Destination: SALINA!

[star seed 7]

I wonder if the good people of Poughkeepsie or whatever have discussions as to whether or not they are part of upstate ny

This doesn’t exist in Oklahoma, but they also have defined historical tribal nation boundaries. I’ve brought this up to my friends in Oklahoma and they think it’s very strange.

I think it's neat that KS is diverse enough to have regions, like Nebraska is just Nebraska right?

[pissclams]

no, western nebraska is v different than eastern

[DaBigTrain]

no, western nebraska is v different than eastern

The word

[Trim]

I have the privilege of working in Salina every Thursday. Some decent hole-in-the-wall food places and then some wtf recreational/entertainment places like Sky (trampoline park) and AJ's (the lasertag, arcade, bowling alley place YLA referred to). Decent country club and neat zoo too.

Which hole in the wall places?   Bogeys on 9th is solid but probably doesn’t fit that bill. My guesses are Cozy’s,  Chucks, and Scheme

Taqueria Fresnillo, Mattie's Grill and Chill, Auntie Rita's Jamaican Cuisine. Bogey's and Cozy's are both pretty meh. Chuck's was good the one time I ate there. Still haven't had Scheme. They also have a YaYa's now which is pretty good for Salina.

You must go during one of its very normal 18.5 hours/week of being open.

https://twitter.com/TheSchemeKS/status/1379483647233961984

[TheHamburglar]

I have the privilege of working in Salina every Thursday. Some decent hole-in-the-wall food places and then some wtf recreational/entertainment places like Sky (trampoline park) and AJ's (the lasertag, arcade, bowling alley place YLA referred to). Decent country club and neat zoo too.

Which hole in the wall places?   Bogeys on 9th is solid but probably doesn’t fit that bill. My guesses are Cozy’s,  Chucks, and Scheme

Taqueria Fresnillo, Mattie's Grill and Chill, Auntie Rita's Jamaican Cuisine. Bogey's and Cozy's are both pretty meh. Chuck's was good the one time I ate there. Still haven't had Scheme. They also have a YaYa's now which is pretty good for Salina.

You must go during one of its very normal 18.5 hours/week of being open.

https://twitter.com/TheSchemeKS/status/1379483647233961984

And if they feel like leaving at 7:45, they’ll leave at 7:45

[kstate4life]

My buddy was the kicker for Kansas Wesleyan back in the early 2000's.  We would always drive in from Manhattan for his games and then party with the team after at a place we called "The Spot".  It doesn't seem like that exists anymore, anyone have an idea of what it is called now?  It was the trashiest of trashy dance clubs, but we always had a blast!

[Tobias]

did it happen to be on the east side of Santa Fe across the street from Big Nose Kate’s (second story bar with patio)?

[kstate4life]

did it happen to be on the east side of Santa Fe across the street from Big Nose Kate’s (second story bar with patio)?

I don't really remember street names, but it was def on the east side, and from the Google street view that looks accurate.

[Tobias]

my memory is a bit fuzzy, can’t remember if it was the building on the right in this pic

[Tobias]

(i never actually ended up going there, even for drunken lolz)

[Tobias]

oh hmm that was Inferno (lol), may have been too late for this timeline

[kstate4life]

According to my buddy it was at 232 N Santa Fe... so just north of The Alley.

[Trim]

oh hmm that was Inferno (lol), may have been too late for this timeline

You’re from abilene.

[Tobias]

ah ok, I remember it as the blue goat (kinda metal-y vibes) in mid-late 2000s... that block was amazingly dive’y back then, had to be an experience

[michigancat]

this is a borderline salina thing but for some reason I went with a dorm friend to visit their friends that went to Cloud County and I went to some roadside bar in the middle of nowhere with a fake ID and got blitzed. I think it was like a dance club? I googled and couldn't figure it out.

[WillieWatanabe]

The Rock?

[michigancat]

The Rock?

That sounds right!

[Trim]

this is a borderline salina thing but for some reason I went with a dorm friend to visit their friends that went to Cloud County and I went to some roadside bar in the middle of nowhere with a fake ID and got blitzed. I think it was like a dance club? I googled and couldn't figure it out.

The Rock?

EDIT: yep

[michigancat]

lol it was definitely the Rock

One of the worst "bars" I've been to in a long time. I travel a lot for work, and often find myself wanting to go out for a drink. This usually brings me to whatever hole in the wall is closest to my hotel at the time. Being that the town was showing little signs of anything promising, I made my way to this local watering hole. To start the pool tables are garbage, which is to be expected, but with mystery stains covering every square inch of felt, uneven playing surfaces, and faulty returns it was hard to enjoy a game. The bar staff was undereducated in their minimal selection of alcohol, and even more lacking in personal skills. I ordered the same drink on three separate occasions and was charged a different amount each time. I was told upon arrival I was there on College Night, which turned out to be underage drinking night. The lack of concern for minors in the establishment openly consuming alcohol was a shock to me. I have managed and worked in several bars throughout my school days, and I for one would never allow this kind of thing to happen. As a recent college grad, I was the oldest person in the bar, aside from the staff. The patrons on that night appeared to be in their late teens at most. I would not recommend this place to anyone unless the aforementioned is something that peaks your interest.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-rock-quarry-concordia

[Trim]

I won't be surprised if a decent percentage of gE went through the rite of passage at KSU that is someone dragging them to The Rock.

[Spracne]

lol it was definitely the Rock

One of the worst "bars" I've been to in a long time. I travel a lot for work, and often find myself wanting to go out for a drink. This usually brings me to whatever hole in the wall is closest to my hotel at the time. Being that the town was showing little signs of anything promising, I made my way to this local watering hole. To start the pool tables are garbage, which is to be expected, but with mystery stains covering every square inch of felt, uneven playing surfaces, and faulty returns it was hard to enjoy a game. The bar staff was undereducated in their minimal selection of alcohol, and even more lacking in personal skills. I ordered the same drink on three separate occasions and was charged a different amount each time. I was told upon arrival I was there on College Night, which turned out to be underage drinking night. The lack of concern for minors in the establishment openly consuming alcohol was a shock to me. I have managed and worked in several bars throughout my school days, and I for one would never allow this kind of thing to happen. As a recent college grad, I was the oldest person in the bar, aside from the staff. The patrons on that night appeared to be in their late teens at most. I would not recommend this place to anyone unless the aforementioned is something that peaks your interest.

https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-rock-quarry-concordia

There are certain members of Congress from Florida whose interest may indeed be piqued. Or peaked, as it were.

[star seed 7]

I have absolutely no idea where Concordia is.

[Rage Against the McKee]

I can say that growing up in South Central Kansas, we definitely did not consider it Western Kansas. IRL and on various boards, including this one, it has become a weird flex to pejoratively refer to the vast majority of the state as Western Kansas, without regard to geography, climate, or anything else other than a weird brand of hubris. And that's without getting into the implied premise that Western Kansas folks are somehow "less than." I don't accept that as a given.

"Everything west of Johnson County is Western Kansas"

"Everything west of Lawrence is Western Kansas"

"Everything west of Topeka is Western Kansas"

"Everything west of Manhattan is Western Kansas"

--> Things self-unaware losers from Kansas say.

As you can tell, the scales never fell from my eyes.

I break the state down into 3 categories, personally. Everything from Salina east, as far south as Emporia, is within the Midwest. The eastern part of the state that is south of Emporia is within the South. Everything else is the High Plains, or the Old West. The line at Salina jogs east a little bit as you move south, because I would include Wichita with the Old West. Wichita, Amarillo, and Pueblo are all basically the same city in my eyes.

[Sandstone Outcropping]

I can say that growing up in South Central Kansas, we definitely did not consider it Western Kansas. IRL and on various boards, including this one, it has become a weird flex to pejoratively refer to the vast majority of the state as Western Kansas, without regard to geography, climate, or anything else other than a weird brand of hubris. And that's without getting into the implied premise that Western Kansas folks are somehow "less than." I don't accept that as a given.

"Everything west of Johnson County is Western Kansas"

"Everything west of Lawrence is Western Kansas"

"Everything west of Topeka is Western Kansas"

"Everything west of Manhattan is Western Kansas"

--> Things self-unaware losers from Kansas say.

As you can tell, the scales never fell from my eyes.

I break the state down into 3 categories, personally. Everything from Salina east, as far south as Emporia, is within the Midwest. The eastern part of the state that is south of Emporia is within the South. Everything else is the High Plains, or the Old West. The line at Salina jogs east a little bit as you move south, because I would include Wichita with the Old West. Wichita, Amarillo, and Pueblo are all basically the same city in my eyes.

I've never thought of it this way but I think your categories are useful.

I would consider everything east of Russell and west of Manhattan to be part of central KS.

[star seed 7]

I had never heard anyone refer to central Kansas until some central kansas'rs were offended by the western Kansas label.