The Phoenix

Awesome music the weekend night we were there, some regulars on the patio said to come by during the week as well but haven't made it back yet. The food was surprisingly delicious, (I had a salmon dish with lobster stuffed inside and my husband had the burger) adding to a great night. Our server, Emily, was very nice and helpful in choosing our drinks and food to our liking, she seemed to know the menus pretty well so thats always a plus. Nothing worse than servers not knowing the answer to your question. The band was upbeat and little too loud but the place was humming with people dancing. I wouldn't say to go there for intimate conversation but it was so fun that I would recommend it for a night out on the town. Take a cab home because their drinks are tasty and will knock you on your butt.

I LOVE this place. This is the ONLY place I have found in KC that knows how to pour a proper Guinness (YES, there is an art to it...one of which sadly evades all other bars in the  metro area..shame shame). They have live music every night of the week (except Sundays, when they are closed), and I have yet to hear someone I don't like (and I hear a lot, as I live right above this bar). The servers and bartenders are crazy friendly. The one time we had to wait like five minutes for someone to greet our table, we got a free beer as an apology, even though we didn't even complain. THAT, ladies and gents, is good customer service.
The only reason I'm not giving them five stars is because I'm not crazy about their food menu. I feel like it's overpriced for what it is. Don't get me wrong...it's good food. But I don't think they need to be charging 18 dollars for salmon. That being said, they have an awesome happy hour, which has come to be one of my faves in KC. I'd say def give this place a chance. And be sure to check in on Yelp so you can get a free order of sweet potato fries (nom nom).

I love me some live music!  With that being said, I'm left voiceless from last night's Phoenix experience.  We had my boyfriends work going away party and while it was our fault for sitting right in front of the band set up, I personally found it just a wee bit too loud (yes I understand that that statement means I'm officially old).  We had appetizers, which were okay, I'd stay away from the spinach & artichoke dip, it was more like mayonnaise/sour cream with a few cooked spinach leaves.  The mozzarella sticks were awesome and the avocado fries were just too off for, I'm just not a fan of hot avocado.  From what I could tell everyone enjoyed their drinks and the server did a great job of taking care of our loud large party.  All in all, we'll be back - but maybe we'll sit a bit further from the stage.