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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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Finn’s Food & Spirits
(Downtown, Hannibal, MO) Scooter’s 1873rd bar, first visited in 2026. I really needed a good coffee and had been unable to find one in downtown Springfield. Hannibal was the city…
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#928: Neighborhood Tavern
Posted on September 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 928th bar, first visited in 2011. Unlike most of the other bars in this part of town that open bright and early, Neighborhood Tavern doesn’t open... -
#927: Last Call Bar & Grill
Posted on September 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 927th bar, first visited in 2011. Big biker park, taking up about half of an old strip mall. It’s really not that visible from the street,... -
#926: Tuck’s Bar
Posted on September 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 926th bar, first visited in 2011. This was a bonus, unexpected find. Tuck’s Bar is a biker-friendly bar attached to the front of Belt Bowl. It... -
#925: Hammer Heads
Posted on September 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 925th bar, first visited in 2011. This was a fantastic little bar located right on one of the busiest corners in St. Joseph. The U-shaped bar... -
#924: Uncle D’s Sports Bar & Grill
Posted on September 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 924th bar, first visited in 2011. Just barely off the beaten path, this is a pretty good sports bar that was pretty busy with people watching... -
#923: Bullseye Bar
Posted on August 2011 | No Comments(Lee’s Summit, MO) Scooter’s 923rd bar, first visited in 2011. Your basic strip mall sports bar, with pool tables and several dart boards. Some of the signs say “Bar and... -
#922: Hammerjack’s Rock’n'Roll Sports Bar
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 922nd bar, first visited in 2011. I wasn’t planning on coming here, but for some reason we would up here instead of the more-our-speed Felix... -
#921: Shaft Nightclub
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 921st bar, first visited in 2011. My exterior photo did not turn out, so I stole this photo from Google Street View. This is technically... -
#920: Rendezvous Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 920th bar, first visited in 2011. This dive is located a block down the street from Foster’s. Another responsible bartender working here. B had water... -
#919: Foster’s
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(Downtown, St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 919th bar, first visited in 2011. Fosters is a martini & wine bar primarily. We got here pretty late and they were preparing to close.... -
#918: Long Branch Tavern
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 918th bar, first visited in 2011. As expected from the outside appearance, this was a good old-school dive. There were two rooms, with the smaller side... -
#917: Norty’s Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 917th bar, first visited in 2011. This is the second location for Norty’s. It used to be located on Messanie, but it burned down in 2007.... -
#916: Kelly’s Pub
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 916th bar, first visited in 2011. We started out about to go the the Frederick Inn, but when we looked inside we decided it looked too... -
#915: Big Shots
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 915th bar, first visited in 2011. We had no idea what kind of place this was going to be, as we could find absolutely NO information... -
#914: Hi-Ho Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 914th bar, first visited in 2011. This is a great little bar with a really nice semi-covered patio. I saw Golden Tee and lots of flatscreens,... -
#913: Pop A Top Tavern
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Formerly Family Tavern Scooter’s 913th bar, first visited in 2011. A dive bar does not get more divey than this. A dive in its purest form, not... -
#912: Peterman’s Shamrock
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Formerly Shamrock Inn Scooter’s 912th bar, first visited in 2011. As far as I can tell this bar has been called the Shamrock for a very long... -
#911: Brown Bear Tavern
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 911th bar, first visited in 2011. This is another really old bar, having opened in either 1898 or 1899 depending on your source. And it’s another... -
#910: First Ward House
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 910th bar, first visited in 2011. The First Ward House opened in 1878 and is one of the contenders for Oldest Bar West of the Mississippi.... -
#909: Bottoms Up Bar & Grill
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Scooter’s 909th bar, first visited in 2011. I’ve seen this place off and on for the past 15 years or so but never stopped in until now.... -
#908: Jumpin Jack’s
Posted on July 2011 | No Comments(St. Joseph, MO) Formerly Old Lamplighter Inn Scooter’s 908th bar, first visited in 2011. Every barhopping trip includes one bar that is so far beyond our expectations that it ends...
