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Reservation for One: Urban
If you want to see what the future looks like for Kansas City’s Troost Avenue, just head for the corner where Armour meets Troost. It’s an area that Chicago-based MAC Properties calls Armour Corners, named after the four modern apartment buildings they have built there—one on each of the four corners that had been vacant lots and run-down buildings. Now there are two apartment buildings on the east side of Troost, both five stories with 110 units, and two on the west side that are both eight stories with 340 units. The result looks like it belongs in a stylish up-and-coming urban neighborhood in a much larger city. In addition to all the new housing, there’s an additional 13,000-square-feet of retail and restaurant space. It’s created the perfect opportunity for the newest iteration of Justin Clark’s restaurant, Urban Café, now renamed Urban. Clark holds a culinary arts degree from Le Cordon Bleu-North America and started his professional career working for hotels before a stint as chef de cuisine at The Westin Crown Center. He then accepted the catering chef position at Truman Medical Centers, cooking for the CEO and hospital administrators. Eventually, he revamped the entire hospital menu at Truman, where he flipped it to an all-scratch kitchen serving healthier menu items made with locally sourced ingredients. This evolved into his own personal culinary calling card. He opened his own restaurant, Urban Café, first as a food truck in 2016, then he bounced around several brick-and-mortar locations along Troost, with each nicer than the last. Next, he landed one of the coveted restaurant spots inside the new terminal at Kansas City’s International Airport. He closed his final Urban Café location at 55th and Troost in early 2023. When a car came crashing into the outdoor seating area at the restaurant, he took it as a sign to move on. With a 15-year lease for his spot at the airport, and his food truck still used for catering, he was ready to create his newest iteration. Urban is located inside the Roxford at the Crosswalks apartment building at the corner of Armour and Troost Avenue. The interior of his restaurant matches the moody urban vibe of the exterior of the new apartment building. With amazing views from the spacious dining room and outdoor patio, a pretty private dining room in the back, and a bright, white-marble bar area with plenty of seating, Urban sports sophisticated sparkle and shine. Painted in dark gray tones with chic, modern brass lighting, the art on the walls adds just a pop of color. The slow-groove soundtrack is your cue to relax and enjoy your time here.
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