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Viona’s Italian Bistro is a from-scratch southern Italian restaurant in downtown Overland Park run by Benny and Kika Morina — built on Sicilian family recipes and named after the couple’s oldest daughter — that earned the top spot in Johnson County reader polls for Italian food within two years of opening.12

Description

Viona’s Italian Bistro occupies a warm storefront on Marty Street in downtown Overland Park, in the space formerly held by Ambrosia Cafe. The menu is rooted in southern Italian and Sicilian tradition: pasta, pizza, seafood, and chicken dishes, with everything — including all baked goods — made from scratch in-house. The dining room is decorated with paintings of Italian cities and a mural by a local artist, with Italian and Italian-American music playing throughout service.1

The restaurant draws particular praise for its Shrimp Napoleoni starter, Chicken Diavolo over spaghettini, and Lobster Ravioli. Its from-scratch ethos extends to dessert — the cannoli cream has been singled out by readers. Johnson County Post readers ranked Viona’s the top Italian restaurant in Johnson County in a 2022 poll, with one reader writing: “There is only one choice and that is Viona’s in old Overland Park.”2

The restaurant opened in February 2020 — weeks before COVID-19 lockdowns — and survived the pandemic period largely through community support. Owner Benny Morina has credited downtown OP regulars who continued ordering throughout the lockdown with keeping the business afloat during its most precarious stretch.1

Ownership and history

Viona’s Italian Bistro is owned by Benny and Kika Morina, an Italian-American couple. Benny was born and raised in Palermo, Sicily, and models his cooking after his grandmother, described as a famous chef in her home region. The restaurant is named after the couple’s oldest daughter, Viona.1

The Morinas previously owned a restaurant in Texas before relocating to the Kansas City metro area approximately two years before opening Viona’s in 2020.1 Their background in the restaurant industry predates their KC arrival, and the Overland Park location represents their primary venture in the metro. No ownership change has been identified since opening.

Last verified: 2026-08-11 · Source: vionasitalianbistro.com/order Menufy first-party descriptions · Confidence: High (first-party dish descriptions attached from official ordering feed)

Southern Italian / Sicilian-influenced. Downtown Overland Park, 7933 Marty St. Current official hours (dine-in): closed Mon · Tue–Thu 11am–9pm · Fri–Sat 11am–10pm · Sun 11am–8pm. Carryout closes 50 minutes before dine-in; delivery matches dine-in hours.3

Everything made from scratch, including all baked goods.1

Beverages

  • San Pellegrino Sparkling Water: $3.69
  • San Pellegrino Lemonade/Blood Orange: $4.59
  • Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper, Starry, Sweet Tea, Lemonade, Unsweet Tea, Diet Dr Pepper, Shirley Temple, Root Beer: $3.69
  • Raspberry Tea: $4.59

Salads

  • Side House Salad — Fresh mixed greens and tomatoes, onions, olives, and cheese: $5.00+
  • Caesar Salad — Fresh romaine lettuce tossed with caesar dressing and croutons: $9.00+
  • Mediterranean Salad — Fresh mixed greens topped with tomatoes, Mediterranean olives, onions, and feta cheese tossed in lemon and olive oil dressing: $10.00+
  • Greek Salad — Fresh mixed greens topped with tomatoes, Mediterranean olives, onions, and feta cheese tossed in red vinegar and olive oil dressing: $10.00+
  • Chef Salad With Chicken: $12.00

Starters

  • Fried Mozzarella Sticks — Five sticks served with marinara sauce: $10.00+
  • Sliced Italian Sausage — Sautéed in olive oil, garlic, shallots, basil, marinara sauce, spinach, and sherry wine: $12.00+
  • Fried Calamari — Fried to a golden brown and served with marinara sauce: $14.00+
  • Shrimp Napoleoni: Five jumbo shrimp with olive oil, tomatoes, shallots, garlic, spinach, and basil in white wine sauce: $14.00+
  • Mussels — Black mussels sautéed in garlic, tomato, and onions in a sherry wine and lemon sauce: $15.00+
  • Fried Cheese Ravioli: $12.00
  • Spinach Artichoke Dip: $14.00

Lunch Specials (Tue–Sat, 11 a.m.–3 p.m., served with tossed salad)

  • Baked Ziti — Penne pasta, ricotta cheese, and marinara topped with mozzarella cheese and cream sauce: $14.00+
  • Meat Ravioli — Pasta rolled and stuffed with beef and spinach, topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese: $14.00+
  • Lasagna — Pasta layered with beef and mozzarella cheese, topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese: $14.00+
  • Pasta Sampler — Ravioli, lasagna, and manicotti topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese: $14.00+
  • Stromboli — Pepperoni, sausage, Canadian bacon, and hamburger wrapped in pizza crust and served with marinara: $14.00+
  • Calzone — Ham, mozzarella, and ricotta cheese wrapped in pizza crust. Served with marinara: $14.00+
  • Chicken Caesar Salad — Fresh romaine lettuce tossed with caesar dressing and croutons: $14.00+
  • Chef Salad with Chicken: $14.00+
  • Spaghetti Meatsauce: $14.00+
  • Fettuccine Alfredo — Creamy white cream sauce served of fettuccine: $14.00+
  • Chicken Parmigiana — Lightly breaded and topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese. Served over spaghettini: $15.00+
  • Tortellini alla Panna — Cheese tortellini sautéed in cream sauce with a touch of marinara: $15.00+
  • Chicken Picatta — Sautéed with capers in white wine and lemon butter. Served over spaghettini: $15.00+
  • Chicken Diavolo — Sautéed with fresh mixed vegetables in spicy, light marinara. Served over spaghettini: $15.00+
  • Chicken Pomodoro — Sliced chicken sautéed with fresh tomatoes, basil, olive oil, garlic, light marinara, onion, spinach, and sherry wine served over penne pasta: $15.00+
  • Sausage Pizzaola — Sausage sautéed with mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and marinara. Served over spaghettini pasta: $15.00+
  • Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo — Creamy white cream sauce served over fettuccine: $15.00+
  • Tortellini Modo Mio with Chicken — Cheese tortellini and chicken sautéed with basil, tomatoes, broccoli, onions, and garlic in white wine sauce: $15.00+
  • Niki’s Special — Meatballs, sliced sausage, peppers, onions, garlic, and mushrooms in marinara sauce with penne pasta topped with mozzarella cheese and baked: $15.00+
  • Spaghetti Meatballs, Mushrooms, Sausage, Marinara: $14.00+
  • Spinach Ravioli, Cheese Ravioli: $14.00+
  • Penne Bolonese: $15.00+

Desserts

  • Cannoli Cream — Benny’s special chocolate-lover’s twist on an ancient Italian dessert tradition: $7.00
  • Limoncello Cake — The delicate lemon flavor in this cake gets a boost from limoncello, a traditional Italian liqueur and mascarpone cheese: $7.00
  • Strawberry Cheesecake — A rich and creamy New York-style cheesecake baked inside a honey-graham crust topped with strawberries in strawberry sauce: $7.00
  • Tiramisu — An Italian original! Sponge cake soaked in espresso, layered with fresh mascarpone cheese and whipped cream: $9.00
  • Italian Cream Cake — A rich, moist, nutty, and creamy layer cake with cream cheese frosting: $10.00
  • Chocolate Layer Cake: $10.00

Entrees

  • Tortellini alla Panna — Cheese tortellini sautéed in cream sauce with a touch of marinara: $19.00+
  • Tortellini Modo Mio with Chicken — Cheese tortellini and chicken sautéed with basil, tomatoes, broccoli, onions, and garlic in white wine sauce: $21.00+
  • Sausage Pizzaola — Sausage sautéed with mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and marinara. Served over spaghettini pasta: $20.00+
  • Spaghetti “The Works” — Spaghetti with meatballs, meat sauce, mushrooms, and sausage: $20.00+
  • Spaghetti with Marinara Sauce: $17.00+
  • Spaghetti with Mushrooms: $18.00+
  • Spaghetti with Sausage: $18.00+
  • Spaghetti with Meatballs: $18.00+
  • Spaghetti With Meat Sauce: $18.00+
  • Spaghetti OGB: $18.00+
  • Spaghetti With Vegetables In White Wine Sauce: $19.00

Seafood

  • Shrimp Alvino — Sautéed in butter, garlic, onion, spinach, lemon, white wine, and a touch of marinara sauce: $22.00+
  • Shrimp & Scallops Alfredo — Penne pasta, white cream sauce, garlic, onions, and hot cherry peppers: $24.00+
  • Shrimp Diavolo — Sautéed in hot diavolo sauce over linguini pasta with mixed vegetables: $23.00+
  • Seafood Combo (Shrimp, mussels, scallops): $28.00+
  • Linguini Clams — Baby clams sautéed with garlic and onions in your choice of either white sauce or sherry wine tomato sauce over linguini pasta: $23.00+
  • Frutti di Mare — Shrimp, scallops, calamari, mussels, and clams sautéed with garlic, onions, and basil in sherry tomato sauce over linguini pasta: $28.00+
  • Shrimp Alfredo — Sautéed in our homemade alfredo cream sauce with fettuccine pasta: $22.00+
  • Shrimp Pomodoro — Sautéed in tomatoes, spinach, basil, olive oil, shallots, and garlic sherry wine sauce over penne pasta: $22.00+
  • Shrimp Florentine — Sautéed in mushrooms, onions, and spinach in rich white wine sauce over linguini pasta: $23.00+
  • Shrimp A LA Pesto: $24.00+

Pizzas

  • Small Cheese: $14.00+
  • Small White Pizza: $15.00+
  • Small Supreme: $18.00
  • Large Cheese: $17.00+
  • Large White Pizza: $20.00+
  • Large Supreme: $21.00

House Specialties

  • Fettuccine Alfredo: Creamy white cream sauce: $17.00+
  • Pasta Primavera: Fresh mixed vegetables in cream sauce with a touch of marinara: $21.00+
  • Lobster Ravioli: [price included in entrees]
  • Chicken Pomodoro — Sliced chicken sautéed with fresh tomatoes, basil, olive oil, garlic, light marinara, onion, spinach, and sherry wine served over penne pasta: $19.00+
  • Chef’s Favorite (shrimp, chicken, peppers, capers in alfredo): $23.00+
  • Chicken Broccoli — Sliced chicken and garlic, spinach, onions, and broccoli in white cream sauce over tortellini: $22.00+
  • Viva Italia (sausage, chicken, alfredo, spinach): $23.00+
  • Napoli’s Combo (Fettuccine alfredo, Chicken parmigiana, Lasagna): $26.00+
  • Chicken Alla Pesto: $21.00
  • Chicken Damabianka: $20.00
  • Shrimp And Crab Alfredo — Penne pasta, white cream sauce, garlic, onions, and hot cherry peppers: $25.00
  • Tortelini Sinatra: $25.00+
  • Rigatone A La Vodka: $22.00+

Sandwiches

  • Calzone (ham, mozzarella, ricotta): $18.00+
  • Stromboli (pepperoni, sausage, Canadian bacon, hamburger): $18.00+

Chicken

  • Chicken Picatta — Sautéed with capers in white wine and lemon butter. Served over spaghettini: $19.00+
  • Chicken Parmigiana — Lightly breaded and topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese. Served over spaghettini: $19.00+
  • Chicken Florentine — Sautéed with mushrooms, onions, and spinach in rich white wine sauce. Served over linguine: $21.00+
  • Chicken Diavolo: Sautéed with fresh mixed vegetables in spicy, light marinara: $21.00+
  • Chicken Alfredo — Sautéed in hot alfredo cream sauce over linguini pasta: $19.00+
  • Chicken Marsala — Sautéed with mushrooms and shallots in a rich marsala wine sauce over spaghetti: $19.00+

Baked Pastas

  • Baked Ziti — Penne pasta, ricotta cheese, and marinara topped with mozzarella cheese and cream sauce: $16.00+
  • Spinach Ravioli: $15.00+
  • Cheese Ravioli: $15.00+
  • Meat Ravioli — Pasta rolled and stuffed with beef and spinach, topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese: $15.00+
  • Lasagna — Pasta layered with beef and mozzarella cheese, topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese: $18.00+
  • Pasta Sampler — Ravioli, lasagna, and manicotti topped with marinara and mozzarella cheese: $19.00+
  • Manicotti: $16.00+
  • Ravioli Plate (meat and cheese, with marinara and alfredo): $21.00+
  • Niki’s Special — Meatballs, sliced sausage, peppers, onions, garlic, and mushrooms in marinara sauce with penne pasta topped with mozzarella cheese and baked: $20.00+

Kids Menu

  • All kids items: $9.00+ (Baked Ziti, Spaghetti Marinara, Cheese Ravioli, Mac & Cheese, Lasagna, Tortellini alla Panna, Fettuccine Alfredo, Chicken Tenders, Spaghetti Meatballs/Mushrooms/Meat Sauce, Meat Ravioli, Spinach Ravioli)

Sides & Sauces

  • Marinara Sauce: $3.00
  • Alfredo Sauce: $5.00
  • Alla Panna — Cheese tortellini sautéed in cream sauce with a touch of marinara: $5.00
  • Veggies: $4.00
  • Meat Sauce: $4.00
  • 2 Meatballs: $5.00
  • Italian Sausage Side — Sautéed in olive oil, garlic, shallots, basil, marinara sauce, spinach, and sherry wine: $4.00
  • Grilled Chicken: $4.00
  • Grilled Shrimp: $8.00+
  • Side Broccoli: $3.00
  • Homemade Bread (6 rolls): $3.00
  • Mushrooms: $2.00

Wines by the Bottle

  • Red wines: $32–$160 (Lambrusco $32, Pinot Noir $33–$47, Cabernet $38–$47, Chianti $33–$47, Barolo $33–$90, Merlot $36–$42, Sangiovese $36, Champagne $72, Brunello di Montalcino $90–$160, Amarone $128, etc.)
  • White wines: $30–$55 (Chardonnay $30, Riesling $33, Pinot Grigio $33, Moscato $33, Prosecco $37, etc.)

Full bar; outdoor seating; vegetarian and kids options.3

Order online: vionasitalianbistro.com/order4

Sources

  • Status verified active 2026-06-23 via Yelp listing (accessed 2026-06-23). Yelp updated June 2026, 295 reviews with April/May/June 2026 activity; 7933 Marty St address and phone (913) 232-8818 confirmed; hours Tue–Sun (closed Mon). Official site vionasitalianbistro.com live.

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

  1. johnsoncountypost.com — Johnson County Post, June 2020. Asserts: Opened February 2020; owned by Benny and Kika Morina; Benny born and raised in Palermo, Sicily; cooking modeled after grandmother; named after daughter Viona; previously owned a restaurant in Texas; relocated to KC metro ~2018; survived COVID with community support. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6

  2. johnsoncountypost.com — Johnson County Post, January 2022. Asserts: Viona’s topped reader vote for best Italian in Johnson County; notable dishes include Shrimp Napoleoni, Chicken Diavolo over spaghettini, cannoli cream; everything made from scratch. ↩ ↩2

  3. vionasitalianbistro.com — Viona’s Italian Bistro official website (Menufy-powered) — accessed 2026-07-24. Asserts: house specialties Fettuccine Alfredo, Pasta Primavera, Lobster Ravioli; categories Pizza, Pasta, Seafood, Chicken, Calzones, Sandwiches, Salads, Dessert, Grill; dine-in hours closed Mon, Tue–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat 11am–10pm, Sun 11am–8pm; carryout closes 50 minutes earlier; delivery matches dine-in; full bar, outdoor seating; phone (913) 232-8818; address 7933 Marty St. Itemized prices sit inside the JS-only ordering app and were not capturable this pass. ↩ ↩2

  4. vionasitalianbistro.com — Viona’s Italian Bistro official Menufy online-ordering platform (accessed 2026-07-25, rendered via Firecrawl). Asserts: Complete itemized menu with per-item prices; all categories verified; hours closed Mon, Tue–Thu 11am–9pm, Fri–Sat 11am–10pm, Sun 11am–8pm. ↩

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