Corner Cafe - Independence Menu (Update 2025)
Welcome to Corner Cafe - Independence, a charming diner that captures the heart of American breakfast and brunch culture. Nestled at 4215 S Little Blue Pkwy in Independence, MO, this women-owned eatery offers a cozy atmosphere perfect for families and groups. Patrons rave about the homestyle cooking, with favorites like crunchy onion rings, hearty meatloaf sandwiches, and decadent coconut cream pie gracing the menu.
Beyond breakfast classics, the cafe is a haven for vegetarians and meat lovers alike, with options for every palate. The staff is noted for their warmth and attentiveness, ensuring a delightful dining experience. Whether you're looking for a quick takeaway or a leisurely meal in their inviting outdoor seating, Corner Cafe caters to all, even your furry friends. With good food, fair prices, and a welcoming ambiance, it’s no surprise that this diner draws a loyal crowd!
SANDWICHES
Tenderloin Sandwich
Our house specialty!
Reuben Sandwich
Corned beef, Swiss cheese and sauerkraut on grilled marble rye
Corner Club
Turkey, ham, bacon, tomato, lettuce and cheese, tripledecked on toast
Turkey Melt
Thin sliced turkey on grilled sourdough bread with Swiss cheese and bacon
Corner Melt
Hamburger on grilled marble rye bread with Swiss and American cheese, bacon and grilled onions
Club Croissant
Turkey, ham, bacon, tomato, lettuce and cheese
Chicken Fillet Sandwich
8oz. boneless breast, grilled or deepfried
Pot Roast Sandwich
Slow roasted beef on an Italian roll with au jus
BLT
Piled high with bacon on sourdough toast
5Way Grilled Cheese
American, Swiss, Monterey Jack, Cheddar and Parmesan cheese served on our thickcut egg bread
4Piece Fried Chicken
A house specialty! Breast, thigh, wing and leg breaded in our house recipe and deepfried to a golden brown. Additional charge for substitutions.
2Piece Fried Chicken
Two pieces of white or dark meat, breaded in our house recipe and deepfried to a golden brown. Additional charge for substitutions.
Tenderloin Dinner
Handcut, handbreaded house specialty, deepfried and smothered in cream gravy.
Chicken Fried Steak
A Corner favorite. Handbreaded, grilled and topped with cream gravy.
Chicken Fried Chicken
8oz. boneless chicken breast, breaded and deepfried, smothered in cream gravy.
Fried Cod
Three pieces of crispy golden battered deepfried cod.
Hamburger Steak
12oz. certified Angus beef grilled to your liking, topped with sauteed onions and our homemade beef gravy.
Grilled Chicken Breast
8oz. boneless chicken breast, seasoned and grilled.
Turkey N Dressing
Fresh breast of sliced turkey, served atop our cornbread stuffing, smothered in homemade turkey gravy and a side of cranberry sauce.
Homemade Chicken Noodle Dinner
Real comfort food! Handrolled noodles and hunks of chicken in a rich creamy broth makes this a true delight!
Pot Roast Dinner
Chunks of slowroasted beef smothered in our homemade beef gravy
Chicken Livers
One pound of lightly breaded, deepfried livers. Served with a side of cream gravy.
Catfish Fillet
A large fillet of lightly breaded, pond raised catfish. A great catch!
Pork Chop Dinner
Two centercut pork chops, breaded and grilled to perfection.
Chicken Finger Platter
Strips of real white chicken breast, breaded and deepfried.
Liver Onions
Grilled beef liver, smothered in grilled onions and homemade beef gravy.
KC Strip Steak
8oz. USDA Choice steak seasoned and grilled to your liking.
DINNER PLATTERS All dinner platters come with your choice of two sides and a homemade dinner roll.
DAILY SPECIALS They disappear quickly, so get em while they last.
SUN ONLYHomemade Cream Of Potato Bacon Soup
With hot roll
MON ONLY Pork Roast Dressing
Tender slices of pork roast served over stuffing and topped with our homemade pork gravy. Served with 2 sides of your choice and our homemade dinner roll
MON ONLYHam And Beans
Served with cornbread
MON ONLYCatfish Special
Served with French fries, cole slaw , navy beans and cornbread
TUES ONLY Meatloaf Dinner
Our homemade meatloaf served with your choice of 2 sides and our homemade dinner roll
TUES ONLYHot Meatloaf Sandwich
Served with mashed potatoes and gravy
TUES ONLYBeef Tips Noodle Dinner
Served with your choice of 2 sides and our homemade dinner roll
TUES ONLYBeef Tips Ala Carte
TUES ONLYHomemade Vegetable Soup
Served with hot roll
WED ONLYSuper Burrito
Smothered with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and green onion
WED ONLYBurrito With Everything
Smothered with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and green onion. Topped with our homemade chili
WED ONLYBurrito Platter
Our super burrito served with Spanish rice and soupy beans
WED ONLY4 Taco Special
Tacos topped with lettuce, cheese, green onions and diced tomatoes
WED ONLYTaco Platter
2 tacos with Spanish rice and soupy beans. Tacos topped with lettuce, cheese, green onions and diced tomatoes
WED ONLYTaco Salad
Tortilla chips piled high with seasoned ground beef, lettuce, cheese, tomato and green onion
WED ONLYBowl Of Homemade Chili
WED ONLYChicken Tortilla Soup
With hot roll
THURS ONLY Spaghetti
With homemade spaghetti sauce. Served with a dinner salad and Italian bread.
THURS ONLYChicken Parmesan
Handbreaded 8oz. chicken breast served over spaghetti, topped with mozzarella cheese and spaghetti sauce, dinner salad and Italian bread
THURS ONLYItalian Steak Sandwich
Your choice of spaghetti sauce or BBQ sauce and 1 side dish
THURS ONLY Catfish Special
Fried catfish served with French fries, cole slaw, navy beans and cornbread
THURS ONLYHam And Beans
Served with cornbread
FRI ONLYPot Roast Special
Chunks of slowroasted beef, served with cooked carrots, new potatoes, and your choice of 1 side, plus our homemade dinner roll
FRI ONLYHomemade Cream Of Potato Bacon Soup
With hot roll
FRI ONLY Broccoli Cheese Soup
With hot roll
SAT ONLYMeatloaf Dinner
Our homemade meatloaf served with your choice of 2 sides and our homemade dinner roll
SAT ONLYHot Meatloaf Sandwich
Served with mashed potatoes and gravy
Sweet Lovin Pecan Chicken Salad
Lettuce topped with fried chicken, glazed pecans, cranberries, strawberries, bleu cheese and sweet basil vinaigrette
Bacon Apple Salad
Lettuce topped with Fuji apples, bacon, bleu cheese, glazed pecans, cranberries, red and green onion served with our honey mustard dressing
Fried Chicken Salad
Lettuce topped with tomatoes, cheese, green onion, homemade croutons and strips of fried chicken.
Cobb Salad
Lettuce topped with grilled chicken, bleu cheese, tomato, bacon, red onion, cheddar cheese and hardboiled egg
Chef Salad
Lettuce topped with turkey, ham, egg, cheese, green onion, tomatoes and homemade croutons
Loaded Baked Potato
With butter, cheese, bacon, green onion and sour cream
Soup Loaded Baked Potato
Baked potato with butter, cheese, bacon, green onion and sour cream. Choose your favorite cup of soup.
Salad Loaded Baked Potato
Baked potato with butter, cheese, bacon, green onion and sour cream. Dinner salad with choice of dressing.
Dinner Salad
Lettuce, tomato, red onion, cucumber and homemade croutons
Fresh Fruit Plate
Served with a muffin. Fruit and muffins change seasonally.
Soup Salad
Our dinner salad with a cup of our soup of the day and dinner roll
SALADS, SOUPS N SPUDS
CHILDRENS MENU Under 12 years of age only
Kids Funny Face Pancake
With choice of bacon, sausage links or patty
Kids One Egg, Bacon Or Sausage, Toast
Kids French Toast
With bacon, sausage link or patty
Kids Hamburgers
Burgers served well done with choice of side dish
Kids Cheeseburgers
Burgers served well done with choice of side dish
Kids Chicken Noodles
Cup of Chicken Noodles served with a hot roll
Kids Chicken Leg
Served with choice of side dish
Kids Chicken Fingers
Served with choice of side dish and hot roll
Kids Grilled Cheese
Served with choice of side dish
Kids Mini Corn Dogs
Served with choice of side dish
Kids Vegetable Plate
Served with 2 sides and hot roll
THURS ONLY SPECIAL Kids Spaghetti
Spaghetti served with a meatball
8 Pc Fried Chicken
A combination of breasts, thighs, wings and legs breaded in our house recipe and deepfried to a golden brown. Includes 6 dinner rolls.
16 Pc Fried Chicken
A combination of breasts, thighs, wings and legs breaded in our house recipe and deepfried to a golden brown. Includes 1 dozen dinner rolls.
12 Pc Chicken Tenders
Strips of chicken breast, hand breaded and deepfried. Includes 6 dinner rolls.
24 Pc Chicken Tenders
Strips of chicken breast, hand breaded and deepfried. Includes 1 dozen dinner rolls.
FAMILY MEALS available for carry out only
SIDE DISHES
Applesauce
Baked Potato
Served with butter
Cabbage
Coleslaw
Corn
Corn Nuggets
Cottage Cheese
Dinner Salad
Lettuce tomato red onion cucumber and homemade croutons
French Fries
Fried Okra
Fruit
Green Beans
Grits
Organic stone ground grits
Hash Browns
Macaroni Cheese
Mashed Potatoes
Onion Rings
Potato Chips
Freshly fried
Sidewinder Fries
Steamed Vegetables
Fresh cut broccoli, carrots and cauliflower
Stuffing
Sweet Potato Fries
Freshly fried
Chocolate Cream
Homemade pie crust filled with chocolate pudding and topped with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles
Coconut Cream
Homemade pie crust filled with coconut pudding and topped with whipped cream and toasted coconut
Banana Cream
Homemade pie crust filled with banana pudding and topped with whipped cream and toasted almonds
Apple Pie
A traditional favorite
Cherry Pie
Full of delicious cherries! Even better a la mode, just add 2.29
Pumpkin Pie
Our seasonal homemade pumpkin pie
Pecan Pie
Peach Cobbler
Blackberry Cobbler
Even better a la mode, just add 2.29
No Sugar Added Pies
Classic chocolate or coconut cream pies made with no sugar added
Banana Split Pie
So good, youll never miss the ice cream!
Dinner Roll
Baked fresh daily!
12 Dozen Muffins
An assortment of available flavors. We typically have blueberry, pineapple nut, chocolate and a seasonal flavor such as pumpkin nut or orange cranberry
Cookies
Assorted Chocolate Chip, Sugar, Double Chocolate Chip or Oatmeal Raisin cookies.
Brownies
Fudge chocolate brownies are a delight! Please give a 2hour notice for full pan orders.
MON ONLY Chocolate Cake
Our moist 3layer cake is a chocolate lovers dream. Please give a 2hour notice for full pan orders.
MON ONLY Bread Pudding
Made from scratch with cinnamon and raisins. Topped with maple whipped topping. Please give a 2hour notice for full pan orders.
TUES ONLY Coco Loco
Our scratchmade pecan crust layered with cream cheese and filled with chocolate pudding and coconut.
WED ONLY Platte County Pie
Stuffed with chocolate chips and pecans. If a chocolate chip cookie could be a pie, it would want to be this pie!
THURS ONLY Banana Pecan Cream Pie
Our scratchmade pecan crust layered with cream cheese, bananas and pudding. Its just too good to pass up!
FRI ONLY Lemon Meringue
Our tart lemon pie with fluffy meringue piled high!
FRI ONLY Pineapple Nut Cake
Pineapple tucked inside and cream cheese frosting with pecans inside and out make this 3layer cake full of goodness. Please give a 24hour notice for whole cake orders.
Missouri Mud Slide
A warm, fudgy chocolate brownies with ice cream, caramel, pecans, whipped topping and chocolate syrup
Homemade Cinnamon Roll
A true delight!
Sticky Bun
Full of pecans and lots of sticky!
Bakery
AWESOME OMELETTES Fluffy 3egg omelettes with hash browns or grits. Includes your choice of white or wheat toast or a biscuit
Gringo Omelette
Chorizo sausage, pepperjack cheese, hash browns, sweet peppers and onion, topped with green onion, salsa and sour cream
Meat Lovers Omelette
Ham, sausage, bacon and American cheese
Corner Omelette
Ham, mushrooms, onions, sweet peppers, tomatoes and American cheese
Italian Omelette
Italian sausage, sweet peppers and onion, topped with mozzarella cheese and marinara sauce
Spinach Artichoke Omelette
Fresh spinach, Swiss cheese, spinach artichoke dip, tomato and green onion
Country Omelette
Ham, onions, sweet peppers and American cheese
Garden Omelette
Mushrooms, onions, sweet peppers, tomatoes and American cheese
Ham Cheese Omelette
Diced ham and American cheese
Short Stack
Three of our buttermilk pancakes served with maple syrup and whipped butter
Corner Special
Two of our buttermilk pancakes with an egg of your choice plus your choice of sausage patty, link or bacon
French Toast
Three slices of thickcut egg bread topped with whipped butter and powered sugar, and served with maple syrup
French Toast Combo
Two slices of thickcut egg bread served with an egg of your choice plus your choice of sausage patty, links or bacon
Waffles
Our Belgian waffle served with maple syrup and whipped butter. Add topping for 2.50
Waffle Special
Our Belgian waffle served with an egg of your choice plus your choice of a sausage patty, links or bacon
HOT OFF the GRIDDLE
BREAKFAST FAVORITES
Biscuit Topper
Open faced biscuit topped with an egg and sausage gravy with a side of bacon, sausage links or patties.
Diced Ham Scrambled Eggs
Served with hash browns or grits and your choice of white or wheat toast or a biscuit
Meat N Eggs
Pick two sides of bacon, sausage links or patties, served with three fresh eggs
Bellybuster
1lb certified Angus beef
Haffa Heifer Burger
12lb. certified Angus beef
Skinny Minnie Burger
14lb. certified Angus beef
BURGERS Grilled to order with lettuce, onion, tomato and pickle.
CLASSICS Real oldfashioned, feelgood comfort food.
Pot Roast Open FacedSandwich
Served hot with mashed potatoes and smothered gravy.
Tenderloin OpenFaced Sandwich
Served hot with mashed potatoes and smothered in gravy!
Turkey OpenFaced Sandwich
Served hot with mashed potatoes and smothered in gravy!
Chicken Fried Steak OpenFaced Sandwich
Served hot with mashed potatoes and smothered in gravy!
Chicken Fried Chicken OpenFaced Sandwich
Served hot with mashed potatoes and smothered in gravy!
Fish Chips
Fried Cod served with our sidewinder cut fries and coleslaw
Homemade Chicken Noodles
with hot roll
Chicken Fingers 6
Served with BBQ sauce, honey mustard or cream gravy with hot roll
Chicken Livers
with cream gravy and hot roll
Vegetable Plate
Choice of 5 side dishes with hot roll. Additional charge for signature sides
Big B Breakfast
FOR THE HEARTY APPETITE! Pick a side of bacon, sausage links or patties served with three fresh eggs, a small biscuit and gravy and your choice of hash browns or grits. Available daily til 11 a.m.
Bacon Eggs
Bacon served with two fresh eggs and hash browns or grits
Sausage Links Eggs
Sausage links served with two fresh eggs and hash browns or grits
Sausage Patties Eggs
Sausage patties served with two fresh eggs and hash browns or grits
Corned Beef Hash Eggs
Corned Beef Hash grilled and served with two fresh eggs and hash browns or grits
Italian Sausage Link Eggs
Italian sausage grilled and served with two fresh eggs and hash browns or grits
Pork Chop Eggs
A centercut pork chop, breaded and grilled to perfection, served with two fresh eggs and hash browns or grits. with 2 chops 19.99
Grilled Pork Cutlet Eggs
Centercut pork lion breaded and smothered in cream gravy, served with two fresh eggs hash browns or grits
BoneIn Country Ham Eggs
5oz. countrycured grilled ham steak served with two fresh eggs and hash browns or grits
Chicken Fried Steak Eggs
Handbreaded and smothered in cream gravy, served with two fresh eggs and hash browns or grits
Steak Eggs
8 oz. UDSA choice steak grilled to your liking and served with two fresh eggs and hash browns or grits
CLASSIC EGG PLATTERS All of our hearty breakfasts include your choice of a biscuit, white or wheat toast.
THE LIGHTER SIDE biscuits and oatmeal available daily until 11 a.m.
1
One egg, hash browns or grits, and your choice of a slice of toast or biscuit. All eggs are cooked to order.
2
Two eggs, hash browns or grits, and your choice of a slice of toast or biscuit. All eggs cooked to order.
3
One egg, one pancake, and your choice of sausage or bacon. All eggs cooked to order.
4
One egg, one slice French Toast, and your choice of sausage or bacon All eggs cooked to order.
5
Two eggs, sausage patties, links or bacon, and your choice of toast or biscuit . All eggs cooked to order.
6
Two eggs, fresh fruit, and your choice of toast. All eggs cooked to order.
7
Small biscuit and gravy with your choice of sausage or bacon.
8
Steel Cut Oatmeal or cereal with biscuit, toast or muffin. Available daily until 11 a.m.
Biscuits Sausage Gravy Small
Available until 11 a.m.
Biscuits Sausage Gravy Medium
Available daily until 11 a.m.