Downtown Archive

#662: Loud American Roadhouse

Posted on September 2009 | No Comments
(Downtown, Sturgis, SD) Scooter’s 662nd bar, first visited in 2009. If you’re not going for a show, then go on Sunday night for the famous all-you-can-eat steak tips! 1305 Main...
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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
- Nick’s Saloon
  27 November 2008
  (Newark, OH) Scooter’s 523rd bar, first visited in 2008. This was a classic, rustic dive bar. The bar was covered with photos of the regulars, an internet juke box provided...
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- Black Apple Crossing
  13 October 2019
  (Downtown, Springdale, AR) Scooter’s 1405th bar, first visited in 2019. So remember how in the previous entry I said I wasn’t in the mood for cider? Well here’s what happened...
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- 9th & State
  17 September 2022
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Formerly Lots of things Scooter’s 1571st bar, first visited in 2022. We had tried to visit here a week earlier but it was closed for a...
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