Platte Woods Archive

#552: Gator’s VIII Bar & Grill

Posted on April 2009 | No Comments
(Platte Woods, MO) Scooter’s 552nd bar, first visited in 2009. I’d long suspected that there ought to be a bar in this location, but despite numerous drive-bys and Google searches...
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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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- The Angry Swede Brewing Company
  07 November 2020
  (Downtown, St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 1446th bar, first visited in 2020. This new brewery is located in (what appears to be) an old bank building in downtown St. Joseph. In...
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- 2 Lads Winery
  14 July 2023
  (Old Mission Peninsula, Traverse City, MI) 44.93428459187982, -85.4960756492465 Scooter’s 1666th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to spend the afternoon winery-hopping on the Old Mission Peninsula. We started with...
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- B.B. King’s Blues Club
  26 November 2010
  (Downtown, Memphis, TN) Scooter’s 851st bar, first visited in 2010. Our next stop on Beale Street was packed. There was a cover charge, but it was only $3 and I...
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