Adrian's Cafe — Restaurant in Lenexa

Avoid this place. I was judged and treated pretty poorly upon entry and at first sight by the GM(I think). I never even got a chance to order anything! He told me NO and stormed off grumbling something under his breath before I even had a chance to even introduce myself. I’m standing there confused but I called him back and told him bc of his attitude towards me I’m never coming back. He said “good”. So, I am left with limited options as to why he treated me like that after only looking at me for a few seconds. Maybe he just didn’t like my appearance (hair, skin, face idk!!) This has caught me off guard as I wasn’t not prepared to begin my week like this… then it hit me once I realized where I was located… Johnson County Kansas. In the last 10+ years of my life, I have only experienced stuff like this in the united state of “entitlement and privilege”… most typically in JC. I went to the restroom out the lobby of the bank building where the restaurant is set up and one of the employees that witnessed the event entered the restroom as I was exiting and I asked him, “what’s wrong with your boy?” He assumed that his boss thought that I was someone else… which confirms my suspicion of him making an assessment based on my appearance. Sadly, I am all too familiar with this as I am aware that I have been dealing with it for over 35 years, though this is a new All-time low for me. This experience felt along side of the stories that I’ve heard from before the civil rights movement. If he was going to disrespectfully turn me away at the door, he should have had a sign outside of his establishment that reads, “_____s Only Establishment” or “No _____s Allowed”. Most of us are literate nowadays lol so I would have just turned around and ordered my catering else where without wasting my time nor exposing...

My husband and I were in there yesterday for lunch and the minute we walked in Guy (the owner) said, "Hi, how are you? You two look great". We said thanks, so do you as he had lost some weight from the last time, we saw him. My husband did some work for Guy at the restaurant several years ago, so he knows both of us when we visit for lunch. Nothing out of the ordinary for him to be friendly and acknowledge when we come in.....until it got out of hand. He proceeded to come around the counter and shake my husband’s hand and then gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek and at the same time grabbed my butt. We don't know him on this kind of level, so this was really awkward. He asked if we were married meanwhile grabbing my hand to see if I had a wedding ring on. We told him yes. As he proceeded back around the counter, he kept saying I don't think you are married. Do you have your marriage license, driver’s license, or anything showing me you are married. Meanwhile one of the workers who has worked there for several years was trying to fix our sandwiches. Guy said don't charge them, it's on me. The worker said OK and I proceeded to tell him what I wanted. Guy grabbed the workers hand and said no, I got it. The worker left and stood in the doorway to the kitchen watching it all unfold. Guy comes back around the counter and proceeds to get close to me brushing up against me touching my boobs (trying to be discreet) meanwhile telling my husband how he overcharged on the work he performed years ago....that he was so happy about at the time and all the other times we have come into his restaurant raving about his work. Guy walks back around the counter and the worker says you have taken this way too far...and...

If your looking for a quiet epicurean treat... Look elsewhere. Adrian's cafe is mediocre at best. The portion for the sandwich was miniscule, the quality of garnishing and meat was just above gas station level, and to top it all off it was dirty. This I might be able to excuse being that I had likely just missed the lunch rush, but considering it doesn't take a staff of 5 to prepare a sandwich, perhaps a couple of them could have been wiping tables and cleaning the food prep area. The strongest indicator of many establishments on wether or not they maintain high standards of service and food quality: the freshness of their iced tea. Adrian's tea tasted at least 3 days old.

Only pro to the entire meal, great soup. Tasted like...