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Whiskey Dick’s

scooterj — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:16:00 +0000

(Downtown, Joplin, MO)

Scooter’s 1390th bar, first visited in 2019.

This is another place I picked just for the name. I was about to call an Uber from Flicker until I saw that it was only about a 6 minute walk, so I hoofed it in the cold.

This place was absolutely slammed with no seats available at all, so once I got my drink I finished it as quickly as I could and got out of there. I had Guinness.

There was a band playing, and I was cringing at how awful the lead singer was. Until the next singer took the stage, and I realized that the band was doing karaoke.

516 S Joplin Ave
Joplin, MO 64801
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Flicker: Bar & Arcade

scooterj — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:15:00 +0000

(Downtown, Joplin, MO)

Scooter’s 1389th bar, first visited in 2019.

After checking into my hotel I ubered here hoping to play a little pinball, but ended up sitting to watch a band. The change machine was on the fritz so any time anyone needed tokens the bartender had to to open the machine up to get some out.

I kind of felt sorry for the band, as nobody really seemed to be paying any attention to them even through only a few people were distracted playing games.

I had The Great Cobra Scare of ’53 by Mother’s Brewing Company, which in retrospect I should have taken a few more moments to study the list because it’s a wheat bear which is just about my least favorite style. I spent almost as long here as I did having dinner at the last place due to it taking me so long to force down a wheat beer.

122 S Main
Joplin, MO 64801
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Social BTB

scooterj — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:14:00 +0000

(Downtown, Joplin, MO)

Scooter’s 1388th bar, first visited in 2019.

This was my planned dinner stop, and I hoped that since it was getting a little late it wouldn’t be busy. No such luck. Still I was able to squeeze in at the far end of the bar, against the wall.

I had been really looking forward to a burger, as they looked awesome in the photos online, but their only cheese offering was American so that nixed that. (Come on, burger places should offer one or more of Swiss, Pepper Jack, or Provolone as an alternative to that disgusting orange kiddie crap.) Luckily they also had chicken tenders that hit the spot, along with a side of vinegar fries.

I had a Deschutes Black Butte Porter with my meal.

By the way, this place is a little off because it is inside a large building and doesn’t have a direct outdoor entrance. I found it easiest to park on the south side and enter through the back.

By the time I was done I needed to use the restroom something awful, so I paid my check and got up to find it. Turned out there are no restrooms inside the place, they are out in the building’s main lobby. I followed the signs and found them. Locked, with a keypad access code required to use them. That’s pretty annoying. I decided to hold it until I got to my next place. Which ended up being my hotel, as I decided it was time to switch to Uber. Longest 3 mile drive of my life!

1027 S Main St
Joplin, MO 64801
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(417) 553-0862
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