TJ's Cafe South (Belton)

TJ’s Cafe South is a home-cooking café at 1302 N Scott Ave, Belton, MO 64012, opened by Jim and Angela Sadler after they bought the former Oden’s Restaurant (closed fall 2024 after 36 years). Sister cafés: TJ’s Cafe (Grandview, 12408 Blue Ridge) and Englewood Café (Independence). Same menu family across the three. Tier 1 local multi-unit mom-and-pop cafés.¹²

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Description

Classic south-metro café food: breakfast and lunch home cooking in the Oden’s building on North Scott. Jim Sadler described the three rooms as a “mom-and-pop chain” sharing one menu.¹ Yelp lists broad daily hours (e.g. Mon–Fri 6am–8pm patterns — verify before publishing filters).²

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Ownership and history

Jim Sadler — longtime Grandview café operator (original TJ’s burned 2016; relocated to 12408 Blue Ridge); “seven or eight” eateries over a career; grew up Grandview farm boy; married 30 years to Angela (Richards-Gebaur Marine-base family; Grandview High).¹ Englewood Café at 10904 E Winner Rd, Independence, is part of the same trio.¹

Belton acquisition: Oden’s closed fall 2024; Sadlers bought and reopened as TJ’s South despite tough timing (Angela health issues; Jim age 76 at open).¹

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Menu

menu_status: pending — shared family menu not transcribed; field/social capture next.

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Links

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/TJs-Cafe-South-61571876563687/
• Phone: (816) 425-5555
• Sister: englewood-cafe

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Sources

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Footnotes

1. Don Bradley, “TJ’s South opens in Belton,” Martin City Telegraph, Feb 5, 2025 — asserts: Jim & Angela Sadler; bought former Oden’s after 36-year close previous fall; address context N Scott Belton; sisters Englewood (10904 E Winner, Independence) and TJ’s Grandview (12408 Blue Ridge); 2016 fire; marriage/background; Jim ~76 at open. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

2. Yelp — TJ’s Cafe South, Belton — asserts: second location open; hours patterns; updated August 2026. ↩ ↩²