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Johnny C's Deli & Pasta

Name: Johnny C's Deli & Pasta
Address: 7012 Universal Avenue, Kansas City, MO, 64120, US
Telephone: +18164833354
Rating: 4.6

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Johnny C’s is your place to go for home-style Italian pasta and sandwiches for those in the KC area.
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Johnny C’s Deli & Pasta is one of Kansas City’s most popular Italian deli that has become quite the KC staple. Johnny C’s has been a family owned and operated restaurant since the beginning and that is something that will never change. If you’re looking for delicious home-style Italian food, look no further than Johnny C’s. Our sandwiches, pastas, and classic Italian deserts are what keep people coming back. We are also famous for our mouthwatering muffalettas that are unlike any you’ve ever had. Whether you’re dining in or picking up, we promise that your food will be hot and fresh and always delicious. Let us cater your next event and make it something that people will be talking about for months. We can’t wait to serve you our famous Italian food and see you again soon.

09/08/2026

The "Football Is Back" Poll 🏈🥪

Football has been back for THREE DAYS and we've already watched a team win on a play that shouldn't have happened. 🏈
If you missed it: Michigan beat Western Michigan 13-12 on a Hail Mary — after officials put one second back on the clock. ONE SECOND. Western Michigan had the biggest upset of the year in their hands and watched it evaporate on a timekeeping decision. There are people in Kalamazoo who will be talking about that second for the next forty years, and honestly? They've earned it.
That wasn't even the whole weekend. LSU dropped 51 on Clemson. UMass beat Rutgers. THREE different FCS teams knocked off FBS programs on the same afternoon. Week 1 was chaos and we loved every second of it (all of them, including the extra one).

And Friday night, the lights were on all over the metro with packed stands and marching bands. That's the best part of this whole season, honestly. Nothing beats a Friday night around here. 🙌

Now we wait for the main event. Next Monday night, the Chiefs open at Arrowhead against Denver — who've won three straight against us. Three. We're not bitter, we're just going to remember it out loud for the next six days.

Whatever you're watching, we've got the food. And we'll bring it to you.

💰 THE TUESDAY SPECIAL — $12.49
🥪 The Best Meatball Sandwich in KC: Undefeated since day one.
🥗 Fresh Spring Salad: Somebody's gotta play defense.
🥔 Bag of Chips: The perfect crunch.
🥤 Medium Drink: Never under review.

🚚 FREE OFFICE DELIVERY — M-F
📍 Within 10 miles of the deli
🕚 Pick your time: 11am, 12pm, or 1pm
💵 $100 minimum order
🆓 Free delivery — but only 3 spots per day, first come first serve

👇 SETTLE IT IN THE COMMENTS 👇

Which level of football is the BEST football? Drop ONE word below:

🔦 FRIDAY — High school. Packed stands, marching band, nothing better.
🎓 SATURDAY — College. Pure chaos, and this weekend proved it.
🏟️ SUNDAY — The NFL. You're just counting down to Monday night.
🥪 SNACKS — You don't watch. You're here for the food. Respect.

One word. Drop it below — and if you think Western Michigan got robbed, say it loud. 👇

09/07/2026

Closed today. Back tomorrow. 🇺🇸

Johnny C's Deli & Pasta is closed today, Monday, September 7th, so our crew can celebrate Labor Day with their friends and family.
They earn it behind the counter every single day. Today it's their turn to kick back.

We're back Tuesday morning with the doors open and the specials ready. 🥪

Heading back to the office tomorrow? Let us bring lunch to you. We deliver FREE Monday–Friday within 10 miles of the deli. Three slots a day (11am, 12pm, 1pm), first come first served, max 3 deliveries per day, $100 minimum. Get your order in early Tuesday before the slots fill up.

Tell us your Labor Day plans 👇

1️⃣ Grilling all day
2️⃣ Lake or pool
3️⃣ Couch and a nap
4️⃣ Already counting down to Tuesday lunch

From all of us at Johnny C's, have a happy and safe Labor Day, KC.

09/04/2026

KC, bow your heads. College football's opening weekend has arrived. 🙏🏈

This isn't just a weekend. This is a holy weekend. And unlike most Week 1s full of warmup games, there's REAL football on the slate:

🐯 Clemson at LSU — Saturday night in Death Valley. Lane Kiffin's debut, a $40 million roster, and enough transfer drama that people are joking LSU signed everybody who wasn't already drawing an NFL pension. Half of us are just watching to see if it works.

🦆 Boise State at #2 Oregon — Boise has beaten better Oregon teams than this. Don't look away.

☘️ Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin — AT LAMBEAU FIELD. College football in an NFL cathedral.

🏈 Ole Miss vs. Louisville — the only ranked-vs-ranked game of the weekend. Kiffin's old team, no less.

Plus KU kicks off at home TONIGHT, K-State goes tomorrow, Mizzou already won last night, and Friday night lights are on across both states. (And after St. Pius shocked Rockhurst last week, no favorite anywhere should feel safe.)

A weekend this sacred requires a proper pregame meal — today's Friday Special: The Sicilian Hero — $12.49

🥩 Roast beef
🥓 Genoa salami
🧀 Provolone cheese
🍞 Fresh Italian roll
🍅 Tomatoes & 🧅 onions
✨ Our famous homemade Hero Dressing (herbs, spices, garlic & cheese — undefeated since day one)

Served with homemade tomato salad, chips, and a medium drink. Twelve hours of Saturday football requires FUEL. Plan accordingly.

🚚 OFFICE HEROES: Free lunch delivery M–F within 10 miles! Three slots daily — 11 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM. $100 minimum. Only 3 deliveries a day, first come first served, so call early.

Now the big question — what's THE game you're not missing this weekend? Drop a number:

1️⃣ — Clemson-LSU. I need to see the Kiffin show.
2️⃣ — Boise-Oregon. Upset watch. 🚨
3️⃣ — Notre Dame at Lambeau. Pure football romance.
4️⃣ — All of them. My couch has a depth chart.
5️⃣ — None. Wake me when the Chiefs kick off. ❤️💛

Drop your upset pick in the comments too — if you called St. Pius last week, we bow to you. 🙇

Open 'til 4 PM — 7012 Universal Ave. Fuel up at lunch, then guard the remote!

09/03/2026

🥵 Do not walk to lunch today. We're serious.

Ninety-eight degrees. No clouds. No rain. No mercy. The parking lot out there is functioning as a griddle and the asphalt is doing things asphalt shouldn't do.

And somewhere in your office, right now, Brenda is saying "it's so nice out, let's all walk somewhere."

No, Brenda.

Ninety-eight is not nice out. Ninety-eight is a situation. Anyone who follows Brenda into that is coming back damp, defeated, and quietly asking around for a spare shirt at 1:15.

There is a better plan and it is fully air-conditioned.

🥪 THURSDAY SPECIAL — The New York Turkey Melt — $12.49
🦃 Piping hot turkey, stacked
🧀 Gooey, perfectly melted Swiss
🍞 Savory toasted onion bun holding the whole operation together
🥗 A scoop of homemade coleslaw
🥔 Crunchy chips
🥤 Ice-cold medium drink

🚚 OR SKIP THE HEAT ENTIRELY — WE DELIVER FREE

Get the office to go in together and nobody has to touch that parking lot:

🕚 Mon–Fri, three slots: 11am, 12pm, 1pm
🥇 Only 3 deliveries a day, total — first come, first serve
📍 Within 10 miles of us
💵 $100 minimum, delivery is free

Three slots. When today's are claimed, that's the end of it, and some other office is already claiming them.

🗳️ Settle it in the comments — drop your number 👇

1️⃣ MELT — I'm coming in, it's cool in there
2️⃣ DELIVERY — the whole office is going in together
3️⃣ NO, BRENDA — she's still trying to make the walk happen
4️⃣ SEND HELP — I'm already outside and I regret everything

Johnny C's Deli & Pasta
📍 7012 Universal Ave, Kansas City, MO 64120

09/02/2026

🐎 Half of Kansas City has said "Santa-Cali-Gon" their entire life without knowing what it means. Today's the day. 👀

Ready?

Santa Fe. California. Oregon.

Three trails. All of them launched right out of Independence. That's the whole name — it's been sitting there in plain sight this entire time, and roughly half of you just said "huh" out loud at your desk.

Santa-Cali-Gon Days takes over Independence Square this Labor Day weekend, and it's a genuinely great one — live music, 1849 demonstrations, a carnival, a b**r garden, co****le, and food you will absolutely regret and absolutely eat again.

But here's the part we think about, because we're in the food business.

This wasn't a stop along the way. This was the starting line.
If you were headed west in 1849, you came HERE first. You loaded up, and you rolled out. And loading up was not a quick errand — families packed hundreds of pounds of flour, bacon, coffee, and beans into one wagon. Enough to survive a five-month walk to Oregon. On foot. Beside the wagon. Through August. With no air conditioning, no gas stations, and absolutely no one to call when they got hungry.

Meanwhile, in 2026, we cannot be bothered to put a sandwich in a bag before work.

We're not judging. We are exactly the same. It's the entire reason we're here:

🥇 Homemade Lasagna — $12.99
Layers of pasta smothered in our meat sauce, with a side salad, bread & butter, and a medium drink. Provisions for the modern pioneer.

🥈 Tuna Salad Sandwich — $12.49
Our tuna salad on a toasted onion bun with lettuce & tomato, plus a side salad, chips, and a medium drink. Travels well. Requires no oxen.

This is Wednesday pricing and we close at 4pm. Tomorrow the lasagna's still on the menu — the $12.99 is not.

🚚 FEEDING THE WHOLE WAGON TRAIN?

We hold exactly three delivery slots a day. Not three per hour. Three. Total. Monday through Friday.

⏰ Pick your time: 11:00, 12:00, or 1:00
📍 Free delivery within 10 miles
💵 $100 minimum
📞 Call to claim one: (816) 483-3354

No delivery fee, no app markup, nobody stuck driving. The pioneers walked two thousand miles for a fresh start — we'll drive ten for you, free, and be there by noon.

👇 Be honest with us in the comments. Just drop ONE word:

1️⃣ KNEW — you've known what Santa-Cali-Gon meant for years
2️⃣ NOPE — you learned it about ninety seconds ago
3️⃣ LASAGNA — you're not here for history, you're here for lunch
4️⃣ DELIVER — you want one of those three slots today

Loudest word wins bragging rights. And if you pick "NOPE," welcome — there are more of you than you think. 🐎

See you at the counter,

Johnny C's Deli & Pasta
📞 (816) 483-3354 · 7012 Universal Ave

09/01/2026

It's hot enough to fry an egg on Universal Ave — so we fried the pork loin instead. 🔥

Bad news: it's brutal outside this week.

Good news: we've got a brand-new special you've never seen from us, and it's the only thing in Kansas City that's allowed to be smoking hot right now.

Meet the Italian Steak Sandwich 👇

🐖 Tenderized pork loin — hand-breaded & oven-fried
🍅 Homemade marinara
🧀 Melted provolone
🥖 Heated on our Italian roll
🥬 Lettuce, tomato & onion
🥗 Spring salad + 🥔 chips + 🥤 medium drink
💵 $12.99

Here's the deal: nobody wants to cook in this heat. Standing over a stove in September is a punishment, not a meal plan. So let us take the L on the hot kitchen and you take the W on lunch. Fair trade.

We've never run this one before, and it's only here this week — so don't sleep on it.

🚚 Can't peel yourself off the AC? We deliver — FREE.
Mon–Fri, pick your slot (11am / 12pm / 1pm), first come first serve. Only 3 deliveries a day, within 10 miles, $100 minimum.

Round up the office and let us handle the sidewalk-melting part.

👇 Quick one — how are YOU surviving the KC heat this week?
1️⃣ AC on full blast, do not talk to me
2️⃣ Pool. All day. Every day.
3️⃣ I'm just here for the sandwich 🥪
4️⃣ What heat? I'm built different 💪

Drop your number — we're reading every single one.

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08/31/2026

✂️ CUT DAY HAS COME AND GONE, KANSAS CITY. LET'S SEE WHO MADE THE ROSTER. 📋

Three big stories heading into this week. Only some of them made the team.

Yesterday, 37 guys got the phone call nobody wants, and the roster went from 90 to 53. Some real surprises in there — veteran running back Emari Demercado and pass rusher Emmanuel Ogbah both got sent packing. But the best story? Andy Reid kept THREE quarterbacks for the first time in years, because seventh-round rookie Garrett Nussmeier — the NINTH-TO-LAST pick in the entire draft — walked into camp and flat-out earned it. The kid was drafted at No. 249 out of 257 and he's on the 53. That's a movie. That's a Rudy situation. 🎬

Football is officially real now. Deep breaths.

THE ROYALS: MAKING THE CUT. ⚾

Nobody's talking about this, so we will. The boys in blue are 8-2 in their last 10, sitting just 7.5 games out of the Wild Card, and they've got the best 10-game stretch of ANY team in the race. Long shot? Sure. But we've all seen this movie in Kansas City before, and it ends with a parade. We're not saying anything. We're just saying. 👀

THE HEAT: DID NOT MAKE THE CUT. 🥵

It is 101 DEGREES in Kansas City today. The whole week is parked in the upper 90s straight into Labor Day weekend. Stepping outside feels like opening the oven to check on the lasagna and then just... standing there. Your steering wheel is a weapon. Your seatbelt buckle is a branding iron. Your dog looked at the front door and said "absolutely not." 🐕

Cut. Released. Waived. Get this heat out of the building.

So here's the play this week: stay inside, let somebody else do the cooking, and eat like you made the 53.

🌶️ Penne Pasta with Spicy Meat Sauce — a starter on any roster.
🍞 Freshly baked Bread & Butter — locker-room favorite. Undroppable.
🥤 A Medium Drink — ice cold, and at 101 degrees, the MVP of your entire day.

All for just $12.49. We're calling it the Made the Cut Special — the only roster that matters at noon. 💪

🚚 OFFICE CREWS: IT'S 101°. DO NOT WALK TO LUNCH. We deliver FREE, Monday–Friday, at 11am, 12pm, or 1pm — but only THREE delivery slots a day, first come, first served. Within 10 miles of the deli, $100 minimum. Rally your coworkers, grab a slot, and let us brave the parking lot for you. 🔥

👇 NOW TELL US — what's the ONE thing you'd cut from this week if you were the GM? Drop a number:

1️⃣ — "The heat. Waive it. Release it. I don't care, get it out." 🥵
2️⃣ — "Mondays. Just in general. Cut Mondays." 📅
3️⃣ — "My alarm clock. Trade it for a later one." ⏰
4️⃣ — "Nothing. I'm on vacation Friday and I'm untouchable." 🏖️

Sound off below — the front office is listening. 😂

08/28/2026

Attention KC: today is a PRACTICE Red Friday. ❤️🏈

The Chiefs close out the preseason at Arrowhead TONIGHT at 7. And yes, we know Red Friday is technically a regular-season thing — but the Chiefs get three practice games before the real deal. You deserve at least one practice Red Friday. Nobody wants to pull a hamstring on the first REAL one in two weeks.

So warm up properly with today's Friday Special: The Sicilian Hero — $12.49

🥩 Roast beef
🥓 Genoa salami
🧀 Provolone cheese
🍞 Fresh Italian roll
🍅 Tomatoes & 🧅 onions
✨ Our famous homemade Hero Dressing (herbs, spices, garlic & cheese — the real MVP)

Served with homemade tomato salad, chips, and a medium drink. Unlike tonight's starters, this sandwich does NOT play one series and hit the bench.

🚚 OFFICE HEROES: Free lunch delivery M–F within 10 miles! Three slots daily — 11 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM. $100 minimum. Only 3 deliveries a day, first come first served, so call early.
Now — honest check-in. How's YOUR preseason conditioning going? Drop a number:

1️⃣ — In midseason form. Wearing red right now.
2️⃣ — Lucky jersey still fits. Barely. It was a long barbecue summer.
3️⃣ — I'll be ready by Week 1. Probably.
4️⃣ — My only conditioning is lifting this sandwich. 🥖
Tag the friend whose jersey definitely does NOT fit after this summer. 👇😂

Open 'til 4 PM — 7012 Universal Ave. Grab your Hero at lunch, be on the couch (or in the Arrowhead lot) by kickoff!

08/27/2026

🚨 OFFICIAL RULING, KANSAS CITY 🚨

On this day in 1955, the boss of the Guinness Brewery got into an argument about the world's fastest game bird… couldn't find the answer anywhere… and invented the Guinness Book of World Records just to settle it.

That's right. One of the most famous books in history exists because a grown man refused to lose a lunch argument. Honestly? We respect it.

Seventy-one years later, the biggest unsettled debate in KC still rages every single day around 11:15 AM:

"Where are we going for lunch?"

Consider this the official ruling. 👇

🔥 Thursday Special: The Cheddar Melt 🔥
🥩 Roast beef
🧅 Sautéed red onions
🧀 Melted cheddar
🍞 Grilled on toasted rye
🥬 Lettuce, 🍅 tomato & mayo

Served with coleslaw, chips, and a medium drink — $12.49.

Current holder of several extremely official records we just made up:

🏆 Most lunch arguments settled by a single sandwich
🏆 Fastest-disappearing melt in Jackson County
🏆 World's shortest gap between "first bite" and "why didn't I order two"

🚚 AND — office crews, this one's for you: We deliver FREE, Monday–Friday. Three slots — 11 AM, 12 PM, or 1 PM — first come, first serve, max 3 deliveries a day, within 10 miles of the deli, $100 minimum. Rally the floor, place one order, and become the office legend. That's a record too.

The Cheddar Melt is Thursday only. Come Friday, it's retired from the record books like the "heaviest pet" category (real thing — look it up).

👇 Settle it in the comments. Drop ONE word:

🏆 RECORD — this melt belongs in the book
🧀 MELT — the only ruling that matters
📋 BRENDA — you know someone who argues about lunch anyway
📖 1955 — respect the man who refused to lose an argument

Loudest word wins. Bonus respect if you order the melt AND bring proof of your own useless world record to the counter.
📍 Johnny C's Deli & Pasta — 7012 Universal Ave, Kansas City, MO

08/26/2026

⚾ 35 years ago tonight, a Royal was perfect. Nobody's done it since. 😳

August 26, 1991. Bret Saberhagen takes the mound at Royals Stadium and simply refuses to let the Chicago White Sox have a hit. Not one. Final score 7-0. Final out, Frank Thomas grounds out, and the place comes completely unglued.

The only close call all night? A ball tipped off Kirk Gibson's glove in the fifth. Originally ruled a hit — then changed to an error after the official scorer went back and watched the replay. Somewhere in Chicago, there is a man who is still mad about that call, and honestly, fair.

But here's the part that stings.

That was the last no-hitter in Royals history.

Thirty-five years ago. We've won a World Series since then. We've watched George Brett get his Hall of Fame plaque. An entire generation of Kansas Citians has been born, grown up, gotten jobs, and started complaining about ticket prices — all in the time since anyone in a Royals uniform threw a no-hitter.
Thirty-five years of waiting for one perfect night.

We think that's too long to wait for anything. So we just do ours every week:

🥇 Homemade Lasagna — $12.99
Layers of pasta smothered in our meat sauce, with a side salad, bread & butter, and a medium drink. Zero errors, zero replay reviews.

🥈 Tuna Salad Sandwich — $12.49
Our tuna salad on a toasted onion bun with lettuce & tomato, plus a side salad, chips, and a medium drink. Cool, clean, no notes.

This is Wednesday pricing, and we close at 4pm. Tomorrow the lasagna is still on the menu — the $12.99 is not.

🚚 AND IF YOU'RE FEEDING THE OFFICE — READ THIS PART.
We hold exactly three delivery slots a day. Not three per hour. Three. Total. Monday through Friday.

⏰ Pick your time: 11:00, 12:00, or 1:00
📍 Free delivery within 10 miles
💵 $100 minimum

📞 Call to claim one: (816) 483-3354

No delivery fee, no app markup, nobody stuck driving. Lunch shows up hot and on time, and you get credit for the whole day. Beat Brenda to the phone.

👇 Settle it in the comments. Just drop ONE word:
⚾ SABES — you remember exactly where you were that night
🍝 LASAGNA — comfort food, undefeated, no notes
🥪 TUNA — light, cool, and never in a slump
🚚 DELIVER — you want one of those three slots today

Loudest word wins bragging rights. And if you were actually AT the stadium on August 26, 1991 — tell us. We want to hear it. ⚾

See you at the counter,

Johnny C's Deli & Pasta

📞 (816) 483-3354 · 7012 Universal Ave

Address

7012 Universal Avenue
Kansas City, MO
64120

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday	9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday	9am - 4:30pm
Thursday	9am - 4:30pm
Friday	9am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+18164833354

Website

http://www.johnnycsdeli.com/

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