 is structurally chain behavior
• 29 locations with multiple operators per location is operational scale beyond the Tier 1 family-restaurant model

The classification is Tier 2 — KC-rooted with KC HQ but operating at multi-state-chain scale. Per Editorial-Firewall-Registry-Stress-Tests: the Registry handles this with explicit disclosure (multi-state + franchise + ownership history all documented).

KC-metro locations

Multi-location operator pattern (per 2026-05-17_strategist-session-decisions-rounds-1-10 §D6.3): per Geographic-Scope, only the KC-metro locations enter the Map dataset — Oklahoma, Arkansas, Springfield/Columbia/Joplin/St. Joseph MO, and Topeka/Wichita/Lawrence KS are excluded. Of 31 company-wide locations, 15 are in the KC metro (8 MO + 7 KS). Each metro location is its own Map pin linking back to this operator-level page. Addresses verified 2026-06-02 against the official locations page (https://bigbiscuit.com/locations/).[^5]

Missouri (8)

#	Location	Address	Note
1	Independence	16506 E US Hwy 40, Independence, MO 64055	Original KC-area anchor (2000)
2	Westport	4039 Mill St, Kansas City, MO 64111	Building under construction through Spring 2026; restaurant open
3	Barry Road (Northland)	6332 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City, MO 64151
4	Antioch (Northland)	5502 NE Antioch Rd, Kansas City, MO 64119
5	Blue Springs	530 NW Hwy 7, Blue Springs, MO 64014
6	Lee’s Summit	1640 SE Blue Pkwy, Lee’s Summit, MO 64063
7	Liberty	840 S MO-291, Liberty, MO 64068
8	Raymore	307 N Dean Ave, Raymore, MO 64083	Cass County, southern metro edge3

Kansas — eastern Johnson County (7)

#	Location	Address	Note
9	Overland Park — Antioch	11148 Antioch Rd, Overland Park, KS 66210
10	Overland Park — 135th	8520 W 135th St, Overland Park, KS 66223
11	Lenexa	16111 W 87th St, Lenexa, KS 66219	”87th St” (official) vs “87th Terrace” (Yelp)
12	Mission	7017 Johnson Dr, Mission, KS 66202	Opened Feb 11, 2024 — former Don Chilito’s site; newest metro location
13	Olathe	13505 S Mur-Len Rd, Olathe, KS 66062
14	Prairie Village	5400 W 95th St, Prairie Village, KS 66207
15	Shawnee	12276 Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Shawnee, KS 66216

Out-of-metro (excluded): Joplin, Springfield ×2, St. Joseph (MO); Lawrence, Topeka, Wichita ×2 (KS); Broken Arrow, Edmond, Midwest City, Oklahoma City, Owasso, Tulsa ×2 (OK); Fayetteville (AR). Rogers AR and Manhattan KS are “coming soon” (not yet open; outside metro regardless).⁴

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Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-23 · Source: official menu page (item names + 2026 menu structure) cross-checked against delivery/aggregator listings for prices · URL(s): https://bigbiscuit.com/the-big-biscuit-menu/ · https://www.allmenus.com/ks/overland-park/667512-the-big-biscuit/menu/ · https://www.doordash.com/store/the-big-biscuit-lenexa-36137533/ · Confidence: Medium (item names/descriptions High via official site + aggregators; prices vary by location and carry delivery markup — see price note)

The concept is classic Midwestern breakfast and lunch in oversized portions — the namesake “big biscuit,” plate-sized pancakes, and generous platters. A 2026 menu refresh introduced a Build-Your-Own (BYO) Breakfast Sandwich.⁵

Biscuits & gravy (the signature)

• Full Biscuits & Gravy — two big biscuits and sausage gravy, served with potatoes.⁶
• Half Biscuits & Gravy — one big biscuit and gravy with potatoes.⁶
• Quarter Biscuits & Gravy — half a big biscuit and gravy with potatoes.⁶

Big breakfast platters

• Big Breakfast — two eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, potatoes, and a choice of a big biscuit & gravy or two plate-sized pancakes.⁵⁶
• Jim’s Platter — two eggs, a big biscuit with gravy, and potatoes.⁶
• Mayberry — sausage and cheddar omelet with a big biscuit, gravy, and potatoes.⁶

Omelets (3-egg, served with potatoes/hash browns/grits + biscuit or toast)

• Kansas City Omelet — the gigantic house omelet: smoked ham, bacon, sausage, cheddar (larger 4-egg version adds mushrooms, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, hash browns, topped with a buttermilk biscuit & gravy).⁵⁶
• The Titanic — four eggs loaded with fillings, topped with a big biscuit and gravy.⁶
• Ranchero (steak, jalapeños, tomatoes, onions, jack/cheddar), Popeye (spinach, mushrooms, jack), Bacon & Cheddar, Ham & Cheddar.⁶

Benedicts

• Traditional (ham, poached eggs, hollandaise on English muffin), Country (scrambled eggs + sausage/bacon on a big biscuit with gravy), Florentine (spinach, tomato, hollandaise), The Cowboy (chicken-fried steak on a big biscuit with hash browns and eggs).⁶

Pancakes & French toast

• Buttermilk Pancakes — two plate-sized cakes; Pancake Combo adds eggs and bacon/sausage.⁶
• Cinnamon Roll Pancakes (brown sugar, cinnamon, icing); French Toast (thick-cut), French Toast Combo, Blueberry Bliss (blueberry compote).⁶

Breakfast sandwiches

• Build-Your-Own (BYO) Breakfast Sandwich (2026 menu) — two hand-cracked scrambled eggs and melted cheddar on a buttermilk biscuit or griddled brioche bun, with choice of bacon, smoked ham steak, or hand-pattied sausage, and mayo or chipotle mayo.⁵

Lunch — chicken, sandwiches & baskets

• Chicken: Classic Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Kick’n Chicken (buffalo), Honey Money (honey-mustard), Chicken Strip Basket, Yard Bird (breaded breast + cheddar on a biscuit with gravy).⁶
• Sandwiches: Big BLT (bacon, cheddar, lettuce, tomato), Boss Tom (turkey, bacon, tomato, jack), Breaded Pork Tenderloin, The Texan (chicken-fried steak on a big biscuit with gravy).⁶

Representative prices (Overland Park aggregator listing): Full Biscuits & Gravy ~$7.99 · Big Breakfast ~$11.29 · Kansas City Omelet ~$9.99 · Buttermilk Pancakes ~$5.99 · Big BLT ~$8.99.⁶ On delivery platforms the same items run notably higher (e.g. DoorDash Lenexa: Full Biscuits & Gravy ~$11.99, Big Breakfast w/ Biscuits & Gravy ~$20.39, Kansas City Omelet ~$19.19) due to platform markup.⁷

Price-tier honesty: Medium confidence. Item names and descriptions are well-corroborated across the official site and multiple aggregators; prices are approximate and location-dependent — the official menu page publishes item images without prices, aggregator figures may lag, and delivery-platform prices carry markup. Treated as a value-priced / Medium breakfast-and-lunch tier; dollar figures should be re-confirmed against an in-restaurant menu before publication.

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Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — The Big Biscuit, 4039 Mill St Westport (updated April 2026) and official Westport ordering page (accessed 2026-06-23). Westport location open and serving daily despite Mill St construction through Spring 2026; anchor address confirmed.

Footnotes

1. The Big Biscuit — “Our Story” page. https://bigbiscuit.com/who-we-are/. ↩ ↩²

2. Startland News — “Cook to CEO: Chad Offerdahl sticks to Big Biscuit basics as breakfast industry trends funky — ‘That’s not us.’” Published 2025-02. https://startlandnews.com/2025/02/big-biscuit-chad-offerdahl/. Source for Dan Gerson founder + 2010 sale + Offerdahl father-son + Chad as CEO. ↩

3. Raymore (Cass County) sits just south of Belton/Grandview on the metro’s southern fringe. Included here pending Geographic-Scope confirmation of the southern boundary — flagged to Strategist 2026-06-02. ↩

4. The Big Biscuit — official locations page, https://bigbiscuit.com/locations/ (verified 2026-06-02). Asserts 31 open locations company-wide across MO/KS/OK/AR + Rogers AR “coming soon”; KC-metro addresses as listed above. Mission KS opening (Feb 11, 2024, former Don Chilito’s site) confirmed via https://bigbiscuit.com/attention-mission-kansas-were-open/ and franchising.com. ZIPs cross-checked against Yelp/Tripadvisor listings (updated 2026). ↩

5. The Big Biscuit — official “Breakfast & Lunch Menu” page, https://bigbiscuit.com/the-big-biscuit-menu/ (verified 2026-06-23). Asserts: current menu structure and 2026 menu refresh including the Build-Your-Own (BYO) Breakfast Sandwich, Big Breakfast platter composition, and Kansas City Omelet. Note: the official page publishes the main menu as images with a “No-Prices” 2026 layout, so item names/descriptions are sourced here and prices from the aggregator/delivery footnotes below. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

6. The Big Biscuit (Overland Park, KS) menu via Allmenus, https://www.allmenus.com/ks/overland-park/667512-the-big-biscuit/menu/ (verified 2026-06-23). Asserts: item names, descriptions, and representative dine-in/pickup prices for biscuits & gravy, big breakfast platters, omelets, benedicts, pancakes/French toast, chicken baskets, and lunch sandwiches. Aggregator figures may lag the in-restaurant menu. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵

7. The Big Biscuit (Lenexa, KS) menu with prices via DoorDash, https://www.doordash.com/store/the-big-biscuit-lenexa-36137533/ (verified 2026-06-23). Asserts: delivery-platform prices (Full Biscuits & Gravy ~$11.99, Big Breakfast with Biscuits & Gravy ~$20.39, Kansas City Omelet ~$19.19) — higher than dine-in due to platform markup; cited to illustrate price spread, not as the dine-in baseline. ↩