Category Archives: Kansas City

The Peanut (Bar / Tavern / Chicken Wing Restaurant) | Kansas City

By pdo | Published: November 29, 2009
Billed as Kansas City’s oldest bar, The Peanut has the vibe of a civic institution.  They aren’t trying to lure the hipsters with PBR specials or seduce the yuppie crowd with vintage cocktails.  The Peanut is established and has nothing to prove — it’s been around since before prohibition and the vinyl (asbestos?) floor tiles [...]
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O’Dowd’s Little Dublin | Plaza, Kansas City

By pdo | Published: December 2, 2008
The Plaza is an odd scene, like a mall turned inside out.  Instead of palm trees growing indoors, there are Venetian facades on the buildings outdoors.  Rumor is it’s the first American ‘mall’ development.  It’s interesting.  But it’s very, very deliberate.  Everything is thought out.  There are bums asking for change, but they may very-well [...]
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810 Zone | Plaza, Kansas City

By pdo | Published: December 28, 2007
A bar evidently owned by a radio station, 810 zone is the epitome of sports bars. There are TVs everywhere. You cannot avoid watching a sporting event. Add drink specials, plenty of seating, and a good location and you have what other sports bars strive to be. I’m not a big TV-in-bar guy, but I [...]
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