Massive putt-putt restaurant opening soon in Johnson County. Look inside
Part-ice cream shop, part-putt-putt course, part-bar, part-restaurant.
Overland Park’s massive new, 4-acre complex Tap Ins at the Greenhouse at 9571 Metcalf Ave. offers a range of entertainment for an equally expansive age bracket. Once it opens to diners and putters alike Tuesday, guests can see for themselves.
Owners Ryan Patton and Michael Sullivan told The Star at a pre-opening event Wednesday night that they want the spot to be “a lot of things to a lot of people.”
Family-friendly, but not infantile — something they wanted to see more of in the area.
“We just kind of noticed a general need,” Sullivan said, standing on freshly laid turf at a pre-opening event Wednesday. “Both he and I had kind of longed for some different eatertainment and entertainment offerings in the metro.”
Inside Tap Ins
Inside the greenhouse, cacti decked in lights sprout up from patches of sand. A Joshua tree blooms, as do several other desert plants, which will grow happily at room temperature no matter the season.
Each A-frame above the zigzagging ceiling opens up during warmer weather. Sunshades atop the glass panels open and close as the heat rises and falls.
“Truly a unique thing for us,” Sullivan said, pointing to the glass sky. “The uses are almost limitless inside one of these boxes.”
“We didn’t want the inside to feel like a bar or an industrial garage,” Patton said. “We wanted it to feel like you’re out playing with your family.”
The complex will feature 36 holes total, with 18 of those inside the greenhouse. The remaining 18 holes will be outside and are under construction, though the duo hope to launch that course in the spring.
Nine holes on each course are fully ADA compliant.
What’s on the menu at Tap Ins?
Half of the space features a full-service restaurant that offers a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu seven days a week. PB&J Restaurants partnered with Tap Ins to create the menu.
A few items on it: wood-fired Italian meatball pizza ($17), hot honey crispy chicken sandwich ($17) and an Atlantic salmon miso bowl ($25).
“We expect the food to be able to stand on its own, for people to come for that alone,” Patton said.
In the greenhouse, a full bar serves beer and cocktails in partnership with J Reiger & Co. If guests want to sip while they putt, drinks will be transferred into Tap Ins-branded cans.
An ice cream bar adjacent to the course offers 12 flavors and a variety of toppings, thanks to Summer Salt Ice Cream.
‘Anything anyone needs it to be’
One hundred televisions fill the space. One large screen hangs above the greenhouse course, and another sits outside the building, overlooking the outdoor course. Several more are scattered throughout the restaurant and bar area.
The business partners hope Tap Ins will become a premier spot to view games.
Private event spaces are tucked throughout the building, including a room with a professional golf simulator that allows experienced golfers to hone their craft.
“It’s designed to be anything anyone needs it to be,” Sullivan said. “From large corporate buyouts … to a day with the family.”
Tap Ins offers day passes, encouraging families to stay as long as they like. Prices for kids on weekdays are $18 and $21 from Fridays to Sundays. Adult prices are $28 during the week and $35 on the weekends.
The course itself won’t bore longtime golfers. While some holes are easier than others, Sullivan said they had a group of professional golfers test the greens, finding some level of difficulty.
“It’s a challenge for everybody,” Sullivan.
Neither Patton nor Sullivan have created anything like this. Patton works in finance, and Sullivan franchises for Nebraska-based coffee chain Scooter’s.
But the pair believe their freshness to the eatertainment scene lends well to the concept. They aren’t boxed into constraints of a big corporation, allowing their creativity to flow freely.
“Be a must-do when you come to Kansas City, right?” Patton said, when asked how they hope Kansas City will receive the spot. “But also a repeat thing you want to do over and over again.”
Tap Ins will be open from 10 a.m. 11 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to midnight Fridays through Sundays.
This story was originally published December 4, 2025 at 6:04 PM.