Scooter's Bar Journal » Downtown

The Trophy Room

scooterj — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:22:00 +0000

(Downtown, Emporia, KS)

Scooter’s 1089th bar, first visited in 2015.

A laid-back lounge, located upstairs from the Casa Ramos Mexican restaurant. They feature rotating selections of craft beers and some of the coolest bar stools I’ve ever sat on.

We had been told by other people we met that this is a private club, though no one asked us about memberships when we were there.

705 Commercial
Emporia, KS 66801
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Mulready’s Pub

scooterj — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:22:00 +0000

(Downtown, Emporia, KS)

Scooter’s 1090th bar, first visited in 2015.

We’d expected to see college students all night, but this was the only bar we encountered any at — and they were all here. We were barely able to squeeze in.

This bar prides itself on a large rotating selection of craft beer. There’s a patio in the back.

We ended up hanging out here until we were too buzzed and too tired and ready to get back to our hotel. As it turned out, we should have called for a cab the moment we arrived because it would take a full hour for our cab to arrive.

717 Commercial
Emporia, KS 66801
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620-208-2337
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Radius Brewing Company

scooterj — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:21:00 +0000

(Downtown, Emporia, KS)

Scooter’s 1088th bar, first visited in 2015.

Radius Brewing Company opened just in the past year or two and appears to be very successful. We were starting to get pretty buzzed by the time we got here so I can’t remember if I had the Porter or the Jose, but I remember really enjoying whichever one I picked.

610 Merchant
Emporia, KS 66801
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620-208-4677
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The Scoreboard Sports Bar & Grill

scooterj — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:20:00 +0000

(Downtown, Emporia, KS)

Scooter’s 1087th bar, first visited in 2015.

We expected this to be the busiest bar of the night, instead it was the quietest at this particular time. No matter, we had good conversation with the bartender and deep-fried bacon-wrapped bratwurst. Score!

We didn’t check it out, but there’s a patio in the back.

23 E. 6th Ave
Emporia, KS 66801
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(620) 208-4444
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Brick Yard 20 Ale House

scooterj — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:18:00 +0000

(Downtown, Emporia, KS)

Scooter’s 1085th bar, first visited in 2015.

This is an enormous new establishment that was still under construction at the time of our visit, but had been open for a few weeks.

The completed area included a bar area with recessed purple lighting and multiple selections of craft beer on tap and in bottles. Towards the front are pool tables and several bar tables. A stage flanks the front wall of this section.

Outdoor seating is available in a central courtyard that was still under construction but was open during construction. The courtyard included a future stage and a future outdoor bar.

We did wander through the under-construction area, finding another large under-construction space with another bar, this room looked like possibly a figure dance hall. Stars led up to what was possibly a future mezzanine area.

It almost seems like this place is going to be too big for the market to support, but it might work if they can book enough good acts. They’ve put a lot of work into restoring this building so I wish them the best of luck.

One note — though it’s a Merchant Street address, the entrance is actually on the 4th Street side.

402 Merchant
Emporia, KS 66801
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The Noose

scooterj — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:17:00 +0000

(Downtown, Emporia, KS)
Formerly Lariat Lounge

Scooter’s 1084th bar, first visited in 2015.

Biker-friendly dive bar with a pool table in the front and a patio in the back. The rectangular bar was packed so we sat in the lounge seating along the walls and chatted with a biker couple that was in town for a bike show this weekend. The Noose hosts a weekly karaoke night

323 Commercial
Emporia, KS 66801
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(620) 343-8629
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Charlie’s Place

scooterj — Fri, 10 Apr 2015 17:16:00 +0000

(Downtown, Emporia, KS)
Formerly Last Chance Cantina

Scooter’s 1083rd bar, first visited in 2015.

Though the bar counter itself is pretty small (though very nice and clean), this is a bigger place than it looks like from the outside. There’s two pool tables, darts, and a new patio in the back that just recently opened.

116 Commercial
Emporia, KS 66801
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(620) 208-8540
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