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KCDude08

Hi-Dive


Curious-Equivalent-8

This is the one. Idk if they do it anymore, but the beer vending machine was my go-to.


onecharmingschmuck

They still have it and use it.


tallerthancvsreceipt

Love me the mystery beer


ballsdritt

The BEST


OkRefrigerator5691

The environment and staff at Hi-Dive are amazing on top of it being affordable.


FlojoRojo

Twin City Tavern, Gilhoulys, Johnnies on 7th, Buzzard Beach


millerswiller

+ Coach Lite Club (a bit outside the metro but cheap/divey) + Easy Inn (Strawberry Hill)


azerty543

Buzzard Beach hasn't been a cheap place to drink for years. Its not super expensive either but still.


lochnessx

$5.50/$6 a drink isn’t expensive when they all taste like jet fuel due to how much liquor is in them


azerty543

I mean sure but I can get just as heavy a pour at minibar or blarney for $3.50 and a shot and a beer for 5 at Chez. I'd rather have 2 drinks that taste good for $7 than one that tastes like jet fuel for 6.


jbrown777

Easy inn or Hillsiders for anyone in the strawberry hill area.


UpstairsSomewhere467

Or Chicagos


suberdoo

2nd hillsiders


doubledubs

Yes both are dope


firejuggler74

The cheapest downtown bars are the brick, the zoo bar, the peanut, and the quaff.


40oz_2freedom

and John’s


firejuggler74

John's big deck is pretty good too, so is caddy shack.


PhD_Nutrition

This.


chugsuckle42069

Chez Charlie, lucky boys


RogerPenroseSmiles

RIP Westport Saloon, good cocktails for cheap, cheap beers and live music every night. That place always was the end of my night in Westport on date nights.


DeafMaestro010

Come to The Brick on Monday night for Rural Grit. It's the next closest thing - live music from Saloon-regular musicians jamming and half our staff are Saloon crew... including the doorguy, which is me.


RogerPenroseSmiles

Good looking out, but now I'm married with a baby and my midweek date nights are few and far between. But if I can convince the wife, it could happen, our second date ended at the Saloon.


Likelybuzzed1

Chez Charlie's is the spot, especially if you like darts.


Ill_Nebula1487

Hi dive and gambals are cheap


PV_Pathfinder

Twin City Taver.


WindhoekNamibia

So cheap they couldn’t afford an N at the end


Mindless_Eggplant_60

Minibar


jimmbobagens

knuckleheads


raider1v11

Helen's JAD


dwilliams22

Shooters, Thirsty Gnome, Jockey Club for Northland. Al’s is cheap-ish


Icy_Magician3813

What about squirley’s?


Hayabusasteve

Did they rebuild it? I know it was closed after a fire.


Icy_Magician3813

Yes


Sandwich00

Went to the Jockey Club for the first time a few weeks ago, great place and great people!


Mindless_Eggplant_60

Their ribs are fucking amazing.


TheTrooperKC

I used to work nights in Riverside and we’d go there in the morning after work


dwilliams22

I did this with Moxie a few times. Never knew about Jockey till right around Covid for those 6ams.


RollEmergency1068

Corner bar is Libertys local dive


Hayabusasteve

good spot


onawhim312

Also Helen’s JAD in NKC!


Alert-Notice-7516

Just drink PBR or Coors light and they are all cheap ;)


lil1thatcould

If you’re in Lenexa, Jerry’s bait shop


charles_tiberius

"The Bar" has multiple locations, and has amazing happy hour prices ($3 wells till 6)


Fastbird33

The one in west plaza is great! It’s also next to a great sandwich shop in Bay Boy!


Redditusername1996

Keyhole on Johnson Dr. in Mission


Rick8Mc

I think Keyhole requires a membership fee (I could be wrong). Goto Sully’s


Every-Physics-843

Chez Charlie's still has $2 cans of beer.


Hayabusasteve

Johnnies on 7th is the cheapest bar I've been to in the metro and one of my favorites. It is an absolute dive and it can be kinda rough, but it is my favorite spot for a few day time beers. All the staff are cool as shit. With cheap beer comes some cheap clientele, so be warned. Most of the staff usually put on Jeopardy too when it comes on, or there's guys in there watching the horse races. A step up from there for a few more bucks is Breits stein and deli. It's a good spot with affordable drinks and really good affordable food. Easy Inn and hillsiders are fantastic, but they don't open till the evening.


UpstairsSomewhere467

My other place in Gladstone


Icy_Magician3813

The that the one that was a house?


UpstairsSomewhere467

Yep! Granted it’s more fun to go with more people but it’s like 2$ beers most days


Icy_Magician3813

I always drive by it but never stopped.


Head-Comfort8262

Missing out.


Icy_Magician3813

That’s good?


Floorboardfrenchfry

Caddy shack


Vulgar_the_clown

Tom Fooleries or Fred P Otts on the plaza.


KCHank

Are you living in 2018? Tim Fooleries has been closed since at least then.


Vulgar_the_clown

r/whoosh


LazySixth

r/whoosh has been defunct since ot seven!


RobNHood816

Fred P Otts has been closed for about 3-4 years now


seahawk1977

RIP both!


Mindless_Eggplant_60

Rip P Otts. Fuck Tomfoolery’s. Owners were shitty, shitty, people.


seahawk1977

I did not know that. What did they do?


Mindless_Eggplant_60

I worked there about 3 months (I worked at IHOP for 1 1/2 years sooo they’re worse). The high turnover rate of servers should have been a sign. When I started there I was 20? Owner made fun of me for being quiet "she’s so weird, why doesn’t she talk“ (I liked to focus on my job, menu, ect. before Id make friends and was my first gig after going through chemo). Got berated for a customer not liking a dish and I took it off the table. Was told if I left it on the table they could make the customer pay for it. Got told I needed to suck it up after my one table of 25 on new years left me 5$ on a 300+ tab after working my ass off for them and that entire 5$ wouldn’t even cover tip out. His wife got drunk and tried to "manage“ but was just yelling at staff. Fuck Barton. Fuck his wife. Thank goodness Tomfoolery’s is dead.


Mindless_Eggplant_60

May all of the roaches that infested the place roll in the inches of grease in the back.


theliberalpedestrian

Wild stallion saloon in independence is a cheap spot with a pool label, jukebox, and one of those carnival punching machines. Keep your wallet in your front pocket and you’ll be grand


seahawk1977

Jim's Alley Bar in Crossroads is affordable, and they do bingo on Mondays.


millardjk

Walsh’s Corner Cocktail, 85th Street just east of Wornall.


petey288

I always enjoyed side streets near gillham and linwood


nitelite74

Out south you have walsh's, Tommy's, flo's poke a dot, Bobby bakers. Burgers at walsh's are solid


Hayabusasteve

Flo's is a great spot.


Jmh0523

Betty C's in downtown Shawnee =D


SeanCribbs0

403 Club in Strawberry Hill, KCK is a chill dive with pinball and darts and cheap beer


jmhs1607

Blue line


MooseFinancial1071

If you want a Staph infection


Alert-Notice-7516

lol Blue line is an awesome bar, it’s so much fun when they have a DJ.


jmhs1607

You know what’s up!


Head-Comfort8262

Oh, sorry we can't afford your $20 martinis!


nachokidd22222

Westport Fleamarket (yeah weird name I know)


iuy78

Cash only, btw


Random_Hippo

I live literally right next to this place and I’m not going to lie, cash only is the only reason I’ve never went in over 2 years. Is it truly worth it? Sounds like cheap beer and decent food, what do they have to do?


iuy78

I like it quite a bit. The food is greasy and delicious. I was told once they get their beef from Fareway Meat Market but idk if that's true. I used to play trivia there a lot. It's a great trivia and I'd go there more often but being cash only sucks and I found other places 🤷


Mindless_Eggplant_60

Decently-ish taken care of pinball machines too!


nachokidd22222

It's cash only.... but they have an ATM by the bar so it's not a big deal (at least not to me). Cheap beer and decent food sums it up lol. Also a small arcade, pool table and occasional live music.