Lawrence has no shortage of awesome bars/music venues, but perhaps this is its most celebrated one. It's ostensibly a rock club, but a hardcore band can be playing in the front room and you could be quietly enjoying a cocktail and a conversation out on the back patio, even in the winter. This place has enough outdoor gas heaters to keep the patio warm in 40 degree weather. It's quite likely that the band you see there this weekend will be featured in Spin a year from now.
Eating & Drinking
Some people like sanitized restaurants like T.G.I. Friday’s. Some like cheap filler like Jimmy John’s. Papa Keno's is not for those people. This is a place for someone who loves food. It’s also for those of you that enjoy slices of pizza the size of a 1985 Cadillac. This isn’t an average no-selection-having pizza chain. The topping selection here is never ending. You’ll find yourself asking for extra cream cheese, more sun dried tomatoes, and add the chicken.
The Bourgeois Pig is a student filled coffee shop by day and drunkard filled watering hole by night. The establishment is one of the only euro-style sidewalk pub and cafes in the downtown area. The coffee is better than average and the drink menu can be unique considering the bland alcohol selection that Lawrence has to offer. The inside space is relaxed and can get very intimate on crowded evenings.
