Pan-Asia Cafe — Restaurant in Overland Park

I understand you can't cater to the whims of every customer, but if you are unfriendly AND unreasonable, how do you expect people to come back?

I greeted the cashier in a friendly way. She just looked at me. I don't eat meat, so initially, I asked for tofu as a substitute for the meat. She said that wasn't an option. No problem. I asked for side of plain tofu at an additional cost. She said that wasn't an option either.

I asked to speak with someone else, but she interjected and asked for me -- simultaneously shaking her head no as she asked the question. Then the worker I asked refused as well.

You're telling me that a cafe in the middle of a grocery store does not have the ability to sell plain tofu? But, they can sell a side of plain rice?

It felt like she was on a power trip more than anything. She didn't want to sell me anything but the meat, so that was my only option. And it's my option to spend my money somewhere...

So for starters, concept is great. Large cafe inside a nice Asian supermarket. There’s even a beauty store to the right of the entrance (what don’t they have here??)

Everything is bright and modern. Lots of benches where people can enjoy Asian meals. It’s even the real deal where you see roast duck and roast pig hanging just like those authentic Cantonese restaurants.

They even have the large display kiosks where you order your food, pay and a receipt gets printed. Your order number is flashed on the screen.

The food was ready pretty quickly. I ordered mine to go so it was placed in a cute to go bag.

I ordered beef bulgogi which comes with steamed veggies and rice. You’d think that the food would be delicious; unfortunately it is cafe food - under seasoned and...

The Roast Duck and BBQ Pork with Rice (B6) were solid. The rice wasn’t too dry, and both meats were flavorful. I didn’t like that some of the roast duck pieces had more bone than meat. The Beef Chow Fun (B12) was a bit too oily and could’ve used more dark soy sauce, but otherwise, it tasted like a standard noodle dish. While I usually go to 888 Int'l Market for my roast duck, cha siu pork, or roast pork, this place is...