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Some people collect autographs, some collect antiques, others collect stamps. My hobby is a little different, I collect bars. This site represents my collection, documenting each bar I visit.
This is not a review site, there's plenty of those already. Most posts in this bar diary are slice-of-life recaps of the half hour or so I spent having a beer. I hope you enjoy browsing through my collection!
--ScooterJA Few Random Favorites
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Strawberry Hill Archive
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#1838: Strawberry Hill Brewing
Posted on May 2025 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1838th bar, first visited in 2025. After a few years of delays, this finally opened in the Fall of 2024. But since it’s only... -
#1578: Manor Records
Posted on October 2022 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1578th bar, first visited in 2022. Not-for-profit record label & record store that recently opened a bar/performance venue as an addition to its fundraising... -
#1577: Hillsiders
Posted on October 2022 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1577th bar, first visited in 2022. Cute dive bar with quirky decor and its own original cocktails that opened in October 2022 after an... -
#1495: St. John’s Catholic Club
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1495th bar, first visited in 2021. This bar is located in the basement of the St. John’s Catholic Club, attached to the six-lane bowling... -
#1487: Sarah’s On The Hill
Posted on July 2021 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1487th bar, first visited in 2021. We were taking some out of town friends around for drinks when my wife noticed this on the... -
#1222: Strawberry South
Posted on March 2018 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1222nd bar, first visited in 2018. Private club that I’d tried twice to get into, and after 11 years I finally found a member... -
#1179: 403 Club
Posted on November 2016 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1179th bar, first visited in 2016. In terms of the building, I have technically been here before when it was the Six-Ten Club. But... -
#1178: Breit’s Stein & Deli
Posted on November 2016 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1178th bar, first visited in 2016. Dive bar with fantastic sandwiches and a large outdoor patio. First visited as part of a birthday pub... -
#1177: Fat Matt’s Vortex
Posted on November 2016 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 1177th bar, first visited in 2016. Visited this dive bar for the first time on a birthday pub crawl. Very friendly bartenders! The building... -
#367: The View
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 367th bar, first visited in 2007. We played several rounds of trivia here. This may have been a gay-friendly bar based upon the rainbow-colored... -
#366: Six-Ten Club
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 366th bar, first visited in 2007. Turned out my cohorts had been here before, too. A private club dive bar that let us visit... -
#365: Sammy’s Tavern
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 365th bar, first visited in 2007. We all thought this was a new bar for us, but once we were inside both of my... -
#364: Chicago’s
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Scooter’s 364th bar, first visited in 2007. Another busy place, the 3 of us crowded around the far end of the bar. Chicago’s is the... -
#363: Johnnie’s On Seventh
Posted on August 2007 | No Comments(Strawberry Hill, Kansas City, KS) Formerly Johnnie’s Club, Johnnie’s Sports Bar Scooter’s 363rd bar, first visited in 2007. aka Johnnie’s On Seventh We’d tried to come here 3 weekends ago...
