Short Line Tavern
The door and the grill do not keep the same hours, and neither of them keeps the same hours two days running. Here is the whole week.
| Day | Door open | Grill on | On that night |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 3:00pm to 11:00pm | 4:00pm to 9:00pm | Quietest night of the week. Two pool tables free after six. |
| Tuesday | 2:00pm to 11:00pm | 4:00pm to 9:00pm | Tenderloin night. The kitchen cuts and breads them that afternoon and stops when they are gone. |
| Wednesday | 2:00pm to 11:00pm | 4:00pm to 9:00pm | Dart league from 7:00pm, September through March. The back room fills up. |
| Thursday | 2:00pm to 11:00pm | 4:00pm to 9:00pm | Burger and a draw, $9.50, all night. |
| Friday | 11:30am to 1:30am | 11:30am to 10:00pm | The only day with a lunch. Catfish after four until it runs out. |
| Saturday | 2:00pm to 1:30am | 4:00pm to 10:00pm | Live music one Saturday a month. Ask, or watch the door for the board. |
| Sunday | 2:00pm to 10:00pm | 4:00pm to 8:00pm | Chiefs games on all four screens in season. Kitchen closes at eight whatever the score is. |
(816) 555-0101 Call ahead on a Friday. Lunch and the late close are the two things that move.
Off the grill
Short list on purpose. Everything is cooked to order, so a full room means a wait, and the bar will tell you how long before you order.
- Breaded pork tenderloin $11.50
- Half pound burger $10.00
- Bacon cheeseburger $11.75
- Catfish, two fillets $14.00
- Chicken strips $10.50
- Grilled cheese and fries $7.00
- Onion rings $6.50
- Fried mushrooms $6.50
- Basket of fries $4.00
- Side salad $4.50
Prices shown are illustrative and set by the owner. Domestic bottles, six draws on tap, and the well is the well.
The room
One long room with the bar down the left and booths down the right, two pool tables at the back, and a door onto the square. It has been a tavern under one name or another since the building went up, and most of what is on the walls was left by somebody who drank here. Nobody is going to make a fuss over you and nobody is going to card the whole table for one round.
Kids are welcome at a booth until nine. The back room seats about thirty and there is no charge to use it, but tell us a week out so the dart league is not in it.
Finding it and calling first
The square in Buckner. Park on the street. If the sign is lit the door is open, and if you are driving in from out of town on a Friday, ring first, because Friday is the day the hours are unlike any other day.
(816) 555-0101- Where
- 123 Main Street, Buckner, Missouri
- Kitchen last order
- Fifteen minutes before the grill time above
- Back room
- Seats about thirty, no charge, a week of notice