I would like to open one of these in the P&L or some other bar/college area, i think it could do very well.  This place is awesome, it's the cousin of Jimmy John's so the sandwiches are pretty much the same thing, i use to work at one in Minnesota, way better then JJ's, they serve you the inside guts of the bread and they also serve Soups and have wheat sub bread.

http://www.erbertandgerberts.com/locations

Why is the new $10 cover charge on Fri-Sat nights credit card only?

Anybody have more info on this?  Caught some comments on twitter...not seeing much in the media except some "unbiased" kcconfidential posting.

It's to combat loitering. P&L has had a lot of issues lately with people jamming up the stairwells as well as areas within the block. I guess the train of thought is that if people don't have the $10 to get into the courtyard, they may as well get them off the property altogether.

and in the whole Barcade conversation: In Dallas there is a ripoff that I actually prefer called Barcadia. Every time I go there for meetings my coworkers and I go in. Significantly less obnoxious crowd than Williamsburg, and on Tuesday nights all the games are free. FYI: Donkey Kong JR is frickin HARD!

oh, and they also have life sized Jenga. Better to not wear open toed shoes.

I think I saw one of those life-sized Jengas in Iowa City as well. Ouch!

But why don't they accept $10 in cash?

sound like they now want to keep out low income people.

We all know, your money's no good here!

There are peaceful white people without credit cards but enough cash

"Our prices discriminate, because we can't!"
-The Simpsons

I imagine it is to prevent pilferage on the part of the guys working the entrance and outright robbery from someone who might be walking by and see the guy at the entrance with the wad of cash as an easy target.

Odd its only Friday night.  A cover is probably needed on summer nights.

Every place with in there still takes cash as a cover charge

Most bars in other cities have covers on the weekends anyway.  Maybe they should do what they do in the Gaslamp in San Diego, if you have a ticket stub from a Sprint Center event, you get into the P&L for free.  Most places in Gaslamp let you in free with Padres ticket stub.

I read something on twitter that the cover is then good for admission I to the bars that charge a cover.....any truth to this?

that's actually a good idea if the case, not having to pay cover for reach place, just walk in and check it out.

No.

I'm not usually one to complain about things but this is absolutely stupid.

I hate to say this, but I frequent the PNL way too much then I'd like to admit. I'm there usually every other weekend (if not every weekend) and this whole $10 admittance fee is not something I'm willing to pay for anymore.

First off, if you're with a gf or girl that you would like to be your gf, it's basically $20 before you even step into a bar.  Giving 2 raffle tickets to use in PNL is a slap in the face and is basically charging a ridiculously high front door cover charge. 

Secondly, the staff at PNL are clueless about EVERYTHING.  For example, my buddy had a VIP PNL black card that allows the owner of the card + 1 guest.  However, 3 different employees could not come to an agreement on if it's 1 + guest or just one. 

Third, keeping people outside the Live Block for an average of 20 minutes to come spend money INSIDE is just bad business.  I understand they are trying to minimize loitering, but why penalize EVERYONE?

I am aware that you can still get in before 11pm without paying $10, and you can sneak in to bars by paying only $5 and then walking into the Live Block avoiding paying $10 with a credit card etc. 

But, do we have to turn away the out of town Husker fans that were in line behind me wearing camoflauge hunting hats b/c hats weren't allowed??? Also, could you maybe offer people in line who don't understand the dress code the option of "coat checking" their belongings? Or offering them a rentable locker? 

Being a d bag PNL employee does not give you the right to be a d bag to out of towners who are spending money in KC.  Nor does it give you the right to act like a jerk off. 

.... mind you, this is all in the wake of the current recession.

The simple solution is that I won't be spending my money there until this is abolished. 

But they need to get their sh*t straight.  First it was $10, then it was after 11pm, then it was credit/cash on sat. nights only.. blah blah.

I think it needs to mature. Sounds like it was a mess this weekend. Skim....I don't think you need to apologize for enjoying p&l