Bill’s Pub

scooterj — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:11:00 +0000

(Hyde Park, St. Joseph, MO)

Scooter’s 892nd bar, first visited in 2011.

This was a nice sports dive bar just down the street from Southgate. It has a couple of pool tables, a deck in the parking lot, and a U-shaped bar decorated with signed dollar bills. (I always love dive bars that are wallpapered with money.)

The bartender was outside on the phone and didn’t see us at first, but he noticed us after a few moments, apoligized, and got us taken care of.

6210 King Hill Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 64504
US
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(816) 238-9950

Southgate Grill & Lounge

scooterj — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:10:00 +0000

(Hyde Park, St. Joseph, MO)
Formerly 6106 King Hill Avenue

Scooter’s 891st bar, first visited in 2011.

Southgate is divided into two main areas. The larger restaurant area takes up the northern 3/4 or so of the building. Partioned into a separate area along the south side of the building is a narrow bar. We arrived here at 10:00am on the dot and had a seat at the bar.

Evidently they aren’t used to having bar customers this early on a Friday, because no one working on the bar side knew how to work the taps. The beer was coming out as all foam, and they didn’t know what to do. After a few tries they decided to sell us bottled beer at draft beer prices. But then it turned out no one knew what they charged for either type. Eventually we all agreed on $2 each as the price. Hilarious!

The centerpiece of the bar is a working slot machine that dispenses tokens. We have no idea if there is a purpose for the tokens or if it’s just for fun. The machine is rigged so that you can stop each dial individually.

6106 King Hill Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 64504
US
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(816) 238-2150

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Bill’s Pub

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