So happy this place is closing down. Owners don't give a shit. Manager Duane is a very dumb guy. Disgusting venue that never gets cleaned. Very poor management. Shootings outside way too much. Most likely that's why they are closing. Yay read more

My uncle was in town so we decided to take him out for a good time and we thought throwbacks was a good option. Everyone was having a good time until a bouncer came up to us saying we were getting kicked out. I was already confused on why we were getting kicked out. It only became a bigger issue when the bouncers shoved my uncles out, their bouncers are unnecessarily aggressive for no reason. read more

Great bar with trashy girls as bartenders and I like it that way. Love it here! I go every night read more

This was a good night initially. My friends and I had a great night doing karaoke and partying. At the end of the night, the staff announced that all guests must leave the establishment. As my party gathered our things to leave, we were rudely being rushed. There about 15 total people in the establishment that night. So there was no need for the amount of fervor on the part of the staff to rush us out as we were in fact moving out. We were just not rushing. As we walked out, one of the staff members actually put hands on my friend and pushed her along. We were already in the hallway leading to the door--not in the main part of the establishment--no where near it. It was such an upsetting experience. Once the staff member placed his hands on my friend, we begin to argue with him and he called us the 'B' word. It was not a good experience at all. Completely, unnecessary given the number of guests in the establishment that night and given the fact that everyone was actually moving towards the exit at the time of the staff members physical and verbal violence. This occurred on 27 January. I usually only use Yelp to review restaurants that is why it has taken me so long to create this review. read more

The staff at this facility yelled at their customers. I have never been at a place that screams at ALL their patrons to leave. Horrible service & the facility was gross as well. Spend your money at your own risk. read more

It's was weird that they don't let me in because i wasn't wearing a belt. That's ridiculous. They should change that. read more

Best music, beautiful staff, and affordable drink prices. Bottle service was very fun with the sparklers and birthday signs! 10/10 would go back again! read more

I would highly recommend this place. Throwback KC is a great place for bachelorette parties, birthday parties, or just a night out.

Had fun. I will say the drinks were watered down but it was a great place to go let lose!

$5 cover charge, but you do get 2 clubs for the price of one. Offkey and Throwback are conected by a hallway. Come and go pretty easily to both. Mostly newly minted 21 year olds on the throw back side due to the decent size dance floor and DJ, mixing everything from 80's to present and glow sticks abound. The floor was a constant state of sticky, wet, cups and ice. Drinking and dancing, geesh some people just can't mutitask. I lean a little more towards the offkey side. Pick a song, wait for the mic and sing your heart out. You will not be alone in your ballad as the rest of the mixed but fun loving crowd joins in. Liquid courage comes to the rescue in the form of 3$ & 4$ drink specials. For $25 on the Offkey side you can rent a room to privately sing your heart out. Amazing place to bring a group but no shame in going solo. The atmosphere was fun and easy going. It's westport so parking can be rough but not impossible. Clean facilities, always a pleasant surprise in the club scene. read more

Pretty cool, really small so it gets super hot and crowded after 1030. Blacklights are fun and it connects to Off Key so you get the best of both worlds for one cover charge (5-10$ depending on the night and gender) bartenders are always nice, bouncers are nice. Bathrooms are always crowded. Some of the goers are questionable but they thoroughly inspect you when you come in read more

The hottest corner in town to get shot let's be real! we went to do a little karaoke. I went to bathroom and the girls was packed. no one was watching them either. so I went into the men's. No one was in there and I got kicked out. as a straight white female can we just have unisex bathrooms. The bouncers we super rude about it and wouldn't let me use the bathroom. The drinks are expensive and that corner is always getting shot up forreal! read more

So I'm thinking it's like an arcade n club. Oh no! It's a Cracker Jack sized club that plays hip hop. They also charged me $15 dollars at the door. For me it's not worth it. Most likely won't b back here unless I'm with a group of friends and they waive the high cover. read more

Terrible. The bouncers should come up with better excuses to bounce people out and be straight up. I approached the bouncer and was about to walk in till they said I couldn't get through because I had not belt. Then he turned to my friend and said no white tees allowed. Those are some shady reasons for not letting someone in. But he judged us based on the color of our skin and found some random tidbits to not let us in. Not a good business model dude. read more

This club has the worst customer service ever!! Order 4 bottles in vip and the servers never come to poor you a drink or open your champagne literally pouring or own drinks and shots!! And the crowd is rowdy!! Some girl poured an entire drink on my beautiful friend for no reason!!! Go to power and lights!! This place really is awful!!!! read more

Great place for dancing and good drinks! Bartenders are always fun and VIP is a good time for a night out or any type of party event! Check it out! read more

Lit staff, good music, good vibes, dope environment, owner has a nice head on his shoulders

My friend and I recently went to throwback. Long story short my friend was discriminated against for being gay. He got picked up by his neck and thrown out. Another employee grabbed me by my arm and left bruises on me. This isn't the first time Throwback has used excessive force on people. We were not refusing to leave. We said we would walk out and the employee kept trying to grab me. I told him I was leaving and he said he didn't care that he "owned me" and proceeded to grab my arm and bruise me. If you look at the other reviews, you will see this isn't the first time an employee here has hurt woman and men. read more

Not a fan of the recent song list update. Some pretty basic stuff left off the catalog. Tha Crossroads is a classic, how do you not have that? And instead have like Shaggy's entire catalog? read more

Throwback KC is a dance club. It's dark with black lights and a lot of glowing features. Drink prices are pretty average and it's usually packed full of people. It's so crowded that it becomes uncomfortable. There is also a $5 cover charge. read more

Throwback KC - Throwback KC on a Saturday night - Lounges Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

Nice concept! I went on a Saturday night when they were playing 90s and 2000s Music, & the crowd was amped! The drinks are reasonably priced too. I went 2 nights in a row and it seemed as though they played the same exact music on both days, which is why I only give it 3 stars out of 5. I would have liked for them to switch it up a bit. Other than that, I enjoyed myself and would bring friends here if they came in town. read more

They charged me and my friend $20 cover per person. And weren't charging other people that were coming in, or else charging others $5. Total bullshit read more

Best place to go for a fun time in KC! Staff is always awesome and I've never had a bad time here! read more

Throwback KC - a group of women in bunny ears - Lounges Near Me - Kansas City, Missouri

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My friends and I were in town visiting for the weekend and we decided to check this bar out. I WILL NEVER GO BACK!! We are from South Dakota, and the bouncer accused us of having fake IDs. He took our IDs and told us he was going to cut them up, even though we had other forms of identification with us. We had to call the cops and have them show up to prove we were 22! After this whole fiasco, the bouncer was not apologetic at all. Instead he told us we weren't welcome in this bar and flipped us off. WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I have ever encountered. Never met someone so rude, highly recommend never going to this bar. read more

This bar was the most disrespectful service I've ever had in Kansas City. I was shocked at how aloof the management was to service issues. I also witnessed violence in the bar and nothing was done to handle it. It was absolutely disgusting- I will NEVER RETURN. If you are visiting kc, don't waste your time in this bar. read more

This place blatantly profiles people and won't allow certain people in for their "dress code" when it is obviously not their clothing that keeps them from entering. Several occasions I see people in clean, nice clothes told angrily to keep moving for not meeting dress code requirements... then a white person with the same outfit walks right inside. Unbelievable that people are accepting this nonsense. read more

This place is garbage! Doesn't even deserve 1 star. I had only been in the bar maybe 3 minutes along with a party bus full of people for my wife's birthday when someone bumped into me. I turned around and said excuse me because I was in the way. He immediately grabbed me and told me to leave. When I told him I wasn't leaving he called over all the bouncers and said that I had called him the N word and that I needed to leave. They kicked me and the 30 people out before we could even order drinks. I will NEVER go back. Wouldn't even let me talk to them. Just shut the door in my face. read more

Loved the music, although I heard only a couple throwback songs....they mainly played newer rap. I made a request with the dj which was ignored bc he was playing an old pre recorded set he had previously made and wouldn't be in the booth for "a bit." The drinks were ok. We didn't visit the karaoke section. Left and came back a bit later into the evening and it was busy. Mainly with a younger crowd. read more

Dude! 90s music and dancing, what more can you ask for. I don't attempt going here on the weekends but during the week day it's a blast. Weekends are way too crowded and I'm not 22 anymore, I wanna beat people when they bump into me now. This coming from someone that intentionally gets in mosh pits still...doesn't make any sense. But yes, this place is so much fun! Take your buddies here, get down, enjoy the night. read more

Extremely rude and disrespectful! I had a friend that got bumped/bumped into a waitress (it was mutual) and drinks were spilled. They made him pay by saying that was policy and that the money would come out of the waitresses check. Upon trying to speak to amanager, they said that was policy and charged him $50 (!!!) for these random drinks that didnt even add up to $50. I am extremely frustrated and annoyed att his place read more

Awesome place very fun! Good mix of people always sexy ladies in there! Def one of my favorite bars in Westport! It's not all uptight and shit!!! read more

I came here on January 18th, to celebrate my 21st birthday. We arrived around 9. After arriving, me and my mother order a drink and danced for a few minutes. After dancing we wanted to sit and relax for a second. We went to sit down in a section that was not indicated as reserved. We sat, a security guard around 5'7 came over and told me I couldn't sit there unless I wanted to pay a 300 dollar fee to rent the space. I obliged and left the "reserved" area. Then the security guard proceeded to insult my MOTHER for her weight and race, I honestly think I have a legal case against this establishment because of discrimination. I just wanted to enjoy my birthday, but instead I was assaulted and removed from a club that I paid to get into. Absolutely ridiculous. After the situation happened I tried to call the establishment and they told me not to call again after being disrespectful and refusing to tell me what their title was as an employee. read more

This place was wack to the max. They only had four actual video games to play and half of them didn't work or had loading problems. I will say the bar was on point. Game status was lame! read more

Blonde bartender is rude every single time we have gone. Go to the brunette one. Friday nights also aren't as busy or fun as Saturdays.

This nightclub was ok, not somewhere I will probably go very often. Covet charge was only 5$ which is a great price to get into somewhere. Drinks were reasonable price but the club was way overpacked couldn't really move around. The bouncers were rude kept telling people to move when he seen that there wasn't much room in there to move around. But since the name of the club was called throwback expect throwback songs and I mean throwbacks from 70s to 00s read more

Seems like Throwback just collects the runoff from the other bars in Westport. Nothing there is worth fighting through the clientele, which seems to be the drunken rejects of doormen down the street. Also, didn't this use to be a gaming bar? Looks like they couldn't quite keep up with the competition in Kansas City; the name doesn't quite make sense anymore. read more

I was wandering around Westport and I stumbled upon this gem. Good place to play games and just get a drink. You can ask the bar tender for anything and he will take care of you. Thought his old fashioned was good. I'll upload more pictures later and I can't wait to come back here this weekend when I have time! read more

Nice spot with throw back music. Cheap cover charge. Decent drinks depending on who makes them. Security could be more professional but other than that I enjoy myself at this bar. read more

I want to tell you about my night here at Throwback.I am 23 years old, and have been a longtime fan of this business. I have been many times, had great times, brought more people back, and never had a bad night, until tonight. This was Friday, September 23rd at about 11:45pm. I left the club forgetting I had an open tab. As soon as I started walking away I remembered, and turned back to go inside and pay. I went in the entry way to "ThrowBack" not Offkey. There was a dividing rope that read "entry" with an arrow showing the line on the left. There was a bouncer present. He was about average height, very muscular, with tattoos, and black. I showed him my wrist with my reentry mark as I walked in the entry, we make eye contact, and then he physically grabbed my chest and pushed me out of the entry while yelling "WRONG WAY" at me. To set the scene, the club was mostly empty, and there was nobody else in line, ahead of me, or behind me. It was the most stress-free situation possible for a bouncer. To clarify, this was not a firm push, or even firm. This was aggressive manhandling to a person who was walkinig in the entryway. He shoved me so hard that I could feel the force deep into my chest, in a way that I hadn't ever felt before, as if it had hit my heart. He physically removed me from the line in a manner that was so bizarrely aggressive and hateful that i had never experienced in my life until now. I yelled, "Hey! The way you grabbed me was completely unacceptable, give me your name!" Those were my exact words. He yelled, "My name is 'I'm going to beat the fuck out of you!'" Those were HIS exact words. I tell him I'm contacting his manager, and then he grabbed me AGAIN and told me to get the fuck out while shoving me out of the doorway. Look-I was a very happy customer., with no ill intent whatsoever. I loved ThrowBack but now will never ever return. This man made me feel like i had just been assaulted walking down the street. This man is not fit to monitor people's safety and wellbeing. I then had to leave Westport by police escort, even though the only physical contact was him shoving, grabbing, and pushing me. read more