The Laos House

The Laos House is Chef Kay Pee’s modern Lao fusion concept — operating at Parlor KC (1707 Locust St, Crossroads) and Iron District (1599 Iron St Suite D, North Kansas City). Concept roots trace to 2014 (when the signature Lao-rito was invented); reimagines traditional Lao ingredients through a contemporary lens. The Pitch profiled Kay Pee as a culinary laboratory thinker.

Description

The Laos House is Chef Kay Pee’s modern Lao fusion concept in Kansas City — operating at two locations: Parlor KC in the Crossroads (1707 Locust St) and the Iron District in North Kansas City (1599 Iron St Suite D). The concept’s roots trace to 2014 when Kay Pee invented the signature Lao-rito, his flagship dish that reimagines traditional Lao flavors in a contemporary format. The Pitch profiled Kay Pee in its “Mise en Place” series, describing him as treating The Laos House as “a laboratory for his ever-flowing ideas” — a chef-driven concept with Lao ingredients as the foundation and modern American formats as the vehicle. One of very few dedicated Lao concepts in the KC metro. Editorial note: a GoFundMe campaign titled “Save The Laos House” appeared in research — financial status should be verified with Kay Pee before publishing this page to the live site.

Tier classification

Tier pending — Kay Pee KC origin. “The Laos House” and Kay Pee’s concept identity strongly imply Lao heritage. The Pitch profile does not document his specific background or when he arrived in (or was born in) Kansas City. If Lao immigrant KC-dedicated, Tier 2; if KC-born Lao-American, Tier 1. Contact via Parlor KC or @thelaoshouse (if active) to establish biographical context before publishing. The GoFundMe flag should also be resolved.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-14 · Source: The Laos House menu via Parlor KC (food-hall host site) · URL(s): https://www.parlorkcmo.com/kitchen/the-laos-house/ · Confidence: Medium (full current item list captured from the Parlor KC menu; prices are not published online — genuinely compact food-hall menu, itemized in full below)

A tight, chef-driven Lao-fusion menu built around the signature Lao-rito — traditional Lao flavors delivered in contemporary American formats (burritos, loaded fries, rice bowls, sandwiches) plus a short list of snacks.¹

Handhelds & Bowls

• Lao-rito — choice of protein with seasoned fries, shredded cheese, nacho cheese, sour cream, green onion, jeow aioli, and jeow in a 14-inch flour tortilla; proteins: chicken, shrimp, steak, or pork (moo dang) (signature)¹
• Loaded Fries — choice of protein over seasoned fries with shredded cheese, nacho cheese, sour cream, green onion, jeow aioli, and jeow¹
• Rice Bowl — choice of protein with garlic rice, pasta salad, cucumber salad, jeow aioli, and jeow, topped with crispy fried onions and green onion¹

Sandwiches

• The Bread Winner — the house take on a cheesesteak: protein, cheese, jeow aioli, fried onions, green onion¹
• Khao Gee — the classic: protein with cilantro, pickled cucumber, jeow aioli, crispy fried onions¹

Snacks

• Cheesy Rangoon Rice Balls — 3 pieces¹
• Egg Rolls¹
• Shrimp Rolls¹
• Wings — 6 or 8 pieces¹

Prices are not published on the Parlor KC menu page and are not captured here. current prices — see the Parlor KC ordering app or the Iron District menu board.

Links

• Instagram (primary web presence): https://www.instagram.com/thelaoshouse/
• Menu via host food hall: https://www.parlorkcmo.com/kitchen/the-laos-house/

Sources

Footnotes

1. The Laos House — menu via Parlor KC (food-hall host site), https://www.parlorkcmo.com/kitchen/the-laos-house/ (accessed 2026-07-14). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰