Callahan’s on 87th

Great anytime, lunch, dinner, or especially game day! Plenty of tvs that cover most major sporting events

I want to love this place. It has great atmosphere. The food is 3.5−4 star quality. And the staff is friendly. BUT, and this is a real problem at this place: if you make the mistake of trying to drop in for a meal, depending on the day and time, you can just be screwed. The pizza is amazing, and it’s their special on the weekends; but I waited over an hour a couple Sundays ago and couldn’t even get a hello from the bartender or a waiter. The place was mostly packed for a Steelers game (that was essentially over; they were killing the Browns)…then it started getting packed for a Chiefs game and again, service was not to be had. They’ll randomly have private functions for friends and family and again; walk in and not get any service (yet they were technically open/​Note that this happened a few days before this past Xmas). On top of all that, the parking sucks and half the time you have to park almost up by the Goodcents on the other end of the parking lot. If the parking lot is mostly empty, by all means stop in and get a good meal and drink. If the parking lot is dauntingly full… you’ll have FAR better luck elsewhere.

My classic burger had a big, lean, juicy patty, and measured 3″ high. The fries, however, were just cold, dry, crunchy, flavorless, and possibly day old, since I was one of the first customers of the day. The interior was nicely done, and clean, while the service was very good.

I eat at the Callahans West location often, but this place stinks. The food was burned and no one seemed to care. I ordered something off of their late night menu and was informed after the fact that they dont honor their menu on game days and was told by the manager that it was posted to Facebook. I usually order off of the menu, not Facebook. The manager didn’t care and blamed the confusion on the server being new. I will not return.

After waiting 55 minutes for chicken tenders and nachos and seeing the table next to us, who came in after we did, order, eat & finish their meal, we decided to ask about the food. The waitresses response was, we’re really busy. First of all, they weren’t that busy, there had been a game on when we got there and all those guests left about 15 minutes after we arrived. Secondly, I don’t care how busy you are, fried food and nachos shouldn’t take almost an hour and when your guest asks you about it you should apologize for their wait and assure them the food is on the way, not make them few bad for asking! This restaurant is obviously very poorly ran. A decent manager would have apologized. Had ANYONE apologized we wouldn’t have gotten up and left. First and last time we will go to Callahan’s!

Don’t stray too far off the menu from the pizza. Most of the burgers and sandwiches come out too salty, including the chicken fried, and generally have a bland taste to it. A couple of the appetizers stand out, but it’s more or less hole-​in-​the-​wall bar food, other than the above average pizza. Service is generally slow and unattentive, unless you get the redhead or the short blonde and you’re sitting at the bar. There is pretty decent beer specials though. It is a good place to watch local sports at; however, the owner is very stingy with what other sports he will put the sound on, unless it’s one of his favorite sports or teams. Overall I would say, Callahan’s is on the cusp of dive bar and dining restaurant, unfortunately just not hitting the mark on either.

Came here to watch the Royals and had great service. This is a totally local bar and I met some great people from around the area who come here all the time. I only had the fried mushrooms which were pretty standard so I can’t comment too much on food. I did see they had a couple local beers on tap which is nice. lots of TVs and space in here. For some reason it feels like they get some of the sketchier crowd in here, but it’s not bad. There was only one almost-​bar fight.

SLOWEST SERVICE! Took forever to get two salads but worst of all, waited 45 minutes to get the check!!! The booths are solid wood like a church pew. My back hurt so bad waiting and waiting. After 30 minutes, I went to the car to lie down while my husband stayed inside and waited for the check. It was ridiculous! To top it all off, the food was mediocre. Not worth wasting your time.

I was in the mood for a good burger. I’ve driven by Callhan’s & decided to try it after reading other Unilocal reviews. I lucked out & Saturday’s special was the Classic burger. I got to order it medium rare — good sign. They also had tator tots — sweet! I also ordered the Passion Fruit drink — it was strong & tasty. It took a while for my burger & my husband’s triple B Burger to arrive. It was well worth the wait — burger was thick, tasty, & cooked exactly as I ordered. Tater tots were cooked to the right crispiness. My husband’s burger was a little under cooked & he thought it could have been ‘blackened” more. Our waiter was attentive & acknowledged that our food was taking awhile. We are definitely going back & trying additional items, like the fried pickles!

Went to Callahans last night for the NU/​Illinois FB game, great atmosphere, great burgers, and our waitress took great care of our party of 12. Very reasonable on their prices.

I have been here a few times. It has always been a fun atmosphere. I will definitely be going back. So far I have only had the pizza but it was pretty good.

Great food, good bar, overall a solid place to go in Lenexa.
Nachos were fantastic and had a ton of fresh ingredients. Place does a decent business but has not been too crowded for comfort when I have been in there. Defiantly will be back!

Great food. Had the Geller Melt and it was huge and good. Grandson had the Burrito Bites and declared the excellent.

This is a great neighborhood bar and grill, the burgers are fantastic, and we like the thin pizza as well. Who doesn’t love an irish bar with pizza… come on! The beer is cold, strongly recommend the tater tots instead of the fries.

Slow service. Very very very slow service… even when there’s barely a lunch crowd Being out in this area, there are very limited places for lunch with a large (ish) group during the work hours — Callahans is your typical bar food stop but you have been warned, service is so dang slow…

We just moved to the area and thus has become our favorite bar and grill (and there are a handful in this area)
On Tuesday’s they have a great pizza deal.. it’s s largr grandslam for 14.99. which is what we usually get.
We tried the nachos last time and they were loaded with jalapenos, salsa, sour cream, olives and cheese. I really enjoyed them.

Went here at 11PM hoping for a different place to eat while working the night shift. Tired of fast food and QuikTrip being the only options. Super friendly bartender that made me feel at home. Kitchen was closing but she offered to make a pizza since their oven was still on. Offered me a drink while I waited (I was taking it back to work).
Can’t say much for the pizza, the crust was very bland and tasteless. Kinda like a giant cracker with toppings. I won’t be getting a pizza again. But I would return to try other things if I can get there earlier.
This says a lot for great service. You get a nice tip and a return customer, even though the food was marginal.

I’ve been stoppin’ by here for the last four or five years. Hasn’t changed much which is good, clean atmosphere and good food. I don’t care for or do the bar scene so I stay away in the evenings, for me it’s great for lunch.

I LOVE this bar! The food is consistantly good… I have been going to the original location for 20+ years… the service is always friendly. My favorite menu items are the friend chicken salad… YUM! And the pork tenderloin… ugh wish I had it right now! Go visit!!!

I have watched a few Husker games at Callahan’s, and typically enjoy their food and sports bar atmosphere. I have also been here a handfull of times for happy hour. They have several TV’s and a projection screen or two. It seems like the food is consistent (wings are awesome), and servers are cool. I have also heard that they serve the best ribs in KC on Wednesday night; I need to get in and give that a try.
Don’t hate me. My only complaint is that in my experience, the establishment is too «family friendly». Last Saturday, after 10:00 pm there were literally children everywhere. Even a family with a baby. A few families were there with their kids who had just finished baseball practice. I had to double check that I wasn’t at Chucky Cheese. Boo.