KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – It was a busy Saturday within the kitchen for District Fish and Pasta House, due partly to Black Restaurant Week.

It’s a time when many Black-owned eating places get some additional publicity.

“Last year was good, but this year is a little better. This year I’m getting more people,” stated Kiraameen Khalifah.

District Fish and Pasta first opened in the midst of Covid-19 shutdowns in 2020. It grew to become an extension of a household enterprise.

“This used to be a Lutfi’s Fried Fish. They closed and I re-opened as District Fish and Pasta,” Khalifah stated.

Since then, Khalifah has whipped up one-of-a-kind dishes you possibly can’t discover wherever else within the metropolis and he received’t be stopping anytime quickly.

“It’s paying off. The struggles, the long days and long nights. Seeing this now is like, ‘okay, it’s working. It’s working,’” stated Khalifah.

Dozens of Kansas City eating places are taking part in Black Restaurant Week.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, lower than 20% of companies are minority-owned, so Black Restaurant Week is a chance to present eating places a useful increase.

Find an inventory of taking part eating places here.

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