Urban Restaurant

Urban Restaurant is a full-service Asian-soul food fusion restaurant opened March 2024 at 3420 Troost Ave by Justin Clark (CEO, RJ Culinary Group) and co-owner Ron Evans, whose grandmother grew up near the Troost/Armour intersection. Clark — a Black KC restaurateur who returned to Kansas City in 2015 and built Urban Food Truck → Urban Cafe at 4101 Troost → Urban Cafe at KCI terminal before opening this location — operates with an explicit mission to fight gentrification and reclaim Troost as a destination for Black KC entrepreneurship. KC G.I.F.T. grant recipient ($25,000).

Description

Urban Restaurant at 3420 Troost Ave is the most recent chapter of Justin Clark’s multi-year investment in the Troost corridor. Clark returned to Kansas City in 2015, built the Urban Food Truck, opened Urban Cafe at 4101 Troost in 2017 as one of the first new Black-owned restaurants on the corridor in years, then added a location inside the new KCI terminal. Urban Restaurant — his first full-service sit-down concept — opened in March 2024 at 3420 Troost (East Armour Blvd), co-owned with Ron Evans, whose grandmother’s roots are near that intersection.

The menu is Asian-soul food fusion, applying Mexican, Spanish, and Asian culinary techniques to a comfort-food base — a format that reflects Clark’s own culinary training and Troost’s diverse community. Clark received a $25,000 KC G.I.F.T. (Growing Innovative Flourishing Talented) grant. His stated mission is to anchor Black economic presence on a corridor where gentrification pressures are accelerating.

Ownership and history

Justin Clark (CEO, RJ Culinary Group) has operated on Troost since 2017. His trajectory — food truck to neighborhood café to airport concept to full-service restaurant — represents one of the most documented KC-Black-entrepreneurship arcs on the corridor.¹ Ron Evans is co-owner with family ties to the Troost/Armour neighborhood.² The Beacon’s August 2025 Troost equity walk piece photographed Evans’s grandmother visiting the restaurant for the first time.²

Sources

Menu

Last verified: 2026-08-13 · Source: Urban’s own Toast online-ordering storefront (direct pickup prices) + the restaurant’s own printed menu boards on urbanontroost.com · URL: https://order.toasttab.com/online/urban-3420-troost-avenue · Confidence: High

Source correction, 2026-08-13. The menu previously on this page was pulled from a Grubhub listing for “Urban Cafe, 5500 Troost Ave” — a different address from this restaurant, and an aggregator besides.³ It has been discarded in full and replaced with first-party data: Urban’s own commission-free Toast storefront for 3420 Troost (menus labelled “Spring 2026”), cross-read against the two printed menu boards published on urbanontroost.com/armour-menu.⁴⁵ Prices below are the direct prices Urban charges on its own ordering page; a 3.00% credit-card surcharge is disclosed at checkout.⁵ Several dinner items appear only on the printed board and are priced from it.

Asian-soul food fusion applying Mexican, Spanish, and Asian techniques to a comfort-food base. Full-service, with breakfast/lunch, a separate social-plates dinner service, Sunday brunch, a deep bar program, and catering.¹⁶⁴

Board legend: V = vegan · VG = vegetarian · GF = gluten free · H = available at happy hour.⁴

Description coverage — this menu is at its honest ceiling, 2026-08-13. Every food item in Breakfast & Lunch and in Social Plates & Dinner already carries the operator’s own description copy, transcribed from the two printed menu boards published on urbanontroost.com/armour-menu.⁴ The items below that remain name-and-price only are the kids plates, side plates, desserts, the cocktail and dessert-cocktail lists, and the beer list — Urban publishes no build or ingredient copy for any of them on either the boards or its Toast storefront, and none has been supplied from outside those sources. A raw count of undescribed lines on this page therefore overstates the gap: it is a bar and sides list, not missing menu data.

Consumer advisory (operator’s own): “Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of food borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions.”⁴

Breakfast & Lunch

• Bacon & Eggs — Webb City bacon, eggs, heirloom tomatoes, breakfast potatoes, sourdough toast. ($15.00)
• Bacon & Cheddar Omelette — Webb City bacon, cheddar, breakfast potatoes, sourdough toast. ($15.00)
• Crab Omelette — herbed goat cheese, hollandaise, crispy shallots, sourdough toast, mixed green salad. ($23.00)
• Truffle Spinach Mushroom Omelette — mushrooms, spinach, black truffle, provolone, breakfast potatoes, sourdough toast. Vegetarian. ($15.00)
• Brown Butter Pancake Breakfast — 2 Webb City bacon, 2 eggs, 2 pancakes. ($14.00)
• Creme Brulee French Toast — fresh berries, vanilla cream, 2 eggs, 2 Webb City bacon. ($15.00)
• Chicken & Waffles — fried chicken wings, maple bourbon syrup. ($25.00)
• Shrimp & Grits — gouda grits, collard greens, caramelized onions, bacon, tiger shrimp. ($12.00+; printed board lists the full plate at $21)
• Smoked Salmon Benedict — cured smoked salmon, Farm to Market english muffin, heirloom tomatoes, Farm Fresh eggs, hollandaise, crispy capers, breakfast potatoes. ($23.00)
• Steak & Eggs — filet mignon, Farm Fresh eggs, hollandaise, mixed green salad. Gluten free. ($26.00)
• Veggie Hash — sweet potatoes, russet potatoes, sautéed bell peppers and onions, caramelized onions, collard greens. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten free. ($16.00; add egg $3)
• Urban Bowl — quinoa, yams, mushrooms, spinach, heirloom tomatoes, basil pesto, egg. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten free. ($14.00; add bacon $3, chicken $6, shrimp $8, salmon $12)
• Pesto Chicken Flatbread — chicken, basil pesto, sun dried tomato, feta. ($13.00)
• Seared Canadian Salmon — garlic butter sauce; printed board describes it with kale and brussel salad, maple-mustard vinaigrette. ($23.00)
• Oxtail Cheesesteak — provolone, onions, fries. ($16.00)
• Urban Cheddar Burger — Barham Family Farms ground chuck, cheddar, sambal mayo, pickle, brioche, fries. ($16.00; add bacon $3, egg $3)
• Kale Caesar Salad — kale, romaine, parmesan, crispy capers, heirloom tomatoes. Vegetarian, gluten free. ($12.00)
• Urban Market Salad — mixed greens, cucumber, tomatoes, quinoa, balsamic. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten free. ($12.00; add bacon $3, chicken $6, shrimp $8, salmon $12)

Social Plates & Dinner

Thursday–Saturday 5–10 p.m. Printed board only — not carried on the online-ordering storefront.⁴

• Octopus Tacos — pineapple chutney, cabbage and jalapeno slaw, corn tortilla. Gluten free, happy hour. ($16)
• Piri-Piri Chicken Wings — red African bird eye pepper sauce. Spicy, gluten free, happy hour. ($17)
• Jack Fruit Cakes — red pepper coulis, kale slaw. Vegan, happy hour. ($14)
• Kung Pao Cauliflower — spicy Thai chili, kale brussel salad, cashews. Spicy, vegan, gluten free, happy hour. ($13)
• Stone Fruit Caprese Salad — stone fruit, heirloom tomatoes, dried cherries, mint, basil, fresh burrata. Gluten free, vegetarian, happy hour. ($16)
• Seafood Cobb — gem lettuce, poached shrimp, blue lump crab, heirloom tomatoes, pickled red onions, bacon, egg mimosa, gorgonzola, champagne vinaigrette. Gluten free, happy hour. ($25)
• Shrimp & Grits — smoked gouda grits, tiger shrimp, collard greens, caramelized onion, bacon crumbles. ($21)
• Urban Cheddar Burger — Barham Family Farms ground chuck, cheddar cheese, house made pickles, sambal aioli, brioche bun, fries. ($16)
• Seafood Pasta — linguini, blue lump crab, tiger shrimp, mussels, heirloom tomatoes, aged parmesan, lemon garlic cream, dried chilis. ($28)
• Red Snapper — gnocchi, butter peas, lemon beurre blanc. ($24)
• Blackened Salmon — potato puree, broccolini, mustard cream sauce. Gluten free. ($31)
• Urban Bird — Urban spice roasted half chicken, seasonal vegetables, potato puree, chicken jus. Gluten free. ($28)
• Korean Beef Short Rib — bone-in beef short rib, coconut lime rice, cucumber slaw. Gluten free. ($33)
• Porterhouse Pork Chop — Barham Family Farms pork, apple hash, red wine gastrique. Gluten free. ($34)
• Koji Ribeye — 14 oz ribeye, mikseu butter, hasselback potatoes, seasonal vegetables. Gluten free. ($52)

Kids

• French Toast Sticks ($8.00)
• Bacon & Eggs ($8.00)
• Pancake with Bacon ($8.00)
• Salmon ($12.00)
• Burger ($9.00)
• Mac & Cheese ($7.00)
• Chicken Strips ($8.00)
• Acai Bowl ($7.00)

Side plates

• Egg ($3.00)
• Bacon 2X ($3.00)
• Turkey Bacon 2X ($3.00)
• Home Fries ($4.00)
• Gouda Grits ($4.00)
• Toast ($2.00)
• English Muffin ($3.00)
• Half French Toast ($6.00)
• Full French Toast ($12.00)
• Pancake (1) ($4.00)
• Pancakes (2) ($8.00)
• Waffle ($5.00)
• Chicken Wing ($3.00)
• Fries ($4.00)
• Fruit Cup ($4.00)
• Side Salad ($4.00)
• Collard Greens ($6.00)

Desserts

• Banana Foster Bread Pudding ($13.00)
• Berry Turnover ($9.00)
• Chocolate Mousse Cake — fresh berries. ($11.00)
• S’mores Brookie ($11.00)
• Vanilla Ice Cream ($3.00)
• Vegan Chocolate Mousse ($9.00)

Dessert cocktails

• Cold Brew Old Fashioned ($13.00)
• Cold Brew Martini ($13.00)
• Cognac Old Fashioned ($18.00)
• XO Mezcal Old Fashioned ($13.00)
• Toasted Almond Martini ($13.00)
• Gooey Butter Cake Martini ($14.00)

Cocktails

• Amaretto Sour ($13.00)
• Baby Blossom ($18.00)
• Blackberry Bramble ($13.00)
• Bloody Mary ($11.00)
• Cognac Old Fashioned ($18.00)
• Cold Brew Martini ($13.00)
• Cold Brew Old Fashioned ($13.00)
• Elder Old Fashioned — Tom’s Town Bourbon, elderflower liqueur. ($16.00)
• Emerald City ($14.00)
• Fallen Apple — Redwood Empire Rye, apple brandy, pear liqueur. ($18.00)
• French 75 ($16.00)
• Gin & Juicy — Tom’s Town Gin, pear liqueur. ($15.00)
• Honey Flower ($14.00)
• Jayde Theory ($16.00)
• Lavender Haze ($13.00)
• Lemon Drop ($12.00)
• Lemon Drop Topshelf ($16.00)
• Long Island ($12.00)
• Long Island — Top Shelf ($16.00)
• Margarita ($14.00+)
• Martini — Top Shelf ($14.00)
• Martini — Well ($12.00)
• Midtown Citrus Sour ($13.00)
• Mocktail ($7.00)
• Mojito ($12.00)
• Notorious F.I.G. ($16.00)
• Old Fashion ($13.00)
• Paloma ($16.00)
• Perfect Peach ($15.00)
• Princess Pomegranate ($14.00)
• Reverie ($17.00)
• Sailor’s Secret ($14.00)
• Screwdriver ($12.00)
• Screwdriver — Top Shelf ($16.00)
• Side Car ($13.00+)
• Smoked Manhattan ($15.00)
• Tequila Sunrise ($12.00)
• Tequila Sunrise — Top Shelf ($16.00)
• XO Mezcal Old Fashioned ($13.00)

Beer

• WeldWerks Juicy Bits Hazy IPA ($7.00)
• Vine Street West Coast Pilsner ($7.00)
• Broadway Brewery Flor Blanca Mexican Lager ($7.00)
• Yuengling ($5.00)
• Stella ($4.00)
• Heineken ($4.00)
• Corona ($4.00)
• N.A. Stella ($4.00)
• N.A. Heineken ($4.00)
• N.A. Corona ($4.00)

Cognac, bourbon and whiskey

• Valledor VSOP ($22.00+)
• Cognac Kelt Premium VSOP ($28.00+)
• Cognac Kelt ($22.00+)
• Uncle Nearest 1856 ($14.00+)
• Old Elk Bourbon ($14.00+)
• Uncle Nearest 1884 Small Batch Whiskey ($17.00+)
• Redwood Empire Rye Whiskey ($13.00+)
• Tom’s Town Bourbon ($13.00+)
• Mary Dowling Tequila Finish ($18.00+)
• J. Rieger KC Whiskey ($16.00+)
• Hennessy ($13.00+)
• Four Roses (well) ($7.00+)
• Crown Royal ($13.00+)
• Rémy Martin 1738 ($13.00+)
• 1792 Small Batch Bourbon ($12.00)

Gin

• Tom’s Town Gin ($13.00+)
• Empress Gin ($10.00+)
• Brokers (well) ($7.00+)

Rum

• PL-Rum (well) ($8.00)

Scotch

• Glen Scotia Small Batch ($21.00+)
• Glenlivet ($24.00+)
• Glenmorangie 15 Year ($28.00+)
• Loch Lomond ($18.00+)

Tequila and mezcal

• Komo Reposado Rosé ($26.00+)
• Jaguar Blanco ($18.00+)
• Fortaleza Reposado ($18.00+)
• Ocho Plata ($16.00+)
• Ocho Reposado ($16.00)
• Espolòn Plata ($12.00+)
• Espolòn Reposado ($12.00+)
• Espolòn Añejo ($12.00+)
• Bozal ($11.00+)
• Amo Grande (well) ($7.00+)
• El Tesoro Reposado ($14.00)
• LALO Plata ($12.00)

Vodka

• J. Rieger Vodka ($14.00+)
• Tom’s Town Vodka ($13.00+)
• Nue Vodka (well) ($7.00+)

Cordials

• Five Farms ($4.00+)
• Amaretto ($7.00+)
• Grand Marnier ($7.00+)

Red wine by the glass

• Austin Cabernet Sauvignon ($16.00+)
• Domaine Bousquet Malbec ($11.00+)
• Geyser Peak Cabernet Sauvignon ($10.00+)
• Laely Cabernet Sauvignon ($21.00+)
• Lolea Sangria — Red ($10.00)
• Mettler Family Copasetic Blend ($13.00+)
• Mettler Family Petite Sirah ($16.00+)
• Nebula Valencia ($10.00+)

White and sparkling wine by the glass

• Allan Scott Sauvignon Blanc ($13.00+)
• Candoni Moscato ($7.00+)
• Interpretation Chardonnay ($10.00+)
• Lolea Sangria — White ($10.00)
• Mauritson Rosé ($16.00+)
• Mendel Semillon ($16.00+)
• Protea Chenin Blanc ($9.00+)
• Raeburn Chardonnay ($13.00+)
• Rustenberg Unwooded Chardonnay ($11.00+)
• Albariño ($13.00+)
• Prosecco ($12.00)

Champagne and sparkling by the bottle

• Emendis Cava Brut Vintage ($44.00)
• Gaston-Chiquet ($98.00)
• Janz Tasmanian ($52.00)
• Val d’Oca Prosecco ($32.00)
• Val d’Oca Prosecco Rosé ($36.00)

Wine by the bottle

• Albariño ($43.00)
• Austin Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon ($61.00)
• Candoni Moscato ($26.00)
• Domaine Bousquet Malbec ($41.00)
• Geyser Peak Cabernet Sauvignon ($38.00)
• Geyser Peak Sauvignon Blanc ($38.00)
• Laely Cabernet Sauvignon ($81.00)
• Mauritson Rosé ($61.00)
• Mettler Family Copacetic Blend ($43.00)
• Mettler Family Petite Sirah ($61.00)
• Nebula Valencia ($38.00)
• Protea Chenin Blanc ($32.00)
• Raeburn Chardonnay ($43.00)
• Rustenberg Chardonnay ($41.00)

Happy hour / entertainment menu

• Candoni Moscato ($6.00)
• Domaine Bousquet Malbec ($9.00)
• Geyser Peak Cabernet Sauvignon ($8.00)
• Geyser Peak Sauvignon Blanc ($8.00)
• Domestic & imported beers ($4.00)
• Blackberry Bramble ($10.00)
• Emerald City ($11.00)
• Lavender Haze ($10.00)
• Sailor’s Secret ($11.00)
• XO Old Fashioned ($10.00)
• Lolea Sangria ($8.00)
• Honey Flower (Quickie) ($10.00)
• Perfect Peach (Quickie) ($10.00)
• Blackberry Bramble (Quickie) ($10.00)
• Side Car (Quickie) ($10.00)

Non-alcoholic beverages

• Iced Tea ($3.00)
• Hot Tea ($3.00)
• Coffee ($4.00)
• Juice ($4.00)
• Soda Water ($3.00)
• Tonic Water ($3.00)
• Cold Brew ($5.00)
• Coca-Cola ($4.00)
• Diet Coke ($4.00)
• Sprite ($4.00)
• Mr. Pibb ($4.00)
• Lemonade ($4.00)
• Ginger Beer ($4.00)

Catering — boxed meals

• Boxed Meal #1 ($10.00)
• Boxed Meal #2 ($15.00)
• Boxed Meal #3 ($20.00)
• Boxed Meal #4 ($25.00)
• Boxed Meal #5 ($35.00)

Catering — Urban

• Yam Pinwheels ($5.00)
• Shrimp and Grits Cups ($6.25)
• Shrimp and Grits, per person ($15.00)
• Shrimp and Grits Buffet ($250.00)
• BBQ Bacon Wrapped Shrimp ($4.00)
• Urban Burger Slider ($4.00)
• Urban Burger, per person ($12.00)
• Champagne Toast ($100.00)
• Charcuterie XL (100) ($275.00)
• Charcuterie L (20–40) ($172.00)
• Stainless Steel Chafers (price on request)
• Pibb Glazed Chicken Wings ($2.00)
• Sumac Spiced Whole Chicken ($40.00)
• Turmeric Chicken Swords ($3.50)
• Urban Spiced Chicken Wings ($3.00)
• Beef and Chicken ($6.00)
• Chicken Skewers ($3.50)
• Chicken Sliders ($4.00)
• Pesto Chicken Pasta, per person ($16.00)
• Catfish Sliders ($5.00)
• Chicken Salad Sliders ($4.00)
• Pork Belly Sliders ($4.00)
• Fruit & Cheese Platter (10) ($50.00)
• Fruit Tray (25) ($75.00)
• Fruit Tray (50) ($150.00)
• Assorted Fruit Cups, per person ($6.00)

Catering — Vine Street Chicken Co.

• Fried Chicken Wings ($3.00)
• Fried Chicken (Dark) ($2.50)
• Fried Chicken Tenders ($3.00)
• Fried Okra ($4.00)
• Fried Pickles ($8.00)
• French Fries ($4.00)
• Macaroni and Cheese ($6.00)
• Funnel Cake Fries ($7.00)
• Fried Jalapeno Peppers ($8.00)
• Baked Beans ($3.00)
• Dinner Rolls ($1.20)
• Chicken Sliders ($6.00)
• Chicken Sandwiches ($14.00)
• Coleslaw ($1.00)
• Jalapeno ($1.00)

Sunday brunch: the restaurant advertises a Sunday-only brunch service, 9 a.m.–3 p.m., but publishes no brunch item list on its site or its ordering storefront.⁴⁵ The brunch items previously listed on this page (Biscuits & Gravy, Chia Bowl, Chicken Fried Steak, Pork Chop & Eggs, Loaded Grits) came from the discarded Grubhub feed for a different address and have been removed.

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Links

• Website: https://urbanontroost.com/
• Menu (official): https://urbanontroost.com/armour-menu
• Order direct (Toast): https://order.toasttab.com/online/urban-3420-troost-avenue
• Reservations: https://tables.toasttab.com/restaurants/7ab374a4-cfd2-494a-ae21-d3101d87abb0/findTime
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbankansascity/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urbancafekc

Footnotes

1. Startland News — “Urban Restaurant opens at 3420 Troost, fighting gentrification one plate at a time” (August 16, 2024) — Confirms: Justin Clark (CEO, RJ Culinary Group); Ron Evans (co-owner); 3420 Troost Ave, KCMO 64109; March 2024 opening; Asian-soul food fusion; Urban Food Truck → Urban Cafe (2017) → KCI → Urban Restaurant arc; $25,000 KC G.I.F.T. grant; anti-gentrification mission. ↩ ↩²

2. The Beacon — “Troost equity walk highlights Black business revival” (August 13, 2025) — Confirms: Urban Restaurant active (Aug 2025 photo evidence); Ron Evans family roots near Troost/Armour; Evans’s grandmother visited for first time. ↩ ↩²

3. RETIRED 2026-08-13 — do not cite. Grubhub — “Urban Cafe, 5500 Troost Ave, Kansas City” menu listing (accessed 2026-07-12) — this listing is (a) a third-party delivery aggregator, which the Registry does not accept as a price source, and (b) for 5500 Troost Ave, not the 3420 Troost restaurant this page documents. Every price and item it supplied has been removed from the Menu section. Retained here only so the provenance of the earlier error is legible. ↩

4. Urban — official site, “Restaurant | Troost and Armour” menu page (retrieved 2026-08-13) — Confirms: phone (816) 503-6921; Toast Tables reservation link for restaurant GUID 7ab374a4-cfd2-494a-ae21-d3101d87abb0; service hours — Breakfast & Lunch Tuesday–Saturday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Social Plates & Dinner Thursday–Saturday 5:00–10:00 p.m., Brunch Sunday only 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.; the two printed menu-board images from which the Breakfast & Lunch descriptions and the entire Social Plates & Dinner list and prices are transcribed (images.squarespace-cdn.com and images.squarespace-cdn.com); the V/VG/GF/H legend; sibling concepts Urban food truck/catering, Urban at KCI Airport, and Vine Street Chicken Co. under the “Urban Collection”; copyright “RJ Culinary Group.” ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

5. Urban — first-party Toast online-ordering storefront, 3420 Troost Avenue (retrieved 2026-08-13) — Confirms: every price in the Breakfast & Lunch, Kids, Side Plates, Desserts, Catering Boxed Meals, Beer, Cocktails, Dessert Cocktails, spirits, wine, Entertainment/happy-hour, N.A. Beverages and Catering sections above; menus labelled “Breakfast & Lunch Spring 2026,” “Spirits & Wine Menu Spring 2026,” “Entertainment Menu Spring 2026,” “Beverages - N.A.” and “Catering”; address 3420 Troost Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64109; phone (816) 503-6921; disclosed 3.00% credit-card surcharge. Toast is the restaurant’s own commission-free ordering channel, not a delivery aggregator. ↩ ↩² ↩³

6. Flatland KC — “Restaurants become cornerstones of Troost renaissance.” — Confirms: Urban Restaurant as part of Troost corridor independent restaurant revival. ↩