Union on the Hill

Union on the Hill is a chef-owned New American restaurant in the historic Union Hill neighborhood of Kansas City, Missouri, opened in late 2022 / early 2023 by veteran KC chef George Atsangbe — a 40-year restaurant-industry hand and a native of Nigeria — who built it as an upscale-feeling dining room at affordable prices.¹²³

Description

Union on the Hill is “a lively restaurant located in the heart of the historic Union Hill,” serving an All-American menu with “a classy, fun, and modern twist.”¹ The dining room seats roughly 110 and features a contemporary interior and a full bar with cocktails, wine, and beer.³ The menu leans New American with a seafood emphasis — filet meatloaf, hanger steak, crispy/caveman chicken, lobster rolls, flatbreads, artisan salads, udon bowls, and artichoke carbonara — with a Sunday brunch including chicken & waffles and shrimp + grits.²³⁴ The restaurant offers a 10% discount to Union Hill residents and participates in KC Restaurant Week.³⁵

Ownership and history

Union on the Hill is owned by chef George Atsangbe, a native of Nigeria with roughly 40 years in the Kansas City restaurant world, including corporate-chef roles at Houlihan’s and Bread & Butter Concepts.²³ He also operates the Happy Belly food truck — launched by Bread & Butter during the pandemic — and many Union on the Hill dishes trace back to that truck’s menu.²³ Atsangbe opened Union on the Hill on the ground floor of the Union Hill apartment development at 2976 Gillham Rd in December 2022 / January 2023, framing it as his first venture into restaurant ownership.²³ His stated concept: “I had worked at higher end restaurants and I wanted a place where you could come with the feel of an expensive place, but affordable.”³

Links

• Official site: https://uniononthehill.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uniononthehill/
• OpenTable: https://www.opentable.com/r/union-on-the-hill-kansas-city
• Visit KC: https://www.visitkc.com/listings/union-on-the-hill-restaurant/

Menu

Last verified: 2026-06-21 · Source: Official site (uniononthehill.com food menu) · URL(s): https://uniononthehill.com/kansas-city-historic-union-hill-union-on-the-hill-food-menu · Confidence: High (full official menu with prices across lunch, dinner, brunch, happy hour, and prix-fixe service; all items and prices below pulled directly from the restaurant’s own menu page — High. Day-part availability windows are paraphrased from the menu’s own headers — High; menu rotation/seasonal items may shift between visits — Medium.)

Union on the Hill runs a broad New American program across distinct day-parts — lunch plates, a full dinner menu, an all-week brunch, daily happy hour, a Thursday small-plates service, and a Tue–Thu prix-fixe “Date Night” — with a seafood-forward, scratch-cooking emphasis tracing back to chef-owner George Atsangbe’s Happy Belly food truck.⁶²

Signature plates (Union Plates — dinner)

• Filet Meatloaf — heirloom carrots, English peas, wild mushroom veal sauce. ($28)⁶
• Caveman Crispy Chicken — cage-free organic chicken, garlic herb rub, grilled corn. ($30)⁶
• G’s Scallops — seafood risotto, shaved leeks, mushroom. ($45)⁶
• Seafood Lover — seared salmon, jumbo shrimp, scallop, seafood risotto. ($48)⁶
• 6oz Filet — wild mushroom demi-glace, fondant potato, asparagus. ($42)⁶
• Hanger Steak — rosemary steak butter, bacon jam, truffle parmesan fries. ($32)⁶
• Seared Salmon — fennel, grilled asparagus, quinoa couscous. ($34)⁶
• Buttermilk Fried Chicken — half chicken, collard greens, mashed potatoes. ($34)⁶
• Cajun Seafood Bucatini — jumbo scallop, shrimp, mushroom, asparagus. ($36)⁶
• Lobster Mac — creole butter, cajun spice, bread crumbs. ($38)⁶

Starters & shareables (dinner First Bites)

• Jumbo Lump Crab Cake — creole remoulade, arugula salad. ($22)⁶
• Hot Mama Shrimp — creole butter, white wine, spicy sambal, hot mama seasoning. ($21)⁶
• Oyster Rockefeller — oyster of the day, spinach, applewood bacon. ($24 / 6)⁶
• Prince Edward Island Mussels — fennel, onions, wine garlic broth. ($21)⁶
• Happy Belly Wings — mama-seasoning dry rub, veggies, spicy garlic aioli. ($17)⁶
• Pork Belly Bites — panko, smoked gouda, sauces. ($12)⁶
• Union Meatballs — beef, sausage, San Marzano, mozzarella. ($14)⁶
• Oysters — ($4 each)⁶

Flatbreads

• The Pig — pepperoni, prosciutto, Italian sausage, arugula, goat cheese. ($18 dinner / $12 happy hour)⁶
• Di Mare — blackened shrimp, prosciutto, garlic cream sauce. ($21)⁶
• The Brussels — Brussels sprouts, aged cheddar, caramelized onion, jalapeño. ($18 dinner / $12 happy hour)⁶
• Margherita — mozzarella, heirloom tomato, basil, olive oil. ($16 dinner / $12 happy hour)⁶

Brunch (served throughout the week)

• Chicken & Waffle 3 Ways — three mini waffles, spicy maple syrup. ($21–23)⁶⁴
• KC Shrimp + Grits + Eggs — sautéed shrimp, andouille sausage, eggs over easy, creamy grits. ($28)⁶⁴
• Crab Cake Benny — heirloom tomatoes, johnny cake, hollandaise. ($32)⁶
• Banana Foster Pain Perdu — banana brioche, apple-wood smoked bacon. ($28)⁶
• Salmon Toast — brioche, horseradish crema, avocado, over-easy eggs. ($24)⁶
• Steak & Eggs — hanger steak, chimichurri, morning potatoes. ($32)⁶
• Snow Crab Omelet — heirloom cherry tomato, asparagus, kale, gruyere. ($31)⁶
• Chilaquiles — eggs, corn tortillas, chorizo, black beans. ($19)⁶

Lunch (Tue–Fri 11a–3p)

• The Union Burger — 8oz American Kobe, crispy pork belly, white cheddar, Boston lettuce. ($27)⁶
• Lobster Roll — herb butter, butter lettuce, dijonnaise, micro celery. ($30 lunch / $35 dinner & brunch)⁶
• Prime Rib Sandwich — horseradish garlic aioli, au jus, gruyere. ($26 lunch / $28 dinner)⁶
• Jorge Tacos — blackened shrimp, crispy pork belly, avocado, pico. ($18)⁶
• Artichoke Carbonara — bucatini, hearts of palm, crispy pancetta. ($18)⁶
• BBQ Beef Burnt End Sammy — fried onions, smoked gouda, pickle. ($18)⁶

Salads (House of Greens)

• Caesar — baby romaine, shaved Brussels sprouts, hearts of palm, parmesan. (Small $8 / Large $12)⁶
• The House Greens — mixed greens, roasted peppers, beets, dates, goat cheese. (Small $8 / Large $12)⁶
• Beets & Whipped Goat Cheese — golden and red beets, heirloom tomatoes, blood orange vinaigrette. ($16)⁶
• Roasted Chicken Kale Salad — Tuscan kale, cherry tomatoes, green goddess dressing. ($20)⁶
• Add protein: salmon +$12, chicken +$6, hanger steak +$10, grilled shrimp +$12.⁶

Sides

• Famous Brussels Sprouts — crispy, malt vinegar, bacon, parmesan. ($8)⁶
• HB Mac & Cheese — five-cheese sauce, tender burnt ends. ($18)⁶
• Grilled Asparagus / Broccolini / Heirloom Carrots / Spaghetti Squash — herb butter, parmesan. ($8 each)⁶
• House Fries — house-made ketchup, garlic aioli. ($8)⁶

Prix-fixe & rotating service

• Date Night — three-course, Tue–Thu; choice of First Bite, Union Plate (6oz Filet, Seafood Lovers, 14oz Berkshire Porkchop, roasted airline chicken, lobster mac, or white truffle vegan risotto), and dessert. ($55/person)⁶
• Small Plates Thursday — in the bar 4–9p; truffle gnocchi ($9), filet tacos ($15), ahi tuna ($12), grilled oyster of the day ($12), popcorn shrimp ($13), and more.⁶
• Happy Hour — bar, Mon 3–9p / Tue–Fri 3–6p; deviled eggs ($6), hush puppies ($6), French onion dip ($8), $12 flatbreads, $3–$8 drinks.⁶

Dessert

• Limoncello Cheesecake — shortbread crust, light cream filling, tart lemon custard.⁶
• Crème Brûlée — Madagascar vanilla custard, caramelized sugar.⁶
• Tiramisu Cake — moist chocolate cake, whipped vanilla mascarpone.⁶

Sources

• Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Union on the Hill official site (current hours, address 2976 Gillham Rd) and Yelp (Updated June 2026, 163 reviews) (accessed 2026-06-23).

Disputes

None recorded. Note: opening date is reported as both “December 2022” (Flatland) and “January 2023” (The Pitch); both are reflected as the 2022–2023 founding window.

Footnotes

1. https://uniononthehill.com/ — asserts: name “Union on the Hill,” Union Hill location, address 2976 Gillham Rd, KC MO 64108, American cuisine with “classy, fun, and modern twist,” current operating hours (June 2026). ↩ ↩²

2. https://www.thepitchkc.com/happy-bellys-george-atsangbe-creating-dishes-for-the-soul-at-new-concept-union-on-the-hill/ — asserts: George Atsangbe as chef-owner, opening ~Dec 2022/Jan 2023, Happy Belly food truck, “dishes for the soul” concept, menu diversity, Restaurant Week pricing. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

3. https://flatlandkc.org/eats-drinks/union-on-the-hill-taps-chef-owners-40-years-in-restaurant-world/ — asserts: 40-year KC career (Houlihan’s, Bread & Butter Concepts), native of Nigeria, December 2022 opening, ~110 seats, full bar, affordable-upscale concept quote, 10% Union Hill resident discount, seafood emphasis. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

4. https://uniononthehill.com/kansas-city-historic-union-hill-union-on-the-hill-food-menu — asserts: food menu items including brunch (chicken & waffles, shrimp + grits). ↩ ↩² ↩³

5. https://www.kcrestaurantweek.com/union-hill — asserts: participation in KC Restaurant Week. ↩

6. https://uniononthehill.com/kansas-city-historic-union-hill-union-on-the-hill-food-menu — asserts: full official food menu with prices across happy hour, lunch (Tue–Fri 11a–3p), all-week brunch, dinner, Tue–Thu “Date Night” three-course ($55/person), Thursday small plates, sides, flatbreads, and desserts; signature Union Plates including Filet Meatloaf ($28), Caveman Crispy Chicken ($30), G’s Scallops ($45), Seafood Lover ($48), 6oz Filet ($42). Retrieved 2026-06-21. ↩ ↩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 ↩²⁸ ↩²⁹ ↩³⁰ ↩³¹ ↩³² ↩³³ ↩³⁴ ↩³⁵ ↩³⁶ ↩³⁷ ↩³⁸ ↩³⁹ ↩⁴⁰ ↩⁴¹ ↩⁴² ↩⁴³ ↩⁴⁴ ↩⁴⁵ ↩⁴⁶ ↩⁴⁷ ↩⁴⁸ ↩⁴⁹ ↩⁵⁰ ↩⁵¹ ↩⁵²