Bestest place ever! People there care about you! Enjoy the atmosphere and friends you make!read more

This little bar is located in what appears to be a converted fast food restaurant. It's best…read moreknown as one of the leaders in the failed effort to overturn KC's smoking ban. JC's has karaoke and is pretty popular among the Claycomo area working class. I, however, did not get a good vibe from it. During my visit no one was talking to each other and no one would talk to us. Not even the bartender. My friend and I felt like we were violating some sort of vow of silence just by chatting with each other. It was like being in a biker monastery. My brother likes this place, but I just wasn't hooked.

Tonight was my first visit to Squirrely's since they burned down and reopened. I have nothing to…read morereport that it's improved, Open till 3am and the vibe is "score some drugs and meet me in the smoking area". Do not take a first date here unless leaving a swingers party. The weirdness factor has multiplied by 12!

I love this place super chill vibe lots of characters they got darts and pool and a couple other…read morelittle games but drink are cheap highly recommend

Great little dive bar. Easy to talk to locals. Friendly and super efficient bartender…read more We arrived around 9 pm on a Saturday night. Sat and BS'd the guy with the Harley out front before going in. 2 sides to hangout on. 1 bar with pleasant bartender. Clean bathrooms. Mini beers were frightenly good, dangerous! Decent price on PBR- $3. Basic drinks, in the pricey downtown area.

"Please Don't Feed the Animals" but Please Do enjoy "The Zoo" which I consider the best dive bar in…read moreDowntown KC and the cheapest place to drink for miles. Still cash only, with a handy ATM, but their Mini-beers are famous and they still pour with a heavy hand and have a great selection of canned beer. If you see me there ask me to play pool, I could sure use the practice!

Nice little hole in the wall place. Staff is very friendly & good is on point. 9 out of 10,…read moreeasily.

This would be your "cheers" atmosphere. Very welcoming, very small. Great food! Breakfast was…read moreperfect! The kinda place you want to tip your waitress double because you're happy!

This is a tiny dive bar on the back side of a gas station at 291 & 210 Hwys. Access is from a…read moresmall unlighted intersection about 500 feet east of the interchange. The bar is eclectically decorated -- several types of stringed musical instruments, a wooden Indian, bee hives, cattle horns, etc. There's a jukebox, a dart board, and a pool table. The clientele is skews a little older, but a few younger people pop in from time to time. Draft beer is served in mugs -- some with high school logos on them. We were greeted by an extremely intoxicated mechanic who couldn't even say his own name when introducing himself and found setting a book of matches on the bar to be a rather challenging task. River Bend -- a village incporporated several years ago by residents who wanted to stay free of the encroaching restrictions of (ironically) Liberty and Independence -- has no smoking ordinance. Therefore smoking is allowed in this bar.

This is a small, kinda hard to get to dive bar off 24 Hwy in western Independence. We actually…read morefound it more by accident. It's jammed right up against the railroad tracks so it can get a little noisy at times. My friends and I enjoyed our really cheap beer as we played a few rounds of the Bags video game. This place is rough around the edges. It's not a place for hipsters who go to dive bars to drink PBR and feel ironic. It's the real deal. We got a kick out of the inappropriate (yet somehow appropriate for this setting) decor item that "watched" us as we played our game: a blackfaced lawn-jockey sitting in a high chair, wearing a Laffro. (See picture.) I apologize for the quality of the pictures, I'd forgotten my camera and was stuck using my cell phone. Cellphone pictures are bad enough when there's light!

My husband and I actually drove past this place at first--I was expecting green signage, not red,…read moreso it didn't immediately catch my eye. Even walking in, we weren't quite sure what to expect. The entrance is small, and you're greeted right away, which was a nice touch. Once inside, it's very dark with deep red lighting--almost like stepping into a cave. It took a moment for our eyes to adjust, but once they did, we immediately felt at ease. The space is cozy and perfectly aligned with its purpose: it's all about the jazz. The service was great--welcoming, attentive, and added to the overall experience without taking away from the music. And the music? Absolutely captivating. It pulls you in and transports you--you can't help but settle into the vibe and just enjoy the moment together. We went on a Monday, so there was plenty of seating, but I noticed there's also a lower level that likely accommodates larger weekend crowds. There's a solid drink menu and a small selection of food, but honestly, this isn't the place you come for a full meal. Come for the drinks, stay for the music, and soak in the atmosphere.

Where in the US can you go to experience amazing live taken for only $10z the Green Lady Lounge is…read morewhere you go! Clean, smoke free lively jazz music and plenty of seating. There's two levels of entertainment. The service was friendly. Only thing is that they don't have food so eat beforehand. There was a hummus plate and some desserts. We had soooo much fun. Such talented musicians. This was a must visiting from LA!

First time here. Came for lunch on a Thursday…read more I love the fact that the door, is on the side down an Alley!. Makes sense considering the name. Lol. Service was fast and the staff were friendly. Coming for lunch during work meant no alcohol for me but I still looked at the drink menu. They seem to have some pretty decent drinks for a good price. Lunch for me was the Turkey Slider. They don't come with a side, and with the size of the 3 sliders... that was okay with me. The sliders were delicious. Not dry and great flavor. My lunch partner had the Nachos it's pretty big. Music was a little loud but not so much that you couldn't talk at a fairly normal level. I mean it IS a bar. I would definitely go back to try other things. And maybe check out their drink menu a little closer.

I wouldn't call this a speakeasy (other than the alley entrance and easy to miss doorway)…read more It felt more like a local neighborhood dive bar with really good food and what appeared to be a serious shuffleboard (hidden in a side room). We were able to grab 2 seats at the bar and enjoyed a Rueben (very good) and a Jim's beef sandwich. The cocktail menu didn't speak to me, so I went with straight bourbon (they have a nice selection) and hubby tried the old fashioned. He chose to upgrade to Knob Creek which made it an $18 drink, but it was well made, so all was good. I think their drink prices were a little higher than a dive bar, but not as pricey as a cocktail bar. The shuffleboard was a fun touch and we enjoyed a couple of games before leaving. Service was friendly (from the host/bouncer to the wait staff and bartenders). This is a place that we wish we had made it to sooner and will surely return to!

GREAT LITTLE PLACE! Friendly Quiet, usually, , Excellent service…read moreFirst bar in the area that I have become semi regular patron.

It's a nice little dive bar. The atmosphere is nice. The drunks are the same as any other places…read more The food and service is decent.

Best damn dive bar around. My parents drank here in the late 60"s & early 70's. Good service, good…read moreprices and great friendship. Nothing fancy here just a good time. all of the bartenders are top notch and Patty's food on Saturday's is excellent.

My very 1st memory of the Corner Bar is from the early 70's and my Mom would pull up in front and…read moretell me to go in and get your father. My father was usually annoyed at having to leave his shuffleboard game, loaded jukebox or conversation with the equally loaded good ole boys. The bartender would often threaten to throw me down the heating vent behind the bar; which I believed to be a portal to the Underworld; unless I went and told my mother to come back in a while. Just like my mother leaving for a while and returning, so did I. I left Liberty and the Corner Bar before I could legally drink and then in the early 2000's I ended up back in Liberty for a decade. I remember going back the first time as an adult and being a little trepidatious about entering since I had heard plenty of stories about it attracting the "wrong crowd" - mostly from judgmental Country Club types. I now understand that I am "the wrong crowd" because some of the most fun I've ever had at a bar has been here. I've reconnected with long lost friends, made lots of new friends, "owned" the shuffleboard table, played a lot of great and obscure stuff on the juke box and have had some of the best conversations ever- all in this perfectly classic Dive Bar. It's been a decade since I have lived in the neighborhood and now I only am able to get back for a fun night about once a year. My visit last weekend offered a lot of newer and younger clientele, but still a few older regulars but most importantly the same welcoming spirit of comradery. I hope The Corner Bar can hold out for a few more future generations.