Unforked

Unforked is a Kansas City–area fast-casual “real food” restaurant founded in 2011 by Jim Sheridan — the same Sheridan family behind Sheridan’s Frozen Custard — built around chef-inspired burgers, tacos, salads, and grain bowls made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.¹²³ Its Crown Center (KCMO) location, opened in 2016, is the chain’s Missouri outpost; two more operate in Johnson County, Kansas.⁴⁵

Locations

Location	Address	Notes	Source
Crown Center (KCMO)	2450 Grand Blvd, Suite 113, Kansas City, MO 64108	Opened Nov 2016; only Missouri location	45
Overland Park	7337 W 119th St, Overland Park, KS 66213	Original/flagship; opened 2011; softly reopened July 2024	356
Westwood	4719 Rainbow Blvd, Westwood, KS 66205	Woodside Village; opened 2022	35

Description

Unforked is a Kansas City fast-casual concept that positions itself as a “real food” alternative to conventional quick-service dining, serving chef-inspired burgers, tacos, quesadillas, salads, grain bowls, and vegetable-forward sides made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients.²¹ The kitchen prioritizes seasonal local produce and, when local is unavailable, sources from smaller family GAP-certified or organic farms, prime growing regions, artisan producers, and fair-trade partnerships.¹ Its signature beef comes from Creekstone Farms (Black Angus, an 80% chuck / 20% trim blend).⁷

The menu is built around accessible price points and broad dietary accommodation, with numerous gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options alongside burgers and tacos.⁴² Healthy-leaning items — ancient grain bowls, kale and chef-inspired salads, and seasonal bowls such as a Thai peanut noodle bowl — anchor the “fit-tastic” framing the restaurant has used since launch.⁴¹

The Crown Center outpost occupies Suite 113 inside the Crown Center shops complex (2450 Grand Blvd), in the space formerly held for 31 years by Streetcar Named Desire; the buildout required more than $1 million in renovations over roughly eight months and opened just before Thanksgiving 2016.⁴ It was sited deliberately next to an existing Sheridan’s Frozen Custard, leveraging that brand’s established Crown Center foot traffic.⁴

Ownership and history

Unforked was founded in 2011 by Jim Sheridan, who opened the first location in south Overland Park near 119th Street and Metcalf; Sheridan is also the founder/owner of Sheridan’s Frozen Custard.³⁴ The concept grew to multiple locations: the original Overland Park store, the Crown Center location (2016), and a third along Rainbow Boulevard in Westwood, Kansas (Woodside Village, opened May 2022).³ The Overland Park flagship softly reopened in July 2024 following a period of closure/renovation.⁶ There is no evidence connecting Unforked or Jim Sheridan to Houlihan’s or its parent restaurant group; the ownership lineage runs through the Sheridan’s Frozen Custard family business.

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-23 · Source: Unforked official website (menu page) · URL(s): https://unforked.com/menu/ · Confidence: Medium (prices are chain-wide representative values from the official menu page; per-location pricing varies — e.g. delivery-platform listings show somewhat higher figures, and the Crown Center Toast ordering page could not be independently verified)

Unforked’s menu is built around chef-inspired burgers, tacos, salads, and ancient-grain bowls made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients, with extensive gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options.⁸¹ Prices below are from the official menu page as of 2026-06-23 and are subject to change.

Burgers

• Pure Burger — Creekstone Farms Black Angus signature burger ($7.50); DBL Pure Burger ($10.50).⁸
• Wagyu Burger ($8.10); DBL Wagyu Burger ($12.50).⁸
• Hit it Thin Smashburger — single ($7.50) / double ($10.50).⁸
• Porto Pure Burger ($11.00); Impossible Burger (plant-based, $12.00).⁸
• Fried Egg BLT ($8.00); KC Hot Birdie Sandwich ($9.00).⁸

Tacos

• Most tacos $6.00–$6.50: Citrus Crunch Chicken, BFF, Barking Pig (carnitas), Southern Swag, Cali, Tilapia Tango, Crispy Avocado ($6.50), Ma-La Bello ($6.50), The G.O.A.T. ($6.50), Barbie ($6.50).⁸
• Surf & Turf Taco ($7.50); Impossible Taco (plant-based, $7.30).⁸

Salads & ancient-grain bowls (the whole-food anchor)

• Hail The Kale salad ($8.50).⁸
• Harvest Crunch Salad ($8.50).⁸
• Ancient Grain Bowl ($8.50) — the signature healthy/whole-food bowl.⁸

Quesadillas & wraps

• Cheese Quesadilla ($8.00); Chicken Quesadilla ($8.00).⁸
• Kale Caesar Chicken Wrap (seasonal, $14.75).⁸

Sides

• 24 Hr Fry ($6.00); Truffle Fries ($6.50); Fundido Fries ($7.50); Not So Sweet Potato Wedge ($7.00); Chips & Guac ($7.50); Street Corn Queso & Chips ($8.00).⁸

Seasonal / rotating

• Smash That Jam Burger — single ($7.10) / double ($10.10); No Bull Veg Burger ($9.50).⁸

Note: no breakfast/all-day breakfast service appears on the current official menu. Plant-based (Impossible / No Bull) and numerous gluten-free and vegetarian options span every category.⁸¹ Prices reflect the chain-wide official menu; the Crown Center (KCMO) location’s per-item pricing on its Toast ordering page could not be independently verified.

Links

• Official site: https://unforked.com/
• Crown Center online ordering: https://crowncenter.orderunforked.com/
• Crown Center listing: https://www.crowncenter.com/listings/unforked

Sources

Disputes

None recorded. (Note: customer reviews are mixed on consistency, but no factual disputes affecting ownership, location, or operating status.)

Footnotes

1. Unforked official site — https://unforked.com/ — asserts: fast-casual “real food” concept; fresh/local sourcing philosophy (seasonal local first, then GAP-certified/organic family farms, artisan/fair-trade); burgers and tacos as primary items. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

2. 816area — Unforked Crown Center — https://www.816area.com/kansas-city/downtown-kansas-city/restaurants/unforked---crown-center.htm — asserts: healthy fast-casual menu; salads, ancient grain bowl, kale salad, seasonal Thai peanut noodle bowl; gluten-free/vegetarian/vegan options. ↩ ↩² ↩³

3. HerLife Magazine (Kansas City) — “Unforked: Fresh, Local, Chef-Inspired Food” — https://www.herlifemagazine.com/kansascity/cravings/unforked-fresh-local-chef-inspired-food/ — asserts: founded by Jim Sheridan in Overland Park in 2011; Sheridan also owns Sheridan’s Frozen Custard; three locations (Overland Park original, Crown Center 2016, Rainbow Blvd/Westwood 2022). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

4. Feast Magazine — “Unforked Opens Second Kansas City Location Inside Crown Center” (Dec 2016) — https://www.feastmagazine.com/travel/kansas-city/unforked-opens-second-kansas-city-location-inside-crown-center/article_1384fd9e-be25-11e6-a62b-dbccaf17b96d.html — asserts: owner Jim Sheridan (also Sheridan’s Frozen Custard); first Unforked opened 2011 on 119th St, Overland Park; Crown Center opened just before Thanksgiving 2016 in former Streetcar Named Desire space (31-year tenant), >$1M renovation, sited next to Sheridan’s; under-$8 menu; gluten-free/vegetarian/vegan options. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

5. Unforked official site — locations/hours — https://unforked.com/ — asserts: Crown Center address 2450 Grand Blvd, Suite 113, KCMO 64108, phone (816) 283-3675, hours Mon–Thurs 11–6 / Fri–Sat 11–6:45 / Sun 12–5; Overland Park 7337 W 119th St 66213; Westwood 4719 Rainbow Blvd 66205. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

6. Johnson County Post — “Popular eatery Unforked softly reopening in Overland Park” (July 15, 2024) — https://johnsoncountypost.com/2024/07/15/overland-park-unforked-reopening-237610/ — asserts: Overland Park location softly reopened in July 2024. ↩ ↩²

7. Unforked official site — sourcing — https://unforked.com/ — asserts: signature beef from Creekstone Farms (Black Angus, 80% chuck / 20% trim). ↩

8. Unforked official site — Menu page — https://unforked.com/menu/ — asserts: current menu and prices (verified 2026-06-23): burgers (Pure $7.50, DBL Pure $10.50, Wagyu $8.10, DBL Wagyu $12.50, Hit it Thin Smashburger single $7.50/double $10.50, Porto Pure $11.00, Impossible $12.00, Fried Egg BLT $8.00, KC Hot Birdie $9.00); tacos ($6.00–$7.50 incl. Citrus Crunch Chicken, BFF, Barking Pig, Southern Swag, Cali, Surf & Turf, Tilapia Tango, Crispy Avocado, Ma-La Bello, Impossible, The G.O.A.T., Barbie); salads/bowls (Hail The Kale $8.50, Harvest Crunch Salad $8.50, Ancient Grain Bowl $8.50); quesadillas ($8.00); seasonal Kale Caesar Chicken Wrap $14.75; sides (24 Hr Fry $6.00, Fundido Fries $7.50, Truffle Fries $6.50, Not So Sweet Potato Wedge $7.00, Chips & Guac $7.50, Street Corn Queso & Chips $8.00); seasonal items (Smash That Jam Burger single $7.10/double $10.10, No Bull Veg Burger $9.50). Plant-based and gluten-free/vegetarian options across categories; no breakfast service listed. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹ ↩¹² ↩¹³ ↩¹⁴ ↩¹⁵ ↩¹⁶