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Yahoo
03-05-2025
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Beloved Kansas City family-owned restaurant to undergo changes
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The family that brought a taste of Northern Thai cuisine to Kansas City will be parting ways with the restaurant. A beloved-family owned restaurant in Kansas City will soon undergo major changes. Construction set to begin on first Buc-ee's store in Kansas 'We absolutely enjoy Pam's food, Teddy is amazing, so it's just been wonderful,' customer Lauren Cater said. The couple who helped open the spot seven years ago, restaurant manager Ted and his wife, executive chef Pam Liberda are parting ways with Waldo Thai. 'It was hard, very difficult for me and my wife but you've got to move on, it's time to go,' Ted said. 'I've learned my lessons in the past, sometimes it's time to let go.' They're going to focus on their other restaurants. 'Buck Tui BBQ in Overland Park and Muni down in the River Market, we've got the vibes down there,' Ted added. And look to the future, a chance to expand their creativity. 'It's exciting what the future holds, but exciting news coming in the future,' Ted said. 'Stay tuned Kansas City.' The restaurant shared on social media that it plans to remain open. Ted said whatever is next will be up to the new managers. They're only hoping for the best. 'Hopefully, they're going to be opening under new management and it'll be just as good as it was — even better than before,' he said. But the restaurant under their leadership, will always be remembered by many as a place that allowed them to try new foods and staff that felt like family. About half of Americans say the economy is Trump's responsibility: Survey 'Waldo is going to take it a little hard but we will definitely be following them in the future so it's not goodbye, just to be continued,' Carter added. Their last day with the restaurant will be May 17. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Chef is leaving popular Thai restaurant in KC, but it won't close, owners say
Popular Kansas City restaurant Waldo Thai is going through some changes. After the general manager said Friday morning that the spot would close, 'at least for a little bit,' the restaurant's chief financial officer said that evening that it would remain open at 8431 Wornall Road under different management. Ted Liberda, who helped to open the spot in 2018, told The Star on Friday morning that he and his wife, Pam Liberda, are leaving the concept May 17 to focus on their other two restaurants: Buck Tui BBQ at 6737 W. 75th St. in Overland Park and MuNi at 316 Delaware St. 'It's gonna be operating under new management, possibly, but it's gonna take some time for the turnaround, so it'll be closed for at least a little bit,' he said of Waldo Thai on Friday morning. Later Friday, however, Scott Keithly, the restaurant's chief financial officer, said it will remain open. '(The Liberdas) made the decision this week that they were gonna move on, but we never told them we were gonna close the place,' Keithly said. 'We're just gonna hire a new chef and keep operating.' Ted said they're looking forward to another restaurant project. He can't announce when, where or what it will be just yet, but he did say it will be in a 'prominent location' on the Missouri side. The Liberdas opened the restaurant in 2018 after Pam told her husband she wanted to open a restaurant that served the same dishes she grew up enjoying, specifically the Lanna Thai cuisine from Northern Thailand. Such menu items include gaeng hung lei — a curry with braised pork belly, palm sugar and spices — and nam prik orng, which has pork-based relish, tomatoes, serrano peppers, and fermented soy beans and shrimp paste. While it's sad for the Liberdas to leave Waldo Thai, Ted said they're excited for what's to come. 'Heartfelt thank you to everyone who's supported us throughout the years … So many wonderful memories and relationships in that place,' Ted said. 'We look forward to the next chapter of our life.'
