Dave Lane
03-17-2008, 03:40 PM
Anyone else think given Jareds history that this is a really really bad idea?
Dave
http://www.topix.com/content/kri/2008/01/chiefs-jared-allen-will-open-his-sports-bar-in-march
Chiefs' Jared Allen will open his sports bar in March
Kansas City Star
January 25, 2008
* Original Kansas City Star article: Chiefs' Jared Allen will open his sports bar in March Read the original story
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Defensive end and National Football League sack leader Jared Allen plans to be connected to Kansas City for the long term.
Maybe not through the Chiefs -- his contract is up at the end of February, though the team may slap the franchise tag to retain him -- but at least through his personal ties here and a new 11,000-square-foot sports bar west of downtown that will bear his name.
Jared Allen Sports Arena & Grill is scheduled to open March 7 at 700 Southwest Blvd., with 17 42-inch plasma TVs, a game room, a dance club, an outdoor rooftop deck and a street-level patio.
Allen, who hails from Los Gatos, Calif., said he has grown to love Kansas City and its residents, and his best friend lives here, so he will be back often, at least in the offseason.
'This will be a one-stop sports event, but a restaurant first,' Allen said. 'Good food is key.'
Allen has put his personal chef, Rodney Clodfelter, in charge of the menu -- everything from bar food to upscale entrees, all cooked to order.
Members of the Romo family, owners of the building, also are partners in the new operation.
On Friday, artists were putting finishing touches on University of Missouri and University of Kansas logos wrapping around the walls of the restaurant area, with the other Big 12 logos to come. A mural of Allen in top sacking form will be by the front entrance.
The spot has housed several operations, from original tenant California Taqueria in 1995 to Cafe Sevilla to Casa Grande.
Allen said he was attracted to the size of the operation and its upscale design, which includes Spanish architecture, towering ceilings and windows, and arched passageways.
The operation will offer shuttles to Arrowhead Stadium and to lofts and hotels in the downtown loop, as well as valet service and golf cart service from area parking lots.
It also will enforce a strict dress code.
'We won't tolerate trouble, no riffraff,' said general manager Chuck Tabor. 'The clients we expect to come in will be a cut above.'
Still, the downtown sports bar competition is heating up with such operations as McFadden's Sports Saloon, Willie's Kansas City, Tanner's Bar & Grill and Paddy O'Quigley's.
'Everyone says location, location, location, but I say great service, great food, and they will come, especially for Kansas City's new favorite son,' Tabor said. 'We'll be having brunch and pep rallies so everyone can meet to go to the stadium.
'And especially after the game, this will be everybody's destination.'
Copyright © 2008 Kansas City Star, All Rights Reserved.
Dave
http://www.topix.com/content/kri/2008/01/chiefs-jared-allen-will-open-his-sports-bar-in-march
Chiefs' Jared Allen will open his sports bar in March
Kansas City Star
January 25, 2008
* Original Kansas City Star article: Chiefs' Jared Allen will open his sports bar in March Read the original story
Read all 2 comments »
Defensive end and National Football League sack leader Jared Allen plans to be connected to Kansas City for the long term.
Maybe not through the Chiefs -- his contract is up at the end of February, though the team may slap the franchise tag to retain him -- but at least through his personal ties here and a new 11,000-square-foot sports bar west of downtown that will bear his name.
Jared Allen Sports Arena & Grill is scheduled to open March 7 at 700 Southwest Blvd., with 17 42-inch plasma TVs, a game room, a dance club, an outdoor rooftop deck and a street-level patio.
Allen, who hails from Los Gatos, Calif., said he has grown to love Kansas City and its residents, and his best friend lives here, so he will be back often, at least in the offseason.
'This will be a one-stop sports event, but a restaurant first,' Allen said. 'Good food is key.'
Allen has put his personal chef, Rodney Clodfelter, in charge of the menu -- everything from bar food to upscale entrees, all cooked to order.
Members of the Romo family, owners of the building, also are partners in the new operation.
On Friday, artists were putting finishing touches on University of Missouri and University of Kansas logos wrapping around the walls of the restaurant area, with the other Big 12 logos to come. A mural of Allen in top sacking form will be by the front entrance.
The spot has housed several operations, from original tenant California Taqueria in 1995 to Cafe Sevilla to Casa Grande.
Allen said he was attracted to the size of the operation and its upscale design, which includes Spanish architecture, towering ceilings and windows, and arched passageways.
The operation will offer shuttles to Arrowhead Stadium and to lofts and hotels in the downtown loop, as well as valet service and golf cart service from area parking lots.
It also will enforce a strict dress code.
'We won't tolerate trouble, no riffraff,' said general manager Chuck Tabor. 'The clients we expect to come in will be a cut above.'
Still, the downtown sports bar competition is heating up with such operations as McFadden's Sports Saloon, Willie's Kansas City, Tanner's Bar & Grill and Paddy O'Quigley's.
'Everyone says location, location, location, but I say great service, great food, and they will come, especially for Kansas City's new favorite son,' Tabor said. 'We'll be having brunch and pep rallies so everyone can meet to go to the stadium.
'And especially after the game, this will be everybody's destination.'
Copyright © 2008 Kansas City Star, All Rights Reserved.