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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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#403: Firehouse Bar
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 403rd bar, first visited in 2007. We played a made-up “Foods You Will Or Will Not Eat” drinking game, then noticed some “timely” fire related decor:... -
#402: Night Shades
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 402nd bar, first visited in 2007. This bar had no sign and at the time wasn’t listed in Google, but we found the name on a... -
#401: Stick’s Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 401st bar, first visited in 2007. Pool hall. I can’t remember if we played any pool, but I’m pretty sure we introduced D to Silver Strike... -
#400: Special Kay’s Pub & Grub
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 400th bar, first visited in 2007. When we asked for 10-oz draws our bartender asked us why we wanted such small beers. Not wanting to get... -
#399: Twin Stroke Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 399th bar, first visited in 2007. Despite how it looks in the photo, this place was pretty busy and we lucked into the last 3 open... -
#398: Trouser Mouse Bar & Grill
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 398th bar, first visited in 2007. Blues, Jazz, Bluegrass, & Rockabilly venue in a strip mall. Several pool tables, too. The coin boxes on the pool... -
#397: Clancy’s Cafe & Pub
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 397th bar, first visited in 2007. Lots of beers on tap, but nothing any of us hadn’t had before so we stuck with the basics. Too... -
#396: Gridiron Lounge
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 396th bar, first visited in 2007. The Gridiron is the end point for one of the world’s shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parades, an annual tradition... -
#395: Ranch House
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Blue Springs, MO) Scooter’s 395th bar, first visited in 2007. Technically in unincorporated Jackson County, the Ranch House is believed to be the oldest bar in Eastern Jackson County, both... -
![(Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 394th bar, first visited in 2007. Upscale restaurant lounge 500 Nichols Rd Kansas City, MO 64112US [launch map] (816) 561-1845 Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/394-115x115.jpg "Brio Tuscan Grill")
#394: Brio Tuscan Grill
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Country Club Plaza, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 394th bar, first visited in 2007. Upscale restaurant lounge 500 Nichols Rd Kansas City, MO 64112US [launch map] (816) 561-1845 Visit Web Site -
#393: Mac’s South KC Jazz & Blues
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Hickman Mills, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 393rd bar, first visited in 2007. Practically in Grandview but technically in Kansas City, Mac’s South KC Jazz & Blues is both a popular... -
#392: McFadden’s
Posted on December 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Scooter’s 392nd bar, first visited in 2007. Initially positioned itself as an Irish sports bar but it’s really neither. Food is good, service is spotty. Gets... -
#391: 13th Street Bar & Grill
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Downtown, Kansas City, MO) Closed, but a new bar has opened in the same location. This became the new location of Tarantino’s, and is now the Power & Light Grille.... -
![(Paradise Pointe, Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 390th bar, first visited in 2007. Golf course bar 18212 Golf Course Rd Smithville, MO 64089US [launch map] Visit Web Site](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/390-115x115.jpg "Paradise Pointe Clubhouse Bar")
#390: Paradise Pointe Clubhouse Bar
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Paradise Pointe, Smithville, MO) Scooter’s 390th bar, first visited in 2007. Golf course bar 18212 Golf Course Rd Smithville, MO 64089US [launch map] Visit Web Site -
#389: Dr Pikl’s
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Ripley, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 389th bar, first visited in 2007. We finished the evening relaxing at a table covered in photos before finally calling it a night. UPDATE Revisted on... -
#388: Jersey’s Sports Cafe
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Ripley, Independence, MO) Scooter’s 388th bar, first visited in 2007. We grabbed some Guinness and played a few games of Silver Strike. I was way off my game. Just like... -
#387: Red Dawg Saloon
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Buckner, MO) Scooter’s 387th bar, first visited in 2007. I was excited about seeing the bar famous for its bartender flipping out and attacking a patron a couple of years... -
#386: Lexington Inn Lounge
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Lexington, MO) Scooter’s 386th bar, first visited in 2007. aka “Edge of Town” This motel bar is a popular hangout, especially at the end of hospital shifts, and gets pretty... -
#385: Riley’s Pub & Grill
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Lexington, MO) Scooter’s 385th bar, first visited in 2007. We spent some time chatting with a local in this tiny but popular spot in the heart of downtown. The food... -
#384: V.P.’s Bar
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Lexington, MO) Scooter’s 384th bar, first visited in 2007. The shop next door started as an antique store, but evolved into a restaurant when ebay began cutting into their business.... -
![(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 383rd bar, first visited in 2007. “It was the Dukes it was the Dukes…” Steakhouse / golf course bar 815 Wollard Blvd Richmond, MO 64085US [launch map]...](http://www.scootersbars.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/P2830954-115x115.jpg "The Dukes")
#383: The Dukes
Posted on October 2007 | No Comments(Richmond, MO) Scooter’s 383rd bar, first visited in 2007. “It was the Dukes it was the Dukes…” Steakhouse / golf course bar 815 Wollard Blvd Richmond, MO 64085US [launch map]...
