Archive for July, 2009

  • (Benson, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 637th bar, first visited in 2009. We found a place to park the car and began a short walking adventure in the Benson neighborhood. We started...

    #637: Full House

    (Benson, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 637th bar, first visited in 2009. We found a place to park the car and began a short walking adventure in the Benson neighborhood. We started...

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  • (Midtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 636th bar, first visited in 2009. This was probably the dive-iest dive we went to today. 6913 Maple St Omaha, NE 68104US [launch map] (402) 505-5448

    #636: Swig’s Bar & Grill

    (Midtown, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 636th bar, first visited in 2009. This was probably the dive-iest dive we went to today. 6913 Maple St Omaha, NE 68104US [launch map] (402) 505-5448

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  • (Westside, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 635th bar, first visited in 2009. Why did we have to eat breakfast????? This place was serving up a pizza that looked even better than the...

    #635: Wayside Tavern

    (Westside, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 635th bar, first visited in 2009. Why did we have to eat breakfast????? This place was serving up a pizza that looked even better than the...

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  • (Westside, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 634th bar, first visited in 2009. This was one that barely made our list, primarily because we couldn’t find any information about it whatsoever. Instead it...

    #634: Dave’s Pub/Keno

    (Westside, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 634th bar, first visited in 2009. This was one that barely made our list, primarily because we couldn’t find any information about it whatsoever. Instead it...

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  • (Northwest Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 633rd bar, first visited in 2009. This was a place we had selected simply because of its name. If we had pulled up and found...

    #633: I Don’t Care

    (Northwest Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 633rd bar, first visited in 2009. This was a place we had selected simply because of its name. If we had pulled up and found...

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  • (West Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 632nd bar, first visited in 2009. An “”Animal House”" themed bar! The walls were covered with props, publicity photos, and posters from the movie. We...

    #632: Delta House

    (West Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 632nd bar, first visited in 2009. An “”Animal House”" themed bar! The walls were covered with props, publicity photos, and posters from the movie. We...

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  • (West Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 631st bar, first visited in 2009. We picked this location on name alone, and the fact that its advertising uses the phrase “”Why Soitenly!”" sealed...

    #631: Moe & Curly’s Pub

    (West Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 631st bar, first visited in 2009. We picked this location on name alone, and the fact that its advertising uses the phrase “”Why Soitenly!”" sealed...

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  • (Northwest Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 630th bar, first visited in 2009. This one came very close to not making the cut, but it was saved only because the very nondescript...

    #630: Lighthouse Bar & Grill

    (Northwest Omaha, Omaha, NE) Scooter’s 630th bar, first visited in 2009. This one came very close to not making the cut, but it was saved only because the very nondescript...

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  • (Waterloo, NE) Scooter’s 629th bar, first visited in 2009. Not too far from The Depot we found The Fire Barn, a firefighter-themed bar in a brand new strip mall. (Which...

    #629: The Fire Barn

    (Waterloo, NE) Scooter’s 629th bar, first visited in 2009. Not too far from The Depot we found The Fire Barn, a firefighter-themed bar in a brand new strip mall. (Which...

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  • (Waterloo, NE) Scooter’s 628th bar, first visited in 2009. A railroad themed bar, though we didn’t notice the theme quite so much on the inside as we did on the...

    #628: Depot

    (Waterloo, NE) Scooter’s 628th bar, first visited in 2009. A railroad themed bar, though we didn’t notice the theme quite so much on the inside as we did on the...

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  • (Valley, NE) Scooter’s 627th bar, first visited in 2009. I honestly didn’t expect this place to be open, suburban style sports bars usually do not open this early. But this...

    #627: Outer Limits Sports Bar

    (Valley, NE) Scooter’s 627th bar, first visited in 2009. I honestly didn’t expect this place to be open, suburban style sports bars usually do not open this early. But this...

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  • (Valley, NE) Scooter’s 626th bar, first visited in 2009. We had called ahead and knew that this place opened at 8am, though neither of us remembered this at the time...

    #626: Willie’s Bar

    (Valley, NE) Scooter’s 626th bar, first visited in 2009. We had called ahead and knew that this place opened at 8am, though neither of us remembered this at the time...

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  • (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 625th bar, first visited in 2009. Except for J’s Steakhouse, every bar we had visited tonight was busy. So it was surprising to find this place,...

    #625: Remedy Lounge

    (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 625th bar, first visited in 2009. Except for J’s Steakhouse, every bar we had visited tonight was busy. So it was surprising to find this place,...

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  • (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 624th bar, first visited in 2009. We made it just in time, 10 minutes before the kitchen closed. B ordered a hot ham and cheese sandwich,...

    #624: DJ’s Bar & Grill

    (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 624th bar, first visited in 2009. We made it just in time, 10 minutes before the kitchen closed. B ordered a hot ham and cheese sandwich,...

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  • (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 623rd bar, first visited in 2009. There’s a pretty big courtyard, monitored on a closed circuit television facing the bar. The bartender told us that the...

    #623: Doe’s Place

    (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 623rd bar, first visited in 2009. There’s a pretty big courtyard, monitored on a closed circuit television facing the bar. The bartender told us that the...

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  • (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 622nd bar, first visited in 2009. Our beers were $1.80, an odd price. This was a risky place to enter and exit, the dart boards are...

    #622: Corner Bar

    (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 622nd bar, first visited in 2009. Our beers were $1.80, an odd price. This was a risky place to enter and exit, the dart boards are...

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  • (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 621st bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bonus bar in a building that looked like it had been converted into some sort of mall....

    #621: J’s Steakhouse

    (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 621st bar, first visited in 2009. This was a bonus bar in a building that looked like it had been converted into some sort of mall....

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  • (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 620th bar, first visited in 2009. Before we went inside we walked around the block looking for a pizza place that was supposed to be there,...

    #620: Dugout Bar

    (Downtown, Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 620th bar, first visited in 2009. Before we went inside we walked around the block looking for a pizza place that was supposed to be there,...

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  • (Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 619th bar, first visited in 2009. Having missed the Big Red Keno in Lincoln, we made sure to visit this location. It wasn’t what I expected on...

    #619: Big Red Keno

    (Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 619th bar, first visited in 2009. Having missed the Big Red Keno in Lincoln, we made sure to visit this location. It wasn’t what I expected on...

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  • (Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 618th bar, first visited in 2009. 353 W 23rd St Fremont, NE 68025US [launch map] (402) 727-4119

    #618: Franky & Oly’s

    (Fremont, NE) Scooter’s 618th bar, first visited in 2009. 353 W 23rd St Fremont, NE 68025US [launch map] (402) 727-4119

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  • (Morse Bluff, NE) Scooter’s 617th bar, first visited in 2009. This place looked like it was built somewhat recently. I expected it to be a biker bar, but it seemed...

    #617: Bottom Road Bar

    (Morse Bluff, NE) Scooter’s 617th bar, first visited in 2009. This place looked like it was built somewhat recently. I expected it to be a biker bar, but it seemed...

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