North End West Archive

#1797: Ken’s Korner

Posted on August 2024 | No Comments
(North End West, Sioux Falls, SD) Scooter’s 1797th bar, first visited in 2024. This dive bar was also participating in the poker run I intersected with a few times throughout...
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Welcome!
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!

--ScooterJ
A Few Random Favorites
- Bloom Bawarchi Indian Restaurant & Bar
  03 January 2026
  (Bloomington, IL) Scooter’s 1870th bar, first visited in 2026. This place was a lucky accident! We had plans to eat at a small Indian restaurant in Springfield, but icy road...
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- Winslow’s City Market Barbecue
  07 September 2005
  (Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 30th bar, first visited in 2005. BBQ restaurant with a separate bar on the other side of the kitchen. The bar opens to the largest...
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- Big John’s Corner Bar
  03 March 2008
  (The Square, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 440th bar, first visited in 2008. A very tiny, long-standing institution in the heart of downtown Independence. Since this was my first visit we were...
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