Brooksider Sportsbar & Grill

What Brooksider Sportsbar & Grill does

Brooksider Sportsbar & Grill operates as a single-location neighborhood sports bar and restaurant at 6330 Brookside Plaza in the historic Brookside district of Kansas City, Missouri. The business is independently owned and privately held, with 17 employees and a legal entity registered as The Brooksider Sportsbar and Grill in Missouri. Its core offering comprises a full American sports-bar food menu (starters, wings, nachos, salads, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, pizza, kids' items) and a complete bar program featuring draft and bottled beer, wine, and craft cocktails, with a stated emphasis on local Kansas City breweries. The venue distinguishes itself with 50+ HD TVs supporting simultaneous multi-game sports viewing, a patio, an indoor bar and grill floor, and a separate downstairs private bar with dedicated restrooms used for events. Operating hours span Tuesday through Sunday (closed Monday), with extended late-night service Thursday through Saturday.

The company monetizes through three primary revenue streams: dine-in food and beverage sales (unit-priced menu items from $6.95 kids' entrées to $16.99 salads, plus drinks from $3 happy hour wells to $10 craft cocktails), online pickup orders routed through the ToastTab ordering platform, and private event hosting in the downstairs space supported by a structured catering/party menu priced in bulk tiers (e.g., chicken wings $80-$120, sliders $100-$180). Marketing is conducted through organic social channels (Twitter, Instagram), a newsletter signup, and the company website, which also handles direct party booking via SpotApps. A branded merchandise line extends monetization beyond F&B through a third-party storefront. Pricing is unit-based pay-as-you-go for dining, with multi-year/contract-style billing cadence noted only for catering engagements.

The underlying technology stack is conventional restaurant SaaS rather than proprietary infrastructure: ToastTab for online ordering and SpotApps (SpotHolding) for private party reservations and job listings, with no disclosed proprietary platform, mobile app, API, or AI capabilities. Customer-facing infrastructure includes a WCAG Level AA accessibility-compliant website. The business model is direct-to-consumer with a small private-event B2B/B2C component, and there are no disclosed enterprise customers, venture funding, M&A activity, or institutional investors — consistent with an independent, owner-operated local restaurant rather than a venture-backed hospitality concept.

Name

Brooksider Sportsbar & Grill

Legal name

The Brooksider Sportsbar and Grill

Website

https://brooksider.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sports Bar & Restaurant (Casual Dining)

NAICS

Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224), Full-Service Restaurants (722511)

SIC

Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810), Retail-Eating Places (5812)

akta.pro primary industry

Neighborhood & Sports Bars (THAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neighborhood Bars & Taverns (CRANACAA), Bar & Beverage Catering (Mobile Bar, Bartending) (HSACAGAF)

Keywords

• Sports bar dining
• Casual restaurant service
• Full bar service
• Private event hosting
• Food and beverage

Headquarters

HQ city

Kansas City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Food and Beverage Sales: Revenue from dine-in meals, drinks, and alcohol sales. Menu includes appetizers, wings, nachos, salads, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, pizza, and a full bar with beer, wine, and cocktails.
2. Online Ordering: Take-out orders placed through Toasttab platform for food pickup.
3. Private Event Hosting: Rental of downstairs private bar space for parties, office happy hours, and special events with full private bar, restrooms, and catered menu options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Brooksider operates a single-location neighborhood sports bar and grill serving American sports-bar fare (starters, wings, salads, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, pizza, kids' menu) alongside a full bar of draft/bottled beer, wine, and craft cocktails. The venue provides dine-in service, take-out pickup via the Toasttab platform, and private event hosting with catering in a downstairs bar space, supported by 50+ HD TVs for simultaneous sports viewing, daily specials, and happy hour promotions.

Product overview

Brooksider Sportsbar & Grill operates as a single-location neighborhood sports bar and restaurant in Kansas City's Brookside neighborhood. The core offering comprises a full food menu (starters, wings, nachos, salads, burgers, sandwiches, wraps, pizza, kids' menu) and a complete bar service (draft/bottled beer, wine, cocktails). The business supplements its core dining with daily specials and happy hour promotions, online ordering via ToastTab, and private event hosting in its downstairs space with catering options. The venue features over 50 HD TVs for sports viewing, a patio area, and hosts live music/events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Menu

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Peers

• BJ's Restaurant Brewhouse:

Direct peers

• Yard House: Upscale casual sports bar known for a large draft beer selection, American menu, and wall-to-wall TVs; most relevant direct competitor on the craft-beer-plus-multi-TV combination Brooksider highlights.
• Twin Peaks Restaurant: Sports-themed lodge-style restaurant chain with extensive TV coverage, full bar, and American comfort food; competes head-to-head for game-day groups and happy-hour crowds.
• Bar Louie: Casual American bar-and-grill chain featuring craft cocktails, happy hour, and TVs for sports viewing; closely overlaps Brooksider's dine-in plus full-bar format with similar price points and weekday specials.

Broad incumbents

• Buffalo Wild Wings: National sports-bar chain serving wings, beer, and a multi-TV sports viewing experience; directly competes with Brooksider in the casual sports-bar category but at vastly greater scale and with an app-based loyalty program.

Regional players

• Tom's Town Brewing Co. Kansas City craft brewery and taproom serving food alongside house beers; competes for local craft-beer drinkers and casual sports viewing in the same metro area.
• McCoy's Public House: Popular Kansas City sports bar and grill with multiple KC-area locations; competes locally for the same game-day and happy-hour customer base as Brooksider.
• Harpo's Bar & Grill: Long-running Kansas City sports bar known for wings, burgers, and televised games; overlaps Brooksider's neighborhood-sports-bar positioning within the same metro.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/brooksider
• Instagraminstagram.com/brooksider_sportsbar
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brooksider-sportsbar-grill

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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