Green Dirt on Oak
1601 Oak Street
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
United States
oak.greendirtfarm.com
816.386.2156

Green Dirt on Oak, located in Kansas City, Missouri’s Crossroads Arts District, is our first GDAKC–certified restaurant! You can see many of the contributions toward its five-star rating on display when you enter owner Sarah Hoffmann’s building. Some of Green Dirt Farm’s cheese production takes place on-site and is available for purchase at the counter, along with provisions from other local makers such as Fair Share Farms, Broadway Roasting Company, and Daily Culture. 

Head up to the second floor for brunch or dinner—or a few steps higher to the roof for snacks or happy hour—to experience thoughtful creativity both on the menu and weaved throughout the space. The menu highlights many local growers, inviting conversations with servers and staff about the purveyors. Mainstays include Linda Hezel’s Prairie Birthday Farm, Thane Palmberg Farm, and Yoli Tortilleria. The planters spaced among the tables in the dining room were built in collaboration with Cornerstones of Care’s Build Trybe, displaying branches that once lived at Green Dirt Farm. 

Green Dirt partners with Buttonwood Farm to provide chicken and eggs free of antibiotics and hormones, raised to forage on the farm. Pasture-raised pork is sourced from veteran-owned, family-operated Mac’s Farms, just north of Kansas City. Lamb comes from Green Dirt Farm, in Weston, Missouri, is Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW, and is butchered in-house to ensure use of the whole animal. All bread and baked goods are produced on-site, sometimes using local grains such as cornmeal from Crum’s Heirlooms. Many of the dishes highlight cheese and other dairy from Green Dirt Farm, promising innovative attention to detail. Servers make a point to promote “shareability,” an almost unspoken way of reducing food waste—a trait we admire just as much as their commitment to composting with KC Can Compost. 

Don’t forget the drinks! The bar team at Green Dirt on Oak shows impressive restraint across a variety of interesting beverage options. Enjoy a Cheese Kitchen Martini—incorporating whey brine from Green Dirt Farm feta—or try something free-spirited, made with the same level of consideration and craft. We know we mentioned it already, but if the weather is cooperative, make a point to visit the rooftop for a cocktail, a pint from a local brewery, or a glass of thoughtfully chosen wine paired with a cheese or charcuterie board. We love that the remainder of the roof is painted a reflective white, diverting the heat of the sun from the building to keep it cool while reducing energy costs—just another detail cementing Green Dirt on Oak’s prominent place in Kansas City’s sustainability conversation.