A year after opening its doors at 143rd and Metcalf, La Fetta Delicatessen is doubling down on Johnson County's appetite for a good sandwich. The Overland Park deli is planning a second location in Corinth Square near 83rd and Mission in Prairie Village, with owner-operator Adam Bracco aiming to open the doors by mid-October.
The new shop is set to land at 3945 W. 83rd Street, according to the Kansas City Pitch, giving Prairie Village its own taste of a menu that has already built a following at the original 14363 Metcalf Ave. address, which a Yahoo News report notes quietly began serving customers there. Bracco has future La Fetta locations in mind beyond Prairie Village, per the Pitch, suggesting this expansion may not be the last.
La Fetta's origin story starts far from Johnson County. Bracco opened the deli after a chance meal during a family vacation, when he visited Tagliare, a delicatessen in Missoula, Montana. That visit led him to partner with Matt Benzel, who owns Tagliare, to bring a satellite version of the Montana shop to Kansas City.
A Menu Built on Montana Roots
The Overland Park shop leans heavily on its Montana inspiration, using many recipes perfected at Tagliare — the Pitch reports the menus overlap by 80 percent. La Fetta serves both Italian deli favorites and more experimental, worldly options, with sandwiches served generally on focaccia, according to the outlet's reporting.
A separate account from the same Yahoo News report describes the bread differently, noting that baguettes are delivered daily and never frozen — a discrepancy in how the two outlets characterize the deli's bread program. Whatever the bread, the shop sells more than 20 sandwiches alongside freshly sliced Boar's Head meats and cheeses and imported products, the outlet reports.
The Sandwiches Driving the Buzz
Two sandwiches have emerged as favorites. The Beach Boy, the reported top seller, stacks bacon, turkey, swiss, lettuce, tomato, avocado, onion and spicy garlic aioli, while Bracco personally recommends the Queen, built with turkey, bacon, housemade pesto and balsamic glaze. Yahoo News reported both sandwiches selling for $13.95 apiece at the time of its report. The Boss rounds out the lineup with soppressata, finocchiona, feisty slaw and vinaigrette.
Beyond sandwiches, La Fetta serves a pasta salad made from a recipe out of Bracco's wife's family. The Pitch reports that the shop makes its sauces in-house, and La Fetta has a menu page. The shop offers charcuterie, tiramisu and cannoli, plus a grocery section stocked with imported and specialty ingredients.
What's Next for the Growing Deli
The original Overland Park location has drawn strong community support, according to the Pitch, and will operate Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., closing Sundays. A barbecue sandwich was also in the works as of the Yahoo News report, though no release timing had been set, and the shop planned to add charcuterie once it had a few days of operation under its belt.
With the Prairie Village opening planned and Bracco already eyeing further locations, La Fetta's expansion suggests Johnson County's sandwich scene is about to get a second home base — one built on recipes that trace back to a family vacation stop in Missoula.
