The proprietors of KC Thai in Overland Park have opened a further restaurant in Johnson County. Bamboo Penny’s debuted before this thirty day period in Leawood.
Situated at 5270 W. 116th Spot in the Park Area searching middle, Bamboo Penny’s aims to be a much more upscale, wonderful dining expertise showcasing Thai dishes that fuse Western with Jap tastes, according to wife-and-partner entrepreneurs Penny and Doug Mufuka.
“Unlike the other Thai eating places that we have locally, this 1, she calls it her ‘steakhouse of Thai restaurants,’” Doug explained, referring to Penny. “She’s seeking to go a tiny extra elevated.”
In January, the pair opened KC Thai at 135th and Quivira, then began turning their focus on this new upscale notion. They celebrated the grand opening of Bamboo Penny’s on Friday, June 11.
“So satisfied — actually we have been ready for 8 or 9 months for the reason that of the pandemic,” Penny stated. “I’m so psyched we’re heading to be open up in this location. This is one of my dreams.”
Thai flavors with Western aptitude
Built entirely by Penny herself, the dishes on the menu pay homage to the tropical notes viewed in Thai delicacies — consider pineapple fried rice, which is served inside of a freshly split open pineapple.
Some of the dishes are the Mufukas’ acquire on avenue food, generally marrying standard Thai flavors with Western flair.
For case in point, the drunken Thai barbecue ribs fuse Kansas City’s really like for barbecue by bringing grilled pork marinated in a crimson wine reduction in mixture with a sweet Thai sauce that almost preferences like barbecue.
“Real, authentic Thai food items, I really do not believe you guys can cope with it,” Penny explained, laughing. “It is genuine. Far too spicy, too powerful, also fishy, you know? But when you cook with it, it preferences superior. So that is why we halve it — halve with you fellas, halve with us.”
Dishes can be tailored upon ask for. The Mufukas say numerous of their dishes are motivated by the preferences in Penny’s hometown of Phetchabun in central Thailand.
Penny stated a lot of substances in her dishes are inspired by the wares that retailers promote in the open up-air markets of her hometown.
Bamboo Penny’s is only open up for evening meal for now.
Meanwhile, customers will see the dining area interior intended by Penny, which includes the wallpaper imported from Thailand that commemorates the Thai New 12 months in April.
A total bar software features tropical cocktails, vodka infused with numerous fruits and beers from community breweries. The craft beverages are developed to pair with dishes on the menu.
The lounge upstairs will open up in a couple of months (with any luck , by Independence Day, the few claims), with a terrace overlooking the out of doors seating and shared lawn down below, and an open-air rooftop region.
“Basically, I’m joyful with the way the total point looks,” explained Penny, noting that she’s significantly energized about the shared patio where the group can gather and enjoy just about every other’s organization with stay entertainment, property game titles and outdoor motion picture showings.
Penny Mufuka has been in the cafe market due to the fact she immigrated to the United States numerous years back. The few opened their initially neighborhood restaurant Thai Residence at 99th and Holmes in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. They also personal a tiny street taco shop.
“People constantly ask her, how does she do it, how does she run all these dining places, how does she make this kind of fantastic meals,” Doug explained.
“Love — it has to arrive from love,” Penny stated. “I enjoy carrying out what I’m executing. When customers say, ‘Oh, you have the very best food items,’ that would make me so pleased. Which is how my food stuff arrives out, it tastes good: I notify them I shift to the left, transfer to the suitable, look at and completed.”