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The Landing Eatery & Pub is a 10,000-square-foot, locally owned sports bar and grill on West Kansas Street in Liberty, in business since 1991 and run by Michael DePalma and his wife. It is the Northland’s archetype of the big neighborhood variety bar: more than 60 televisions and every sports package, a covered patio heated in winter and a second open-air one, live music four or five nights a week, Sunday breakfast, weekday lunch specials, and an 80-plus-item scratch menu whose calling cards are the dry-rubbed wings, hand-breaded chicken tenders and a giant hand-cut pork tenderloin sandwich “voted best in the Northland.”

Description

The Landing sits on the commercial strip of West Kansas Street on Liberty’s west side, near the Hunan Garden and Longboards storefronts at 1170–1173 W. Kansas.1 The building is large — the pub claims more than 10,000 square feet, a big dining room, a covered outdoor patio heated in winter and an open-air patio where smoking is prohibited, with semi-private areas that can be reserved for parties.2 More than 60 HDTVs carry every subscribed sports package, and the bar streams local high-school games.2 The events calendar is dense: as of late August 2026 it listed a different act nearly every Thursday through Sunday — Sunny Side Down, Kim & Derek, Mikey Needleman, Marshall Holles, Mudflap Mafia, Brody Buster and others — with 8 p.m. starts on weekends and 6 p.m. on Sundays.3

The menu runs past 80 items.2 The house signatures are dry-rubbed wings (“allow 30 minutes cooking time please, this is not fast food!!”), the Ben Maller chicken-finger basket, a grilled salmon dinner, and the Giant Pork Tenderloin, “our famous hand cut, hand breaded pork loin.”4 Around them sit fried pickles, Bavarian pretzels named for 96.5 The Fan host Bob Fescoe, buffalo rangoon, Gio’s Italian nachos with Scimeca’s sausage, a dozen-plus burgers (the Landing Burger with a fried egg on Texas toast, a Black & Blue, a Pig Burger, a smashburger), a Northland Cubano, a Reuben, a French dip, a KC strip, Cajun chicken pasta and three macs and cheese, plus B.Y.O. and specialty pizzas.54 A gluten-friendly menu, a beer list with patio drafts (Boulevard, Blue Moon, Angry Orchard, domestic happy-hour taps) and a daily-special rotation — Tuesday tenderloin, Wednesday steak night, Thursday burger value meal, Friday chicken-fried chicken and salmon — round it out.67 Sunday brings a breakfast menu: the Liberty Standard, biscuits and gravy, a Breakfast Mess and breakfast tacos, alongside a “pancake breakfast shot” of Jameson, butterscotch schnapps, orange juice and bacon.8

Ownership and history

The Landing opened in 1991 and describes itself as “THE ORIGINAL Variety Bar” of that year and “locally owned and operated for over 30 years.”92 Liberty’s tourism office, in a video around the pub’s 25th anniversary, called it “an icon in Liberty for 25 years” and a “family-grown neighborhood bar.”10

The owner is Michael DePalma, who runs the pub with his wife; KSHB identified the couple as owners in 2017, and quoted DePalma as owner again in 2020.1112 Whether the DePalmas founded the pub in 1991 or bought it later is not established in any retrievable source; DePalma’s LinkedIn profile lists him as president of “The Landing Eatery and Brew Pub” and, more recently, as COO of Brooksider Sports Bar and Grill, which may be a second venture or a later role.13

Two news moments bracket the pub’s recent history. In 2017 a Lyft driver was shot on the patio early one Sunday morning; DePalma told KSHB that employees who witnessed it had “pictures they’ll never get out of their minds” and offered the driver support.11 In 2020, as Clay County eased COVID-19 restrictions, DePalma said the pub would return to 1:30 a.m. closes Thursday through Saturday while keeping occupancy limited: “We’re blessed by the folks that come in. Even during the pandemic when we were shut down completely, curbside only, they took care of our staff, tipped them generously.”12

Last verified: 2026-08-29 · Source: the pub’s own website menu pages · Confidence: High. The full menu exceeds 80 items; the selection below records the signatures and price bands.5487

Appetizers (selection)

  • Wings — a pound, plain or sauced; boneless $15.45 / bone-in $17.55; double-sauced and charred +$3.10. · Deep Fried Pickles ($10.60) · Bob’s Big Bavarian Pretzels — two, with queso and honey mustard ($12.20) · Buffalo Rangoon ($10.85) · Gio’s Italian Nachos — fried wontons, Alfredo, Scimeca’s sausage ($13.65) · The Mess — nacho fixings in a bowl, choice of meat ($14.20) · Onion Rings ($10.20) · Loaded Smashburger Waffle Fries ($15.20)

Burgers and sandwiches (selection; served with fries, tots or chips)

  • The Landing Burger — fried egg, American, Texas toast ($13.15) · The Smashburger — single $9.30 / double $12.40 · The Black & Blue Burger — 8 oz Angus, chipotle, bleu cheese, bacon ($15.20) · The Pig Burger — bacon, BBQ pulled pork, egg, onion straws ($15.20)
  • Giant Pork Tenderloin — hand-cut, hand-breaded ($15.00) · Authentic Philly Cheese Steak ($15.00) · New York Style Reuben — beer-braised corned beef ($14.75) · The Northland Cubano ($14.75) · The French Dip ($15.20) · Red’s Bologna Sandwich ($14.50)

Entrées and baskets (selection)

  • Ben Maller’s Chicken Finger Basket — half $11.00 / whole $14.00 · Dry Rubbed Wings — ten, grilled to order ($18.55) · Grilled Salmon — lemon-butter caper sauce, two sides ($19.35) · Kansas City Strip Steak — 12 oz, two sides ($23.65) · The Fish Basket — battered cod ($13.15) · Cajun Chicken Pasta ($17.25) · Pit Smoker Mac N Cheese ($15.20)

Pizzas

  • B.Y.O. Cheese Pizza — 12” $12.90 / 14” $15.20 (toppings $1.05 / $2.10) · The Taco Pizza — 12” $16.00 / 14” $18.25 · The Combo — 12” $18.80 / 14” $22.40 · Gluten-free cheese pizza ($14.42)

Sunday breakfast

  • The Liberty Standard — two eggs, bacon or sausage, potatoes, toast ($11.33) · B’s & G’s ($10.30) · The Breakfast Mess ($12.36) · The Veggie Bowl ($12.36) · Breakfast Tacos ($13.39) · Pancake Breakfast Shot ($9.28)

Daily specials

  • Mon Chicken Cordon Bleu ($10.33) · Tue Giant Pork Tenderloin ($11.33) · Wed Italian Steak Sandwich ($10.33) and Steak Night from 6 p.m. — 8 oz KC strip, salad, baked potato, green beans ($12.86) · Thu Hamburger or Cheeseburger Value Meal ($8.24) · Fri Chicken Fried Chicken or Pork ($10.33), Salmon ($15.45)

Sources

Footnotes

  1. The Landing Eatery & Pub — NetWaiter online-ordering profile, “About.” Retrieved 2026-08-29 — Confirms: 1189 W Kansas St, Liberty; 816-792-5230; hours Sunday 11:00am–12:00am, Monday–Saturday 11:00am–1:30am; “Pub Food”; takeout and delivery; neighboring listings at 1170–1173 W Kansas St. ↩

  2. The Landing Eatery & Pub — official website, “About.” Retrieved 2026-08-29 — Confirms: “Serving the Greater Liberty Area Since 1991”; 1189 West Kansas Street, Liberty, Missouri 64068; phone (816) 792-5230; “locally owned and operated for over 30 years”; 80+ items; dry-rub wings, grilled salmon dinner, award-winning chicken tenders; pork tenderloin “voted best in the Northland”; 60+ HDTVs, every sports package, local high-school streams; 10,000+ sq ft; covered heated patio and open-air non-smoking patio; semi-private reservations. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  3. The Landing Eatery & Pub — official website, “Events.” Retrieved 2026-08-29 — Confirms: live acts scheduled 2026-08-29 (Sunny Side Down), 08-30 (Kim & Derek), 09-03 (Mikey Needleman), 09-04 (Marshall Holles), 09-05 (Mudflap Mafia), 09-06 (Jeremy Nichols), 09-10 (Patrick Woolam), 09-11 (Brody Buster), 09-12 (Dolewite / Yard Dogs), 09-13 (Garry Lincoln); 8 p.m. weekend and 6 p.m. Sunday start times; event poster uploaded April 2026. ↩

  4. The Landing Eatery & Pub — official website, “Main Menu.” Retrieved 2026-08-29 — Confirms: pizzas, soups and salads, burgers and sliders, specialty items and entrées, sandwiches and wraps, pastas and macs, sides, sweets, with the prices quoted in the Menu section. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  5. The Landing Eatery & Pub — official website, “Appetizers.” Retrieved 2026-08-29 — Confirms: appetizer items and prices; Bob Fescoe / 96.5 The Fan pretzel naming; Scimeca’s sausage on Gio’s Italian Nachos. ↩ ↩2

  6. The Landing Eatery & Pub — official website, “Beer Menu.” Retrieved 2026-08-29 — Confirms: patio drafts in 16 or 22 oz (Angry Orchard, Blue Moon, Boulevard Pale Ale, Space Camper and Wheat, Budweiser, Bud Light, Busch Light); happy-hour-eligible domestics 3–7 p.m. ↩

  7. The Landing Eatery & Pub — official website, “Daily Specials.” Retrieved 2026-08-29 — Confirms: Monday–Friday specials and prices; Wednesday steak night from 6 p.m.; seasonal soups. ↩ ↩2

  8. The Landing Eatery & Pub — official website, “Sunday Breakfast.” Retrieved 2026-08-29 — Confirms: Sunday breakfast items and prices, including the Pancake Breakfast Shot. ↩ ↩2

  9. The Landing Eatery and Pub (@thelanding1), Instagram profile. Retrieved 2026-08-29 — Confirms: bio “THE ORIGINAL Variety Bar in 1991, The Landing Eatery & Pub is the Northland’s premier place to gather for great food”; website; posts through March 2026. ↩

  10. Visit Liberty MO (Facebook video), “The Landing Eatery and Pub has been an icon in Liberty for 25 years. This family-grown neighborhood bar is the perfect spot…” — Confirms: 25-year framing (c. 2016) and “family-grown” description; video content not retrievable, caption only. ↩

  11. “Charges filed in shooting at Liberty pub,” KSHB 41, 2017 — Confirms: shooting of a Lyft driver on the patio around 1:43 a.m. on a Sunday; “Michael DePalma owns the establishment with his wife”; DePalma quote about employees; address 1189 W. Kansas Street. ↩ ↩2

  12. “Clay County restaurants, bars welcome eased COVID-19 rules,” KSHB 41, 2020 — Confirms: “Owner Michael DePalma at the Landing Eatery and Pub”; 1:30 a.m. closes Thursday–Saturday, midnight other nights; occupancy and hiring quotes; “We’re blessed by the folks that come in…” quote. ↩ ↩2

  13. Michael DePalma — LinkedIn profile (“President – The Landing Eatery and Brew Pub”; headline “COO at Brooksider Sports Bar and Grill”) — Confirms: self-described title at The Landing; Brooksider role. Not independently verified; lead only. ↩

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