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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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Van Till Family Farm Winery
(Rayville, MO ) Scooter’s 1844th bar, first visited in 2025. This winery has been on our list for a while, as we had been to its former satellite location in…
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#458: Mike’s Tavern
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(UMKC, Kansas City, MO) Closed November 2009 after more than 40 years in business. Re-opened under new ownership in May 2010. Scooter’s 458th bar, first visited in 2008. Our last... -
#457: Bob’s In Motion
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(East Side, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 457th bar, first visited in 2008. aka Mr. Bob’s Place Security hit us the second we stepped in but gave us the ok. I... -
#456: Daily Double Lounge
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Raytown, MO) Scooter’s 456th bar, first visited in 2008. Then, after getting turned around on unfamiliar roads, we stumbled across another spot on our list while trying to find out... -
#455: Eclipse Bar & Grill
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Raytown, MO) Scooter’s 455th bar, first visited in 2008. Since we were pointing this way we decided to head on into Raytown to pick up a coupe of places we’d... -
#454: Flamingo Lounge
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(East Side, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 454th bar, first visited in 2008. “We’re going to be the only white people in here,” said B. “Naw, this is going to be... -
#453: Lafferty’s
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(East Side, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 453rd bar, first visited in 2008. I’ve been driving by this place for over 20 years and never been inside until tonight. A guy... -
#452: Cozy Inn
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Fairmount, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 452nd bar, first visited in 2008. Re-backtracking back to where we were about to go when we realized we needed to backtrack, we came across this... -
#451: Tonahill’s South
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Maywood, Independence, MO) Formerly Charlie’s Scooter’s 451st bar, first visited in 2008. Formerly Charlie’s, then Tonahill’s South, then a closed bar, it’s now Tonahill’s South once again, albeit leased out.... -
#450: Bills Pappys Den
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Maywood, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 450th bar, first visited in 2008. We did some quick backtracking after the Calico Cat when we realized we were on the verge of missing a... -
#449: Calico Cat
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Fairmount, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 449th bar, first visited in 2008. A customer at Down The Road had told us this morning about his lifelong ban from The Calico Cat, and... -
#448: Kross Lounge & Restaurant
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Sugar Creek, MO) Scooter’s 448th bar, first visited in 2008. It was kind of a shame we had just had Taco Bell, because the food available at the bar here... -
#447: Tonahill Sugar Inn
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Sugar Creek, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. Now called Cuzzy’s. Scooter’s 447th bar, first visited in 2008. Our second Tonahill location for the... -
#446: Verona Room
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Sugar Creek, MO) Scooter’s 446th bar, first visited in 2008. It’d be very easy to miss this little bar attached to (but isolated from) the corner of a small bowling... -
#445: Stix & Stones
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Sugar Creek, MO) Scooter’s 445th bar, first visited in 2008. We had heard about this as a new place earlier in the day back at Down The Road but coming... -
#444: Tonahill’s Three of A Kind
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Englewood, Independence, MO) Formerly Cecil’s Scooter’s 444th bar, first visited in 2008. Formerly Cecil’s, the interior has been renovated to make this place the third Tonahill’s location. On the way... -
#443: Norm & Betty’s
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Englewood, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 443rd bar, first visited in 2008. We met with Norm and/or Betty and learned how much the smoking ban has hurt their business as well. They’ve... -
#442: Players Club Bar & Grill
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Independence, MO) Scooter’s 442nd bar, first visited in 2008. This former Mr. Steak restaurant was bought, gutted, and transformed into a bar last year by the current owner/bartender. My beer... -
#441: Tommy’s Tavern
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(The Square, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 441st bar, first visited in 2008. On the edge of the Independence Square. I missed the parking lot so we circled around the block and... -
#440: Big John’s Corner Bar
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(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... -
![(Independence, MO) Scooter’s 439th bar, first visited in 2008. 1016 N Doris Ave Independence, MO 64050US [launch map] (816) 836-0123](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/bar5-115x115.jpg "Wild Stallion Saloon")
#439: Wild Stallion Saloon
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Independence, MO) Scooter’s 439th bar, first visited in 2008. 1016 N Doris Ave Independence, MO 64050US [launch map] (816) 836-0123 -
#438: Down the Road Lounge
Posted on March 2008 | No Comments(Independence, MO) Scooter’s 438th bar, first visited in 2008. This is kind of cool… a former Mugs Up Root Beer restaurant that has been converted to a bar, and a...
