Iowa Archive

  • (Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1203rd bar, first visited in 2017. Popped in here for a hangover lunch / some hair of the dog. Zombie themed burger bar. When we...

    #1203: Zombie Burger + Drink Lab

    (Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1203rd bar, first visited in 2017. Popped in here for a hangover lunch / some hair of the dog. Zombie themed burger bar. When we...

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  • (Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1202nd bar, first visited in 2017. FANTASTIC historic dive bar, an old school gem in a highly-gentrified neighborhood. Great people, great times, and a great...

    #1202: Locust Tap

    (Downtown, Des Moines, IA) Scooter’s 1202nd bar, first visited in 2017. FANTASTIC historic dive bar, an old school gem in a highly-gentrified neighborhood. Great people, great times, and a great...

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  • (Clear Lake, IA) Scooter’s 1138th bar, first visited in 2016. Stopped here for lunch on the way to the Twin Cities, a waterfront bar right on the lake. Had some...

    #1138: The Landing Patio Bar & Grill

    (Clear Lake, IA) Scooter’s 1138th bar, first visited in 2016. Stopped here for lunch on the way to the Twin Cities, a waterfront bar right on the lake. Had some...

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  • (Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 1043rd bar, first visited in 2014. Stop 1 in an attempt to pub crawl every state bordering Missouri in a single day. The three of us...

    #1043: Hog Stop BBQ

    (Council Bluffs, IA) Scooter’s 1043rd bar, first visited in 2014. Stop 1 in an attempt to pub crawl every state bordering Missouri in a single day. The three of us...

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  • (Westside South, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1023rd bar, first visited in 2014. This cash-only dive features a rectangular island bar in the center of the main room, small but cheap...

    #1023: Red Room Lounge

    (Westside South, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1023rd bar, first visited in 2014. This cash-only dive features a rectangular island bar in the center of the main room, small but cheap...

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  • (Downtown, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1022nd bar, first visited in 2014. My visit to The Old Brass Rail reminded me a lot of my favorite downtown dive bar back home....

    #1022: The Old Brass Rail

    (Downtown, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1022nd bar, first visited in 2014. My visit to The Old Brass Rail reminded me a lot of my favorite downtown dive bar back home....

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  • (Downtown, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1021st bar, first visited in 2014. The aptly named Firehouse Bar is located in a former fire station on the east edge of downtown Sioux...

    #1021: Firehouse Bar

    (Downtown, Sioux City, IA) Scooter’s 1021st bar, first visited in 2014. The aptly named Firehouse Bar is located in a former fire station on the east edge of downtown Sioux...

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  • (Downtown, Farragut, IA) Scooter’s 989th bar, first visited in 2013. Our third stop on my brother’s birthday pub crawl. Most online maps get the location of this bar wrong. It’s...

    #989: Farragut Tavern

    (Downtown, Farragut, IA) Scooter’s 989th bar, first visited in 2013. Our third stop on my brother’s birthday pub crawl. Most online maps get the location of this bar wrong. It’s...

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  • (Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Formerly Mike’s Place Scooter’s 988th bar, first visited in 2013. You know, for a place called Dirt’s Place, this is one of the cleanest bars I’ve ever...

    #988: Dirt’s Place

    (Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Formerly Mike’s Place Scooter’s 988th bar, first visited in 2013. You know, for a place called Dirt’s Place, this is one of the cleanest bars I’ve ever...

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  • (Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Scooter’s 987th bar, first visited in 2013. Walking in from the bright sunshine outside, we stumbled a bit in what initially seemed like complete blackness. It took...

    #987: Kap’s Tavern

    (Downtown, Shenandoah, IA) Scooter’s 987th bar, first visited in 2013. Walking in from the bright sunshine outside, we stumbled a bit in what initially seemed like complete blackness. It took...

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  • (Martensdale, IA) Scooter’s 752nd bar, first visited in 2010. So we’re flying down Iowa 92, very far behind schedule for getting to a wedding reception we were do it, when...

    #752: Roadside Inn

    (Martensdale, IA) Scooter’s 752nd bar, first visited in 2010. So we’re flying down Iowa 92, very far behind schedule for getting to a wedding reception we were do it, when...

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  • (Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 751st bar, first visited in 2010. When we had mentioned earlier that we were going to The Irishman, the people we were talking to winced. Normally...

    #751: The Irishman

    (Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 751st bar, first visited in 2010. When we had mentioned earlier that we were going to The Irishman, the people we were talking to winced. Normally...

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  • (Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 750th bar, first visited in 2010. The birthday group from the previous bar led us to Mojo’s. There was a strong smell of paint or varnish...

    #750: Mojo’s

    (Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 750th bar, first visited in 2010. The birthday group from the previous bar led us to Mojo’s. There was a strong smell of paint or varnish...

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  • (Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 749th bar, first visited in 2010. This was a very small bar, with darts and video slots. The wood-grained interior was considerably nicer than what I’d...

    #749: The Garage

    (Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 749th bar, first visited in 2010. This was a very small bar, with darts and video slots. The wood-grained interior was considerably nicer than what I’d...

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  • (Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 748th bar, first visited in 2010. We had placed our order when we first arrived in town, and now it was time to head back and...

    #748: Pete’s Pizza

    (Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 748th bar, first visited in 2010. We had placed our order when we first arrived in town, and now it was time to head back and...

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  • (Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 747th bar, first visited in 2010. I’ve been wanting to come here for over a year due to it having the same name as my hangout...

    #747: The Zoo

    (Downtown, Indianola, IA) Scooter’s 747th bar, first visited in 2010. I’ve been wanting to come here for over a year due to it having the same name as my hangout...

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  • (Downtown, Milo, IA) Scooter’s 746th bar, first visited in 2010. Milo was always going to be a last-minute decision. We were on a schedule, and Milo was about thirty minutes...

    #746: Main Street Station

    (Downtown, Milo, IA) Scooter’s 746th bar, first visited in 2010. Milo was always going to be a last-minute decision. We were on a schedule, and Milo was about thirty minutes...

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  • (Downtown, Pleasantville, IA) Scooter’s 745th bar, first visited in 2010. We nearly forgot to go to Pleasantville. We had driven right on by, having not even seen a sign for...

    #745: Back In The Day Lounge

    (Downtown, Pleasantville, IA) Scooter’s 745th bar, first visited in 2010. We nearly forgot to go to Pleasantville. We had driven right on by, having not even seen a sign for...

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  • (Downtown, Knoxville, IA) Scooter’s 744th bar, first visited in 2010. This turned out to be a basement bar. It was a HUGE place. Several pool tables, darts, foosball, and video...

    #744: Sandals Lounge

    (Downtown, Knoxville, IA) Scooter’s 744th bar, first visited in 2010. This turned out to be a basement bar. It was a HUGE place. Several pool tables, darts, foosball, and video...

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  • (Downtown, Knoxville, IA) Scooter’s 743rd bar, first visited in 2010. Based on how this American Legion looks on the outside, we didn’t originally expect there to be a bar at...

    #743: American Legion Post 168

    (Downtown, Knoxville, IA) Scooter’s 743rd bar, first visited in 2010. Based on how this American Legion looks on the outside, we didn’t originally expect there to be a bar at...

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  • (Knoxville, IA) Scooter’s 742nd bar, first visited in 2010. This was a place we had to go to just for the name alone. However it was a challenge to find....

    #742: Dingus Lounge

    (Knoxville, IA) Scooter’s 742nd bar, first visited in 2010. This was a place we had to go to just for the name alone. However it was a challenge to find....

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