(St. Joseph, MO)
Scooter’s 910th bar, first visited in 2011.
The First Ward House opened in 1878 and is one of the contenders for Oldest Bar West of the Mississippi. (However I’ve been to another bar that seems to have this one beat by 2 years.)
I was really surprised to find it open, as several online sources list it as closed and there are no recent reviews or posts on any web site I could find about it.
It’s really more an upscale-casual restaurant today, but there is a bar along the back wall. I’d like to take a moment now to apoligize to the host, as we walked towards the bar I didn’t notice you standing there trying to ask us about our seating preference.
I was kind of beered out so I decided to try a Twisted Tea instead. Big mistake, that stuff is nasty!
We were getting hungry so ordered a basket of fried pepper jack cheese bites. These came out in record time, but turned out to be cheddar cheese. I had a few anyway but let B finish them off.
Since we had paid our bar tab earlier, I forgot all about the addition of the appetizer and nearly walked out without paying for it. Whoops!
The First Ward House also has a very nice, well-shaded deck around the back. But it was way too hot to be out there! 
2101 Saint Joseph Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 64505
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