{"id":2450206,"date":"2026-06-08T17:13:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2450206"},"modified":"2026-06-08T17:13:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T17:13:49","slug":"kansas-city-entertainment-restaurant-and-bar-closes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kansas-city-entertainment-restaurant-and-bar-closes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kansas City entertainment restaurant and bar closes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\"><!----><!----><\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"lead-item \">\n<div class=\"img-container picture \">\n<p>            <\/p><\/div><figcaption>\n<p>        The locally owned Craft Putt is both an indoor miniature golf course and a taphouse offering a full bar and menu.<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"byline\"><br \/>\n                Janice Phelan<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"credit\">Janice Phelan<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>After three years of putt-putt and pints, a Kansas City entertainment bar and restaurant has closed its two locations.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Follow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/business\/openings-closings\/article304769051.html\">Craft Putt<\/a> \u2014 which has spots in Overland Park and Lee\u2019s Summit \u2014 has permanently shut down, according to the concept\u2019s website and social media pages.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A Sunday Facebook post announced the closure to customers.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was an incredibly difficult decision, but one that I ultimately felt was necessary for myself and my family,\u201d the owner, AJ Chinn, wrote in his post.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to sincerely thank every guest, employee, trivia host, company happy hour, birthday party, fundraiser, and regular who supported Craft Putt along the way. What started as a crazy idea turned into something that created a lot of memories and brought a lot of people together, and I will always be proud of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Ownership could not be immediately reached Monday morning for comment.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The spot provided an indoor putting experience with food and alcohol. It opened at 11440 W. 135th St. in Overland in 2023, followed by its 840 NW Blue Parkway in Lee\u2019s Summit location last year.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It offered entr\u00e9es like grilled chicken tacos, a mushroom Swiss burger and a Cuban sandwich.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Last month, Sinkers Lounge also closed. The similar concept downtown was in a lengthy dispute with its landlord, Kansas City\u2019s Power &amp; Light District, that resulted in sister concept Blade &amp; Timber shutting down as well.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a massive indoor-outdoor mini golf course and restaurant opened at the former Metcalf South Mall site at 95th and Metcalf last year. Tap-Ins sells wraps, sandwiches, pizza and ice cream.<\/p>\n<p><!----><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCraftPutt%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02MTN8dXUQwHwMtXE61zP2PUtVQdvuLPZE21aNWVntb6rTdGeqWSq2SoxEKkdZa8Xal&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"737\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!----><!----><!----><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"zone grid\">\n<div class=\"related-stories story-module\">\n<h5>Related Stories from  Kansas City Star<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"story-module\" wp_automatic_readability=\"29.96768707483\">\n<div class=\"author-card \" wp_automatic_readability=\"10.734693877551\">\n<div class=\"thumb\">\n                <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/266978891\/\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/public\/latest-news\/wh8kjb\/picture276780351\/alternates\/FREE_1200\/Jenna%20Thompson%20photo\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Jenna Thompson\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"article-details\">\n<p>                <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/profile\/266978891\/\">Jenna Thompson<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                    <span class=\"credit\">The Kansas City Star<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Added as per FE-855 --><\/p>\n<p>                     <!-- End of class=\"social-media\" --><\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <span>Jenna Thompson covers retail news for The Kansas City Star. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, she previously reported for the Lincoln Journal Star and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she studied journalism and English.<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.kansascity.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The locally owned Craft Putt is both an indoor miniature golf course and a taphouse offering a full bar and menu. Janice Phelan Janice Phelan After three years of putt-putt and pints, a Kansas City entertainment bar and restaurant has closed its two locations. 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