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<\/a><\/p>\nTap Ins at the Greenhouse in Overland Park, near 95th and Metcalf; photo by Joyce Smith<\/p>\n
Alongside majority partner Michael Sullivan, Tap Ins at the Greenhouse<\/a> debuted to the public Tuesday \u2014 spanning 4-acres at 9751 Metcalf Ave., in 95 Metcalf \u2014 with mini golf (inside and soon outside), sports bar, restaurant, ice cream shop and private event spaces.\u00a0<\/p>\n Customers can sign up for golf, or just come in for the restaurant, bar or ice cream.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhat sets us apart is we put an equal amount of thought and energy into the entertainment as the dining,\u201d Patton said. \u201cA great place to hang out and to have great food. Seeing people try it out in the last week or so, it\u2019s incredibly gratifying.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The Greenhouse has a 19-hole mini golf course (18 holes and a challenge hole) dotted with palm and Joshua trees, agave, cacti and other desert plants.<\/p>\n \u201cLast week we had 5-inches of snow on the ground and didn\u2019t even need the heaters inside,\u201d Patton said.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Bunker bar overlooks the course and serves cocktails, mocktails, spiked shakes, frozen drinks, wine, seltzers, beer (on tap, as well as bottled and canned) and Tap Ins own brands called Grip It and Rip It. Some specialty cocktails use local J.Rieger & Co.<\/a> products.<\/p>\n At the entrance to the Greenhouse is Ace\u2019s Ice Cream Shop, offering a dozen flavors of Summersalt Ice Cream<\/a> such as chocolate fudge chunk, Ooey Gooey Buttercake and the seasonal Candy Cane Crush, as well as shakes.<\/p>\n On the west side of the complex, Tap Ins partnered with Overland Park\u2019s PB&J Restaurants Inc.<\/a> on the E9 Grille menu. It includes wood-fired pizza (build-your-own and specialities such as its Italian meatball), Atlantic salmon salad with a raspberry vinaigrette, smash burgers, wraps, a Booth Creek Wagyu<\/a> burger, hot honey crispy chicken sandwiches, Atlantic salmon miso bowls, spaghetti and meatballs, tacos, BBQ mac and cheese, and more. For dessert, look for its cast iron cookies, and gooey butter cake.\u00a0<\/p>\n The complex has nearly 100 TVs and two giant video walls. It also features three private event spaces, one with some putting technology.<\/p>\n Bar seating at Tap Ins at the Greenhouse; photo by Joyce Smith<\/p>\n Spacious seating areas inside Tap Ins at the Greenhouse; photo by Joyce Smith<\/p>\n An Adirondack chair outside Tap Ins at the Greenhouse in Overland Park, near 95th and Metcalf; photo by Joyce Smith<\/p>\n The partners hoped to have the 18-hole outdoor course ready for the debut Tuesday. They broke ground in late February and were in the middle of construction when uncertainty and costs over tariffs presented new challenges. For example, the price on Adirondack chairs from Canada increased 30 percent, and U.S. steel was in such demand costs also went up. Now the outdoor course is scheduled to open in late winter or early spring.\u00a0<\/p>\n Patton and Sullivan, friends from their college days at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, have invested in several businesses together. They also have a handful of investors in Tap Ins and took a loan from Community America Credit Union.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have been a fabulous partner. Great to work with,\u201d Patton said.<\/p>\n The operation has a ground lease on the former Metcalf South Shopping Center site, and about 200 employees.<\/p>\n Patton doesn\u2019t feel the business has direct competition, he said.<\/p>\n Tap Ins at the Greenhouse in Overland Park, near 95th and Metcalf; photo by Joyce Smith<\/p>\n \u201cBut inflation is real and times are tough so we are competing for any recreation dollar,\u201d Patton said.<\/p>\n Tap Ins offers the All Day Par Pass. Mondays through Thursdays: Adults, $28; children ages 3 to 13, $18; seniors (60 and older), $24; military, $24.<\/p>\n Fridays through Saturdays: Adults, $35; children ages 3 to 13, $21; seniors (60 and older), $28; military, $28.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a full day pass. Instead of coming in for a certain period of time or one round, you can be here as long as you want,\u201d Sullivan said. \u201cTo play again and again and again.\u201d<\/p>\n Hours run 4:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 4:30 p.m. to midnight Fridays; 11 a.m. to midnight Saturdays; and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays.<\/p>\n Startland News contributor Joyce Smith covered local restaurants and retail for nearly 40 years with The Kansas City Star. Click here<\/a> to follow her on Bluesky, here<\/a> for X (formerly Twitter), here<\/a> for Facebook, here<\/a> for Instagram, and by following #joyceinkc on Threads.<\/p>\n \ufeff<\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n