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Lee's Summit, Missouri: Jalapeno Pepper Pilot

A real plane on a Mexican restaurant roof has a big pepper for a pilot.

Habanero's

Address:
1008 SE Blue Pkwy, Lee's Summit, MO
Directions:
Habanero's. US Hwy 50 exit at Hwy 291/Hamblen Rd. Drive north to the frontage road stoplight (Blue Pkwy) and turn right. Drive a quarter-mile. You'll see the plane on the left.
Phone:
816-554-1008
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Plane on the roof.

Piper Tomahawk on Roof

A Piper Tomahawk airplane is perched on the roof of Habanero's Mexican Restaurant in Lee's Summit.

[Joe Boulter, 09/10/2013]
Airplane on Roof - Jalapeno Pepper Pilot

A Piper Tomahawk is on the roof of Habanero's Mexican Restaurant -- a bright yellow airplane with a jalapeno pepper for a pilot. The restaurant's motto is "The Home of the Flying Pepper. Spirit of Lee's Summit."

[Terry Anderson, 07/12/2005]

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