Scooter's Bar Journal » Manchester

Coconut Bay Cafe

scooterj — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:24:00 +0000

(Manchester, TN)

Scooter’s 804th bar, first visited in 2010.

The bartender at Irma’s Place told us there were no other bars in town. We headed back to I-24, but crossed to the other side of the highway first to grab some snacks.

While inside, B asked a bystander if he knew of any other bars. “Sure, there’s one just around the corner!”

We followed the directions we were given and found ourselves at a gigantic place.

The Coconut Bay Cafe is a 2-story tropical themed building. The lower level is all restaurant/lounge and was virtually empty, but the hostess guided us to “the party room” upstairs.

Up the stairs we found a huge space with 2 bars, a band, and a good crowd of people. The band was doing covers of southern rock and was pretty impressive. We ended up hanging out here quite a while and probably would have stayed a lot longer if we weren’t so tired.

817 Interstate Drive
Manchester, TN 37355
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(931) 728-2500
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Irma’s Place

scooterj — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:23:00 +0000

(Black Jack, Manchester, TN)

Scooter’s 803rd bar, first visited in 2010.

We were having a terrible time finding another bar in this down. We had headed to downtown and found nothing. On a hunch we decided to head south on Hwy 55. But when nothing turned up, I decided to turn around. B stopped me though and encourage me to go just a bit further.

Then, there it was, ahead on the right — the blinking lights of Irma’s Place. A bonus bar… as none of our resources and indicated this would be here.

We arrived just after a failed wet t-shirt contest. Apparently it was a success in that it had drawn a lot of guys, but no girls showed up to participate. Karaoke was now underway instead.

2684 New Tullahoma Hwy
Manchester, TN 37355
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(931) 728-3100
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Mickey’s Home Town Bar & Grill

scooterj — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:22:00 +0000

(West Meade, Manchester, TN)
Formerly Snafu

Scooter’s 802nd bar, first visited in 2010.

When we arrived in Manchester we drove from one end of town to the other and decided to come back and make this our first stop.

Karaoke was underway, so B sang “You Never Even Call Me By My Name”. I shot video, but that’s just for us to see.

We were both amused by the Hanoi Jane urine targets placed in the urinal trough.

After this we headed to another bar a few blocks southeast, but they wanted a $5 cover so we passed.

703 Hillsboro Blvd
Manchester, TN 37355
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(931) 954-0707