Blue Koi appeared in Season 18, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Family Time,” which aired December 23, 2013, as a Kansas City Chinese noodle and dumpling restaurant on West 39th Street serving hand-made dumplings, noodle soups, and the pan-Asian comfort food that earned it one of the most devoted followings of any restaurant in the city before the original location closed in 2021. A Blue Koi operation continues in Leawood, Kansas.
Quick Facts
Restaurant: Blue Koi
City: Kansas City, Missouri
Cuisine: Chinese / Noodles / Dumplings
DDD Season: 18
DDD Episode: 12
Episode Title: Family Time
Original Air Date: December 23, 2013
Address: 1803 W. 39th St., Kansas City, MO 64111 (former featured location)
Status: Permanently Closed (original Kansas City location closed 2021; Blue Koi continues in Leawood, KS)
Last Known Location
Address: 1803 W. 39th St., Kansas City, MO 64111
Status: Permanently Closed as of 2021. A Blue Koi location continues operating in Leawood, Kansas.
Blue Koi appeared in Season 18, Episode 12 of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, “Family Time,” originally aired December 23, 2013. The original Kansas City location closed in 2021.