Pool hall it is to celebrate a birthday! Plenty of pool tables and change machines for bills and $1coins they take. Our waitresses was attentive and recommended Both food and beverages which were enjoyed. Our cocktails and potato skins were on point! read more

Side Pockets - Sports Bars Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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Came in for the ufc fight. Put a lot of money on the main event. They closed and kicked everyone out right before the final fight. Didn't get to see the main event. This was my spot to watch fights but I'll never go here again for anything, especially to watch a fight. read more

They have pool tables, TVs all around to watch sports, great drinks, nice atmosphere, good food ..

Waited for over an hour for the table which was fine because we stayed to eat. But when we decided to leave after the long wait there were several open tables in the front with no reserve signs. This was extremely annoying. Wait staff was inattentive. The cherry on top was this mediocre bar food made us sick when we got home. Will not be returning. Seemed like a place that is not welcoming to new people coming in and prioritized the regulars. read more

Very big bar, nice for groups. They have good food and full bar a lot of tvs. Nice and fun place read more

Side Pockets - a plate of fried chicken, french fries, and ketchup - Sports Bars Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

They have plenty of pool tables and the food is decent for bar food. The service varies- sometimes good sometimes not. Last week our waitress hardly ever came by. When we flagged her down to order she took our 5 person order without writing anything down, then proceeded to try to argue with us when we received the wrong items. read more

Just left there and beyond disappointed would be under stated from the worst service I have ever had took 9 plus minutes just to get a drink and even longer to get refills server was to busy flirting with other customers to ignoreing a fact that a patron was so drunk she could barley stand but the worst is this food which was hard as a rock with the chicken tenders to straight fried watery mushrooms with the fried mushroom to zero cheese on cheese fries this place is over serving and don't seem to care but the service was terrible the food was worst if I could give zero stars I would food worst in kc by far and avoid of you want good food quietly safe and responsible service ......zero stars avoid at all cost kc we ordered the loaded nachos and the and the full rack sampler read more

This is a fantastic place to eat, drink and play pool. The food is delicious and the staff extremely friendly.

We reserved a space for my husbands birthday. They put us upstairs in the corner which was absolutely perfect! We are away from traffic and was able to social distance ourselves from others. Our server Riley was Phenomenal!! She handled us well considering we were a large party and she was alone. The staff was great! I love that they clean the poles and you have to get them from the cashier. The drinks were great! I had the Sunset and the Cherry Limeade and both had great ratio of alcohol. This was my first time here and I really enjoyed myself! The food was typical Bar food so nothing to scream about but typical good bar food. I do think this is a great place for various occasions. I am unsure how the main floor was in terms of spacing tables and customers. We were away from it all. Overall I look forward to returning maybe for a date night! read more

Side Pockets - a pool table in a bar - Sports Bars Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

My teammate told me not to Yelp about this place and kept telling me this place was good. Well, I felt like I should Yelp about this place anyways. I think the worry was me writing a bad review then nobody wants to go there for a team lunch. My reviews were based on what I thought my entire experience was. It just happened to be not so good in the last place we had a team lunch at another place I won't mention. Anyways, I came here with my teammates for a team lunch on a Friday. The place was empty but there were a lot of tables as well as pool tables. The menu had a lot of items that sounded great so it was hard for me to decide what to order. I was about to order one of burgers then decided to order the Chicken & Steak Fajitas ($14.99 for both chicken and steak, $11.49 for chicken, and $12.49 for steak). Everybody else on my team ordered various things on the menu, but I'm not sure what they were exactly (probably burgers and sandwiches). While we waited for our food to come, some of us went to shoot pool and others just talked with each other. Their pool tables were in okay shape, because I saw part of the table's felt had a rip in it. I guess someone was doing masse shots on the pool table; however, I didn't see any signs that said you couldn't do those types of shots. Our food came out all at the same time. Mine came out last because of the hot plate. The amount of steak and chicken and others on the hot plate was a lot and there were about 5 tortillas. I tried to jam pack each one with as much food as possible but still ended up eating the meat with my fork. I did notice the steak was a little too well done; however, I thought the chicken was pretty good. Overall, good place for some food and for some pool. read more

Side Pockets - tables and chairs in a restaurant - Sports Bars Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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If I could give this place .5 I would. First and foremost when I called to inquire about hours of operation, the worker hung up on me. When we arrived we were told there were no games so no pool or darts etc. Fine. We sit and wait to be served. No one comes to ask if I want a bowl of crumbs or a cup of water. Smh. Not to mention, we were the only people of color in there. Won't be returning. read more

Chill place to get reasonably-priced drinks and hang out with a group. Service is just okay, and food is bar food. Clientele is quite mixed but there is plenty of space to spread out. Not usually my type of bar but it's fun for a change! read more

This was the WORST experience, I have EVER had...anywhere! We walked in to have a few games and cocktails for my baby sister's 29th birthday! Her tequila shot was free but there was a patron that didn't like our music selection. Let me rewind! The "staff" was jammin to the type of music that we listen to...however, when we chose a song on the juke box, another RACIST PATRON referred to it as "baby daddy" music! Mind you...I am married, my baby sister is engaged. When we heard the comment...I was devastated and my baby sister was chocked up by her tears!?! One of the employees approached us asking us how long we'd be playing songs??? We NEVER HEARD ANY OF OUR SONGS and lost $2.00 in the Juke Box. My concerns are this: How did my music selections and my baby sister's 29th birthday selections become "baby daddy" music by a Caucasian patron but the Caucasian employees were "twirking" to the same genre when we arrived??? It was embarrassing, degrading and ruined her birthday night. This is her neighborhood...she lives HERE! Less than a block away...my baby sister became "baby daddy" music. I am taking this as far as I possibly can until, I get a corporate response. read more

Been going here for years but since COVID-19 a lot has changed including staff and customers. I hope this year things will get better!!! This used to be one of my favorite places to hang out among friends drinking, eating, playing free poker , and watching sports. read more

When we walked in and it wasn't very crowded so we were able to get a table pretty fast on the selection for happy hour drinks is very few they mostly just have beers. Stephanie was our waitress and I ordered a cherry limeade it wasn't that strong it taste like him more grenadine in it then anything but it's for Stephanie she was great she checked Anna several times while we were here .4 and we really had a nice time there was a tournament going on. So even with that going on I still wasn't that crowded or hard to get a table so I enjoyed myself not my first time here so as you can see I've been back read more

Side Pockets - Cherry Limeade - Sports Bars Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Sto]ed by for a quick snack and tried the 5 pocket which consisted of:mozzarella sticks,wings,chicken strips and fried mozzarella. Our bartender kept the drinks flowing and was very kind. The pool hall was partially occupied and people were coming in more as I left. Sunday has $10 pool so will be back for that. read more

Side Pockets - The food didnt last long...ijs - Sports Bars Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Food was good, nothing extraordinary. Was a little disappointed that they didn't have more vegetarian choices on the menu. I liked that there was no smoking inside, that was a plus. The wait staff is friendly and attentive. Loved the plethora of TVs in this place to watch the UFC fights. Patrons are friendly as well. Lots of pool tables, dart boards for the patrons as well. Recommend for groups and great for watching your favorite sporting events. read more

Side Pockets - One of the massive TV screens at Side Pockets - Sports Bars Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

If you should find yourself stuck, as I did, in what's seemingly strip mall number umpteen in the Northland area, don't hesitate to give this joint a shot. I was getting my car worked on at the National Tire and Battery, just across the lot, and couldn't help but notice their banner proclaiming "The Longest Happy Hour in Kansas City!" -Not that I was looking to get stinko, with my car, it was assumed, to be returned to me that day. And I didn't. But I wish I could have. The 'Hour also included, on this Wednesday, a two for one burger deal. And not just some greasy, half-burnt preformed jobby -these things were worthy of the "$6" designation. Sides were included, and it worked out to be somewhere around $3.50 for the one burger. Not a bad deal. All-in-all, it's a well-appointed, cozy-yet-spacious pool hall, with a friendly, helpful staff (who're happy to b.s.). The menu was much fuller than you'd expect and, from what I had of it, well worth the money. read more

I've been going to this side pocket for over two years now with a group of friends for ufc events, and whenever we get Eric as our waiter we get excellent service. For the most part we don't really have any problems from the staff. Oddly tonight we get a really bad waitress. A person from our group got there first and waited 20 minutes before the waitress went to help him. She walked up from behind him and threw the coaster from onto the table and said what do you want. When we get there she finally brings the drink and tells him he can either pay as he goes or start a tab but she needs his credit card so she can charge each order. We politely tell her that we've been coming here for two plus years and never heard of that rule ever. She throws an attitude because we were shocked at the response and sudden new rule and immediately told us we could talk a manager. The manager was an older bald white guy and he had an attitude from the onset. He told us we had two options and we can pay as we go or give them the credit card. We again asked why we have never heard of this new pay as you go rule or hand them a credit card and he just rudely told us those are our options. We refused and asked for another server but was denied. We always tip our server extra because on of UFC nights we take up an a table. I always order a lot of food but tonight only ordered a coke but we had to pay for the sodas up front as well. Even on my friends receipt they put Korean on there....I'm like for real. I will not be supporting this business ever again for the horrible and rude service. Oh and we are not even Korean but that shouldn't even matter. I finally tracked down our usual waiter and asked about this new rule we never heard of. He apologized and said I quote,"if they don't know you or trust you they make you pay up front." I almost lost it but just thanked him for the prior services and said good bye. I will never support a business that profiles their guests. read more

Drink much? Pool much? This is your place! MANY tables. The place is huge. Feel like dressing up? Wrong place. Jeans and sweats are OK. Want to get your drinky drinky on? Happy Hour runs here frequently. They have 2 for 1 burger specials even (all their types of burgers). Like watching sports? LOTS OF TV's tuned to different games. So, we didn't play pool, but there were lots of teams and tournaments going on. Nice friendly crowd. You see professionals and blue collar here. Everyone lets their hair down. The food was great and so was the booze. They serve huge glasses of beer for happy hour. I think you can play pool for free at lunch time if you buy a meal there. The only knock I had against the place was the service at the bar. The bartender was nice, but the bar was huge and he didn't pay a lot of attention to us at first. Later on in the night, when we were wrapping stuff up, he came around. I'm told the service here tends to be slow. I was amazed at how many different games they had playing on the tv's. I think I drank 3 huge beers (imported), shared the 2 for 1 burger special, and got out of there 3.5 hrs later $7 lighter. WOW!!!!! Parking is cake, though be careful driving around the lot. It's pretty crowded. read more

Been here many times! My service has varied. But it seems the bad servers seem to weed themselves out. The table prices are reasonable, we have never had a hard time getting a spot, but then again we go odd days and times (not typically on a Friday or Saturday) It is a typical pool hall.... and with that comes a mixed clientele. Be aware that not all patrons are friendly. I have witnessed some negative interactions between tables and parties. (But anyone who has spent time at a pool hall knows there are always hot heads hanging out) Sorry just keeping it real. read more

Definitely an A-OK, solid kind of place. We were in the area on Saturday, as we had to have a nail removed from one of our car's tires, and thankfully we were able to kill the hour and a half the repair took in Side Pockets. We've actually driven past Side Pockets many times, and always discussed popping in, but just had never gone. On the weekends, most of the nights that we drive by the parking lot is packed, and there's really nothing much else around in the strip mall where Side Pockets is located, so I have to assume it's a fairly popular place. Once we went inside, I could see why. First of all, as David A. said, the place is HUGE. Tons of pool tables, tons of TVs, a large bar, and plenty of seating. It's sort of dive-y, but not in a bad way. Even though we were there at 1:30ish on a Saturday, Side Pockets was doing a decent enough level of business, with all sorts of clientele, and a lot of folks seemed to be regulars. We decided to get some lunch, which was a good choice. The menu was reasonably priced and had plenty of options - mostly standard bar food, but you could get a steak too, if you were so inclined. I had a quesadilla, which was good, if not stand-out fantastic, and my husband had boneless bbq buffalo wings and fries. He loved the fries (they were crispy, which is what he prefers), and the sauce on the "wings" was really good. Just the smell had me drooling, so luckily he shared a couple of bites with me. We didn't have beer this time around, though there were plenty of specials, but I can say that their iced tea is good - none of that sweetened fountain crap. Hurray! We'll definitely be back in to play some pool and chill with a beer or two. read more

A bit of a dive, the cheap beer ($4.50 for 22oz. premium beer) and pool ($0.50) are a draw. The staff is attentive and they have a huge number of pool tables, so there is typically one open at all times (except during UFC fights). They have a few regulation sized tables but most are bar-sized. It's far from upscale and has a local crowd, but for night of pool and reasonably priced beers, it gets 2 thumbs up. read more

I've been to Side Pockets quite a few times, but had never been to this location. I finally decided to come to this one and enjoyed it even more than the other location. This one is bigger than the one in Lee Summit, closer to my house and has more tv's throughout the place. Just like the other location, they have drink specials here and a pretty decent variety on their menu. I can definitely see myself coming back again. read more

I don't like the "bar scene." I don't go out drinking. It's not my thing. If I'm going out, give me some place to go or something to do. Side Pockets gives me something fun to do. Side Pockets is a very large restaurant/bar/pool hall in the Northland. Very spacious and with plenty of room. They have tables you can play for $.75 a game or rent tables by the hour. We visited on a Saturday afternoon, when they happened to have league day going. There were still plenty of tables for my wife and I to use. We picked ones up by the dart boards, where it was pretty secluded. The crowd wasn't rowdy or loud. They were pretty subdued and focused on their games and hanging out. They have a pretty nice menu, but my wife and I didn't partake. Maybe next time. This is a nice, fun place. We will be back. read more

We had Matt as server for awhile who was very nice. Then, we encountered Dave, who was rude and ruined our experience at side pockets. Would not returned because the language he used with l us. I'd come back for Matt as server read more

Staffed by disinterested servers who are more focused on socializing than being bothered by providing drinks and food. Tables are in decent shape. Food and beverages aren't too bad, but does that really matter when it takes so long for it to get to you? read more

Like to go to side pockets to shoot pool & drink. Always have a good time. Friendly people

Good place to shoot some pool and watch a game. The tenderloin sandwich is good, haven't tried any of the other food items on the menu. The service can be slow at times especially if there are leagues going on. Still a good place to hang out and shoot some pool. read more

I've been here probably a hundred times plus in the many years. For bar food it's actually pretty darn good and exceeds most others bar food. During the past few years service simply gets worse and worse every time. Our group of 8 to 10 friends that met here every Monday night has moved to other establishments where service means something. It's not just one server it's a large portion of them, that are simply in off in la la land. If you're in any kind of hurry this isn't for you. read more

I like the idea of steak specials but this one didn't live up to my expectations. I tried their Thursday special of Bacon Wrapped fillet with fries for 8.99 I think. The 6 oz fillet seemed much smaller then 6 oz to me. But I guess its partly my fault that I am a regular at both the Quaff and steak nights who have 16 and 12 oz steaks that barely fill me up if it wasn't for the loaded potato or sweet potato fries. I will go back to have a couple drinks and try the pork tenderloin though which looked huge and tasty. Our waiter was very attentive as well. read more

Hubby and I went for lunch one day. First time customers just went for lunch and my hubby was skeptical about it at first!!! But we went on in and sat down. The waitress was prompt at giving menus and bringing drinks she was very pleasant!! Told us about some of the things on the menu, took our order and when our order was done... Brought out the biggest darn tenderloin we have ever seen!!!! Hubby said it was delicious but it took him all evening to finish it!!! We brought half of both of our lunches home so needless to say the portions are huge!!!!! read more

The area Sidepockets bars are known mostly for one thing: pool tables. This is true at this one for sure. Typical bar food, and the few times I've been here of late, not a very welcoming crowd or staff. The Happy Hour specials might be worth stopping in, but not a 'destination' unless you are in the area and want to play pool. If a 'dive bar' could be the size of a small warehouse, this is definitely in that category. read more

There are not a lot of fun spots in the Northland as it is so I would expect each establishment to really work hard to impress their customers so they don't have to head 10 minutes south to downtown KC for food, fun & drink. I was totally disappointed with our service at Side Pockets. There were only a few people there but service was slow, food quality was mediocre and the bill was incorrect. When the manager came to discuss the bill he projected that it was our fault not his servers or his system. We are paying customers, VP, CEOs and business owners so we were appalled at his insinuation that we were looking for a free deal. He finally offered us a gift card which we refused because that was not the problem to begin with. Good customer service still matters Ron. Customers lost forever. read more

Service is the worst. Management is even worse. On the plus side food is good though but just won't ever be back cause of the service

Went for lunch today. Waited 45 minutes and still did not get our food. As I was on lunch, I could not stay to wait for the meal that the waitress said was still being made. We ordered a salad and chicken fingers. I have a feeling that order was never placed. Unfortunate, but not not unusual. read more

This place is horrible. The upstairs bathroom has a musty smell, like someone has been up there doing drugs... A few of the servers looked pretty twitchy too so I would assume it was them. The open racism of this place is ridiculous (I overheard a couple of them refer to a black table as "Canadians", a term I have heard at other craphole establishments in the past). There was also a group of gentlemen in the center of the restaurant VERY OBVIOUSLY gambling large sums of money on pool games. The prices were great and the tables are in excellent condition, but the drugs, racism, and gambling were a definite nope for me. read more

I LOVE Side Pockets North. We worked with Eric to plan a going away party for friends. He was so nice, professional and accommodating. The party was a huge success. The two ladies who waited on us were WONDERFUL. Again - so nice, courteous, professional and fantastic service. We want to THANK Eric and his staff for helping make our party such a HUGE success. We had a wonderful time and so enjoyed planning the party with your excellent help. We'll DEFINITELY be back. Thank-you SO VERY MUCH! read more

The food is predictably good and several of the servers are way above average. We always tend to find where the good servers are and sit in their area. Just like any place, they have bad servers also! read more

Classic pool hall with good food. Great place to shoot pool watch a game or fight and friendly staff. Hit or miss for lunch but evenings are great. Big place with adequate staff for pool leagues. read more