BBQ. Brazilian Cheese Bread. Pizza. Here’s What’s on the Menu at the New KCI Terminal

Kansas City International Airport’s new terminal will have nearly 50 eateries, bars and stores, many of them local.

Vantage Airport Group of  was the winning bidder for the lucrative deal to run concessions at the city’s new $1.5 billion terminal. It agreed to invest $65 million to develop the new concessions.

Here’s a look at what will be available in the new terminal, which is scheduled to open Tuesday:

Food & Beverages

Menus have been in a review process. But here’s what many of the restaurants contacted this week said they plan to serve.

▪ Auntie Anne’s:Hot from the oven pretzel snacks and drinks.

▪ Big Chicken:Shaquille O’Neal is a partner in the chain.

Breakfast items: The G.O.A.T (with scrambled eggs, American cheese and herb mayo on brioche); The Tiger (scrambled eggs, American cheese and bacon jam on a buttered biscuit); the Cynthia (scrambled eggs, pepper jack cheese, avocado and tomato on brioche); and the Hot Burrito (scrambled eggs, pepper jack cheese,  hot chicken, tots and avocado in a tortilla).

Other menu items: Crispy chicken sandwiches including the Shaq Attack (with pepper jack cheese, jalapeno slaw and spicy chipotle barbecue sauce) and the Superman (with Swiss cheese, smashed avocado and ranch dressing), along with popcorn chicken, salad, fries, jalapeno slaw, ice cream sandwiches coffee and shakes.

▪ Brown & Loe: Its menu will include hummus, calamari, salads and soups, hot chicken and waffles, a classic breakfast, sandwiches such as  hot chicken and Buffalo BLT, cheeseburgers, grilled salmon, smoked Gouda macaroni and cheese, and meatloaf with bacon green beans, goat cheese mashed potatoes, brandy cream and french fried onions. The menu will change seasonally and expand as it adds new items.

▪ Cinnabon:Chain offering cinnamon buns.

▪ City Market Coffee Roasters:Woman-owned, small-batch coffee roasters operating in the City Market since 1996. It will…

..

Read More