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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!
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#568: Hopkins Tavern
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Weeping Water, NE) Scooter’s 568th bar, first visited in 2009. When we first arrived the bar was empty. As we drank our beer we asked the bartender for directions to... -
#567: Roadrunner Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Avoca, NE) Scooter’s 567th bar, first visited in 2009. We played a few games of bartop trivia and set a respectable new high score. 513 House St Avoca, NE 68307US... -
#566: Ruli’s Pour House
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Nehawka, NE) Scooter’s 566th bar, first visited in 2009. This place had a pretty big beer garden to the side. We asked the bartender who Ruli is and we learned... -
#564: Dinty Moore’s Lunch Room
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Nebraska City, NE) Scooter’s 564th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a tiny, tiny bar. Though no one was eating at the moment, the lunch cooking in the kitchen... -
#561: Ron’s Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Nebraska City, NE) Scooter’s 561st bar, first visited in 2009. This was a pretty big place, and the bar had kind of a lunch counter feel to it. The older... -
#559: Blue Moon Bar
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Hamburg, IA) Scooter’s 559th bar, first visited in 2009. It was pretty busy inside, with a smell of burgers and fries permeating the air. There was nothing on tap so... -
#557: Quackers Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2009 | No Comments(Mound City, MO) Scooter’s 557th bar, first visited in 2009. The bar area was fairly small, and while several tables were occupied we were obviously the first bar customers of... -
#556: Brock’s Bar & Grill
Posted on May 2009 | No Comments(Northland, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 556th bar, first visited in 2009. Nice sports bar in Platte County. Good food, good prices, friendly people. Front patio is fully enclosed during the... -
#555: American Legion Post 318
Posted on May 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Parkville, MO) Scooter’s 555th bar, first visited in 2009. Technically a private club but open to the public, this is the only true bar in downtown Parkville and serves... -
#554: The Marquee
Posted on May 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 554th bar, first visited in 2009. The Marquee Bar fills the north lobby of the AMC Mainstreet Theatre in downtown Kansas City. You do not... -
#546: Sweetwoods Bar & Grille
Posted on April 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 546th bar, first visited in 2009. This was a clean, well-lit, open place. A band was setting up in front, and we grabbed some lunch while... -
#544: High Noon Saloon & Brewery
Posted on April 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 544th bar, first visited in 2009. This place was unbelievably huge, quite possibly the biggest bar I’ve ever been in. We both had the stout. B... -
#543: Marfield’s Pub
Posted on April 2009 | No Comments(Leavenworth, KS) Scooter’s 543rd bar, first visited in 2009. As we pulled up we saw the “Esplanade Tavern” signs and the Mexican style architecture and decided this would be where... -
#539: The Pool Hall
Posted on April 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Platte City, MO) Scooter’s 539th bar, first visited in 2009. We actually came to Platte City expecting to visit Outlaws, but we found that place long gone (it’s something... -
#533: Le Fou Frog
Posted on January 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 533rd bar, first visited in 2009. French restaurant on the edge of the River Market neighborhood downtown. the dining area is in the back, in... -
#532: Bo Ling’s
Posted on January 2009 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 532nd bar, first visited in 2009. Upscale Chinese restaurant in the City Market. The bar is backed by large windows looking out over 5th street.... -
#531: The Peanut
Posted on January 2009 | No Comments(South Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 531st bar, first visited in 2009. Arguably the best of the Peanut locations. Very old, tiny, but cozy neighborhood bar. Fills up with college... -
#520: Sparta
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Downtown Square, Newark, OH) Scooter’s 520th bar, first visited in 2008. Established in 1900, recently refurbished. Popular Italian-themed bar on the square. 16 W Main St Newark, OH 43055US [launch... -
#518: Fatheads and Braindeads
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Grandview, MO) Scooter’s 518th bar, first visited in 2008. 2 blocks west of downtown, Fatheads and Braindeads is a huge and popular biker bar. We entered through the rear, as... -
#515: The Locker Room
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Belton, MO) Formerly Jose Pepper’s OUT OF BUSINESS Closed July 2009. Scooter’s 515th bar, first visited in 2008. Locker Room opened in September 2008 in a former Jose Pepper’s restaurant.... -
#514: Frankie and Johnny’s
Posted on November 2008 | No Comments(Belton, MO) Scooter’s 514th bar, first visited in 2008. A relative newcomer to Belton in a former bowling alley, this bar was much bigger, and much nicer, than I expected...
