Tiki Taco (Downtown Overland Park)

Tiki Taco is a Kansas City-born fast-casual taco brand known for fusing bold Asian and Mexican flavors; the Downtown Overland Park location at 7514 W 80th St is a branch of the multi-location KC concept, which originated on 39th Street in Kansas City in 2017.¹

Description

Tiki Taco pitches itself as part taco shop, part hangout, part bar, part neighborhood joint — a fusion of traditional Mexican street food with So-Cal and Asian influences, served in a fast-casual format. The menu leans into bold pairings: birria tacos, Thai chili pork burritos, and curly-fry-stuffed burritos have become signature items that distinguish the brand in a crowded taco market.¹²

The Downtown OP location at 7514 W 80th St is the brand’s third Kansas City-area outpost, joining the original 39th Street spot in Kansas City, MO, and a Troost Avenue location. The Downtown OP location is operated under general manager Michael Francisco.³⁴ As of 2024–2025, Tiki Taco has been expanding aggressively across the KC metro, with additional locations opening in Olathe, Liberty, Shawnee, and South Overland Park, making it one of the fastest-growing locally owned restaurant chains in the region.²

QSR Magazine named Tiki Taco to its “hottest start-up fast casuals” list — the only Kansas City-based concept on a national list of 40 restaurants.¹

Ownership and history

Tiki Taco was founded in June 2017 by California transplants Christina McIntosh and Tyler Herndon as a late-night walk-up window on 39th Street in Kansas City, serving neighborhood bar-hoppers, medical students, and off-shift chefs until 1–3 a.m. After three years of long hours and the financial constraints of the walk-up format, the original founders were ready to move on.⁵

In 2020, a new ownership group acquired the brand just before the pandemic: brothers Lyndon and Lindsey Wade and their mother Judy Rush — KC-based entrepreneurs who also own The Guild event space, Paradise Garden Club, and RW2 Productions — along with chef Richard Wiles (co-founder of Westport Café & Bar) as menu director and Jason Kinslow (formerly Bread & Butter Concepts) as director of operations.⁶ In 2024, the group added Eric Knott, a seasoned restaurant executive who relocated from Florida specifically for the role, as CEO and partner.²

The current ownership has transformed Tiki Taco from a single walk-up window into a multi-location concept with an aggressive regional growth strategy targeting the broader KC metro. The brand is self-financing its expansion rather than pursuing franchising.²

Menu

Last verified: 2026-07-18 · Source: official site (menu page) · URL(s): https://www.tikitaco.com/menu · Confidence: High

Brand-wide Tiki Taco menu (applies to the Downtown OP branch) — Mexican-Asian fusion tacos, burritos, and bowls. Most protein items offer a choice of protein.

Chips & Dips

• Chips & Dip Trio (salsa, guac, queso) — $11.99
• Chips & Guac — $6.49 · Solo — $2.99
• Chips & Queso (mild-medium white queso) — $6.49 · Solo — $2.99
• Chips & Salsa — $3.79 · Solo — $1.99

Tiki Faves

• Nachos — tortilla chips, queso, pico, sour cream, queso fresco, cilantro — $11.99
• Quesadilla — flour tortilla, shredded cheese, sour cream — $10.49
• Tiki Bowl — rice, black beans, lettuce, guac, corn, pico, lime, salsa/sauce — $10.99
• Tiki Fries — curly fries, queso, pico, sour cream, queso fresco, cilantro — $12.99

Tacos

• Avocado Taco — tempura fried avocado, purple cabbage, baja sauce, pico, queso fresco — $4.49
• Crunchy Taco — crunchy corn tortilla, cheese, lettuce, tomato — $3.79
• “Dripping” Birria Taco — chili guajillo & tomato braised carnitas, cheese, cilantro, onion — $4.49
• Grilled Shrimp Taco — double corn tortilla, guac, pico — $4.99
• Korean Beef Taco — marinated beef, pico, cucumber, korean bbq sauce — $4.49
• Mushroom Taco — grilled mushrooms, medium salsa, cilantro, onion, lime — $3.49
• Soft Taco — flour tortilla, lettuce, cheese, tomato — $3.79
• Street Taco — soft corn tortilla, cilantro, onion, lime — $3.79
• Sweet Chili Shrimp Taco — tempura shrimp, sweet chili aioli, lettuce, tomato, queso fresco — $4.99
• Tempura Baja Taco — tempura shrimp or fish, purple cabbage, baja sauce, pico, queso fresco — $4.99
• Thai Fried Chicken Taco — purple cabbage & jalapeño sour cream slaw, thai chili sauce — $4.99
• Taco 12 Packs (street, soft, or crunchy) — $34.99

Burritos

• Bean & Cheese Burrito — refried beans, cheese (add protein +$3) — $4.99
• Cheeseburger Burrito — ground beef, curly fries, lettuce, onion, tomato, pickle, special sauce — $11.99
• KC Burrito — curly fries or rice, guac, sour cream, cheese — $11.99
• Mean Bean Burrito — spinach tortilla, crispy green beans, black beans, curly fries, guac, cheese, sour cream — $10.49
• Surf N’ Turf Burrito — carne asada, fried shrimp, curly fries, cheese, queso fresco, sour cream, baja sauce — $12.99
• Thai Chili Pork Burrito — ground pork, thai chilis, peppers & onions, two fried eggs, rice — $11.99
• The Chimi — cheese, baja sauce, sour cream — $10.99

Sides

• Cilantro Lime Rice — $2.99 · Curly Fries — $3.99 · Cup of Street Corn — $3.49
• Tiki Beans — $2.99 · Tiki Refried Beans — $2.99 · Tiki Taquitos (2) — $3.99
• Fresh Homemade Salsas — $0.25

Desserts

• Cheesecake Chimi — $4.99 · Churros — $4.99 · Tiki Choco Taco — $5.99

Mini Munchies

• Kid’s Meal — main + side + 2 churro bites — $6.49

Cocktails

• Frozen Margarita — $8.99 · House Margarita — $9.99 · House Margarita Pitcher — $33.99
• Island Time Marg — $11.99 · Mai Tai — $9.99 · Paloma — $9.99
• Party Time — $9.99 · Pineapple Fuego — $9.99 · To-Go Cocktails — $9.99

Beer

• Corona — $3.79 · Michelob Ultra — $3.79 · Modelo Draft — $5.99 · Modelo Pitcher — $21.99
• Pacifico Draft — $5.99 · N/A Beer — $4.79

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

• Mexican Coke $2.99 · Horchata $2.99 · Jarritos $2.99 · Iced Tea $3.49 · Pepsi / Pepsi Zero / Mt Dew / Diet Mt Dew $2.99 · Bubly $2.49 · Water $2.49 · Celsius Grape $3.99

Links

• TikiTaco.com — Downtown OP location page
• Tiki Taco official website

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp — Tiki Taco, Overland Park (accessed 2026-06-23). Listing updated May 2026, 93 reviews, no closure flag; address 7514 W 80th St confirmed; official Downtown OP location page live at tikitaco.com/location/downtown-op.

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

1. https://www.yelp.com/biz/tikitaco-overland-park — Yelp. Asserts: active, updated May 2026; 7514 W 80th St address; established 2017; QSR Magazine recognition. ↩ ↩² ↩³

2. https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2024-11-17/tiki-taco-fast-growing-kansas-city-chain-wants-to-double-its-restaurant-count-in-the-next-year — KCUR. Asserts: six-partner ownership (Wades, Judy Rush, Knott, Wiles, Kinslow); 2017 39th Street founding; self-financed expansion; no franchising. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

3. https://www.tikitaco.com/location/downtown-op — Official website — Downtown OP location page. Asserts: 7514 W 80th St address; described as 3rd KC-area location; GM Michael Francisco. ↩

4. https://startlandnews.com/2022/06/tiki-taco-troost/ — Startland News. Asserts: Troost Ave expansion; curly fry burrito as signature item. ↩

5. https://www.thepitchkc.com/tiki-taco-gets-new-ownership-menu-and-dining-room/ — The Pitch KC. Asserts: original founders Christina McIntosh and Tyler Herndon (California transplants); 2017 founding; new ownership group in 2020. ↩

6. https://www.feastmagazine.com/kansas-city/article_9de54d18-9a70-11ec-b2c8-9f34847b38cb.html — Feast Magazine. Asserts: Wade family background; Richard Wiles (Westport Café co-founder); Jason Kinslow (Bread & Butter) as key hires. ↩