Welcome!
Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.
This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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Van Till Family Farm Winery
(Rayville, MO ) Scooter’s 1844th bar, first visited in 2025. This winery has been on our list for a while, as we had been to its former satellite location in…
Latest Posts
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#605: Hinkle’s Pub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Rising City, NE) Scooter’s 605th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a family run place, enough that children were working behind the counter and had to call for mom... -
#604: Shelby Hotel
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Shelby, NE) Scooter’s 604th bar, first visited in 2009. I later found a notation in an earlier draft of my guide book for this trip: Also check out the local... -
#603: Sportsman Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Polk, NE) Scooter’s 603rd bar, first visited in 2009. When we got out of the car we were greeted by a cute little scruffy dog named Chloe who was waiting... -
#602: The Independent Club
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Central City, NE) Scooter’s 602nd bar, first visited in 2009. A very big, old bar with all sorts of large, inflatable objects hanging from the ceiling. 417 G St Central... -
#601: RK’s Pub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(South Locust, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 601st bar, first visited in 2009. A pretty generic strip mall bar in a new building. A big, open sports bar with a high... -
#600: White Horse Tavern
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 600th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a good, basic roadhouse-style dive. There was a menu and the food smelled good, but we had leftover... -
#599: Nathan Detroit
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 599th bar, first visited in 2009. This place was more restaurant than bar, though by this time of day the bar was the only thing... -
#598: J Alfred Prufrock’s
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 598th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a cool place. We started out at the angular, stainless steel bar but later moved into the... -
#597: Club 69
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 597th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a rock bar. As we entered, B expressed concern over the “”NO NUDITY”" sign posted at the... -
#596: Bonzai Beach Club / Wave Pizza Company
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 596th bar, first visited in 2009. Finally, the place we had been waiting for all day! The owner of this place owns a few other... -
#595: Upper Deck Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 595th bar, first visited in 2009. Entering this place was kind of strange, we walked down a smelly, carpeted hallway though a series of glass doors,... -
#594: BT’s Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(South Locust, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 594th bar, first visited in 2009. We had to drive around the building to get to the parking lot, and we noticed several people... -
#593: Pam’s Pub & Grub
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(South Locust, Grand Island, NE) Scooter’s 593rd bar, first visited in 2009. The front area was a buffet style restaurant, serving up all-you-can-eat fried chicken. It smelled really good and... -
#592: Mitchell’s Recreation
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Aurora, NE) Scooter’s 592nd bar, first visited in 2009. This was a pool hall with a very nice bar. Lots of original brick and exposed timbers. When we first stepped... -
#591: Korner Still Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Hampton, NE) Scooter’s 591st bar, first visited in 2009. This is about as incognito as a bar can get. Circling around the block a few times we deduced that this... -
#590: Hoffman’s Cafe & Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Bradshaw, NE) Scooter’s 590th bar, first visited in 2009. Bonus Bar! We have now established the First Law Of Rural Nebraska Barfinding. Grain towers of suitable size = bar in... -
#589: Midway Cafe & Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(York, NE) Scooter’s 589th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a long, narrow space that was well lit. It was really more grill than bar, the actual bar was... -
#588: Hunters Restaurant Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Waco, NE) Scooter’s 588th bar, first visited in 2009. This place has a split personality. When you walk in you are presented with a choice of two doors: one leading... -
#587: First Street Bar & Grill/American Legion Post 49
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Utica, NE) Scooter’s 587th bar, first visited in 2009. After The Bullet Hole there really wasn’t much to say about this place, it was pretty plain, but it had some... -
#586: Bullet Hole
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Utica, NE) Scooter’s 586th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a COMPLETE bonus bar, absolutely nothing in our research indicated this would be here and we wouldn’t expect a... -
#585: RO’S
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Seward, NE) Scooter’s 585th bar, first visited in 2009. This was originally supposed to be our first Seward bar but it was closed when we arrived, we spotted it open...
