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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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Strawberry Hill Brewing
(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1838th bar, first visited in 2025. After a few years of delays, this finally opened in the Fall of 2024. But since it’s only…
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#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... -
#584: Spare Time Lounge
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Seward, NE) Scooter’s 584th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bowling alley bar but was pretty isolated from the bowling, enough to give it its own personality. It... -
#583: DJ’s Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Staplehurst, NE) Scooter’s 583rd bar, first visited in 2009. We weren’t 100% sure if there would be a bar here or not, our research had given us an iffy impression... -
#582: Lou & Mary Anne’s Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Bee, NE) Scooter’s 582nd bar, first visited in 2009. Luckily for us, Lou and Mary Ann were awake and doing business. This place felt like a perfect small town gathering... -
#581: Merle’s Food & Drink
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Emerald, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 581st bar, first visited in 2009. I think we were the day’s first customers, though more began trickling in. There was no shortage of service, we... -
#580: Bison Witches Bar & Deli
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 580th bar, first visited in 2009. It was microbrew/import night, all microbrews and imports were $2.50. While B perused the cooler I I went to use... -
![(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 579th bar, first visited in 2009. Upon entering we noticed that this was definitely a fratboy hangout. 1436 O St Lincoln, NE 68508US [launch map] (402)...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/p2860018-115x115.jpg "Brass Rail")
#579: Brass Rail
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Lincoln, NE) Scooter’s 579th bar, first visited in 2009. Upon entering we noticed that this was definitely a fratboy hangout. 1436 O St Lincoln, NE 68508US [launch map] (402)...
