Westport staple restaurant McCoy’s to ‘say goodbye’ before Christmas

WEBVTT FEW MINUTES. HALEY: TWO WELL-KNOWN WESTPORT EATERIES, CLOSING DOORS FOR GOOD. STEVEN: MCCOY’S PUBLIC HOUSE AND BREWERY, AND SAILOR JACKS ARE SAYING GOODBYE THIS MONTH. KMBC 9’S KELEIGH GIBBS IS LIVE AT PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE AND WESTPORT ROAD TONIGHT WITH REACTION KELEIGH. >> SAILOR JACKS ALREADY CLOSED TONIGHT AND MCCOY’S SET TO CLOSE , DECEMBER 23. A SIGN OUTSIDE OF THE DOOR OF SAILOR JACKS THANKS THE COMMUNITY FOR THEIR LOYALTY, AND ALSO STATES GIFT CARDS FOR THE BUSINESS WILL BE HONORED AT BEER KITCHEN OR CHAR BAR SMOKED MEATS. NO DIRECT EXPLANATION GIVEN TODAY BY OWNERSHIP. MCCOY’S FACEBOOK PAGE POINTS TO MARKET CONDITIONS AND THE COMPETITIVE BREWERY ENVIRONMENT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTINUE. >> PEOPLE WERE PROBABLY ALREADY NOT GETTING AS MANY HOURS AS THEY WANTED AND NOW THEY’RE OUT OF A JOB, SO OBVIOUSLY THAT’S REALLY A PIECE OF SAD NEWS THERE. > >> THAT SAME MCCOY’S FACEBOOK POST URGING THE PUBLIC TO STOP BY IN THE COMING DAYS AND SUPPORT OUR STAFF AS WE FIND THESE ENORMOUSLY TALENTED PEOPLE NEW OPPORTUNITIES. IN WESTPORT, KELEIGH GIBBS, KMBC 9 NEWS. STEVEN: MCCOY’S PUBLIC HOUSE HAS BEEN OPEN AT THE CORNER OF PENNSYLVANIA AVENU

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Westport staple restaurant McCoy’s to ‘say goodbye’ before Christmas

Restaurant group’s seafood concept, Sailor Jack’s, recently closed

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A staple restaurant in the Westport area for years has announced plans to close its doors.McCoy’s Public House has been open at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Westport Road for two decades. Its patio is a popular gathering spot in the area.On Monday, officials with the restaurant announced plans to close on Dec. 23.The restaurant said on Facebook that market conditions and the competitive brewery environment have made it difficult to continue.Another post to the restaurant’s Facebook page said, “We will operate normal business hours through December 23rd. We would love to see your faces to help say goodbye.”McCoy’s is operated by the BeerKC Restaurant Group which also operates Beer Kitchen, Char Bar, and a seafood concept restaurant called Sailor Jack’s which recently closed. A sign on the door of Sailor Jack’s said to look for a new concept in that space coming soon.No word yet on if there are new plans for the McCoy’s restaurant space.

A staple restaurant in the Westport area for years has announced plans to close its doors.

McCoy’s Public House has been open at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and Westport Road for two decades. Its patio is a popular gathering spot in the area.

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On Monday, officials with the restaurant announced plans to close on Dec. 23.

The restaurant said on Facebook that market conditions and the competitive brewery environment have made it difficult to continue.

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Another post to the restaurant’s Facebook page said, “We will operate normal business hours through December 23rd. We would love to see your faces to help say goodbye.”

McCoy’s is operated by the BeerKC Restaurant Group which also operates Beer Kitchen, Char Bar, and a seafood concept restaurant called Sailor Jack’s which recently closed.

A sign on the door of Sailor Jack’s said to look for a new concept in that space coming soon.

No word yet on if there are new plans for the McCoy’s restaurant space.

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