Bojangles will open at 12005 Metcalf Ave. in Overland Park on Nov. 10, the chain's first Kansas City-area restaurant in decades.
The opening has been delayed twice. Bojangles originally targeted Monday, Aug. 31, then shifted to Tuesday, Oct. 13, before settling on the November date, KCinsiders reporter Joyce Smith reported Sept. 3.
The restaurant will occupy the former Boston Market space, which later housed Mo'Bettahs, at the south end of the Metcalf Avenue corridor.
One thing the menu won't include: bone-in chicken. A Bojangles spokeswoman told KCinsiders the Kansas City-area locations have dropped bone-in pieces in favor of boneless options, citing consumer preferences for portability and convenience.
The Overland Park menu will feature chicken tenders, chicken sandwiches, biscuits, all-day breakfast items and sides such as dirty rice and seasoned fries, according to the company.
A menu board was already visible at the Metcalf location as of Sept. 3, but the spokeswoman said it was an early test and not the final version. A blackberry cobbler listed on the board will be gone by opening day. Peach cobbler is expected to replace it.
Two more KC-area locations planned
Bojangles has signed leases for two additional Kansas City-area restaurants: 9101 Johnson Drive in Merriam, near IKEA, and 808 NW Missouri 7 in Blue Springs. Both sites are former Jack in the Box locations. No opening dates have been announced for either.
The Kansas City Star reported in December 2025 that the Merriam location was targeting an October or November 2026 opening, but the more recent KCinsiders report listed no timeline for that site.
The Charlotte, North Carolina-based chain was founded in 1977 and operates more than 880 restaurants in 24 states, according to Chain Store Age. The Kansas City Business Journal reported in December 2025 that Bojangles had signed three leases in the metro and planned as many as 15 locations within seven years.
Bojangles' last known Kansas City-area location opened in 1985 at 4520 Blue Parkway, operated by franchisee Dan White, according to Kansas City Star records. That site is now a Sonic Drive-In.
