Touch of Asia

Touch of Asia is a family-owned, owner-operated halal Indian and Pakistani restaurant tucked into a strip mall at 6860 W 105th St in Overland Park, Kansas. A long-standing metro favorite for North Indian cooking, it has built a multi-decade regular clientele on warm hospitality and consistent, all-halal kitchen.

Description

Touch of Asia is a casual, family-owned Indian and Pakistani restaurant in Overland Park, Kansas, located in the back of a small strip mall at 6860 W 105th St.¹ The kitchen specializes in North Indian and Pakistani delicacies, with a menu spanning appetizers, vegetarian and non-vegetarian entrées, South Indian items, and desserts.² All meat served is halal, and the restaurant is widely listed across halal-dining directories as a confirmed halal kitchen.³ Regulars and reviewers consistently describe it as one of the best Indian restaurants in the Kansas City metro, praising the spice balance, naan, generous portions, and family-style hospitality.⁴

Ownership and history

Touch of Asia is family owned and operated.² Its late co-owner and proprietor, Harjinder Gill, was a fixture in the dining room — a “quiet, friendly man” who personally greeted patrons and built relationships with regulars over many years. He passed away from a heart attack at age 51 in 2014.⁵ A long-time customer account published in April 2014 noted the family had dined at Touch of Asia for roughly 16 years by that point, which places the restaurant’s origins in the late 1990s.⁵ Yelp reviews independently corroborate the long tenure, with at least one reviewer describing themselves as a regular customer “since last 20 years.”¹ The exact founding year is not published by the restaurant or in any primary source, so “late 1990s” remains an inference from these multi-year-regular accounts rather than a directly stated date. The current ownership/operating principals’ names beyond the late Harjinder Gill are not published in any available source.

Links

• Website: https://www.touchofasiaindianfood.com/
• Online ordering: https://www.ordertouchofasia.com/
• Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/touch-of-asia-overland-park

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-21 · Source: AllMenus (Touch of Asia, Overland Park 66212), Beyond Menu · URL(s): https://www.allmenus.com/ks/overland-park/44659-touch-of-asia/menu/, https://www.beyondmenu.com/30261/overland-park/touch-of-asia-overland-park-66212/info.aspx · Confidence: High on item names, categories, and descriptions (matched to this exact address and the (913) 648-9700 phone); Medium on exact prices (aggregator-listed, may lag the in-house menu).

An all-halal North Indian and Pakistani kitchen built on tandoori grills, slow-simmered curries, biryanis, and a deep vegetarian range — appetizers through dessert.²⁶

Signature dishes (halal Indian/Pakistani)

• Tawi Special — chicken and lamb grilled with onions, green peppers, and garam masala; the house signature appetizer. ($13.95)⁶
• Lamb Rogan Josh — tender lamb cubes marinated in Eastern spices. ($13.50)⁶
• Chicken Tikka Masala — tandoor-broiled chicken in a tomato-cream sauce. ($13.95)⁶
• Chicken Makhani (Butter Chicken) — tandoor-baked chicken in butter sauce. ($13.95)⁶
• Boti Kabab — marinated lamb broiled on skewers in the tandoor. ($14.95)⁶

Tandoori specialties

• Tandoori Chicken — spring chicken marinated in fresh spices and lemon. ($12.95)⁶
• Seekh Kabab — ground lamb char-grilled on skewers. ($13.50)⁶
• Shrimp Tandoori — king-size shrimp broiled over charcoal. ($15.95)⁶
• Tandoori Mixed Grill — combination platter. ($15.95)⁶

Biryanis

• Chicken Biryani — basmati rice with chicken, onions, fresh ginger, and cashews. ($12.95)⁶
• Lamb Biryani — lamb with basmati and nuts. ($13.95)⁶
• Shrimp Biryani — basmati with shrimp and nuts. ($14.95)⁶
• Vegetable Biryani — rice with fresh vegetables and nuts. ($11.95)⁶

Vegetarian

• Palak / Saag Paneer — house cheese with spinach. ($12.95)⁶
• Navratan Korma — nine garden vegetables in a coconut-spiced cream sauce. ($11.95)⁶
• Malai Kofta — vegetable balls in a creamy sauce. ($12.95)⁶
• Daal Makhani — black beans and lentils in cream. ($10.95)⁶
• Chana Masala — chickpeas in traditional spices. ($10.95)⁶

Breads (tandoor)

• Naan — traditional white tandoor bread. ($2.25)⁶
• Garlic Naan — tandoor naan sprinkled with garlic. ($3.50)⁶
• Aloo Paratha — wheat bread stuffed with spiced potatoes. ($4.25)⁶

Combination dinners

• Tandoori Combination — tandoori chicken, seekh kabab, and tikka masala with soup, pakora, papadum, bread, rice, daal, dessert, and tea/coffee. ($39.95)⁶
• Vegetarian Combination — samosa, mutter paneer, and bhartha with the full accompaniment set. ($35.95)⁶

Desserts & drinks

• Gulab Jamun — warm milk-and-cheese balls in syrup. ($2.95)⁶
• Kulfi — Indian ice cream with pistachio and cashew. ($3.50)⁶
• Mango Lassi — mango yogurt drink. ($3.50)⁶

Sources

Disputes

None recorded.

Footnotes

1. Yelp — Touch of Asia, Overland Park. https://www.yelp.com/biz/touch-of-asia-overland-park — asserts: name, address (6860 W 105th St, Overland Park, KS 66212), Indian restaurant category, listing updated March 2026, currently open. ↩ ↩²

2. Beyond Menu — Touch of Asia, info & hours. https://www.beyondmenu.com/30261/overland-park/touch-of-asia-overland-park-66212/info.aspx — asserts: chefs specialize in Indian & Pakistani delicacies; family owned and operated; menu of appetizers, vegetarian/non-vegetarian, South Indian, desserts. ↩ ↩² ↩³

3. Zabihah — Touch of Asia, Halal Indian in Overland Park, KS. https://www.zabihah.com/restaurants/ca29c1cd-7767-11ef-95ae-6045bdeb9f57/touch-of-asia-overland-park-ks — asserts: halal meat; halal directory listing. ↩

4. Restaurantji — Touch of Asia, Overland Park. https://www.restaurantji.com/ks/overland-park/touch-of-asia-/ — asserts: 4.4/5 rating, most-recent review March 2026, currently open, family-style hospitality, North Indian reputation. ↩

5. Coffee Lunch Coffee — “The Touch of a Great Proprietor” (April 2014). https://coffeelunchcoffee.com/the-touch-of-a-great-proprietor/ — asserts: Harjinder Gill co-owner/proprietor; quiet, friendly hands-on host; died of heart attack at 51 in 2014; author a ~16-year regular as of 2014 (implying late-1990s origin). ↩ ↩²

6. AllMenus — Touch of Asia, Overland Park, KS 66212 (menu). https://www.allmenus.com/ks/overland-park/44659-touch-of-asia/menu/ — asserts: full menu with item names, descriptions, and prices for 6860 W 105th St / (913) 648-9700 — appetizers (Tawi Special, samosas, pakora), tandoori specialties, chicken/lamb/beef curries, biryanis, vegetarian dishes, seafood, breads, combination dinners, desserts, and beverages. Prices aggregator-listed (Medium confidence; may lag in-house menu). ↩ ↩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