Why a City Market favorite is jumping the state line — to the food court at Oak Park Mall

I ts Brazilian dishes — using recipes the owners grew up eating in São Paulo — have been a City Market draw for more than a decade. Now Taste of Brazil restaurant is expanding to Johnson County, but as a quick-serve kiosk with a limited menu.

Taste of Brazil Express plans a late September opening in the food court of Oak Park Mall, 11149 W. 95th St., near Macy’s.

Owners Marco Rabello and Cristian Maciel, who signed a five-year lease, liked the mall’s year-round foot traffic, the visitability it would give their brand, and an opportunity to try out their offerings on the Kansas side of the metro…

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