Great locals bar. Good food and prices. Large side room. Daily food specials Facebook site…read moreand Wifi, just ask. Family owned and awesome staff. No complaints, just pure fun. Full bar, great bar menu with sandwiches, steak, seafood, and buckets of beer. Have your group sign a dollar! Jukebox, TV, pool tables, darts, and room for fun.

This would be considered a dive bar by most peoples standards but it's just a small town bar in a…read morereally small town outside of Pleasant Hii Mo on 58 Hiway. For what it is I should have given it 5 stars. The food is excellent the atmosphere is friendly with old mismatched chairs and tables, clean but old and small restrooms. A couple flat screens and pool tables. The crowd is typical small town locals, farmers and blue collar guys which I fit into pretty well. Friday and Saturday they have steaks and shrimp and during the week your typical bar food. However far from typical in taste. Everything is fresh nothing frozen. Big burgers cooked on a flat top along with fresh huge lightly breaded Tenderloins, perfectly cooked traditional wings and a giant Philly steak made out of sliced ribeye that is really hard to eat all of it at once. 1.50-2.00 16oz draws and a few different domestic bottles as well as mixed drinks. Smoking allowed but it's never been overpowering and I've been in several times. This is the best place in the surrounding area to eat hands down and worth the trip if your out driving around east of Lees Summit. Highly recommend the Philly, wings and the Tenderloin but everything is good

Great atmosphere. Service was prompt and attentive. Received great recommendations for entrees…read more Great selection of beverages.

Dive bar extraordinaire! The bartender was super sweet and friendly even though we were not their…read moretried and true local clientele. If you love a dive bar this is your place. Cheap cold beer! It was a little smokey but was to be expected with an old watering hole. Can't wait to visit when I am home again!

This is a 3.2% bar, meaning it can't serve liquor and can only serve so-called "non-intoxicating"…read morebeer. Which is a bit of a misnomer as you can still get intoxicated, it just takes a lot longer. This is a very old bar, so old that it's heated by a wood-burning stove. In addition to the standard CD jukebox, darts, and pool table, this bar had the only foosball table we saw all day. It took a while for our eyes to adjust, and it was very difficult to find the men's room until that adjustment happened. It's a very tiny restroom, exactly as wide as the toilet itself and just barly enough room to get inside and close the door. The sink is located outside the bathrooms. This is obviously very much a locals hangout. A couple of people said hi but that was the only interaction we had with anyone other than the bartender bringing us our drinks. Incidentally I keep seeing the address listed as "518 Charles" on other web directories, but it's actually "518 Clay".

Stopped in for a beer while in the area. Walked in and was immediately hit by a wave of smoke…read more Nothing on the front that indicated it was a smoking bar. We saw the fireball dispenser so immediately decided to just do a shot and leave. Well that didn't go well. Two other patrons heard and said they'd also do shots. Bartender poured our cold shots and let them sit. Poured the other patrons shots and took them to them. Took my $20 and was back 10 mins later because she didn't know how to use the cash register. How was she planning on taking payments the rest of the day? Meanwhile our cold, tiny expensive shots were sitting the whole time. Did I mention she gave the other people their shots? Front of the building said cheap drinks which they were not. But didn't mention smoking but there was. Dump, not Dive!!

Looking for a spot to hang out, have a drink or few, and enjoy a no judgment environment- this is…read morethe spot. Tucked back in the corner of a strip mall - this spot is a regular's dream! Great staff. Hot music on the weekends. Mixed crowd.

We knew we were in for a treat when we found this to be a neighborhood dive, surrounded by houses…read moreon all sides. We knew we were going to love this place when a neighbor came out to distract his pit bull as we walked by. And when we stepped in to head the bartender explaining to a couple of other customers how terrified she is of clowns, we somehow knew we were going to have more fun here than we'd had all day. It turned out that bartender's name was Becky, and she's 1/2 of the couple who owns the bar. The other half is her husband, Waylan, who showed up later at the end of our visit. "Having a name like Waylan is like having the biggest cock," she said. Or maybe it was B who said that, I don't remember and my notes aren't very clear. :) There is quite a collection of bras on the bar, a recent development. "A while back one of the customers just up and took her bra off, and said she wanted to hang it up. So we did. Then other ladies started doing it," Becky explained. "Now boxer shorts have even started to join the collection." We ended up spending out entire visit chatting with the bartender about their history with the bar. We really enjoyed our time here. In addition to the great personalities, this is a fun-looking bar all around and I'de love to visit again when it's busier. In fact, here's how good a time we had -- when we first arrived we noticed the Silver Strike machine and put a few dollars in it to play. But we never got around to actually doing so! :)

No toilet paper, soap or paper towels in one of the urine smelling unisex bathrooms, swinging door…read morewith huge gap and no lock, after you stumble up an unmarked slight stair to enter. If you are paying by card they up charge you each time. Prices of the drinks are very inconsistent. The vending machine states to put your money in at your own risk. They have no problem taking the money but both the candy bar and chips got stuck and didn't fall. In my opinion the patron's deserve an establishment that is worthy of their hard earned money.

Well, as a visitor to Topeka a bartender from another bar suggested it to me and a friend. After…read morewe left he must of had a good laugh. This is a very dark social clique that if you aren't wearing all black, have at minimum 12 tattoos and 6 piercings you might stick out. Non the less we made our way to the bar after talking our way out of a $20 cover charge for a no name performer. Under the guise of we were only going to have one beer and use the bathroom. I have to admit atmosphere was respectful and bartender seemed amused we were brave enough to even be there. We had our beers, a few laughs with the bartender listened to some local talent opener dj's and then on our way. In my day this group were known as goth, today it's Emo. Bottom line we're all people and with a little mutual respect and humor, it's all good. Enjoy. Humanity shouldn't need a disclaimer, just be a good person. Cheers.

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!

It was hot outside but the moment we walked in it was cold as the arctic. It wasn't from the AC,…read morethe server was like a jilted ex girlfriend. She was at least consistent the whole time. Felt bad for bothering her. The food was alright. The boneless chicken wings were 90% breading and 10% chicken. The wrap was good and the open faced hamburger was actually very good. I can see this place being fun on a weekend night but we must have caught the server at the wrong time.

Had a great time at Luckys tonight. The bartender, Brandon was awesome. He made our night…read morememorable in the Ozarks. A must stop if you are on the main strip.

Great place to have drinks and hang out!!! Bartenders are fun and have a great senses of humor!!read more

Best dive bar In the area! We loved the small bar and had a great time! Can't wait to get back!read more

This was a nice quiet downtown bar with a small deli counter in the front service a variety of…read moresandwiches and fried foods. I was there towards the end of lunchtime and found the bar atmosphere pretty comfortable and relaxing. I had a tenderloin and fries. The sandwich was nice and crispy, yet tender and juicy on the outside. The fries looked burnt at first but were not overcooked at all and were in fact quite delicious.

Came here with a group of friends for a night out in Holden. Let's just say come for the good, not…read morethe service. At least don't cuss... You might be put on probation by the old gray haired female owner. I think she was up too late and just ate a lemon. Who knows, must only care about the regulars and locals. My friend who recently moved to Holden area (5-6 years ago) said she has always been a sour puss and need to get some. Dear Lord! As for the food, great burgers and sandwiches; you must try the Reuben for lunch or dinner. And yes they have fried foods. OK, now back to my rant... It is amazing how a place called Cowboy Inn does not like caring for bar patrons. It's a Friday night, busy (at least that is what the bartender said - 10 customers plus our group of 7) and they barely can be bothered. Even the locals left be because off the lack of service. They have a pool table, bowling video game, and TouchTunes music. The bathrooms are a step below a filling station's, minus the key. If I come back, it will be to get take out and head over to Stumble Inn and listen to the trains and good conversation.