Hap’s Place

(St. Joseph, MO)

Scooter’s 894th bar, first visited in 2011.

Hap's Place , St. Joseph

Hap’s is primarily a well-known catfish restaurant (located right by the river), but it has a small bar in the front. For as much of a dive as it looks on the outside, we were shocked to go inside and find an immaculate, almost upscale establishment. Yet it still was just divey enough to be hosting karaoke later in the evening.

The older couple running the place (I assume they were the owners) were playfully bickering back and forth. Our juvenile minds had a hard time not laughing at the shouting of “Why can’t I get any head?” during the filling of a pitcher of beer.

Hap's Place , St. Joseph

Hap's Place , St. Joseph


2414 South 4th Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501
US
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(816) 232-5375