Illinois Archive

  • (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1741st bar, first visited in 2023. My last bar in 2023 was the venue we selected for our NYE dinner reservation. We had pork belly appetizers,...

    #1741: Thyme Kitchen and Craft Beer

    (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1741st bar, first visited in 2023. My last bar in 2023 was the venue we selected for our NYE dinner reservation. We had pork belly appetizers,...

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  • (Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1740th bar, first visited in 2023. Our last dive bar for this trip opened in an old bunker in 1947. The oddly-shaped building features a low and...

    #1740: Friendly Valley Tavern

    (Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1740th bar, first visited in 2023. Our last dive bar for this trip opened in an old bunker in 1947. The oddly-shaped building features a low and...

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  • (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1739th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to visit just one other bar in West Peoria, and it was a choice between Owls Nest and...

    #1739: Tartan Inn

    (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1739th bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to visit just one other bar in West Peoria, and it was a choice between Owls Nest and...

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  • (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1738th bar, first visited in 2023. The town of West Peoria has a cluster of neighborhood dive bars, and we decided to explore a couple of...

    #1738: Mike’s Tavern

    (West Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1738th bar, first visited in 2023. The town of West Peoria has a cluster of neighborhood dive bars, and we decided to explore a couple of...

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  • (West Bluff, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1737th bar, first visited in 2023. This dive bar serves breakfast from 6am-2pm daily, so seemed like a good place to start the day. Most...

    #1737: West Town Tap

    (West Bluff, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1737th bar, first visited in 2023. This dive bar serves breakfast from 6am-2pm daily, so seemed like a good place to start the day. Most...

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  • (West Bluff, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1736th bar, first visited in 2023. We hadn’t been to a dive bar yet on this trip and my wife wanted to sing, so after...

    #1736: The Basket Case

    (West Bluff, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1736th bar, first visited in 2023. We hadn’t been to a dive bar yet on this trip and my wife wanted to sing, so after...

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  • (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1735th bar, first visited in 2023. We saw this place — one of two venues occupying an old train station (the other a BBQ place) —...

    #1735: Martinis On Water Street

    (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1735th bar, first visited in 2023. We saw this place — one of two venues occupying an old train station (the other a BBQ place) —...

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  • (Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1734th bar, first visited in 2023. Our original plan was for our next destination to be Tres Rojas Winery in the nearby town of Washington. But When...

    #1734: Evergreen Farm Brewing

    (Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1734th bar, first visited in 2023. Our original plan was for our next destination to be Tres Rojas Winery in the nearby town of Washington. But When...

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  • (Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1733rd bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to begin the next day by driving out into the countryside to visit a winery. We picked this one...

    #1733: Bent Tree Tasting Room at Old Mill Vineyard

    (Metamora, IL) Scooter’s 1733rd bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to begin the next day by driving out into the countryside to visit a winery. We picked this one...

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  • (Downtown, Peoria, IL) OUT OF BUSINESS Scooter’s 1732nd bar, first visited in 2023. When we found out that this brewery was closing for good this weekend, its position on our...

    #1732: Bearded Owl Brewing

    (Downtown, Peoria, IL) OUT OF BUSINESS Scooter’s 1732nd bar, first visited in 2023. When we found out that this brewery was closing for good this weekend, its position on our...

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  • (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1731st bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to pick this place for dinner because it had a good menu and looked pretty. The bar area...

    #1731: Kelleher’s Irish Pub & Eatery

    (Downtown, Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1731st bar, first visited in 2023. We decided to pick this place for dinner because it had a good menu and looked pretty. The bar area...

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  • (Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1730th bar, first visited in 2023. I drove up to this brewery early in the day because it seemed unlikely I’d get a chance to visit it...

    #1730: Industry Brewing

    (Peoria, IL) Scooter’s 1730th bar, first visited in 2023. I drove up to this brewery early in the day because it seemed unlikely I’d get a chance to visit it...

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  • (Downtown, Metropolis, IL) Scooter’s 1051st bar, first visited in 2014. The final stop on our 9-states-in-1-day pub crawl, arrived it with 32-1/2 minutes left to spare! We arrived too late...

    #1051: Fat Edd’s Roadhouse

    (Downtown, Metropolis, IL) Scooter’s 1051st bar, first visited in 2014. The final stop on our 9-states-in-1-day pub crawl, arrived it with 32-1/2 minutes left to spare! We arrived too late...

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  • (Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL) Scooter’s 935th bar, first visited in 2011. Stopped in here around 1am after the LebowskiFest and a subsequent driving tour of the city. Our local friend...

    #935: Crossroads Public House

    (Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL) Scooter’s 935th bar, first visited in 2011. Stopped in here around 1am after the LebowskiFest and a subsequent driving tour of the city. Our local friend...

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  • (Logan Square, Chicago, IL) Scooter’s 934th bar, first visited in 2011. Bowling alley bar, well-separated from the bowling alley itself. Visited this while here for Lebowskifest 2011. 2211 W. Diversy...

    #934: DRB’s at Diversy River Bowl

    (Logan Square, Chicago, IL) Scooter’s 934th bar, first visited in 2011. Bowling alley bar, well-separated from the bowling alley itself. Visited this while here for Lebowskifest 2011. 2211 W. Diversy...

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  • (Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 847th bar, first visited in 2010. Back at the Cedar Club, where we learned of the 1am bar closing time in Quincy, we also learned that there...

    #847: Twilight Zone

    (Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 847th bar, first visited in 2010. Back at the Cedar Club, where we learned of the 1am bar closing time in Quincy, we also learned that there...

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  • (Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 846th bar, first visited in 2010. After Kutter’s we knew we were “Kutting” it close to bar closing time. We looped around the downtown area looking for...

    #846: Player’s 5th Street Pub

    (Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 846th bar, first visited in 2010. After Kutter’s we knew we were “Kutting” it close to bar closing time. We looped around the downtown area looking for...

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  • (Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 845th bar, first visited in 2010. We were looking for a particular bar downtown when I asked B how many many more blocks away it was. “17...

    #845: Kutter’s Bar & Grill

    (Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 845th bar, first visited in 2010. We were looking for a particular bar downtown when I asked B how many many more blocks away it was. “17...

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  • (Quincy, IL) Formerly Halftime Sports Bar Scooter’s 844th bar, first visited in 2010. Okay, here’s the deal. We think this is where we were. We cannot say this was our...

    #844: French Quarters

    (Quincy, IL) Formerly Halftime Sports Bar Scooter’s 844th bar, first visited in 2010. Okay, here’s the deal. We think this is where we were. We cannot say this was our...

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  • (Quincy, IL) Formerly Bob & Ray’s Tavern Scooter’s 843rd bar, first visited in 2010. Just when we thought things couldn’t get any weirder than how our visit at Jimbo’s Place...

    #843: B&R Tavern

    (Quincy, IL) Formerly Bob & Ray’s Tavern Scooter’s 843rd bar, first visited in 2010. Just when we thought things couldn’t get any weirder than how our visit at Jimbo’s Place...

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  • (Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 842nd bar, first visited in 2010. Jimbo’s Place, recommended by the bartender at The Club, contains a tiny zig-zag shaped bar inside a circular building. It’s a...

    #842: Jimbo’s Place

    (Quincy, IL) Scooter’s 842nd bar, first visited in 2010. Jimbo’s Place, recommended by the bartender at The Club, contains a tiny zig-zag shaped bar inside a circular building. It’s a...

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