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Story, Prairie Village, KS
Story, Prairie Village, KS
Story, Prairie Village, KS
Story, Prairie Village, KS
Story, Prairie Village, KS

Story

4.8
4.8
2923 Reviews
$30 and under
Modern European

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2 people
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7:00 PM
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Booked 19 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Great for creative cocktails
  • Neighborhood gem
Story is a contemporary American restaurant in The Village Shopping Center in Prairie Village, KS. The Center is located 10 minutes southwest of Kansas City, Missouri's Country Club Plaza.
Story offers local, seasonal creative American cuisine from Chef Carl Thorne-Thomsen. Chef Carl Thorne-Thomsen is a 2022 and 2013 James Beard Semifinalist for Best Chef Midwest and FOOD & WINE magazine's The People's Best New Chef: Midwest. Chef Carl Thorne-Thomsen is FOOD & WINE Magazine's The People's Best New Chef National Winner for 2014.

Story features comfortable dining room, patio and bar seating. Story accepts reservations and walk-ins Wednesday - Sunday 4:30pm - 8:30pm.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Modern European, American, Contemporary American
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Sat 4:30 pm–8:30 pm
  • Phone number
    (913) 236-9955
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive chef
    Carl Thorne-Thomsen, JBF nominee
  • Private party facilities
    Story is an elegant, upscale restaurant serving seasonal, creative American cuisine. Story's sleek, modern dining room seats 75 guests. A bar area and large patio offer additional space.
  • Neighborhood
    Prairie Village
  • Cross street
    69th Terrace and Mission
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • KC Restaurant Week

    $55.00 per person

    Jan 17, 2025 only
    Join us for KC Restaurant Week January 10th - 18th and enjoy a 3 course menu for $55. The regular menu will not be available. View the menu at storykc.com/events
    KC Restaurant Week Photo
  • KC Restaurant Week

    $55.00 per person

    Jan 18, 2025 only
    Join us for KC Restaurant Week January 10th - 18th and enjoy a 3 course menu for $55. The regular menu will not be available. View the menu at storykc.com/events
    KC Restaurant Week Photo
  • Valentine's Prix Fixe Menu

    $150.00 per person

    Feb 14, 2025 only
    Chef Thorne-Thomsen will be offering a special Valentine's tasting menu for $150 per person plus tax & gratuity. View the menu and details at storykc.com/events. The regular dinner menu will not be offered.
    Valentine's Prix Fixe Menu Photo

What 2,923 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Kansas City / Kansas

    Innovative

  • Kansas City / Kansas

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Kansas City / Kansas

    Good for special occasions

  • Kansas City, KS

    Best Overall

  • Kansas City, KS

    Best Food

  • Kansas City, KS

    Best Service

  • Kansas City, KS

    Innovative

  • Kansas City, KS

    Healthy

  • Kansas City, KS

    Neighborhood gem

  • Kansas City, KS

    Great for fine wines

  • Kansas City, KS

    Great for outdoor dining

  • Kansas City, KS

    Good for special occasions

  • Kansas City, KS

    Lively

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Story offers an exceptional dining experience with "consistently excellent" food and service. Guests rave about the "amazing food" and "wonderful experience," highlighting standout dishes like the lamb loin and halibut. The restaurant boasts an extensive wine list and a "lovely" atmosphere, perfect for special occasions and romantic nights out.
2,923 Reviews
  1. Mark

    Kansas City

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined today

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    My party and I wanted to try somewhere new during KC Restaurant Week to support our local restaurants. A place we hadn't heard of, yet had a Prix Fixe Menu offering that looked interesting. One that featured not only a variety of options for our guests, but items that were prepared and plated with unique flavor profiles. From beginning to end, our dining "experience" (that's what it was!) turned out to exceed even our highest excpectations. Who knew that a world-class dining experience could be found in the corner of a strip mall in Prairie Village, KS? But that's our "Story" and we're sticking to it . . . Enjoy!

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  2. Edward

    Kansas City

    27 reviews

    5.0

    27 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Imran gave us great, attentive service. Four loud tables of young women celebrating nearby didn't diminish our enjoyment.

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  3. Lori

    Kansas City

    21 reviews

    5.0

    21 reviews

    Dined 1 day ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Smallish quaint restaurant. The service was top notch, and the food was incredible. Perfectly proportioned and visually stimulating. I had the Cesar salad, and salmon. The Cesar was crisp and tasty. The salmon was perfectly cooked with a nice outer crust but not overcooked inside. The sides complimented the entree. Since it was restaurant week it came with a dessert and I chose the donuts and my friend had the carrot cake. We both preferred the carrot cake. A very enjoyable experience and Jeremy our server was great.

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  4. Sandi . Brown@informa . com

    Kansas City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    So nice - wonderful setting - servers were great. Food delicious - thank you

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  5. Linda

    VIP

    Kansas City

    26 reviews

    1.0

    26 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Haven’t been to Story for a long time & was looking forward to it. Our group was very disappointed!! ! Our server was excellent!! However- but we asked for olives in our martini we got charged $1.00 for an extra olive. We asked for a little extra olive juice to make it a little dirtier …. Again we got charged $1 for that as well. We have never ever been charged extra for olives or for a jigger of olive juice in any of the restaurants that we’ve had dirty martini’s. Also, we had a gift card that we were planning to use and they said they could only accept 10% of it. What a rip off I will never ever go back to Story!!! Extremely disappointing

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  6. Joletta

    VIP

    Kansas City

    2 reviews

    3.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 5 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4
    It felt a little off, maybe because it was restaurant week. Experienced both high and low notes. Beef short ribs were amazing. Onion rings were perfectly crispy. The mahi mahi was bland and the sauce too runny. Bisque was also amazing. Greens salad was underwhelming. Carrot cake for dessert also amazing. The signature donuts were not as I remember them. Drinks were overpriced and slow to be delivered.

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  7. Todd

    Kansas City

    67 reviews

    5.0

    67 reviews

    Dined 6 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had the short rib and mahi mahi entrees. Both were fantastic. Salads and carrot cake were both delicious, too. Can’t wait to go back.

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  8. anita

    Cleveland

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great experience during restaurant week. Waiter was very attentive. Will definitely go back to try full menu.

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  9. Pat

    Kansas City

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on January 3, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Pasta made in-house and ravioli outstanding. Wagu burger, served on Thursdays only, was generous portion with in-house made ketchup and fries.

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  10. tony

    Kansas City

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on January 1, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Went for New Year's 5 course meal. Service was great; Imran made it a wonderful experience. Food was very good. Drinks were phenomenal.

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FAQs

Story offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (913) 236-9955.

Story is rated 4.8 stars by 2923 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation


Find next available

At the moment, there's no online availability within 2.5 hours of your request. Do you have another time in mind?

Booked 19 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Story

3931 W. 69th Terr., Prairie Village, KS 66208

Additional information

  • Cross street
    69th Terrace and Mission
  • Neighborhood
    Prairie Village
  • Hours of operation
    Dinner Tue–Sat 4:30 pm–8:30 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Modern European, American, Contemporary American
  • Dining style
    Casual Elegant
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Private Lot
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive chef
    Carl Thorne-Thomsen, JBF nominee
  • Additional
    Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Phone number
    (913) 236-9955
  • Private party facilities
    Story is an elegant, upscale restaurant serving seasonal, creative American cuisine. Story's sleek, modern dining room seats 75 guests. A bar area and large patio offer additional space.
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