The Korean Paratha Tacos, Shrimp Chips, and Adoboâd Kwek Kwek from Bar Kada in Missouri City are just a few of the restaurantâs eclectic Happy Hour specials. (Photos by Stefan Modrich)
 Opening a bar during a global pandemic is a bold bet, but Bar Kada in Missouri City is making the calculation that the best days will be ahead in a post-COVID-19 reality.Â
The name comes from the Tagalog word âbarkada,â a nod to the Filipino word for a group of friends, and the Spanish barcada, which means a boatload.Â
Bar Kada is a sports bar with more than 30 television screens, several arcade games and a patio with a life-size chess set. While these activities, aside from watching sports on TV, have been mostly dormant during the pandemic, they show promise as selling points for people to gather en masse in the not-so-distant future.Â