Strip's Chicken & Brewing - Merriam

Strip's Chicken & Brewing - Merriam A friendly little brewery with amazing food, beer and cocktails. All our food is made from scratch except fries & ice cream. Hope to see you soon!

We brew our ginger beer, root beer, & 6 seltzers plus contract recipes with 5 local breweries for our beer.

I appreciate so many of you coming out this past week during this nasty weather (or keeping those delivery drivers busy!...
02/21/2025

I appreciate so many of you coming out this past week during this nasty weather (or keeping those delivery drivers busy!) You might have noticed next week is looking AWESOME!! 😎

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




02/19/2025

Merriam’s water line is thawed with nothing breaking so we will be open Thursday regular hours. Come see us! - Todd Johnson, Proprietor

All Strip’s locations are closed today (Tuesday) because of the weather.  We do plan to be open tomorrow.  Stay safe!Tod...
02/18/2025

All Strip’s locations are closed today (Tuesday) because of the weather. We do plan to be open tomorrow. Stay safe!

Todd Johnson, Proprietor

02/17/2025

Have you tried my new “Todd’s Ketchup”? We had been sampling it for a couple weeks in Lenexa and about 85% liked it better than “regular ketchup” (we’ve always used Heinz. 10% didn’t care either way and 5% preferred Heinz. So Friday morning I made 20 gallons and distributed it to all locations.

I’ve always thought we had a shockingly small amount of requests for ketchup at our drive thru and with catering orders. We’ve never charged for ketchup unless it’s by the pint. Of course our fries taste GREAT without ketchup!

But now I want to get you HOOKED on my ketchup. We are including a portion cup of our ketchup with every to-go/delivery/drive-thru order that includes fries. Perhaps everytime you eat ketchup anywhere else on their inferior fries you will be noticing their ketchup is inferior as well 😜.

This ketchup is not spicy even though you will notice some black pepper and seasonings. It is darker in color but has a brighter, more robust depth of flavor than American ketchup. It might remind some of a ketchup they had in a foreign country - for me, Jamaica back in 1996.

Todd’s Ketchup is gluten free and other than black pepper doesn’t have anything weird in it that’s not commonly found in ketchup. Enjoy!

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




02/14/2025

This is what I was doing last year on Valentine’s Day! Part 2 of video is in comments. Enjoy Legarde Organic Malbec wine grown by Argentina’s oldest vineyard on vines originally planted in 1906 for $10 a glass or $32 a bottle. Legarde Rose also available at same price. In the USA you will only find these bottles at Strip’s Lenexa & Merriam unless you travel to New York or California.

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Stop by and grab dinner (and wine?) No reservations necessary.

Todd Johnson, Proprietor

02/13/2025

Buy 2 pints of Homemade Chicken & Noodles & GET 1 FREE! No coupon code required - just order 2 and (hopefully) we will give you 3! (Please double check before you leave because I’m afraid someone is going to forget)

All locations are stocked but this deal is only while supplies last! Keep an eye on this Facebook post for updates if we run out.

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




I’m proud that Strip’s “59 Diner Broasted Amber” beer made it to the pages of Kansas City Magazine    this month!  This ...
02/13/2025

I’m proud that Strip’s “59 Diner Broasted Amber” beer made it to the pages of Kansas City Magazine this month! This is my collaboration with Vine Street Brewing that’s possibly the first beer ever created to be paired with fried chicken - and available only at our Strip’s Lenexa & Merriam locations.

This amber beer is homage to my grandmother’s 24 hour diner south of Erie, Kansas (next to my grandfather’s truck stop) that was one of the first to bring broasted chicken to southeast Kansas.

Zach Smith started at 8am and ended about the time we opened at 11am to get the photo for the article just perfect - INTENSE - and the beer’s definitely got motion!

You’ll find our story here on page 88: https://issuu.com/435mag8/docs/kansascitymag_february2025

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.






02/12/2025

It’s not really Snowmageddon outside but all Strip’s locations are CLOSED TODAY (Wednesday).

No one wants to work today including Sooki & ME! But my staff does believe I should go ahead and process payroll 😜. So I will work on that today inside my home where it’s nice and warm.

PLUS determining layout/ordering seeds for our new raised beds at Lenexa.

AND the new menu for Olathe (adding GIZZARDS, ?, ?, ?, ?, and discontinuing ?)

AND if I get all that done (I won’t) I will work on accounting that’s been piling up.

ALWAYS with plenty of breaks to play fetch with Sooki the Yorki and COFFEE.

Join us TOMORROW for Buy 2 Get 1 FREE Homemade Chicken & Noodles! ($7.99 a pint) - no coupon code needed - available dine-in, carry out or delivery. Just order 2 and we will add a 3rd (hopefully 🙏) until they are gone!

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub. Drive-thru available at Olathe, curbside delivery available at Merriam & Lenexa if you select curbside when you order online. Order online at Stripschicken.com and get 2x reward points.




In addition to having Chicken & Noodles this week I just realized my Olathe staff created a new menu item that I’ve not ...
02/10/2025

In addition to having Chicken & Noodles this week I just realized my Olathe staff created a new menu item that I’ve not even tried yet - TenderLION! 😬

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




02/10/2025

YIKES! We all need some COMFORT FOOD! So I’m making CHICKEN & NOODLES today (Monday) and will have them available by 5pm TONIGHT at all 3 Strip’s locations! $7.99 a pint.

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




02/09/2025

Good morning CHIEFS FANS! Our LENEXA location will be OPEN our regular Sunday hours today from 11am to 9pm. We have a good quantity of wings, bone-in chicken and your other favorites available for dine-in, to-go & delivery today! But remember we do have a small kitchen in Lenexa so online ordering/to-go/delivery orders might get throttled during peak times. About all our food reheats well in the oven or air fryer so if it’s important to have Strip’s pick it up early!

I hope you will stop by and enjoy the big game with me today while sitting in one of 6 big booths, each featuring a TV. We also have several TVs stationed around the bar and dining room. Our booths will seat 7 if there’s a chair at the end and 11 if we add a table. Our occupancy at Lenexa is 120. We also have TVs (and a heater) on our deck if you have a good coat!

No reservations are required (and normally not needed) but if you do have a large group coming in that would like to sit together just send me a direct message here on Facebook and I will do my best to accommodate you!

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




02/02/2025

Only our LENEXA location is OPEN ON SUNDAYS and only our Lenexa location has BONE-IN BROASTED FRIED CHICKEN! So come out and see us or order takeout/delivery TODAY from 11am to 9pm.

Our bone-in fried chicken just happens to be free of egg, dairy, soy, and gluten but you’d never know! Without a doubt will be among the best you’ve ever had!! 3 piece with Yummy Side is $16.99. 4 piece with Yummy Side is $19.99. Or 2 piece Family Feast with 12 piece & 2 large Yummy Sides is $39.99.

And don’t finalize your SUPER BOWL plans quite yet! Will be making an announcement as to what we plan to do for the Super Bowl later today. Check back to our Facebook & Instagram pages tonight!

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




I’m always surprised at how many haven't experienced the magic of Strip’s yet! 👀We’re thrilled to welcome so many new cu...
01/27/2025

I’m always surprised at how many haven't experienced the magic of Strip’s yet! 👀

We’re thrilled to welcome so many new customers here at our Lenexa location!

Of course I’m sure there are THOUSANDS of people who were not impressed for whatever reason when they tried a meal years ago and assumed our entire menu—over 40 made-from-scratch items— wasn’t worth exploring.

While we shine in catering and takeout, I really hate it when that’s someone’s first experience because in every restaurant nothing beats dine-in quality!

Sure, we're not perfect (because, let's be honest, I rely on humans!), but we strive to get better every day. 😄 Back in November we had a little mix-up at a location when an employee inadvertently swapped shredded mozzarella for cream cheese in our homemade FarmStead Ranch recipe. The result? A ranch dressing with the consistency of blue cheese for two days until someone finally mentioned they didn’t like the new recipe. 😳Oops! Thankfully, mistakes like this are extremely rare.

To minimize mistakes our recipes are mostly very simple using a combination of Black Magic, Green Magic, Red Magic, Pink Magic, Fry Salt, Crushed Pretzels, Breading Seasoning and several other secret spice blends (which also causes the recipes laying around in our kitchen pretty much useless for someone trying to duplicate 😜.)

Since our opening in 2016, I’ve been refining our recipes and processes to ensure that every visit consistently “knocks your socks off.” If a menu item doesn’t meet that standard, it gets fixed or removed. So if it’s been a while since your last visit, I promise you’ll find that Strip’s is even better than before! 💪✨

But hey, I might be a little biased! 😇😜

Check out what our new Lenexa customers are saying! I’ll be sharing my favorite recent reviews from Merriam tomorrow and Olathe on Wednesday.

I'm incredibly proud of our ratings: 4.4 stars at Olathe, 4.6 stars at Merriam, and an impressive 4.8 stars at Lenexa! Those scores compare favorably with extremely popular (and often more expensive) restaurants specializing in BBQ or crispy chicken or burgers or pork tenderloins or brewing beer or cocktails—yet here at Strip’s, you can enjoy all of that and more. I would get too bored if I wasn’t trying to specialize in everything!

We look forward to serving you soon! 🎉🍽️

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




01/26/2025

WATCH THE CHIEFS in Lenexa TODAY - SUNDAY - on a TV located inside each of our 6 ft tall x 6 ft wide booths - up to 7 people will easily fit in if someone sits in a chair at the end of the table.

And while you are at it enjoy some REAL comfort food - made from scratch - including our new bone-in broasted fried chicken! (Legs & thighs only sorry!). It just happens to be gluten free but you’d never know!

TASTE why Strip’s is “Completely Different . . . and Absolutely Better!”

We greatly appreciate those of you who take a moment to share this post on your social media and those who share your reviews on Google, NextDoor, Yelp, Untappd and TripAdvisor!

Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.







Something NEW for you to try at Lenexa & Merriam!  Introducing the Testosterona!  Been looking for Mezcal or Tequila tha...
01/22/2025

Something NEW for you to try at Lenexa & Merriam! Introducing the Testosterona! Been looking for Mezcal or Tequila that’s got a scorpion in it for awhile but apparently not any in Kansas - so infused it myself! Utilizing a REAL food-grade SCORPION of course!!

We are known for our food but eventually we will be known for our BEER, COCKTAILS, and WINE too!

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Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




Well it was bound to happen!  Our nearly perfect 5.0 star rated Lenexa location (26 reviews!) is now just a 4.8 star bus...
01/22/2025

Well it was bound to happen! Our nearly perfect 5.0 star rated Lenexa location (26 reviews!) is now just a 4.8 star business. Of course I’m sure there are many that have had less than a 5 star experience but I appreciate all your support! Know we are always trying to do our best!

Todd Johnson, Proprietor

01/20/2025

What’s your favorite item at Strip’s?!

I know many of you can’t pass up the chicken strips (and I’ve never tired of them myself after eating them almost every day for over 8 years) but you should DEFINITELY check out the other amazing things on our menus!

Remember if it’s too chilly to get out of your car we have a drive-thru at Olathe and Curbside Pickup at Merriam & Lenexa (must choose curbside option when placing order online).

TASTE why Strip’s is “Completely Different . . . and Absolutely Better!”

We greatly appreciate those of you who take a moment to share this post on your social media and those who share your reviews on Google, NextDoor, Yelp, Untappd and TripAdvisor!

Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




01/18/2025

Just in time for the Chiefs - we now offer Bone-in Fried Chicken (mix thighs and legs only) at our Lenexa location of Strip’s Chicken & Brewing!

This fried chicken could possibly be the best you’ve ever eaten. And if I didn’t think it was I would have kept working on the recipe but for me - it’s PERFECT. The pressure fryer forces the seasoning throughout the chicken and leaves the incredibly light breading extremely crispy. It’s gluten and dairy free but you’d never know!

I grew up eating Chicken Mary’s, Chicken Annie’s and a couple times we even voyaged to Brookville. All that chicken was very good (way better imho than any I’ve tried locally) but with heavier breading than mine has.

3 piece thighs & legs with Yummy Side is $16.99
4 piece thighs & legs with Yummy Side is $19.99
Family Feast (takeout or delivery only) with 12 pieces of legs & thighs plus 2 large Yummy Sides is $39.99.

Of course you can upgrade to the Premi-Yum sides and pay the difference between the between the Yummy Side & Premi-Yum side price.

This isn’t the cheapest fried chicken in the Metro but certainly not the most expensive. Without a doubt my sorghum-flour based breading that’s about 1/4 seasoning costs way more than what anyone else is using. This broaster is $18k new but I found a late model used - altogether invested $15k by the time it was installed under our hood with proper fire suppression. It will only be used to cook this bone-in chicken.

This breading is completely different than any of the other breading we use on anything else. This chicken incredibly complicates our very small Lenexa kitchen so please show my staff some grace - it takes 12 minutes to fry plus more time to bread it and fit that time in with all the other orders. I’ve been told I’m the fried chicken breader for the weekend 😇.

We have also launched a gluten free Warm Flourless Chocolate Cake with Luxardo Cherry Marshmallow Sauce ($8.99) in Lenexa and it will be introduced in Merriam middle of next week. We will be adding a lot of new items to Olathe when our new menu there is launched next month.

TASTE why Strip’s is “Completely Different . . . and Absolutely Better!”

We greatly appreciate those of you who take a moment to share this post on your social media and those who share your reviews on Google, NextDoor, Yelp, Untappd and TripAdvisor!

Todd Johnson, Proprietor
1110 East Santa Fe, Olathe 10:30am-9pm closed Sundays
5831 Merriam, Merriam 11am-9pm closed Sundays
12804 Santa Fe Trail Drive, Lenexa. 11am - 9pm OPEN SUNDAYS

All locations offer take-out, dine-in, catering plus delivery thru UberEats, DoorDash & Grubhub.




Address

5831 Merriam Drive
Merriam, KS
66203

Opening Hours

Monday 10:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 10:30am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 10:30am - 9pm
Friday 10:30am - 9pm
Saturday 10:30am - 9pm

Telephone

+19139144811

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