gfv 4:51 pm
1220 McGee, Kansas City, MO
I have no idea who the people are in the above photo, but that’s pretty much the entire bar. For me, the jury is still out on this one. I will say it’s the tiniest, filthiest dive I’ve ever seen, but there were next to no patrons the entire evening I was there, so it’s hard to say what the local flavor is like (my guess would be vomit and apathy with a hint of diesel fuel). The bartender was great, but for a cash bar, the prices were high. The bathroom was surprisingly nice after the general filth of the rest of the place, and had a nice big poster of Johnny Depp watching me pee (which made me nervous). Fortunately, out of pure boredom, I managed to get completely hammered anyway and had to GPS my way home (which is sad, because I knew exactly where I was. Sort of.)
Love,
LaToya
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gfv 2:55 pm
OPEN AGAIN
917 W. 44th Kansas City, Mo.
The Point is open for business again! It burned, but now it’s open, and completely remodeled in a layout that makes much better use of the space (and plenty of room to sit at the new, loooong bar). Menu is a little different, but not much. Same good food and drink specials for happy hour.
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ike 11:27 am
OPEN AGAIN!!!
2418 Park Dr
Kansas City, Kan 66102
Finally, the Gossip Inn is open again! It’s all cleaned up which seems so very WRONG, but don’t worry a new bar under new management requires time to gather dirt, dust and barnacles. This bar has been here since, 1937. Ike’s grandfather drank at this bar, and so does Ike. That makes it cool. Swing in to support the place and get a drink from the smokey hot Latina bartender!
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gfv 2:39 pm
6505 Neiman Road, Merriam, KS
Oh, mama’s found a new bar to live in! This bar is just plain FUN. It’s a dive. You can smoke. It’s full of bikers. And the ceiling is covered with “donated” bras. That’s right bras, as in tit slings, brassiers, etc. And yes, I didn’t leave before donating mine. You are supposed to get up on the bar and put on a show before donating, but in my inebbriated state I felt that was a bad idea. FUN, FUN, FUN bar to hang out in. Props to Rattlesnake, best bartender EVER. If you go, you’re family. Oh, and they have a nice little menu. Shane said I’d be found at the bottom of the Missouri in cement shoes if I didn’t tell you to try the Philly cheese steak.
Love,
LaToya “Braless” Prater
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gfv 11:34 am
8431 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO
You know, in the same strip mall as Irezumi Tattoo and Mike’s Liquors. Other than accusations of being an undercover cop by an old (and I mean OLD) pothead, I had a pretty good time here. When I walked in at happy hour, I thought I was in a retirement community. People over 55 were crowded around the bar greedily sucking down the evening’s food and beer specials. Instead of bowls of free peanuts on the bar, they had bowls of Centrum Silver. But after happy hour, the geriatrics cleared out and a more varied crowd came in to enjoy the live music. Don’t be fooled – for a dive, this place has a great menu and the food is really good. Many beers on tap as well. Service is slow, but only because they really need to hire more people. All in all, a fun hangout.
Also check out their review on kclunchspots.com.
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gfv 5:24 pm
5031 Main St., Kansas City, Mo.
Tavern (n.) An establishment licensed to sell alcoholic beverages to be consumed on the premises. Well, if a place to drink is what you’re looking for, skip Gage’s, because it’s a glorified restaurant replete with families that have at least 2.5 small screaming children apiece. There is a small bar, but if it’s busy, good luck getting any service. Someone needs to get a crane and deposit this place back in the Power and Light District. If you like snooty and overpriced, you’ll love it. But it does not belong across the street and around the block from such West Plaza staples as The Peanut, Accurso’s and Pizza 51. Hell, sipping tea and eating petit fours with the old ladies across the street at Andre’s would be more fun than waiting 20 minutes for an inch of wine that costs $7.
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gfv 3:01 pm
Imagine my surprise when I walked in to Buzzard Beach this week and instead of being greeted by the usual odors of feet, sewage and hate, I smelled nothing more than the pleasant aroma of incense.
Needless to say, I walked out and checked the sign, sure I had inadvertently wandered into that weird piano bar thing next door. But no. It was my darling Buzzard. In addition, Buzzard is ready to greet her lovers this winter with a warm embrace – outside!
They’ve installed some kick-ass heat lamps all around the deck, so you can enjoy that cigar, cigarette or just watch people slip and fall on the ice even during winter’s moodiest months. Everyone’s favorite five-star-dive has definitely had a facelift – staff have been working hard cleaning and clearing up the problems that have made her feel…not so fresh.
So if you gave up on her, you might want to rethink that poor decision. Personally, to drink that cheap, I’d put up with just about anything, but she’s looking (and smelling) pretty good these days, and where else can you drink copiously with just the change you stole off that bum? So…I guess I’ll see you at Buzzard. Like, in 10-15 minutes.
Friend Buzzard Beach on Facebook.
Love,
LaToya
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ike 11:46 am
1189 W Kansas St
Liberty, MO 64068
(816) 792-5230
OK. So you’re in Liberty Missouri. . . What the Hell else are you going to do? DRINK!
The prices are fair. The food is honestly good bar grub. Barmaids are cool as Hell, except for the lazy one servicing her coke dealers! And listen up KC. . . YOU CAN SMOKE AT THE LANDING!!!
Liberty translation:
Shit ain’t spensive. Vittles aren’t as good as mamas. Dem beer girls talked to me! Dey got black bowls wit grooves to smoke an spit in dere.
P.S. Bobby B. . . All your fault!
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ike 8:33 pm
8401 Georgia Ave
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301-587-8350
They tout that it is only 13 steps down to the bar, a perfect number to follow a nice AA meeting. This is the best filthy dive bar in Maryland! What really makes this place great is the fact that the area has two extremes, Ghetto and Über yuppie, and the Quarry House is the wedge of happiness squeezed in the middle attracting none of the undesired element surrounding it. Going to it; you will pass a Starbucks, you will be begged for change, and when you get there, well. . . . you will feel at home.
They only have 4 or 5 beers on tap, but nearly every type of alcohol ever produced on this planet is available! They even have a $150.00 dollar a shot of Irish whiskey available; perfect to go with a cold can of PBR! Don’t let that fool you, prices are very reasonable (for the area).
I will be occupying a bar stool there for most of October, and I might even try the C-note and a half dollar shot?
-Ike
http://www.quarryhousetavern.com
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gfv 2:17 pm
6820 W 105th St, Overland Park, KS
It is no accident that this club’s name is one letter away from “douche” and rhymes with “toupee.” Also known as the Midlife Crisis Institute, this place was always famed as a pickup joint for desperate 50 somethings. So imagine my shock when I went there on a random Saturday evening to enjoy a nice stiff Manhattan served with a side of snide comments and laughter at the expense of fashion-impaired cougars and Hair Club for Men clients – and instead I saw a room packed with hip kids in their 20s (along with remnants of the 40-65 crowd). Guess it’s changed a little. The place is darker than Fred Phelps’ soul so as to make the pickup process smoother and more disastrous in the light of day the next morning. However, it’s really kind of swanky in a tacky way, and the drinks are excellent.
Your friend,
LaToya*
*may contain peanuts
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